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Edward Lothian (1824 - 1881)

Edward Lothian
Born in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotlandmap
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Died at age 57 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotlandmap
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This profile is part of the Dalrymple Crescent, Edinburgh, Midlothian One Place Study.

Biography

"Edward Lothian was born in Govan in January 1824. He was the youngest of three children born to George and Margaret Lothian. In 1841 he was living with a family called Mason, in Clarence Street in Edinburgh. The census does not give an occupation, but William Mason, who was about the same age (15), was a banker’s apprentice. Edward later worked as an accountant with the Bank of Scotland. He never married, and in 1871 he was living alone with two servants: Margaret Sommerville, a widow of 58 and her daughter Anne, aged 23. He sold No 3 in 1878, and moved to Brae Lodge on the Glasgow Road. In 1881 he was described as a retired banker and again was living alone with two (different) servants. He died on 18 May 1881, aged 57."[1]

In 1863 he bought the plot from John Dick Lauder and built number 3 Dalrymple Crescent. He sold to Duncan Francis Stewart in 1878.

On 3 April 1871 Edward (age 47) was living in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Occupation: Accountant, Bank of Scotland, Address: 3 Dalrymple Crescent.

On 4 April 1881 Edward (age 57) was living in Occupation: Banker Retired, Address: Brae Lodge Glasgow Road. Age: 47.

Edward died at the age of 57 on 18 May 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, and is buried in Greyfriars Churchyard

Will: 22 June 1881 in Agency: Edinburgh Sheriff Court Wills. Brae Lodge, Murrayfield, Near Edinburgh, Sometime Accountant, Bank Of Scotland, D. 18051881 At Brae Lodge Aforesaid, Testate.

Census

SCOTLAND 1861
Address: 3 Dalrymple Crescent[2]

NameSexagePositionStatusOccupationPlace of birth
Edward LothianM47HeadunmarriedAccountant, Bank of ScotlandGovan,Renfrew
Margaret SommervilleF58Servantwidowdomestic servantKirkliston, Linlithgow
Anne SommervilleF23Servantunmarrieddomestic servantCockpen, Midlothian

Sources

  1. Lamb, Joanne Myra. Dalrymple Crescent, A Snapshot of Victorian Edinburgh, T&J Lamb, 2011, ISBN 978-0-9566713-0-1
  2. Transcribed from microfiche held in the Central Library, Edinburgh, 2008
  • Birth: Old Parish Registers - of Scotland: births Publication: General Register Office for Scotland. (accessed before 22 September 2022)
  • Will: Index of Scottish Wills & Inventories Publication: General Register Office for Scotland. (accessed before 22 September 2022)
  • Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239231259/edward-lothian: accessed 27 September 2022), memorial page for Edward Lothian (unknown–18 May 1881), Find a Grave Memorial ID 239231259, citing Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland; Maintained by JSF (contributor 49656533)




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