19 Upper Gray Street

Thanks to Janet & Paul Draper for this record of residents in their house from census and Post Office records

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Their house was earlier Number 9 Gray Street -

1861 Census

Unoccupied

 

1862/63 Post Office Directory

 

Meiklejohn, John

1870 Birth

at 9 Upper Gray Street, 1.30pm, 4 Dec 1870

George Bruce Sinclair Meiklejohn

 

 

Fa John Meiklejohn, Spirit Merchant

 

 

Mo Jessie M, ms Bruce

 

 

Married 11 Jan 1850, Edinburgh

1871 Census

 

John Meiklejohn, Head, 47, Wine Merchant, b Dunnet

 

 

Jessie Meiklejohn, Wife, 41, b Dunnet

 

 

Donald Meiklejohnn Son, 20, Commercial Traveller (Drysalter)

 

 

Jessie Meiklejohn, Dau, 13, Scholar

 

 

Jane Meiklejohn, Dau, 11, Scholar

 

 

Helen Meiklejohn, Dau, 9, Scholar

 

 

Christine Meiklejohn, Dau, 8, Scholar

 

 

Mary Meiklejohn, Dau, 6, Scholar

 

 

John Meiklejohn, Son, 3

 

 

James Meiklejohn, Son, 2

 

 

George Meiklejohn, Son, 4mths

 

 

Ann Edgar, Unm, 25, Cook, b Thurso

 

 

Georgina Brown, Unm, 17, Housemaid, b Cullen

 

 

(All children born Edinburgh)

1875 Death

at 9 Upper Gray Street, 4.30pm, ?

George Meiklejohn, 4, Scarlatina

 

 

Fa John Meiklejohn, Spirit Merchant

 

 

Mo Jessie M, ms Bruce

1881 Census

 

John Meiklejohn, Head, 57, Wine Merchant, b Dunnet

 

 

Jessie Meiklejohn, Wife, 50, b Dunnet

 

 

Jane Meiklejohn, Dau, 21, No Occ

 

 

Helen Meiklejohn, Dau, 19, No Occ

 

 

Christine Meiklejohn, Dau, 18, No Occ

 

 

Mary Anne Meiklejohn, Dau, 16, Teacher

 

 

John Meiklejohn, Son, 13, Scholar

 

 

James Meiklejohn, Son, 12, Scholar

 

 

Beatrice Meiklejohn, Dau, 7, Scholar

 

 

Lydia Mainland, Unm, 27, General Servant, b Orkney

 

 

(All children born Edinburgh)

1886/87 Post Office Directory

 

Meiklejohn, John

1887 Death

at 9 Upper Gray Street, 12.15pm, ?

John Meiklejohn, Wine and Spirit Merchant

 

 

Married to Jessie M, ms Bruce

 

 

Fa Donald Meiklejohn, Farmer (dec)

 

 

Mo Margaret M, ms Robertson

No19 (renumbered)

 

 

1888/89 Post Office Directory

 

Galloway, William

1891 Census

 

William Galloway, Head, 38, Tobacco Manufacturer, b Edinburgh

 

 

Elizabeth Galloway, Wife, 32, b Fife

 

 

William Galloway, Son, 10, Scholar

 

 

Jane Gallowaym Dau, 8, Scholar

 

 

Elizabeth Galloway, 6

 

 

Mary Galloway, 5

 

 

Jessie Galloway, 1

 

 

Catherine Carroll, Unm, 16, Servant, b West Calder

 

 

(All children born Edinburgh)

1893

Death at 11 Keir Street, Edinburgh, 22 Sep 1893

Elizabeth Beveridge Galloway, ms Cousin

 

 

Married to William Galloway, Tobacco Manufacturer

1893/94 POD

 

A Fairfowl

1896/97 POD

 

A and FW Fairfowl

1896

Death in Firth of Forth, 4 miles west of Leith Harbour, 4 July 1896

Frederick Fairfowl, 25, Accidentally Drowned -capsize of yacht

 

 

Usual Res: 19 Upper Gray Street, Edinburgh

 

 

Fa Archibald Fairfowl, Printer

 

 

Mo Catherine F, ms Elder

1897/98 POD

 

A Fairfowl

1898

Death at 19 Upper Gray Street, 11 Jan 1899

Archibald Fairfowl, 72, electrotyper (dec)

 

 

Married to Janet Kerr ( 1 ), Catherine Elder (2)

1900/01 POD

 

Fairfowl, Mrs

1901/02

 

Davidson, Matthew D and John

1904

Death at 19 Upper Gray Street, 10 July 1902

Matthew Denholm Davidson, 56, Publisher's Manager

 

 

Married to Jessie D, ns Hope

1904/05 POD

 

Kelly, Thomas

1911

Death at 19 Upper Gray Street, 23 Oct 1911

Thomas Kelly, 75, Fish Merchant

 

 

Married to Rose Ann K, ms Cunningham

1912/13 POD

 

Kelly, Mrs Ros

1915/16 POD

 

Sawers, Henry L

1915

Death at 19 Upper Gray Street, 2 Apr 1915

Henry Lauder Sawers, 52, Motor Car Agent

 

 

Married to F N Tunney

 

 

Fa Thomas Sawers, Baker (dec)

 

 

Mo Henrietta S, ms Lauder

1922/23 POD

 

No entry

1928/29

 

Anderson, Mrs E

1933/34

 

No entry

1937/38

 

English, Miss I

 

 

 

1946

Marriage at Morningside Register Office, 23 Feb 1946

Waclaw Rozga, 34, Cadet Officer, Polish Forces

 

 

UR: Bona Vista, Gorgie Rd, Edinburgh

 

 

Fa Jozef Rozga, Civil Engineer (dec)

 

 

Mo Katarzyna R, ms Hejduk ( dec )

 

 

Eliza Dorothea Carlisle low, 33, School Teacher

 

 

UR: 2 Craiglockhart Loan, Edinburgh

 

 

Fa James lawson Low, Schoolmaster

 

 

Mo Jessie L, ms Stenhouse

1952/53 POD

 

Rozga, W