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From: "Alan Ireland" <>
Subject: Re: [EDB] 1851 Census for Greater Edinburgh?
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 16:41:54 +0100
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Hi Sybil,
I'm pretty sure Bonnington would come under the umbrella of North Leith, but
Cockpen is way out of town to the south of Edinburgh. As the later children
were born/christerned in North Leith I would look there first on the 1851
Census.
Good luck.
Sheena Ireland

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cameron" <>
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Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 8:26 AM
Subject: [EDB] 1851 Census for Greater Edinburgh?


> Hello Listers,
>
> I'd be very grateful for your help.
>
> Would you know if I need to specify a precise area of Greater Edinburgh in
order to look up the 1851 Census?
>
> My problem is that I believe the family (listed below) was living in the
North Leith area, but I'm not sure exactly where. They may have lived in
Bonnington, or Cockpen, or North Leith (judging from where some of the
children were baptised).
>
> Do you think that I need to know the exact place in order to look up the
family?
>
> The family is:
>
> John T. FRASER aged about 39
> Helen Fraser -- 40
> Helen Fraser -- 14
> Isabella Fraser -- 11
> James Fraser -- 7
> Thomas Fraser -- 4
>
> Kind regareds
>
> Sybil Cameron
> Sydney
>

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