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Businesses (17)
- Aitken & Niven Ltd, tailors and outfitters Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Andrew Armstrong, merchant Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Archibald Constable & Co, publishers Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Central Pictures Portobello Ltd Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh Sugar House Co Edinburgh, Midlothian
- George Taylor and Son, stone and glass warehouse Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Howard & Wyndham Ltd, theatre proprietors Edinburgh, Midlothian
- J & JA Dunn, ironmongers and metal merchants Edinburgh, Midlothian
- James Mason, china merchant Edinburgh, Midlothian
- John Ure, haberdasher Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Kincaid & Donaldson, publishers Edinburgh, Midlothian
- La Scala Theatre Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Marshall and Mossman, estate property agents Leith, Midlothian
- Martin & Son, upholsterers and furniture manufacturers Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Merchant Haddington, East Lothian
- Robert Frost & Son Ltd, drapers Edinburgh, Midlothian
- TB Campbell & Co Ltd, metal merchants, lead and zinc mfrs Edinburgh, Midlothian
Organisations (67)
- Ann Street Society, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Associated Sons of St Andrew, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- British Society for Extending the Fisheries and Improving the Sea Coasts of this Kingdom
- Bruntsfield Allied Golf Club, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Burns Monument, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Castle Terrace Site Action Group, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Cephas, Edinburgh (church-sponsored youth club) Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Cockburn Association Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Courant Fund for Destitute Children, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Dalmeny Cemetery Dalmeny, Midlothian
- Eastfield Bowling Club, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh Academy Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh and District Draughts Association Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh Bowling Club Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh Compositors Society Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh Council for Nuclear Disarmanent Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh German Society Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh Ladies Chess Club Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh Literary Society Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh Musical Association Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh Musical Society Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh Night Asylum and Strangers Friend Society Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh Philosophical Institution Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh Rhetorical Society Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh Riding School Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh Subscription Library Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh Typographical Sick and Funeral Society Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Free High Church Young Mens Union, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Free New North Territorial Mission, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Geoghegan Solfeggio Club, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Gilmerton Junior Friendly Society, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Incorporation of Skinners and Furriers of Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Junction Street U.P. Church Young Mens Mutual Improvement Society Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Leith Bowling Club Leith, Midlothian
- Leith Pupil Teacher's Club Leith, Midlothian
- Lothian Road United Free Church, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Midlothian Photographic Association Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Moray Free Church, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- National Trade Union of Coopers: Edinburgh and district branch Edinburgh, Midlothian
- National Union of Mineworkers, Scottish area: Newcraighall Branch Edinburgh, Midlothian
- New Thursday Club, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Newcraighall Miners Welfare Institute Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Newhaven and Granton Trawler Owners Association Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Newington Literary Society, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Niddrie Primary School, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Noetic Society, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Old Edinburgh Club Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Operative Bakers and Confectioners of Scotland National Federal Union Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Parkside Athletic Club, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Pentland Field Club, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Portobello Town Council Portobello, Midlothian
- Ratho parish Ratho, Midlothian
- Regent, Royal and Carlton Terrace Committee, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Rose Street Church, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Scottish Union of Bakers, Confectioners and Bakery Workers: Edinburgh Branch Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Scout Association: Edinburgh (Holyrood Crew) Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Slateford Sabbath School, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Society for Investigating Natural History Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Society of Procurators of Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- South Bridge School, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- South Leith Parish Church Leith, Midlothian
- St John Street Committee of Proprietors and Tenants, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Stockbridge Golf Club, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Theosophical Society in Scotland: Orient Lodge Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Tolbooth Free Female School, Canongate, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Trifontial Scientific Society Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Young Men's Sabbath Observance Society, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
Persons (38)
- Anderson, Alexander, (1845-1909), poet
- Ballantine, James, (1807-1877), stained-glass artist and writer
- Ballantyne, Robert Michael, (1825-1894), author
- Berry, Richard James Arthur, (1867-1962), anatomist
- Boston, Thomas, (1677-1732), minister of Ettrick
- Carlyle, Thomas, (1795-1881), historian, essayist and philosopher
- Chalmers, George, (1742-1825), antiquary and public servant
- Chalmers, Thomas, (1780-1847), Church of Scotland minister and social reformer
- Chambers, Robert, (1802-1871), publisher and author
- Cowan, Charles, (1801-1889), MP Paper Manufacturer
- Cowan, William, (fl 1896-1925), Edinburgh Local Historian
- Creech, William, (1745-1815), publisher
- Farington, Joseph, (1747-1821), Landscape Painter Diarist
- Ferguson, James, (1857-1917), Lawyer Legal Author Historian
- Foulis, William Ainslie, (fl 1900), Genealogist
- Gurney, Joseph John, (1788-1847), Quaker, philanthropist and writer
- Hill, David Octavius, (1802-1870), painter and photographer
- Home, Francis, (1719-1813), physician
- Kemp, George Meikle, (1795-1844), architect
- Kerr, Henry Francis, (1855-1946), Architect and Archaeologist
- Kerr, John William Robert, (1794-1841), 7th Marquess of Lothian
- Kerr, William, (1763-1824), 6th Marquess of Lothian
- Macdonald, Sir Archibald, (1747-1826), Knight Chief Baron of the Exchequer
- Mackintosh, Simon Fraser, (fl 1830), Genealogist
- Macrae, John, (d 1704), Antiquary
- Marshall, Bruce, (1899-1987), Novelist
- Masson, David, (1822-1907), biographer and editor
- Mcgonagall, William, (c 1825-1902), Poet
- Nasmyth, James, (1808-1890), Engineer
- Rollo, John, (1708-1783), 6th Baron Rollo Goldsmith
- Sharpe, Charles Kirkpatrick, (1781-1851), antiquary and artist
- Skene, James, (1775-1864), artist and antiquary
- Smith, John, (c 1856-1938), Scottish Antiquary
- Watson, Charles Brodie Boog, (1858-1947), Scottish Antiquary
- Webster, James, (? 1658-1720), Scottish Clergyman
- Wintour, John Crawford, (1825-1882), Landscape Painter
- Wood, John Philp, (1762-1838), civil servant and antiquary
- Young, Sophie Agnes, (fl1811-1843), diarist
Families (2)
- Christie-Miller family of Craigentinny Craigentinny, Midlothian
- Kerr family, Marquesses of Lothian Mybster, Caithness-shire;Pitfirrane, Fife;Crawford, Lanarkshire;Glengonner, Lanarkshire;Easthouses, Midlothian;Edinburgh, Midlothian;Newbattle, Midlothian;Innerleithen, Peeblesshire;Ancrum, Roxburghshire;Crailing, Roxburghshire;Jedburgh, Roxburghshire;Monteviot, Roxburghshire;Oxnam, Roxburghshire;Melbourne, Derbyshire;Over Haddon, Derbyshire;Bere Ferrers, Devon;Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire;Lemsford, Hertfordshire;Hernhill, Kent;Castle Donington, Leicestershire;Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire;Sysonby, Leicestershire;Boothby Graffoe, Lincolnshire;Gedney, Lincolnshire;Holbeach, Lincolnshire;Moulton, Lincolnshire;Whaplode, Lincolnshire;Wilsford, Lincolnshire;London;Cranford, Middlesex;Gunnersbury, Middlesex;Marble Hill, Middlesex;Stanwell, Middlesex;Twickenham, Middlesex;Aldborough, Norfolk;Blickling, Norfolk;Briningham, Norfolk;Horsham St Faith, Norfolk;Hunworth, Norfolk;Matlask, Norfolk;Saxthorpe, Norfolk;Stody, Norfolk;Wymondham, Norfolk;Duston, Northamptonshire;Beauvale, Nottinghamshire;Greasley, Nottinghamshire;Selston, Nottinghamshire;Hopton, Staffordshire;Ingestre, Staffordshire;Mendlesham, Suffolk;Marshgate House, Surrey;Bolsterstone, Yorkshire;Langsett, Yorkshire;Bellaghy, County Londonderry
Paper catalogues available to view at The National Archives - (4)
- NRA 38890 Edinburgh Central Library: local history MS collections
- NRA 12269 Edinburgh Night Asylum and Strangers Friend Society
- NRA 17573 Edinburgh Public Library: MS collection
- NRA 11002 Fraternity of St John of Leith and the Incorporation of Coopers of Leith: inventory of deeds and pa