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List of names as written	Various modes of spelling	Authorities for spelling	Situation	Description remarks
NEWHAVEN	Newhaven Newhaven Newhaven	Mr. Mather Postmaster P. Murphy County Police Mr. J. Cairnie (New Lane Newhaven)		[Situation] About 2 miles N. [North] of Edinburgh & 1 mile West of North Leith A considerable fishing village on the Southern shore of the Firth of Forth it is almost wholly occupied by fishermen and their families. it has some good Inns, and a few shops, an established Church, a Free Church, and a School, it has few streets these being Maitland Place, Main Street, and Pier Place. from the eastern end of the lastnamed the Newhaven Chain Pier extends out in a Northerly direction.(see description) The inhabitants of this like most of the fishing villages on the East of Scotland are a peculiar race, their habits of life and occupations lending to keep them separate from the Mass of the population, they rarely intermarry with other families and thus they preserve a peculiar caste of countenance and physical constitution; they have the character of being pro-eminent over others of the same calling for their sober, industrious, and peaceable habits. The women inured [Continued on page 4]

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Parish of North Leith

This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 06
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056

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