Scotland Genealogy: Edinburgh
& Midlothian Census & County Records
"EDINBURGHSHIRE (or Mid-Lothian), maritime Co. in SE.
of Scotland; is bounded E.by Haddington (or East-Lothian),
Berwick, and Roxburgh; S. by Selkirk and Peebles; SW. by Lanark;
and NW. by Linlithgow (or West-Lothian); coast-line, 12miles;
231,724 ac., pop. 389,164. The surface is finely diversified.
The Moorfoot Hills, a continuation of the Lammermuirs, occupy
the SE.; the Pentland Hills stretch across the Co. from the
SW. All the streams, with the exception of the Tyne and Gala,
in the E. and the SE., run to the Firth of Forth; the principle
are the North Esk, the South Esk, the Water of Leith, and
the Almond; the North Esk especially is noted for its picturesque
scenery. The lowlands towards the Forth are the most fertile;
the hilly parts of the S. are chiefly
under pasture; in the W. are dairy-farms; in the vicinity
of the city of Edinburgh are extensive nursery grounds and
market gardens. The principal crops are oats and barley, turnips
and potatoes. The Co. consists chiefly of carboniferous strata;
and coal, shale, ironstone, lime- stone, and freestone,are
extensively worked.
[Bartholemew's Gazetteer of British Isles, 1887]
Midlothian
(Edinburgh), Scotland: Parish and Probate Records
A collection of parish and probate records in Scotland, from
the 1500s to the 1800s.
Edinburgh
Courant (Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland)
This database contains searchable images for a variety of
years of the newspaper Edinburgh Courant (Edinburgh, Midlothian,
Scotland).
Edinburgh
Advertiser (Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland)
This database contains searchable images for a variety of
years of the newspaper Edinburgh Advertiser (Edinburgh,
Midlothian, Scotland).
Scotsman
(Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland)
This database contains searchable images for a variety of
years of the newspaper Scotsman (Edinburgh, Midlothian,
Scotland).
Edinburgh,
Scotland Almanac, 1853
Edinburgh, Scotland Almanac, 1853
Midlothian Parish Index