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  Stephen Jardine and Michelle McManus have their house histories researched by Scots Family
  

 

Stephen Jardine and Michelle McManus , presenters on STV's "The Hour" have the history of their houses  researched by Dr Brian Thomson of Scots Family  on 28 January 2010 .

Watch the interview  on Part 2 of  The Hour  (3 minutes into the programme)  

 

  

 

Revealing the history of your property in Scotland

 
 

Your house or business property may have a fascinating history. Scots Family  historical research team will investigate this fully from accessing many sources in archives, libraries, and newspaper offices.

This will reveal the story of your property, and even the life and times of the people who lived there over generations

We research the history of hotels, restaurants and public houses, shops, office buildings, and private residences

Waterloo Place Hotel in March 2009 - property history researched as Waterloo Hotel from 1819 to 1890's by Scots Family research.  
     March 2009 - The Apex  Hotel opened at Regent's Bridge, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh  (Waterloo Hotel first opened in 1819)  
  Regent's Bridge, Waterloo Place in 1837 - property history research of Waterloo Hotel from 1819 to 1890's by Scots Family research

1837 - Regent's Bridge, Waterloo Place . Lithograph by Samuel Swarbreck

 

Our historical search on your Scottish property will include investigation of the following sources:

  • old prints and photographs

  • land ownership schedules and Sasines

  • local newspaper items

  • building plans and sale schedules

  • detailed historical maps 

  • Census returns of 19th Century occupiers

  • Court Trial and Justice records

 
         
  Earl Grey visited Waterloo Hotel, Edinburgh in 1834 - property history research of Waterloo Hotel from 1819 to 1890's by Scots Family research   Waterloo Hotel Pen and Pencil Club in 1894 - property history research of Waterloo Hotel from 1819 to 1890's by Scots Family research  
  1834 - Earl Grey , Prime Minister of Britain 1830-34, and founder of the famous tea blend,  was at Waterloo Hotel in August 1834 being offered the Freedom of the City of Edinburgh    1894 - Orchestral smoking concert and Dinner  for the Edinburgh Pen and Pencil Club, one of many societies who met regularly at the Waterloo Hotel  
 
 		      
  Kirkwood's 1821 map of East End Princes Street, Edinburgh - property history research of Waterloo Hotel from 1819 to 1890's by Scots Family research

 

1831- Alexander  Smith was a 13-year old brass founder in the Canongate. One weekend , his mother gave him a halfpenny to attend a Fair. He was apprehended in the lobby of the Waterloo Hotel and accused of stealing a silk handkerchief . At his trial in Edinburgh High Court he was found guilty of theft and sentenced to be transported to "the Colonies"  (Australia)
 

  

Edinburgh High Court Trial 1831 - property history research of Waterloo Hotel from 1819 to 1890's by Scots Family research
  1821 - James Kirkwood's plan and elevation of the East End of Princes Street showing the newly built Post Office, Stamp Office and Waterloo Hotel, near the old Calton Burial Ground and Jail          
   

 Your home may not be as grand as the Waterloo Hotel which we recently researched, but may still revealing an interesting history.
 Contact Scots Family  by email or through our website enquiry form for a quote,  or for further details on our property history research.

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