address in aberdeen?.....

bart · Post by **bart** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 11:32 am

First post in talkingscots so here goes. Could anybody tell me if there is a street in Aberdeen called Lesley street? It is an address my father had but hes not sure if it was for his grandfather or one of his fathers siblings.
My Gf Alexander David Innes was born in aberdeen(Rosemount) on 23-07-1907. He had a brother Frank and a sister Christine. I think his dad was George Innes.Grandpa emmigrated out to oz

WilmaM · Post by **WilmaM** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 1:32 pm

There is a Lesley Road [AB24] and a Lesley Terrace [AB25] in Aberdeeen.

They seem to be in the Kitty Brewster area of the city.

JustJean · Post by **JustJean** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 1:34 pm

Hello bart and Welcome!

I don't seem to find a reference yet to a Leslie Street but I'm not one of the resident map experts so will leave that for now. There is however a parish of Leslie described in Bartholmew's Gazetteer (1932) as comprising 4,446 acres, population 344, hamlet on Gady Burn, 4 miles SW of Insch. Leslie Castle (1661) or the old House of Leslie is now a ruin. In 1881 census there are several Innes listed as birthplace Leslie. One is INNES, Geo. Servant <1835> Birth: Aber, Leslie Census: Aber, Kennethmont but he is also shown as a Widower. Any chance he might be one of yours?

Best wishes
Jean

bart · Post by **bart** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 7:39 am

Thank u Jean,
This would make ggf George about 80 yrs old before he my gf but thanks for the help. will keep searching

bart · Post by **bart** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 8:02 am

Dear WilmaM,
Does this Kitty Brewster area have any relevance to Rosemount? Thank you for looking this up

WilmaM · Post by **WilmaM** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:09 am

Yes, we seem to be in the right area.

Kitty Brewster seems to be just to the north of the Rosemount area.

Have a look at :
http://www.multimap.com use the post code AB25 1NX for the Rosemount area. and AB24 4HU OR AB25 3XB for the Road and Terrace.

My street map of Aberdeen is in the car so I can't match the 2 up very easily.

Incidentally, the postcode book says:

Leslie Road has numbers 1-65 and 4-70
Leslie Terrace has 79-123 and 102-124