10 Albany Street

1808 – 1819 Professor John Playfair

Scientist and mathematician

1813 - 1817 William Henry Playfair

Architect

1820 – 1823 Andrew and Elizabeth (neé Wightman) Kenney

Physician

1823 – 1826 John Archibald and Emma (neé Legh) Campbell

Solicitor (Writer to the Signet)

1826 – 1828 David and Mary (neé Reid) Cannan

Surgeon

1828 - 1840 Miss Weir’s Academy and Boarding School

Small academy providing education for girls from well-to-do families

1840 – 1862 Carnegy and Sophia (neé Gordon) Ritchie

Advocate and the Registrar of Friendly Societies

1862 - 1868 Andrew Paterson

Accountant

1868 – 1880 James L. Mansfield and Roberta (neé Leny) Mansfield

Advocate

1881 – 1893 William and Jane (neé Smith) Archibald

Solicitor (Society of the Supreme Courts of Scotland)

1893 – 1911 Jemima Bennett (neé Perey)

Widow

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