Old photograph of people and houses in Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1682 the area was known as Nisbet's Parks after the owner, The Nisbet of Dean. He sold it to Archibald Murray in 1733 who renamed the estate and built Murrayfield House. The Campbells of Succoth became owners of Murrayfield estate in 1866 giving their name to several streets. Their seat at the time was in Garscube Dunbartonshire giving rise to Garscube Terace. Campbell Avenue was developed in 1906 from the tree lined west drive to Murrayfield House. Lennel, Cumlodden and Crarae Avenues were built around 1930 and named after this family's other Scottish properties. William Nisbet of Dean born 1570 was the son of Henry Nisbet of Dean, Provost of Edinburgh in 1597 and 1598, and his wife Jonet Bannatyne or Bellenden. His father died in 1608 and William inherited Dean House in western Edinburgh, extending it greatly. William married firstly Jonet Williamson and secondly Katherine Dick daughter of William Dick of Braid. He was older brother to Patrick Nisbet, Lord Eastbank who was created 1st Baronet of Dean, a baronet of Nova Scotia, in 1669. William was twice Provost of Edinburgh, he pre-dated the use of the term Lord Provost. In 1616 he succeeded Sir John Arnot. During his first term of office, in 1617, he would certainly have met and hosted King James VI, in his role as leader of the capital city, on this the King's only return to Edinburgh after the Union of the Crowns. William died in 1630.
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