Old Photograph Eskbank Dalkeith Scotland

Old photograph of shop, cottages, houses and people in Eskbank, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.

Notable people from Eskbank include;

Robert Smith, born 1722, died February 11, 1777, was a Scottish born American architect who was based in Philadelphia. Smith's work includes buildings such as Carpenters' Hall, St. Peter's Church, and the steeple on Christ Church. These structures constituted the greater part of the city's early skyline. Other works include Nassau Hall at Princeton University and the Public Hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia. He was born in Dalkeith Parish, Midlothian, into a family that included many masons. As a young man he apprenticed in the building trades, and emigrated to America, either directly from Scotland or via London, England, it is unknown, in late 1748.

Charles Wilson Nibley, born 5 February 1849, died 11 December 1931, was the fifth presiding bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church between 1907 and 1925 and a member of the church's First Presidency from 1925 until his death. He was born in Midlothian, to James Nibley and Jean Wilson. In 1855, his family moved to the United States to join with the main body of Latter-day Saints. They spent some time living in Rhode Island. In 1860, they moved to the Utah Territory. The family was sent north to settle in Cache Valley, and eventually settled in Wellsville.



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