George Edward
George Edward was born on 25th August 1865 at 246 Bath Street, Glasgow: This is still standing 159 years later: It is the door with the bins on either side (and presumably the upper floors) and may have looked grander at the time! George was born partially deaf. George's father, David, and described his occupation as Master Watchmaker, but I suspect this covered more general work in jewellery, silverware etc. He had married Mary Anne Nisbet on 14th September 1864 so George was their first born. George's siblings were Margaret (born 1868), Mary (1871), Edith (1872), Winifred (1875), David (1880) and Catherine (1887, 22 years after George). The Edward family are missing from the 1871 Census (possibly travelling overseas?), Around this time, George was beginning his education at "The Glasgow Institution", which I take to be the Glasgow Deaf and Dumb Institution, recently moved to a new building at Prospecthill Road, Langside (see this link for more): Rather alarmin