Genealogy research by Mark Humphrys.
Genealogy research by Mark Humphrys.
Sometime before 1604, Andrew Ædie built a townhouse on The Green, S of St.Nicholas' church, Aberdeen town centre.
[Munro, 1887]
says the house in The Green that stood for many years was built
in
1633 by Andrew's son
David Ædie.
[Munro, 1887]
said the house bore the inscription
"D. Æ. 1633".
[Morgan, 2004]
says David did not build a new house
but made modifications in 1633 to his father's house.
The house was called
"Ædie's House"
or
"Ædie's Lodging".
The street from the house up to St.Nicholas' church was called
"Ædie's Wynd".
A
"wynd"
is a lane.
Later the N part of Ædie's Wynd became known as "Back Wynd".
The house still stood at the time of
[Munro, 1887].
It was demolished in
1914.
The site is now an empty lot.
Ædie's House.
From The Miscellany of the Third Spalding Club,
either Volume I (1935)
or Volume II (1940).
From here.
Ædie's House. Late 19th century photograph.
From here.
Also here.
Ædie's House.
From here.
Ædie's House visible here on LHS.
From here.
Site of Ædie's House (red spot).
The laneway "Ædie's Wynd" ("n") on
Aberdeen map of 1661.
The Green is "p".
Close-up of Ædie's Wynd ("n")
and The Green ("p")
on 1661 map above.
[Munro, 1887]
says Ædie's House
once formed the corner house of Ædie's Wynd,
which would make it the corner house here.
Ædie's House
in
this section
of
Aberdeen map of 1866-67.
The house is
at the foot of Back Wynd Stairs.
Union St above,
The Green below.
Plaque at the S end of Back Wynd
(see street view)
noting that it
used to be called
Ædie's Wynd.
Photo 2013.
From here.
Creative Commons.
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