Lawyers' Edinburgh 1800-2000

Lawyers’ Edinburgh, 1800-2000 is a beginning on the history of leading Edinburgh law firms from 1800-2000, intended to show their long existence, their locations in the New Town until very recently, and the identities of their partners.

The database, which also includes images of locations, is the result of a pilot study by Hector MacQueen and Ashley Theunissen (Edinburgh University), funded by the University’s Development Trust Research Fund. The database has been designed so that it can be extended in its coverage of time, space, and persons.

For useful background see Hector L MacQueen, ‘Lawyers’ Edinburgh, 1908-2008′, Book of the Old Edinburgh Club, new series, volume 8 (2010), pp. 27-53.
Database and background materials

The Lawyers’ Edinburgh database is available in the following formats:

• Lawyers’ Edinburgh maps displaying law firm locations (PDF)
• Lawyers’ Edinburgh presentation with illustrations (PDF)
• Lawyers’ Edinburgh spreadsheet database (Excel)
• The Evolution of Edinburgh Law Firms Database Project (PDF)

A Project Slides PDF is also available providing further background information about the project.