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Author: Geddes, James

Biography:

GEDDES, James (fl 1817-20)

He was a teacher at Elgin, and his books are didactic. The name is not uncommon in Scotland and no birth records for him have been identified. He married Elizabeth James at Glasgow in 1803 and they had at least two sons, William (b 1812) and James (b 1816), born at Elgin. (ancestry.co.uk 14 Jan. 2025; findmypast.co.uk 14 Jan. 2025 SR

 

Books written (2):

Aberdeen/ Elgin: for the author by J. Maitland, R. and J. Edwards/ I. Forsyth, W. Young, and G. Maitland, 1820