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What part of Scotland is Lothian?

On the 1841 census in England, my ancestors have put their place of birth as Lothian and they were about 40 at the time. What part of Scotland would Lothian have been in around 1800?

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Lothian (Lowden in Scots, Lodainn in Gaelic) forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills.