John T Telfer lived at No. 8 from about 1838 to 1841.
This was probably John Tailour Telfer, the son of George Telfer and Ann Begg, who was born in Edinburgh on 14 April 1812 and died on 4 October 1847. He was listed at No. 8 in the 1841 census living with his mother, Ann Telfer.