Thomas Gifford Esq. died at No. 8 Malta Terrace on 6 January 1835, aged 45.[1] He was the son of Gideon Gifford of Busta and Grace Nicolson, born 08 June 1789. He was in the service of the Honourable East India Company and styled of Hillswick.[2]
He married Janet Scott on 19 June 1821 at Delting, Shetland.[3] She was the daughter of John Scott of Melby, Shetland and Barbara Nicolson, born 23 October 1802.[4] Mrs Gifford was listed at 7 Great Stuart Street in 1836,[5] where her youngest son died on 10 February that year.[6]
[1] Burials (OPR) Scotland. Leith South, Midlothian. 10 January 1835. GIFFORD, Thomas. 692/ 2. https://scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 28 April 2024.
[2] Grant, Frances J. (1893) The County Families of the Shetland Islands. Lerwick: T & J Manson. p.
[3] Marriages (OPR) Scotland. Delting, Shetland. 19 June 1821. GIFFORD, Thomas and SCOTT, Jannet. 20/ 153. Ancestry collection ‘Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910.’ https://ancestry.co.uk: accessed 28 April 2024.
[4] Red Book of Scotland. vol. 8. pp. 825-826.
[5] PO Directory 1836-37.
[6] Death announcements. Scotland. Inverness Journal and Northern Advertiser. 26 February 1836. p. 3, col. 6. https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk: 29 April 2024.