Peter Kelly, a house painter, lived at 7 St Bernard’s Row between 1907 and 1916. He was born in Edinburgh about 1848, the son of Henrietta Kelly who was the daughter of a building contractor. He appears to have been raised by his grandmother, Mary Kelly, and was recorded in her household at 17 Allan…
Alfred W. Craig was listed in the electoral register at 7 St Bernard’s Row in 1933 and removed from the register in 1934. Alfred Craig had lodgings in St Bernard’s Row in February 1933 when he was convicted in the Edinburgh Sheriff Court and imprisoned for 20 days. He was a drummer in a jazz…
Lavinia Finlay lived at 7 St Bernard’s Row in 1945, shortly before she died. She was also listed at this address in the 1937 electoral register and in 1938 amongst those there no longer qualified to vote. However, she may have lived continuously at 7 St Bernard’s Row until 1945. She had previously lived in…
Cyril R. Ozard and his wife Edith H. Ozard were registered electors at 7 St Bernard’s Row in 1945. They did not appear again in Edinburgh’s electoral register. In 1939 they were recorded in Southampton. Cyril Richard Ozard was born at St Helier, Jersey on 31 December 1908, son of quarryman John Henry Ozard and…
Anders G Hogström and Mrs Jean D. Hogström were at 7 St Bernard’s Row 1928 to 1930. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1891, son of Anders Petter Hogström, a school janitor, and Ingrid Christina Anderson. In 1913 he was an assistant chemist in Duns, Berwickshire and he registered as a chemist and druggist…
Charles Fortune Wilson, a printer compositor employed by Morrison and Gibb, was resident at 7 St Bernard’s Row between 1930 and 1940. He was born 04 June 1871, at Edinburgh, son of William Wilson, a stone carver, and Agnes Fortune. He died at Western General Hospital on 30 September 1940 from injuries and shock sustained…
Miss Isabella Struthers was listed as tenant and occupant of No. 5 Malta Terrace in the electoral registers of 1888-89 and 1889-90. She then appears to have moved to 14 Ann Street where she was listed as proprietrix in the electoral register and recorded in the 1891 census. Isabella Miller Struthers was born on 18…
Andrew Hutchison, sugar agent, was proprietor and occupier of No. 6 Malta Terrace in 1855. He was born at Burntisland, Fife on 24 August 1818, son of Thomas Hutchison, a mariner, and Catherine Belram. The Post Office Directory for 1855 and the next four years has no entry for No. 6 Malta Terrace, but lists…
Miss Isa Campbell occupied No. 3 in 1905 and 1906, where she ran a boarding house for pets. She was there in May 1905, when an advertisement appeared in the Evening News.
James Wilson Monteith was living at 7 St Bernard’s Row when he died suddenly on 26 January 1943. His widow Janet remained there until 1962. In 1939 they were resident at 11 Dundonald Street, Edinburgh. James W. Monteith was born in Dublin, Ireland on 10 May 1890, son of James Monteith, a clerk, and Catherine…