Mary Penn was listed in the electoral register at No. 3 Malta Terrace between 1932 and 1937.[1] She was at 25 Torphichen Street in 1939[2] and after the second world war at 27 Watson Crescent,[3] which was her home address when she died on 19 February 1950, aged 80 years.[4] Mary Ann Penn was born…
The electoral register for 1932 lists William M. Maitland and Euphemia L. Maitland at No. 3 Malta Terrace. William McCulloch Maitland, a house painter, married Euphemia Lowe Mathewson, by declaration, at 6 Bank Street, Edinburgh on 14 May 1932.[1] Rented rooms at No. 3 were probably their first home. William McCulloch Maitland was born in…
When Thomas Arthur Robb was born in an Edinburgh hospital on 01 October 1938 his parents’ address was No. 3 Malta Terrace.[1] They were Thomas Gray Robb and Isabella Rowe Young Arthur who married the previous year, on 24 December 1937. He was a builder’s labourer and she was a confectionery shop assistant.[2] In 1939…
Mrs Margaret Torok de Varad lived at No. 3 from 1939[1] until her death there on 03 September 1951.[2] She was the widow of Julius Martin Ladislaus Torok de Varad, who died on 08 April 1918 at 32 Fenney Street, Salford, Lancashire.[3] Before occupying No. 3, she lived next door at No.4 with her daughter…
The electoral register in 1956 and 1957 listed Edward and Violet Keenan at No. 3 Malta Terrace. They moved from Malta Terrace to 39 India Place before the birth of their first child on 03 December 1957, and remained there until at least 1960. Edward Montague Keenan had married Violet Isabella Adam in Edinburgh in…
Joseph Kinniburgh, M.D., occupied No. 4 in 1844-45. He was born in Edinburgh on 06 April 1814, son of Robert Kinniburgh and Margaret McPherson. Robert Kinniburgh was a pioneer of communication with people who are deaf and mute and founded Edinburgh’s Deaf and Dumb Institution. Joseph Kinniburgh graduated M.D. at St Andrew’s and L.R.C.S. Edinburgh…
Desmond A. E. Ker and Priscilla Ker were listed in the 1951 electoral register at No. 4 Malta Terrace.[1] They moved to 6 Lonsdale Terrace where they remained until 1957.[2] At the time, Desmond Agar-Ellis Ker was a journalist. He was born at Grantham, Lincolnshire on 26 May 1915, son of Reginald Arthur Ker, a…
James Bannerman McAra lived at No. 4 between 1934 and 1940.[1] He was born in Edinburgh on 28 January 1900, son of James McAra and Ann Bannerman.[2] He enlisted, aged 18, on 03 April 1918, qualified as a signaller and was transferred to the Royal Army Pay Corps. He was discharged from service on 28…
Alexander Wilson and his wife May Wiseman Crawford were living at No. 4 Malta Terrace in 1936 when their twin daughters were born prematurely at the Elsie Inglis Maternity Home. Tragically, Frances Wilson died on 16 March 1936 and May Jean Wilson died on 21 March 1936. Alexander Wilson, a seedsman, married Annie May Wiseman…
The 1930-31 Valuation Roll shows Miss Jessie McLeod as tenant and occupier of No. 4. Jessie MacLeod and Malcolm MacLeod were listed there in electoral registers until 1933.