Mrs Christian (or Christina) Douglas and members of her adult family occupied No. 6 from 1901 to 1912, when they moved next door to No. 5. She was the widow of John Campbell Douglas, an accountant and company secretary, who died on 10 February 1885 at Southwick Engine Works, Durham. She was born in Edinburgh…
The architect, Ian McKerron Begg lived at No. 7 from 1954 to the end of the century. He has been described as ‘a passionate advocate for Scottish architecture and one of the leading practitioners in the conservation movement.’ Ian McKerron Begg was born in Kirkcaldy on 23 June 1925. He was educated at Kirkcaldy High…
John R. C. Horne and Winifred A. Horne were listed at No. 7 Malta Terrace in the electoral registers of 1951, 1952 and 1953. The couple had previously lived at 37 Melville Street. John Renton Cameron Horne married Winifred Alice Stanton at Bournemouth on 24 December 1938. He was born in Glasgow on 11 July…
Thomas Gifford Esq. died at No. 8 Malta Terrace on 6 January 1835, aged 45. 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. He married Janet Scott on 19 June 1821 at…
Hugh C. Grier was listed at No. 9 in electoral registers from 1959 to 1962, together with his wife Mary E. Grier. At the time Christopher Grier was The Scotsman’s music critic. He was born 04 December 1922 son of Alexander Roy MacGregor Grier, an Anglican priest and schoolmaster, and his wife Edith Mary Howes….
Charles E. Pirie was first listed in the Electoral Register at No. 9 in 1945. For the next three years he was at No. 4, and from 1951 to 1958 was again listed at No. 9, together with his wife Elizabeth. They then moved to 21 Pirniefield Gardens. Charles’ sister, Florence May Pirie, was married…
Robert M. Stark, seedsman and florist, occupied Malta House 1856-1857[1] before moving to 7 South Charlotte Street,[2] where he was recorded in the 1861 census.[3] His nursery was at Edgehill, Dean. Robert Mackenzie Stark was born at Dirleton, East Lothian on 17 June 1815, son of Rev. William Stark and Elizabeth Mackenzie.[4] He published A…
Alexander Wight, dairyman, and his family were recorded at No. 1 in the 1911 Census. He was born at Newbattle on 5 May 1857, son of blacksmith Alexander Wight (1823-1896) and his wife Margaret Robb (1821-1916). The family moved to Dalkeith when he was young, and in 1871 he was working there as a blacksmith,…
Antonio Gargaro, ice cream dealer, is recorded in the 1905 Valuation Roll as a tenant and occupier at No. 1 Malta Terrace. He was born in Italy about 1869. He was recorded in the 1901 Census at 6 West Richmond Street, occupation ice cream maker. In 1903, he was listed as a confectioner at 2…
Joseph Dods occupied Malta House in 1833-1834. He was a plumber and glazier with business premises at 71 Northumberland Street. He was born in Edinburgh on 14 May 1804, son of James Dods, a wright in Broughton, and his wife Jean Landels. His first listing in the Post Office Directory in 1826, when he was…