Category: House

William Smith, land steward and gardener, was listed at Malta House in 1829-1830. He moved to 2 Cheyne Street and later, about 1836, to 20 Bedford Street.

Henry William Baynes, who purchased the Malta estate in 1817, was a central figure in the creation of Malta Terrace, though little is known about him. His first appearance in the Edinburgh directory was in 1815, when he was at St Bernard’s Place, Stockbridge. In 1816 and 1817 he was listed at Malta, Stockbridge; in…

Thomas Dickson, gardener, was listed at Malta House in 1828. He was previously resident in India Place. He does not appear to have been a member of the Dickson family who were prominent nursery and seedsmen in Edinburgh at this time. Thomas Dickson, son of seedsman James Dickson, founder of James Dickson & Sons, was…

George Home of Buskinburn occupied Malta House between 1841 and 1844. He was born on 08 December 1796 and baptised at Coldingham, Berwickshire four days later, though his own memoir states he was born in.  He was the fourth son of Commander Alexander Home, R.N., of Buskinburn and his wife Elizabeth Stuart. George Home was…

Alexander Bennet, Writer to the Signet, lived at Malta House between 1851 and 1854. He was living at 16 Comely Bank on 30 March 1851, but was at Malta House when his daughter Elizabeth was born in October 1851. Alexander Bennet was born on 25 September 1811, in Edinburgh, eldest son of William Bennet, W.S.,…

William Wilson occupied Malta House between 1844 and 1848. He was born in Edinburgh on 29 July 1802, son of William Wilson, a blacksmith, and Mary Ann Glover. He was described as a clerk in Post Office Directories, in the record of his first marriage in 1828 and in the 1841 census. In 1849 he…

James Muirhead and family lived at Malta House for more than three decades, between 1874 and 1906. James Muirhead was a poulterer and fishmonger with business premises at 79 Queen Street trading as ‘Charles Muirhead’ (his father’s name). James Muirhead was born on 21 October 1839 in Canongate parish, Edinburgh, son of Charles Muirhead and…

Robert Stewart was listed as a writing master at Malta House when J. Cameron’s school operated there. This may have been the same Robert Stewart, teacher of writing, arithmetic and book-keeping, who was also listed at 22 South Hanover Street. The duplication of entries in the directory suggests he may not have been resident at…