William Wilson occupied Malta House between 1844 and 1848.[1] He was born in Edinburgh on 29 July 1802, son of William Wilson, a blacksmith, and Mary Ann Glover.[2] He was described as a clerk in Post Office Directories, in the record of his first marriage in 1828[3] and in the 1841 census.[4] In 1849 he…
James Muirhead and his family lived at Malta House throughout the last quarter of the century, from about 1874 until after 1901. He was a fishmonger and poulterer, in a business started by his father Charles Muirhead (1800-1865). The shop was at 79 Queen Street, but there was another part of the business which operated…
Robert Stewart, a writing master, was resident at Malta House between 1826 and 1828.
John Logan, a commission agent in the grain trade, lived at Malta House from 1849 to 1851, then moved to No. 6 where he stayed until 1856. By 1861 he was living at 9 West Claremont Street, where he died in 1866. He was born in April 1787 at Hutton, Berwickshire and before moving to…
Alfred Wright, a physician, lived at Malta House from about 1858 to 1861. Though, he was not recorded there in the 1861 census his wife and family were. He was born at Horton in Nova Scotia on 23 September 1825, son of Joseph Wright and Anne Crosby Wiggins. He married in Edinburgh on 7 September…
William George Muirhead was listed at Malta House in the directories from 1899, though he was living with his father James Muirhead and working in the same business as an auctioneer and fish salesman. His business address was the Newhaven fishmarket. His occupation in the 1901 census is given as commission agent. He was born…
John Gillot lived at Malta House from 1823 to about 1826. He was described as an agent in post office directories, and as a merchant in a court report in The Scotsman on 21 February 1827. By September 1827 he had moved to 5 Hermitage Place. He appears to have come to Edinburgh from Sheffield,…