William Napier Dick

William Napier Dick, an accountant, lived at No. 2 between 1876 and 1879. He was born at Bothwell, Lanarkshire on 01 January 1834, son of James Dick and Margaret Haddow. In 1859 he was a clerk at Shotts Iron Company and in 1861 was described as a commercial clerk there. By 1873 the family had…

James Dudgeon

James Dudgeon, a commission agent, occupied No. 2 between 1875 and 1876. In the 1875 valuation roll he was described as a ‘Traveller.’

Margaret Burn

Mrs Margaret Burn and family lived at No. 2 Malta Terrace between 1870 and 1874. She was the widow of Thomas Burn, a solicitor and notary public in Bishop Wearmouth, Durham who died aged 47 on 27 August 1862. Margaret Balfour Wright was born in Edinburgh on 24 March 1819, daughter of Alexander Wright of…