James Murray MD was listed in the Post Office Directory at No. 6 Malta Terrace in 1883/4, the home of his father James Murray. He was born 20 July 1858 on Hamilton Place, Edinburgh, and was listed at No. 6 Malta Terrace in the censuses of 1861 and 1871, aged 2 and 12. He graduated…
Peter Burn Junior was resident at No. 6 about 1849, along with his uncle Cmdr. Peter Burn. He was born c.1825 in Glasgow, the son of George Burn, a coach proprietor (and brother of the elder Peter Burn), and Rebecca Scott. His own occupation was house proprietor. About 1850, Peter Burn Jr. moved to 1…
Alicia Gordon was a resident of No. 6 in 1841, in the household of Mrs John Gordon. She was born about about 1805, and probably the daughter of John Gordon and Anne Walker.
William Lyon Alexander lived at No. 6 from about 1836 to 1839. He was a portrait painter and miniaturist.
Mungo Ponton, who became a photographic inventor, lived at No. 6 for about two years between 1826 and 1828. He was probably related (nephew?) to Alexander Ponton who also lived there at the time. Born at Balgreen, Edinburgh, on 20 November 1801, he was admitted to the Society of Writers to the Signet on 8…
George Adam and his large family were resident at No. 6 when the 1901 census was taken, but do not appear to have lived there for long. He was born at Monymusk on 2 August 1843, son of Peter Adam, a joiner, and his wife Catherine Gerrie. In 1901 he was described as a merchant…
Mrs Thomas Kinloch was resident at No. 7 from about 1897 to 1901. Ellen Kinloch was the widow of Thomas Kinloch (c1834-1884), a commercial businessman in Govan. She was born Ellen Stewart McKechnie, daughter of William McKechnie and Jane Stuart, in Glasgow on 28 August 1830. In 1891 she was described as living on private…
James Murray, who lived at No. 6 from 1860 until his death in 1892, was postmaster at Leith. He was born 23 October 1820 in Edinburgh, a son of Alexander Murray and Janet Moffat. In 1861 he was described as a clerk in the General Post Office; in 1881 as Acting Post Master at Leith….
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…