George Plimer and Margaret M. T. Plimer were listed at No. 6 in the Electoral Registers from 1948 to 1955. George Plimer and Margaret Murray Thomson married at St Stephen’s parish church, Edinburgh on 27 December 1929. George Plimer was born in Edinburgh in 1904, son of Andrew Plimer, a jobbing mason, and Sarah Dunse….
Robert Duns, a builder, died at No. 6 on 13 January 1949, aged 51 years. He had lived in Raeburn Place, until at least 1945. He was born in Edinburgh in 1897, son of James Duns and Isabella Brodie. James Duns, who was born in England, was a Clerk of Works in 1901, and a…
John Hodgson and his family took up residence at No. 6 in 1914[1] but a few months later he died there, of cancer, aged 57, on 17 March 1915.[2] Members of his family remained at No. 6 until the end of World War II. John Hodgson was born at Lancaster, Lancashire in 1858, the son…
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.[1] She was born in Edinburgh…
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…
Commander Peter Burn, R.N. and his nephew Peter Burn junior were listed at No. 6 in 1849-1850.[1] They were both at 1 London Street before this.[2] However, Commander Burn died on 12 May 1849, aged 84, at 1 London Street[3] and was not a resident of Malta Terrace for long. His nephew was living in…
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.
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…