Category: No 7

Mrs Turnbull occupied No. 7 from 1839 to 1843. She was the widow of John Turnbull, the City Chamberlain, who died suddenly on 05 October 1838. She was born Euphemia Mackie, on 31 August 1783, at Ormiston, East Lothian, daughter of William Mackie and Agnes Lightbody. She was at No. 7 Malta Terrace when the…

James Mackay, a merchant and commission agent, lived at No. 7 between 1832 and 1839. In 1833, his business premises moved from 10 Hunter Square to 23 Waterloo Place, and then to 13 North Bridge in 1835.

The first occupant of No. 7 was Mrs Eliza Milne (or Mylne) who was listed in the Edinburgh Directory between 1821 and 1827.