1858 – Residents of Malta Terrace

Alfred Wright

Posted on 30 January 201128 February 2025 by admin

Alfred Wright, a physician, lived at Malta House from about 1858 to 1861. He was absent, visiting a cousin in Derbyshire, for the 1861 census but his wife and family were recorded at Malta House. He was born at Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia on 23 September 1825, son of Rev. Joseph Wright, rector at Horton,…

James Fairbairn

Posted on 30 January 20117 December 2024 by admin

James Fairbairn, a banker, lived at No. 3 from about 1858 to 1862. He was born in Edinburgh on 14 March 1817, son of bookseller John Fairbairn and his wife Sarah Morris. Before moving to Malta Terrace, he lived at 25 Warriston Crescent, where he was living with his parents at the time of the…