Tag: 1862

James Taylor Mackay

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James Taylor Mackay, an Edinburgh hat manufacturer, lived at No. 8 between 1863 and 1866. He lived in Danube Street before and after living in Malta Terrace. He was born in Edinburgh on 9 January 1805, son of Patrick Mackay and his wife Ann Taylor. Patrick Mackay was also a hat manufacturer, trading in 1830…

Alexander Kedslie

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Alex Kedslie, a grocer and spirit dealer, was the proprietor of Malta House in 1855 and listed there in the Post Office Directory for 1854-55 but does not appear to have taken up residence before 1862. The Wright family were recorded there in the 1861 census and Alex Kedslie at 1 Leslie Place. The Kedslie…