1874 – Residents of Malta Terrace

Mrs Jane Bookless

Posted on 30 January 20112 December 2024 by admin

Mrs Jane Bookless lived at No. 1 between 1874 and 1876, before moving to No. 5 Reid Terrace. She was the widow of James Bookless, an East Lothian plumber who died in 1867 at the age of 39, in North Berwick. She was born Jane Peffers at Haddington on 01 March 1825, daughter of currier…

James Muirhead

Posted on 30 January 201128 February 2025 by admin

James Muirhead and family lived at Malta House for more than three decades, between 1874 and 1906.[1] James Muirhead was a poulterer and fishmonger with business premises at 79 Queen Street trading as ‘Charles Muirhead’ (his father’s name). James Muirhead was born on 21 October 1839 in Canongate parish, Edinburgh, son of Charles Muirhead and…