Tag: 1874

Mrs Jane Bookless

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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

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James Muirhead and his family lived at Malta House throughout the last quarter of the century, from about 1874 until after 1901. He was a fishmonger and poulterer, in a business started by his father Charles Muirhead (1800-1865). The shop was at 79 Queen Street, but there was another part of the business which operated…