“On the application of Mr John Malcolm, the owner of the property abutting on St Pancras Street and St Sebastian Street, the Council be recommended to change the names of those streets to Sirocco Street and Davidson Street respectively.” (26th June 1895).
The minutes of the Town Improvement Committee of Belfast Corporation on 24 July 1895 indicate the change of name at the request of the owners from Davidson Street to Hanwood Street.