BURNTISLAND WEAVERS, 1685-1866

[From the Incorporated Trades and Crafts of Burntisland Mintute Book (ITB), 1685-1835, now in St Andrews University Library. Also from the from the following Minute Books of the Weaver craft, 1758-1822 (B9/15/6), 1788-1828 (B9/15/8), and 1820-1866 (B9/15/11); these, with other old documents of the craft, were originally part of the Burgh Records and kept in the Weavers' Box, the only Trade box of Burntisland to have survived, but were later handed in to the Scottish Record Office for safe-keeping]

ALLAN, JOHN: app to Hendrie Stocks, Oct 1748 (ITB)

ANDERSON, ALEXANDER (1): son of David Anderson, indweller in Burntisland; app to John Craig (Crigh), Sep 1749 (ITB); Burgess, Nov 13 1754; adm Freeman, Sep 1756 (ITB)

ANDERSON, ALEXANDER (2): fied servant to Alexander Anderson for 12 mths, March 2 1767

BALRAM, JOHN: Burgess, Sep 2 1767; Freemanm, Sep 1767

BAXTER, ADAM: fied servant to James Stanhous for 12 mths, March 7 1733

BEANS, ANDREW: app to John Belram, Sep 1790 (ITB)

BELLOCK, ANDREW: fied servant to Alexander Anderson for 12 mths, 1772

BELRAM, JOHN: fied servant to David Mitchel for 12 mths, 17 March 1764; afterwards Freeman

BELRAM, JOHN: adm Freeman, Sep 1798 (ITB)

BOGIE, JAMES: Box Penny, 19 Jan 1710 [ITB]

BRAND, ADAM: adm Freeman, July 1734 (ITB); Deacon (1737); m 16 Nov 1722 Mary Hutton

BRAND, ROBERT: fied servant to James Stanhous for 12 mths, 29 March 1769

BROUN, JAMES: app to William Lawson, May 1690 (ITB)

CANT, ALEXANDER: adm Freeman, 12 Sep 1694 (ITB)

CHAFIELD, COLIN: fied servant to William Simpson (Sessem), May 1764

CHALMERS, JOHN: fied to James Stanhous, 9 Aug 1770

CHAMBERS, PETER: app to James Spowart, Sep 1789 (ITB); fied to John Belram for 1 yr, Aug 20 1793

CHAPLIN/CHAPLAN/CHEAPLIN

CHAPLAN, GEORGE: app to James Spowart, Sep 1794 (ITB)

CHEAPLIN, THOMAS: app to James Spowart, Sep 1787 (ITB); fied servant to James Spowart for 12 mths, May 27 1791

COOPER, THOMAS: app to John Belram, Sep 1806 (ITB); adm Freeman, 17 Sep 1807

CRAIG, ALEXANDER: app to Charles Scotland, present Deacon of the Weavers, Feb 1708; described, 18 April 1716, as late app to app to Charles Scotland, when he paid 20s into the Convener's Box for his Freedom; m (1) 11 March 1715 Mgt Brown; (2) Mary Aitken; son, John

CRAIG, JOHN: Burgess, Jan 26 1743; adm Freeman, Jan 1745, as Freeman's eldest son (ITB)

CRAIG, ROBERT: app to Thomas Stanhouse, Sep 1786 (ITB)

CRAWFORD, DAVID: bound app, Sep 1801 (ITB)

CRICHTON, JOHN: fied servant to John Belram for 12 mths, Nov 11 1771

DEAS [DEASS/DESE], JOHN: fied servant to Thomas Stanhous for 12 mths, April 21 1766 & April 21 1767; Burgess, Sep 2 1767; adm Freeman, Sep 17 1767 (ITB)

DIXON [DIXSON], JOHN: app to John Nicholson, March 1744 (ITB)

DONALDSON [DONALSON], DAVID: app to James Nicholson, Sep 1771 (ITB)

DOUGLAS, DAVID: fied servant to Alexander Anderson for 12 mths, March 12 1764

DORET, JAMES: app to James Spowart, Sep 1791 (ITB)

DUNBAR [DOMBAR], GEORGE: fied servant to James Stanhous for 12 mths, April 20 1785

DURIE [DURRIE], DAVID: app to Thomas Stanhous, Sep 1792 (ITB)

FERRIER, DAVID: app to Thomas Stanhous, Sep 1792 (ITB)

FRASER, JOHN (d 1741): app to Andrew Scott, Martinmas 1686 (ITB); adm Freeman, Sep 1702; d Feb 21 1741; son, Thomas

FRASER, THOMAS: eldest son of John Fraser; adm Freeman, March 1727 (ITB); Deacon (1732-33)

FRENCH, ADAM: fied servant to Thomas Hepburn for 12 mths, Nov 23 1784

GALLOWAY, JAMES: app to Alexander Stevenson, 20 Sep 1814

GAIRNS, WILLIAM: adm Freeman, 17 Sep 1807

GARNER, JOHN: app to Robert Kinghorn, June 1694 (ITB)

GLASS, GEORGE: app to James Stanhous, Sep 1778 (ITB); afterwards journeyman; fied servant to the following for 12 mths: to James Stanhous, Nov 15 1781; to John Belram, Oct 28 1782; to Thomas Hepburn, Oct 28 1783

GORDON, JAMES: app to John Belram for 3 yrs, Dec 9 1783

GRATON, WILLIAM: fied servant to David Michael for 6 mths from May 1 1758 to Martinmas 1758

GREIG, ALEXANDER: app to Charles Scotland, Feb 1708 (ITB)

HAMILTON, JOHN: fied servant to Thomas Stanhous for 12 mths, May 15 1769 & May 22 1770

HEATHERWICK, THOMAS: app to John Belram, Sep 1778 (ITB)

HEGIE, GEORGE: fied servant to James Stanhous for 12 mths, May 31 1774

HENDERSON, ANDREW: fied servant to William Simpson for 12 mths, 4 March 1784

HENDERSON, WILLIAM: app to John Belram, Sep 1800 (ITB)

HEPBURN [HABRON], JAMES: app to Robert Hepburn, Oct 1748 (ITB)

HEPBURN, ROBERT: described as "weaver in Kelty," when adm Burgess, Oct 2 1747; adm Freeman, Nov 1747 (ITB); app: David Nithry; Thomas Hepburn; David Miller

HEPBURN, THOMAS: app to Robert Hepburn; fied servant to Robert Hepburn from [Nov] 1759 to Martinmas next; Burgess, April 6 1761; adm Freeman, Sep 1761 (ITB); Deacon (1805)

HILL, JAMES: fied servant to David Ramsay for 12 mths, 18 Aug 1786

HOSECK, DAVID: app to John Balram, Sep 1788 (ITB)

IRVINE/IRVEN

IRVINE, JOHN: app to James Stanhous, Sep 1776 (ITB)

IRVEN, MALCOLM: fied to James Spowart for 12 mths, 2 June 1781 & 11 Aug 1782

KILGOUR, GEORGE: adm Freeman, April 1721 (ITB)

KINGHORNE, ROBERT: adm Freeman, 26 Sep 1691 (ITB); Deacon (1702; 1705-06; 1712-14; 1731); app, John Garner (June 1694)

LANDELS, JOSEPH: fied to Thomas Stanhous for 12 mths, Oct 10 1764

LAWSON [LASON], JAMES: app to William Lasson, weaver, May 1690 (ITB)

LAWSON, WILLIAM: no money to pay the Box Penny for his 2 apprentices, one of whom was James Lawson, April 1690

LAURNECE, JAMES: fied servant to William Simpson, Jan to Martinmas 1759

LEITCH, WILLIAM (b 1773): christened Abbotshall, 4 July 1773, prob son of Andrew Leitch and Mgt Fernie; adm Freeman, 16 April 1810; Deacon (1813; 1826)

LINDSAY, JAMES: app to David Mitchel, Sep 1778 (ITB); fied servant to Thomas Stanhous for 12 mths, Nov 12 1781; adm Freeman, Sep 1782 (ITB)

LITTLEJOHN [LITELJOHN], PETER: fied servant to James Stanhous for 12 mths, 24 March 1770

LOCKHART [LOKARD], JOHN: app to William Houton, July 1734 (ITB)

MACKAY [MACYE], THOMAS: fied servant to David Michel for 12 mths, 16 April 1769

MACQUEEN, JOHN: fied servant to Alexander Anderson for till Martinmas next from 1 Nov 1763, and for 12 mths from April 15 1765

McROBIE [McCRABEY], JOHN: fied servant to James Stanhous for 12 mths, 15 May 1769; and to Alexander Anderson for 12 mths, 2 Feb 1770

MAIN [MEANE], JOHN: fied servant to David Mitchel for 12 mths, 22 Nov 1764, and Nov 11 1766

MILLER, DAVID: app to Robert Hepburn; Burgess, Nov 1755; Freeman, Sep 1756

MILN, GEORGE: fied servant to Alexander Anderson for 12 mths, 8 April 1772

MITCHEL, DAVID: Burgess, Nov 25 1746; adm Freeman, Feb 1747 (ITB)

MITCHELL, GEORGE: fied servant ot Thomas Stanhous for 12 mths, Jan 1 1765

MITCHEL, ROBERT: app to William Simpson, Sep 1778 (ITB); fied servant to William Simpson for 12 mths, Dec 9 1781

MOYS, JAMES: app to George Kilgour, Sep 1721 (ITB)

MOYES, JAMES: app to Andrew Scott, March 1727 (ITB); Deacon (1735)

MURDOCH, THOMAS: fied to John Craig for 12 mths, May 6 1766

NICHOLSON/NICOLSON/NICKELSON/NICKLSON

NICOLSON, JAMES (1): paid #3 Scots as Freeman, 21 March 1691 (ITB)

NICOLSON, JAMES (2): adm Freeman, 18 April 1716 (ITB); Deacon (1727-30; 1736); m Aberdour, 14 March 1717 Grisal Anderson

NICOLSON, JAMES (3): Burgess, Aug 7 1759; adm Freeman, Sep 1760 (ITB)

NICKELSON, JAMES (4): app to Thomas Stanhous, Sep 23 1774 (ITB); fied servant to Thomas Stanhous for 12 mths, Nov 11 1777 and Nov 22 1779; Burgess, May 26 1780; adm Freeman, Sep 1780; Deacon (1801)

NICKLSON, JOHN: eldest son of Robert Nicklson; fied to John Balram for 12 mths, 8 Dec 1770; to David Mitchel for 12 mths, from Nov 11 1772 till Martinmas next; to David Mitchel for 12 mths from 11 Oct 1774 till Martinmas next; and to David Mitchel for 12 mths, from 22 Nov 1775, till Martinmas next; adm Freeman, Nov 11 1776 - he "has agreed with the Corporation to give them his Speaking Drink, and to do as others have doun"

NICKLESON, ROBERT (d 1740) (1): 2nd son of James Nickleson; adm Freeman, March 1727 (ITB); Deacon (1738-39); d Nov 20 1740; m 29 March 1731 Bessie Leslie

NICOLSON, ROBERT (2): son of James Nicolson jnr, weaver; Burgess, Nov 18 1743

NICKLESON, ROBERT (3): app to Thomas Fraser, Oct 1748 (ITB)

NICOLSON, WILLIAM: Burgess, Oct 25 1780

NITHRIE [NETHERIE], DAVID: app to Robert Hepburn, Nov 1759; Burgess, April 9 1761; adm Freeman, Sep 1761; Deacon (1765)

ORROCK [OROCK], JAMES: app to John Belram, Sep 1793 (ITB)

PATON, WILLIAM: app to David Mithcel, 1760; adm Freeman, Sep 1805 (ITB)

PAXTON, JOHN: app to John Belram, Sep 1793

PIERS [PIRES], JOHN: fied servant to James Stanhous for 12 mths, Oct 25 1769; and to Thomas Stanhous for 12 mths, from May 15 1771, and May 15 1772

RAMSAY, DAVID: Burgess, June 1 1780; Freeman, March 1782; convicted of taking half-a-crown from Ann Dalrymple's house, May 1788

RENTON [RINTON], DAVID: fied servant to David Mitchell for 12 mths, Oct 23 1784

RIND, HENRIE: Deacon (1695-97; 1703-04); son, Walter

RIND, WALTER (d 1740): son of Henrie Rind, weaver; adm Freeman, 22 Sep 1701 (ITB); weaver Burgess; Deacon (1720-26); d Oct 29 1740

ROBERTSON, JAMES: described as "weaver in Leith, now in Burntisland," when adm Burgess, Sep 21 1762; Freeman, Sep 1763

ROBINSON, THOMAS: fied servant to Alexander Anderson, Nov 1758

ROSS [ROSE], JOHN: app to John Belram, Sep 1806 (ITB); adm Freeman, 17 Sep 1807

ROXBURGH, ROBERT: app to Thomas Stanhous for 3 yrs, 27 Nov 1783

ROYE, DAVID: 2nd son of James Roye, weaver; Burgess, Dec 5 1739 adm Freeman, Nov 1740, in lieu of his brother, John, elder son of James Roye

ROYE, JAMES: weaver; paid Box Penny, Sep 1710 (ITB); m 28 July 1724, Agnes Allan; sons, John & David

SAUNDERS [SANDERS], THOMAS: fied to James Stanhouse for 12 mths, April 24 1764, and from Nov 1768 till Martinmas next; fied to Alexander Anderson for 12 mths, 2 Jan 1769

SCOTLAND, CHARLES: Deacon (1693-94); 1700-01; 1707-11)

SCOTT, ANDREW: Deacon (1691-92; 1716-17)

SIMPSON, WILLIAM (1): described as "weaver in Cullaloe" (Aberdour par), when adm Burgess, Aug 28 1750; adm Freeman, Dec 1751 (ITB); m 23 April 1749 Kathrin Baird of Aberdour

SIMPSON, WILLIAM (2): adm Freeman, as Freeman's eldest son, 17 Sep 1776 (ITB); Deacon (1804; 1807-08; 1818; 1820)

SIMPSON, WILLIAM (3): adm Freeman, Sep 1816 (ITB)

SIMPSON, WILLIAM jnr (4): adm Freeman, 11 May 1820

SMITH, SAUNDERS: app to James Stanhous, Sep 1770 (ITB)

SPOWART [SPRUNT], JAMES: son of John Sprunt, day-labourer, servant to James Ballantine, Baillie of Burntisland, who was adm Freeman, Oct 26 1748; paid 1s 8d as Freeman apprentice, Sep 1772 (ITB); fied servant to John Belram for 12 mths, April 11 1776; "has given his Speaking Drink, and agreed with the Corporation to do as others have doon," Nov 18 1776; Burgess, Nov 12 1776;

STANHOUS, JAMES: fied to Thomas Stanhous from May 1763 till Whitsunday next, and for 12 mths from 9 May 1764; adm Freeman, Sep 1768 (ITB)

STANHOUS, THOMAS: son of John Stanhous, shoemaker Burgess of Burntisland; Burgess, Nov 1755; adm Freeman, Sep 1756 (ITB)

STANHOUSE, WILLIAM: Burgess, Aug 25 1788

STEVENSON, ALEXANDER: app to Thomas Stanhous, Sep 1793 (ITB); adm Freeman, 17 Aug 1807; Deacon (1809-10; 1819; 1822; 1824)

STIELL, GEORGE: app to James Moyes, Sep 1749

STOCKS, HENDRIE: burgess, May 12 1741; adm Freeman, March 1742 (ITB); Deacon (1749-50); fined 40s for missing Deacon Convener's Meeting in Sep 1750; app John Allan (1748)

STUART, GEORGE: app to Adam Brand, Sep 1737 (ITB)

SUTHERALND, JAMES: app to John Belram, Sep 1793

SUTHERLAND, WILLIAM (1): app to Thomas Hepburn, Sep 1777 (ITB)

SUTHERLAND, WILLIAM (2): app to William Simpson, Sep 1788 (ITB)

SWAN (SWINE), HENRY: fied servant to James Stanhous for 12 mths, Dec 23 1776; Burgess, May 26 1780; Freeman, Sep 1783

SWAN, JOHN: fied servant to James Stanhous for 12 mths, Feb 1 1780

THOMSON, ADAM: Freeman weaver, app booking money paid in, Sep 1793

THOMSON, ALEXANDER: app to Thomas Stanhous, 5 April 1783

THOMSON, JAMES: fied servant to William Simpson for 12 mths, 29 Nov 1782; and to David Mitchell from 11 Dec 1783 till Martinmas next

THOMSON, ROBERT: fied servant to Thomas Stanhous for 12 mths from May 15 1776; for 12 mths from May 15 1777; for 12 mths from May 15 1778; for 12 mths from May 15 1779; and to Robert Niklson from Oct 29 1783

TOD, JAMES: app to James Spowart, Sep 1794 (ITB)

WATT, THOMAS: app to John Balram, Sep 1776 (ITB); fied servant to John Balram for 12 mths, NOv 22 1779, and Nov 22 1780; and to David Michel for 12 mths, Nov 22 1781

WEMYSS [WIEMS], WILLIAM: fied servant to Alexander Anderson for 12 mths, 13 Nov 1770; and for 12 mths from 17 Sep 1772 till Martinmas next; Burgess, Dec 16 1780; Freeman, Sep 1781 (ITB)

WHITE [WHIET], JOHN: fied servant to John Craig for 12 mths, 18 April 1765

WILSON [WILMSON], DAVID: app to Alexander Anderson, 1764; fied servant to John Balram for 12 mths, May 8 1783

WILLISON, ROBERT: fied servant to Thomas Hepburn for 12 mths, 1781

YOUNG, ROBERT: app to James Spowart, Sep 1792 (ITB); Freeman; Deacon (1811-12; 1815)