CRAIL WEAVERS, 1694-1845
[Extracted from 3 Minute Books: 1694-1741; 1747-1790; and 1792-1845. Books 1 (B10/11/12) and 3 (B10/11/13) are part of the Craft Court Series of the Crail Burgh records, now in St Andrews University Library; Book 2 (1747-1790) was copied onto blank leaves of the 3rd Crail Shoemakers Minute Book (1755-1834), which is now in Crail Museum, by the Rev Mr Reid of Crail in 1895, from the original, then in the possession of the Earl of Lindsay]
ABIE, ROBERT: adm Pendical Freeman, Oct 20 1734
ALFENE, JOHN: bound app to William (surname unreadble) for 6 yrs (N.D.)
ANDERSON, GEORGE: bound app under James Ramsay for 5 yrs, May 15 1734
ANDERSON, JOHN: son of dec Thomas Anderson; bound app to Andrew Taylor for 3 yrs, 4th March 1800; entered journeyman to Andrew Taylor for 1 yr, 23 May 1803, and again, Oct 31 1805; entered journeyman to William Loney, 12 July 1816
ANDERSON, ROBERT (1): bound app under John Anderson, 1712
ANDERSON, ROBERT (2): bound app under David Gillies, present Deacon, for 6 yrs, Feb 9 1738
ANDERSON, ROBERT (3): 3rd lawful son of William Anderson; bound app to Thomas Gilles for 4 yrs, 16 Dec 1795; entered journeyman to Thomas Farmer for 1 yrs, Dec 15 1789; app William Anderson
ANDERSON, WILLIAM: 4th son of dec William Anderson, land-labourer in Crail; bound app under Robert Anderson for 4 yrs, Feb 13 1794; entered journeyman to James Kingo for 6 mths, 13 Jan 1798 (recorded 21 April 1798); in May 1803 fined 5/- for employing John Morres in the weaving of House-hold cloth (see Minute dated 15 Aug 1803); Deacon (1826-27; 1834)
ANGRIF, JOHN: bound app under George Clark for 6 yrs, 11 Nov 1688
ANSTRUTHER, SIR JOHN: of Anstruther; adm Hon Member, 7 Oct 1765
ANTON, JOHN: bound app under father for 5 yrs, 12 March 1726; adm Freeman, Feb 14 1733
AUCHTERLONIE/AUCHTERLONE/AUCHTERLONEY
AUCHTERLONIE, JOHN: son of William Auchterlonie (1); bound app under father for 3 yrs, March 3 1806; entered journeyman to Convener Thomas Hill for 12 mths, 15 May 1809
AUCHTERLONIE, ROBERT: son of William Auchterlonie (1); entered journeyman to father for 12 mnths, Nov 1 1805
AUCHTERLONIE, WILLIAM (1): adm Freeman, 14 Aug 1805; Deacon (1815); sons, Robert, William (2) & John
AUCHTERLONIE, WILLIAM (2): son of William Auchterlonie (1); entered journeyman to father for 12 mths, Nov 1 1805
BALFOUR/BALFOWER/BELFOUR
BALFOUR, DAVID: entered journeyman to Andrew Taylor, 7 Dec 1802 entered journeyman to William Anderson (1) for 12 mths, 22 June 1815; son, George
BALFOUR, GEORGE: son of David Balfour; bound app under Thomas Farmer for 4 yrs, 15 May 1800 (recorded Jan 13 1801)
BAND, DAVID: son of dec James Band; bound app under John Gillies for 3 yrs, 23 March 1803; entered journeyman to William Loney, 22 June 1815
BARCLAY/BARKLEY/BARKLAY
BARKLAY, ANDREW: 2nd son of dec George Barklay, tenant in Enderneathy, and Mary Kettle; bound app to David Gilles, late Deacon, for 5 yrs, 27 July 1787
BARCLAY, THOMAS: 4th son of George Barclay; entered journeyman to Michael Flimen [Fleming] for 1 yr, June 3 1796
BARCLAY, WILLIAM: entered journeyman to Jeames Norie for 1 yr, Oct 27 1796
BAYNE/BAIN/BEAN/BONS
BAYNE, GEORGE: bound app under David Patterson for 6 yrs, March 16 1719; adm Freeman, Aug 17 1729; dead by 1770; relict, Isable Fowler (whom he m 12 May 1735 and who was buried Dec 26 1787), took James Horsburgh jnr as her journeyman for 12 mths, 11 Sep 1770
BIL, John: bound app under James Kingo in the Marketgate for 7 yrs (N.D.)
BOWMAN, DAVID: entered journeyman to William Loney for 12 mths, Feb 28 1810
BROWN, DAVID (1): bound app to James Angus for 7 yrs, c 1706
BROWN, DAVID (2): son of Alexander Brown, indweller in Crail; bound app under George Brown for 3 yrs, 24 Dec 1799
BROWN, GEORGE (1): 2nd son of Andrew Brown in Nether Sippsies; bound app to Robert Gilles for 4 yrs, 16 July 1784; entered journeyman to Robert Gilles for 6 mths, 15 May 1788; adm Freeman, 12 Dec 1788; app David Brown (1799) & George Brown 2 (1798)
BROWN, GEORGE (2): lawful son of John Brown, land-labourer in Crail; bound app to George Brown for 3 yrs, 16 June 1798; entered journeyman to George Brown, May 31 1802
BROWN, GEORGE (3): lawful son of dec James Brown, late indweller in Crail; bound app under Thomas Hill jnr for 4 yrs, April 11 1799
BROWN, JAMES: eldest lawful son of John Brown, land-labourer in Crail; bound app to John Gillies for 3 yrs, 26 March 1796; entered journeyman to Alexander Fliming [Fleming] for 1 yr, 18 May 1801, and to William Anderson for 10mths, Oct 31 1805
BROWN, JOHN (1): bound app under James Key for 7 yrs, Jan 14 1715
BROWN, JOHN (2): 2nd son of David Brown, land-labourer in Crail bound app under Robert Brown for 4 yrs, March 30 1793; entered journeyman to Andrew Taylor for 1 yr, Jan 31 1796
BROWN, JOHN (3): 2nd lawful son of James Brown in (Oldlies); bound app under Thomas Farmer for 3 yrs, 1 May 1797
BROWN, LOW: bound app under John Gillies for 2 yrs, 16 Sep 1800; entered journeyman to John Gillies, 7 Dec 1802; adm Freeman, 4 June 1809
BROWN, PATRICK: bound app under Andrew Stoubls for 5 yrs, May 16 1715 (entry scored out)
BROWN, ROBERT: eldest son of David Brown, indweller in Crail; bound app to George Westwater, late Deacon, for 5 yrs, 15 Dec 1780; entered journeyman to Thomas Gilles for 12 mths, "or as long time more as the master and he can agree," 16 Dec 1785; entry, Jan 1790; entered journeyman to John Gillies for 6 mths, Oct 31 1805, and again, 13 Aug 1812; Deacon (1816-23; 1828-29)
BROWN, WILLIAM: bound app under John Jamieson for 7 yrs, Dec 1 1731
BRUCE, JOHN: son of James Bruce in "ye Halflat;" bound app under James Kingo for 4 yrs, 2 June 1762
CLARK/CLEARK
CLARK, ALEXANDER: bound app under John Gillies for 8 yrs, 1712
CLARK, GEORGE: bound app under John Hill for 8 yrs, May 9 1695
CLARK, WILLIAM: son of George Clark; bound app, May 29 1672
COLESFRY, WILLIAM: 2nd son of John Colesfry, "minerar" (miner?) in Crail; bound app under Alexander Fleming for 3 yrs, Nov 16 1792
CONACHER, JOHN: bound app under George Brown for 4 yrs, 20 July 1804
CORSTORPHAN, HENRY: adm Freeman, July 28 1736; son, John
CORSTRAFEN, JOHN: eldest son of Henry Corstrafen; bound app to father, a weaver Freeman in Crail, for 5 yrs, 4 June 1761
CORSTORPHAN, PATRICK: son of William Corstorphan; bound app under father for 5 yrs, Dec 1 1738
CORSTORPHAN, WILLIAM (1): adm Freeman, May 1734; sons, Patrick and William (2)
CORSTORPHAN, WILLIAM (2): son of William Corstorphan (1); bound app under father for 5 yrs, March 3 1735
DAVIDSON, DAVID: eldest lawful son of dec Charles Davidson, late tenant in Newton; bound app to John Kingo for 1 yr, March 11 1796; entered journeyman to John Kingo, June 24 1797
DICK, JOSEPH: entered journeyman to John Kingo for 8 mths, Jan 19 1797
DOVCOK, ROBERT: bound app to David Pate (N.D)
DRON, JAMES: bound app to Deacon John Gilles for 3 yrs, April 13 1750; Deacon (1762); m 26 June 1758 Kathren Morice
DUFF, THOMAS: innkeeper in Crail, landlord of the Golf Inn, succeeding Daniel Conolly, the father of M F Conolly, in c 1815; was adm Freeman of the Weaver Incorporation, Aug 31 1818, but in Sep 1818 renounced "all title and interest to said trade and considers himself no more a freeman among said Trade" (see Minute dated 21 Sep 1818)
DUN, ANDREW: son of George Dun, indweller in St Andrews; bound app to Andrew Stables jnr & Elspet Dun, his spouse, 21 March 1763; entered journeyman to Andrew Stables jnr for 12 mths, 30 Dec [cut]
FARMER/FERMEAR/FERMAR
FARMER, GEORGE: 2nd son of Thomas Farmer; bound app to brother, Thomas Farmer for 4 yrs, June 24 1792; entered journeyman to brother, Thomas Farmer, for yr, June 4 1796
FARMER, THOMAS: son of Thomas Farmer in Crail; bound app to John Hill, 4 Feb 1780; entered journeyman to Thomas Gilles, 18 Nov 1785; adm Freeman, 14 Sep 1787; app, brother George Farmer (1792)
FEBELEY, ALEXANDER: bound app to (James Hay), (N.D.)
FIELER, DAVID: bound app to George Clark for 6 yrs, 12 Nov 1681
FLEMING/FLEMEN/FLIMIN/FLIMING/FLEMINGSTON/FLIMINGSTON/FLIMSTON
FLEMING, ALEXANDER: eldest son of Mitchel Fleming; bound app under father for 5 yrs, 4 June 1805 & Sep 26 1805; entered journeyman to father for 1 yr, 16 July 1810
FLEMING[STON], ALEXANDER (1): adm Freeman, 4 June 1772; Deacon (1789-1790); m 23 Dec 1771 Mgt Shiells; son, Mitchell
FLEMING[STON], ALEXANDER (2): son of Mitchell Fleming[ston]; bound app under father for 6 yrs, Sep 17 1794; entered journeyman to father, May 31 1802
FLEMING, CHARLES: son of Mitchell Fleming; bound app under father for 5 yrs, 10 March 1808 (recorded 15 May 1809)
FLEMING, JAMES: eldest son of William Fleming, tailor in Crail; bound app under Alexander Fleming for 3 yrs, Nov 26 1792
FLEMING, JOHN: bound app under James Garner for 7 yrs, 16 Dec 1669
FLEMING[STON], MITCHELL (b 1772): b 22 Oct 1772. eldest lawful son of Alexander Fleming[ston] (1) and Mgt Shiells; bound app under father for 6 yrs, 3 Dec 1785; entered journeyman under father, March 6 1792; Deacon (1799-1800); son, Alexander (2)
FLEMING, THOMAS: son of Alexander Fleming; bound app under father for 6 yrs, Nov 1 1805
FLEMING[STON], WEMYSS: 2nd son of William Fleming[ston], tailor in Crail; bound app under George Taylor snr for 4 yrs, July 16 1792, and then to Alexander Fleming[ston] for 3 yrs, April 30 1793
FLEMING, WILLIAM: son of Alexander Fleming; bound app under father for 6 yrs, Nov 1 1805
FOUGOUR, JAMES: bound app under David Paterson for 3 yrs, 10 May 1709
FOWLER/FOULLER/FOULER
FOWLER, ANDREW (1): bound app under John Gillies for 6 yrs, Nov 9 1711; sons, Andrew (2) & James (2)
FOWLER, ANDREW (2): son of Andrew Fowler (1); bound app under father for 6 yrs, June 9 1760; entered journeyman to father, 4 Dec 1766; adm Freeman, 30 Dec 1767
FOWLER, ANDREW (3): son of David Fowler, shipmaster in Crail; bound app under George Taylor for "3 yrs and one part," 4 March 1800
FOWLER, JAMES (1): bound app under John Gillies for 7 yrs, Feb 6 1708
FOWLER, JAMES (2): son of Andrew Fowler (1); bound app under father for 5 yrs, June 9 1760
FOWLER, JAMES (3): son of James Fowler, land-labourer in Crail; bound app under Mitchell Fleming for 3 yrs, 24 Dec 1799
FOWLER, THOMAS: bound app, 5 May 1681
FOWLIS [FOULLES], ANDREW: entered journeyman to Mitchell Fleming, 20 July 1804
FRAZER, JAMES: jounreyman to Thomas Gilles, 11 June 1784
FRIS, JOHN: app to Thomas Befforg [Beveridge] for 5 yrs, 1663
GALLOWAY/GELLEWEE/GILLAWAY
GALLOWAY, JOHN (1): bound app to Andrew Taylor
GALLOWAY, JOHN (2): son of Hellen Hastie, indweller in Crail; bound app under Thomas Hill jnr for 3 yrs, 11 April 1799; entered journeyman to George Brown, May 18 1803, and to Thomas Hill, Oct 3 1805
GARNER [GARNEAR], GEORGE: bound app under Thomas Andr- (rest of surname hidden by binding), for 7 yrs, 18 May 1684
GARDNER, JOHN: son of dec David Gardner, land-labourer in Crail; with the special advice and consent of his cautioner, Alexander Gardner, tenant in the Chiemes, bound app to Robert Willie for 5 yrs from Martinmas 1763 (recorded 12 Dec 1763, with copy of Indenture); discharged from apprenticeship by breach, 6 May 1765
GATHERUM, JOHN: bound app under John Anton, present Deacon, for 7 yrs, March 20 1733
GAVINE, DAVID: merchant in Crail; adm Freeman, Sep 8 1826; Deacon (1832; 1835-39)
GAWY, WILLIAM: lawful son of Thomas Gawy, fisherman in Crail; bound app under Thomas Hill jnr for 4 yrs, 12 July 1799
GILLESPIE, WILLIAM: yst son of John Gillespie, mariner in Crail; bound app under James Hill from Jan 1 1794 - Jan 1 1797; brother, John Gillespie
GILLIES/GILLES/GILLIS/GELLAS/GELLES
GILLIES, DAVID (1): son of John Gillies (1); bound app under father for 6 yrs, May 30 1721; adm Freeman, May 15 1731; prob the David Gilles, weaver, who was married to Isbel Clerk (she was buried, Oct 27 1785)
GILLIES, DAVID (2): son of Deacon John Gillies; bound app under father for 6 yrs, 15 April 1748; was dead by May 1781; prob the David Gilles, who married 04 Dec 1759 Jean Tyeler (she was buried June 15 1791); sons, Thomas (2), John (4) and James
GILLES, DAVID (3): 3rd son of David Gilles snr; bound app under father for 3 yrs, 14 Dec 1768; entered journeyman to father, 22 June 1775; adm Freeman, 5 June 1779; Deacon (1783-84)
GILLIES, DAVID (4): son of Thomas Gillies; entered journeyman under father, 20 Sep 1808
GILLIES, JAMES: 4th lawful son of dec David Gilles; bound app under Thomas Gilles, his brother, for 4 yrs, 23 March 1787; was described as 3rd son of dec David Gillies, when he entered journeyman under John Gillies, March 5 1792
GILLIES, JOHN (1): son of William Gillies (1); active, beginning of 18th century; sons, William (2), David & John (2)
GILLIES, JOHN (2): son of John Gillies (1); bound app under father, Feb 3 1715; adm Freeman, Sep 16 1728; Deacon (1750); son, Thomas (1)
GILLES, JOHN (3): son of David Gilles, weaver and Freeman; bound app under father for 6 yrs, 4 June 1761; was freed from his app, 23 June 1768, having served his time "truly and honestly," and entered as journeyman to father
GILLIES, JOHN (4): 2nd lawful son of dec David Gilles jnr; bound app under brother, Thomas Gilles, for 4 yrs, 24 May 1781; entered journeyman to Thomas Gilles for 12 mths, 18 Nov 1785; adm Freeman, 14 Sep 1787; Deacon (1793-95); in Aug 1803 fined 5/- sterling for employing Thomas McFarlane in the manufacturing and weaving of house-hold cloth (see Minute dated 15 Aug 1803)
GILLIES, ROBERT: son of David Gillies, snr; bound app under father for 6 yrs, 21 Sep 1770; was freed from his app, 11 Dec 1776, having served his time "faithfully," and entered as journeyman to father; adm Freeman, 5 June 1779; Deacon (1796)
GILLES, THOMAS (1): son of John Gilles (2); bound app under father for 6 yrs, April 16 1750; adm Freeman, 20 Sep 1759
GILLES, THOMAS (2): lawful and eldest son of David Gilles jnr; bound app under father for 4 yrs, 20 Sep 1776; entered as journeyman, April 29 1779; adm Freeman, 24 May 1781; Deacon (1787-88)
GILLIES, WILLIAM (1): son of William Gillies; bound app, 29 May 1673; son, John (1)
GILLIES, WILLIAM (2): son of John Gillies (1); bound app under father for 7 yrs, 1712
GIVAN, ALEXANDER: in Elie; adm Freeman, 25 Nov 1765
GORDAR, JOHN: bound app under Robert McCall for 2 yrs, March 30 1793
GOSMAN, JOHN: 2nd son of John Gosman; bound app under George Taylor for 4 yrs, 6 April 1807; entered journeyman to Robert Gillies, 22 June 1815; brother, William
GOSMAN, WILLIAM: eldest son of John Gosman; bound app under Robert Gillies for 3 yrs, May 3 1806
GRAY, ANDREW: bound app under John Gillies for 2 yrs, Jan 1 1806
GRAY, McCOWAN: bound app under John Gillies for 3 yrs, March 1 1810 (recorded 4 June 1810)
GUALIE, JOHN: entered journeyman to George Taylor, 4 Jan 1803
HARTT, ALEXANDER: writer in Edinburgh; entry, prob as Hon Member, 16 Sep 1766, although he was Deacon in 1766-67, but he was an absentee member, and delegated his office to a deputy
HARVEY/HARVIE/HARVE/HERVEY
HARVEY, ANDREW: 2nd and yst lawful son of John Harvey (1), weaver in Crail; bound app to John Melville for 3 yrs, April 12 1794; entered journeyman to James Norie for 1 yr, Dec 2 1795
HARVEY, JOHN (1): journeyman weaver in Crail; entered journeyman to James Kingo for 12 months, 15 Nov 1758; to William Jameson, 22 Dec 1766; to Alexander Fliemeston, 14 Sep 1774; on 20 Sep 1780 he petitioned the Trade to be allowed to work at his calling within the Burgh during his lifetime, for which privilege he was willing to serve the Trade as their Officer as long as he was able to work, which offer the Trade accepted, and also allowed him to learn his eldest son the art of weaving, "if he chooses," but he and his son were to have no other liberty other than to use and exercise their Trade, and his son was to have no rights after his father's death, "unless tolerated;" he and his eldest son, John Harvey, agreed to serve Alexander Flemeston and his spouse, Euphan Elder (ND); m 18 Feb 1774 Christen Horsburgh (she died "in childbed," and was buried Jan 29 1785); sons, John (2) and Andrew
HARVEY, JOHN (2): eldest son of John Harvey (1); app to Alexandr Flemeston and his spouse, Euphan Elder, for 5 yrs, Jan 8 1789 (copy of Indenture); entered journeyman to George Taylor for 12 mnths, July 16 1792; entered journeyman to William Anderson for 1 yr, 17 Oct 1798
HAY/HAYE/HEAY
HAY, ALEXANDER: bound app to George Norie for 5 yrs, 30 [No month recorded] 1680
HAY, ANDREW: bound app to James Widcock (Woodcock) for 7 yrs, Nov 7 1707; spouse, Janet Allen, died June 10 1756
HAY, GEORGE: entered journeyman to William Anderson for 1 yr, 7 June 1800 (recorded Jan 13 1801)
HAY, JAMES: entered journeyman to George Taylor "so long as the master and servant shall agree," Jan 13 1801
HAY, ROBERT (1): adm Freeman, 12 Aug 1756; dead by 1792; relict, Mary Hay, was buried, Jan 24 1792; son, Robert (2)
HAY, ROBERT jnr (2): son of Robert Hay (1); bound app under father for 5 yrs, June 4 1770; entered journeyman to father, 4 June 1776; adm Freeman, 28 Feb 1777; Deacon (1785-86)
HENDERSON, JAMES (b 1752): b 26 Jan 1752, son of John Henderson, dyer in Crail, & Isobel Dron (who were m 02 Feb 1751); bound app to James Dron, present Deacon of the Weavers, and his spouse, Kathren Morice, for 3 yrs, 11 Sep 1764 (copy of Indenture)
HILL/HEIL/HOOL
HILL, GEORGE: son of John Hill; bound app under father for 7 yrs, April 9 1730
HILL, JAMES: eldest lawful son of John Hill (4), weaver; bound app under father for 6 yrs, 25 Nov 1785; entered journeyman to father, Jan 5 1789; adm Freeman, Dec 5 1789
HILL, JOHN (1): son of John Hill; bound app 5 Feb 1674
HILL, JOHN (2): bound app to John Hill, elder, 1699
HILL, JOHN (3): bound app to John Hill, 1712
HILL, JOHN (4): son of Thomas Hill; app to his father for 4 yrs from Martinmas 1759 (recorded 3 March 1760); freed from his app, 23 June 1768, having served his time "faithfully and soberly and honestly," and entered journeyman to father for 12 mths; adm Freeman, 4 June 1770; sons, James and John (5)
HILL, JOHN (5): 2nd son of John Hill (4), weaver in Crail; bound app under father for 6 yrs, Jan 1 1787; entered journeyman to Alexander Fleming, Oct 29 1792
HILL, JOHN (6): son of Thomas Hill; bound app under father for 5 yrs, Oct 3 1805
HILL, THOMAS (1): son of John Hill; bound app under father for 7 yrs, March 17 1722; adm Freeman, Feb 14 1733
HILL, THOMAS (2): son of Thomas Hill (1), weaver in Crail; entered journeyman to James Kingo, to serve him for 12 mths after Martinmas 1756 (recorded 12 July 1756); adm Freeman, 16 Aug 1758; Deacon (1774-75)
HILL, THOMAS (3): only lawful son of Thomas Hill, jnr; bound app under father for 5 yrs, 27 March 1778; entered journeyman to father, 27 March 1782; adm Freeman, 4 June 1783; Deacon (1791-1792); sons, Thomas and John (6)
HILL, THOMAS (4): 3rd lawful son of Thomas Hill; bound app under father for 7 yrs, 12 May 1788
HILL, THOMAS (5): eldest lawful son of Thomas Hill, jnr; bound app under father for 6 yrs, 21 March 1796; entered journeyman under father, May 31 1802
HILL, WILLIAM: son of John Hill; bound app under father for 6 yrs, May 30 1731
HOAG [HOGG], ROBERT: bound app to James Woodcock for 9 yrs, 1713
HOAN, JAMES: bound app to Thomas Hill for 3 yrs, Nov 1 1805
HODGE, GEORGE: 2nd lawful son of David Hodge, salt watchman in Pittenweem; bound app to Robert Gilles for 4 rys, 5 Jan 1789
HOROCK, ROBERT: bound app to James Kingo in the Marketgate (N.D.)
HORSBURGH, JAMES (1): bound app to John Gillies, present Deacon, for 7 yrs, Nov 29 1733; adm Freeman, 18 Oct 1758, as pendical of the Trade; on 18 Feb 1773 he petitioned the Trade to be allowed to work within the Burgh, although he was not in a condition to pay for his full freedom, and the Trade allowed him to do so, but he had to pay them 1d for every pound Scots that he earned within the Burgh; son, James (2)
HORSBURGH, JAMES: son of James Horsburgh (1); bound app under father for 7 yrs, June 9 1760; entered journeyman to Isoble Fowler, widow of George Bayne, weaver in Crail, for 12 mths, 11 Sep 1770
HORSBURGH, JAMES (3): eldest son of James Horsburgh; bound app to Robert Anderson for 3 yrs, Dec 21 1792; entered journeyman to Robert Anderson for yr, June 4 1796
HORSBURGH, JAMES (4): eldest son of James Horsburgh, shoemaker in Crail; bound app under John Gillies for 3 yrs and 8 mths from Candlemas 1810 (recorded 24 March 1810); entered journeyman to John Gillies for 12 mths, 4 June 1813, and to James Taylor, 22 June 1815
IRONS, ALEXANDER: bound app to James Key for 8 yrs, 24 May 1709
IRVINE [IRVEN], ALEXANDER: bound app to Thomas Anderson for 7 yrs, 17 Nov 1709
JAMESON, ALEXANDER: son of John Jameson (1); bound app under father, late Deacon, for 5 yrs, 2 May 1750; entered journeyman, 6 May 1756, and fied to his brother, John Jamieson, from 4 Dec 1766
JAMESON, JAMES: bound app to - (name unreadable) for 5 yrs (ND)
JAMESON, JOHN (1): yr son of John Jameson; bound app, 13 Sep 1711; became Deacon; sons, John (2), Alexander & William
JAMESON, JOHN (2): son of John Jameson (1), late Deacon of the Weavers; bound app under father for 5 yrs, 15 April 1747; adm Freeman, 20 May 1762; Deacon (1772-73)
JAMESON, JOHN (3) (b 1762): b 10 Aug 1762, eldest lawful son of William Jamieson, weaver in Crail, and Euphan Henderson; bound app to John Jameson (2), his uncle, for 4 yrs, 5 June 1778; entered journeyman to Alexander Fliemeston for 12 mths, 11 Jan 1781, and to Euphan Henderson, his mother, widow of William Jameson, 11 June 1784
JAMESON, WILLIAM: weaver in Crail; son of John Jameson (1); dead by June 1778; m 17 June 1760, Euphan Henderson; son, John (3)
JOHNSTON, GEORGE: weaver in Kingsbarns; on 18 Jan 1750 granted the liberty of plying his work of the weaver craft within the Langhouse Green as a pendicall under them, for which Liberty he was to pay the Trade #5 Scots as entry money, with #2 Scots as his speak drink, and an annual sum of 10/- for his loom, and an additional 20/- for every other loom set up by him or in his shop, with this liberty to be forfeited in case of failzie
KAY/KEY
KAY, ANDREW: adm as pendical Freeman, Oct 20 1739
KAY, GEORGE (1): 2nd son of James Kay, land-labourer in Crail; bound app under Andrew Taylor for 3 yrs, Dec 7 1796; brother, James (2)
KAY, GEORGE (2): eldest lawful son of George Kay, indweller in Crail; bound app to Bailie George Brown for 3 yrs, Sep 17 1805
KAY, JAMES: son of John Kay; bound app, 22 Sep 1680
KAY, JAMES: eldest son of James Kay, land-labourer in Crail; bound app under George Taylor for 3 yrs, Nov 16 1796; brother, George (1)
KENENMONT, JAMES: son of James Kenenmont; bound app under James Ramsay for 5 yrs, c 1705
KID/KED/KIED
KID, JAMES: son of James Kid; bound app under William Gay for 7 yrs (N.D.)
KID, JOHN: bound app undr William Gay for 6 yrs (ND)
KINGO/KINGOW
KINGO, ALEXANDER: son of James Kingo; bound app, 5 Feb 1674
KINGO, DAVID: bound app under father for 6 yrs, May 5 1720
KINGO, GEORGE: son of James Kingo (Nil further recorded)
KINGO, JAMES (1): son of Alexander Kingo; bound app under father, June 9 1713
KINGO, JAMES (2): bound app under father for 6 yrs, 30 April 1740; he was Convener of the Incorporated Trades, and also became stampmaster (although the James Kingo, weaver in Crail, mentioned by Conolly, P 177, as postmaster in a discharge, dated 22 Nov 1739, must refer to an earlier James); Beveridge, "after a most careful search of the various records," was unable to trace his death, but conjectures (P 264) that it must have been between July 1769 and Sep 1770; he was irregularly married at Edinburgh, 22 April 1753, by "John Grierson, minister," to Barbara Ness (she was buried 20 Oct 1792), for which irregularity he was summoned before the Kirk Session, and was by them duly rebuked; their house was in Marketgate (see Beveridge, P 262 for marriage lintels of 1759 and 1761); sons, James (3) and John (3)
KINGO, JAMES (3) (1756-1798): b 20 April 1756, son of James Kingo (2) and Barbara Ness; bound app under his father for 5 yrs from Martinmas 1767 (recorded 25 March 1768); entered journeyman to father, 22 June 1775; adm Freeman, 22 March 1776; Deacon (1780-82); buried, 30 Oct 1798
KINGO, JOHN (1): son of James Kingo; bound app, 26 Sep 1678
KINGO, JOHN (2): son of James Kingo; bound app, 1694
KINGO, JOHN (3) (b 1764): was b 24 April 1764, 2nd lawful son of James Kingo (2), stampmaster and weaver, & Barbara Ness; bound app under father for 6 yrs, 28 March 1778; entered journeyman to father, 11 June 1784; adm Freeman, 14 Sep 1787; Deacon (1797-98; 1803); he succeeded his father as stampmaster, and also served as session-clerk and burgh-fiscal
KNOX, DAVID: son of George Knox, indweller in Crail; bound app under Mitchel Fleming for 4 yrs, 17 Oct 1798; brother, John (2)
KNOX, JOHN (1): 2nd lawful son of George Knox, shoemaker in Crail; bound app under John Gillies for 4 yrs, 26 March 1796
KNOX, JOHN (2): son of George Knox, indweller in Crail; bound app under Alexander Fleming for 3 yrs, 24 Dec 1799; brother, David
LAVEROCK [LAVROCK], JOHN: indweller in Crail; bound app under James Norie for 1 yr, June 13 1793
LONEY/LONIE
LONIE, ROBERT: entered journeyman to William Auchterlonie for 1 yr, 15 May 1809; son, William (2)
LONEY, WILLIAM (1): Deacon (1809-14); brother, Robert; nephew, William (2)
LONEY, WILLIAM (2): 2nd lawful son of Robert Loney; bound app under uncle, William Loney (1), present Deacon. for 3 yrs from Candlemas 1810 (recorded March 24 1810)
LUMSDEN/LUMSDAIN/LUMSDAINE
LUMSDEN, ROBERT: bound app under George Taylor for 3 yrs, 7 Dec 1802; entered journeyman to Mithcel Fleming, Sep 26 1805, and then to Thomas Hill for 10 mths, Oct 3 1805; entered journeyman to Alexander Fleming for 12 mths, Feb 28 1810; entered journeyman to James Taylor for 12 mths, 22 July 1811
McCAULL, ROBERT: adm Freeman, 12 Sep 1782
McFARLANE/McFARLAN/McFERTON
McFARLANE, JOHN: 3rd son of Anrew McFarlane, meal seller in Crail; bound app under John Gillies for 4 yrs, Nov 3 1792
McFARLANE, THOMAS: lawful son of Andrew McFarlane; bound app under James Norrie for 4 yrs, 2 Jan 1797
McINTOSH, JOHN: oldest lawful son of dec John McIntosh, brewer in Crail; bound app to Thomas Hill jnr for 3 yrs, 25 Nov 1785; journeyman to Thomas Hill, July 18 1789; Deacon (1824-25)
McKAY [McCIAH], GEORGE: 2nd lawful son of Angus McKay; bound app under Robert Gillies for 3 yrs, March 22 1806
McMINN, JOHN: journeyman to the Weaver Trade, 29 July 1783
MARTINE [MERTINE], JOHN: bound app under George Clark for 7 yrs, 16 Dec 1669
MELVILLE [MELVELL], JOHN: ; eldest son of Alexander Melvel, indweller in Crail; bound app to Thomas Hill jnr, late Deacon, for 6 yrs, 25 Feb 1785; entered journeyman to George Westwater for 1 yr, 27 Dec 1790; Deacon (1807-08)
MILLER, ALEXANDER: entered journeyman to Mitchel Fleming, 20 July 1804; journeyman to John Gillies for 12 mths, Oct 31 1805
MORRIS/MORRES/MORICE/MOREAS/MORROW
MORRIS, JOHN: only son of William Morris, late land-labourer in Crail; bound app under George Taylor jnr for 3 yrs, March 13 1793; entered journeyman to George Taylor for yr, Oct 5 1796; entered journeyman to Mitchel Fleming[ston], Nov 16 1796; entered journeyman to William Anderson for 6 mths after 17 Dec 1800 (recorded 13 Jan 1801); entered journeyman to Mitchel Fleming for 2 mths, Sep 26 1805; entered journeyman to William Anderson, 15 May 1809; entered journeyman to William Loney, 22 June 1815
MURRAY, ALEXANDER: bound app under James Kingo for 3 yrs, 16 July 1810
NORIE/NOREY
NORIE, ANDREW (d 1788): son of George Norie (1); bound app under father for 4 yrs, 1726; adm Freeman, Sep 14 1733; buried, Nov 11 1788
NORIE, GEORGE (1): son of George Norie; bound app for 7 yrs, Nov 1690; Freeman (?), 1702; sons, George (2) and Andrew
NORIE, GEORGE (2): son of George Norie (1): bound app under father for 6 yrs, Nov 21 1720
NORIE, JAMES: son of Robert Norie, land-labourer in Crail; bound app to George Taylor, late Deacon, for 3 yrs, 2 Feb 1787; entered journeyman to Alexander Fliemeston, Sep 12 1790
OLIPHANT, GEPRGE: entered journeyman to John Jamieson, 22 June 1775
PATERSON, ALEXANDER: son of David Paterson; bound app under father, Feb 25 1713
PATERSON, DAVID: active, beginning of 18th century; sons, Alexander, James & John
PATERSON, JAMES: son of David Paterson; bound app under father for 7 yrs, c 1705
PATERSON, JOHN: son of David Paterson (Nil Further Recorded)
PETIE, JAMES: son of Thomas Petie, land-labourer in Crail; bound app under George Taylor for 3 yrs, 24 Dec 1799
RAITE, ALEXANDER: entered journeyman to James Kingo for "a certain time," 5 Dec 1771
RATE, WILLIAM: entered journeyman to James Kingo, Convener of Trades, from 6 Sep 1759 till Martinmas 1759
RAMSAY/RAMSAE
RAMSAY, JAMES (1): bound app to Andrew Stebles for 8 yrs, 1663
RAMSAY, JAMES (2): son of James Ramsay, 1702 (Nil further recorded)
RAMSAY, JAMES (3): bound app under James Angus for 6 yrs, Dec 6 1721
RAMSAY, WILLIAM: bound app under Andrew Hay for 6 yrs, Dec 15 1741
RIDOCK, THOMAS: bound app under John Jameson, elder, for 6 yrs, Dec 6 1722
RITCHIE/RITCHEY/RETCHE
RITCHIE, JAMES: lawful son of William Ritchie, land-labourer in Crail; bound app under John Gillies for 3 yrs, 12 April 1815 (recorded 22 June 1815); brother, William
RITCHIE, JOHN: bound app under John Gillies for 4 yrs, 22 March 1809 (recorded 15 May 1809); entered journeyman to John Gillies for 12 mths, 22 June 1815
RITCHIE, WILLIAM: eldest lawful son of William Ritchie, indweller in Crail; bound app under Andrew Taylor for 4 yrs, 20 Feb 1805; entered journeyman to John Gillies, 20 Sep 1808
ROBERTSON, JOHN (d 1790): journeyman weaver in Crail; entered journeyman, 5 Nov 1772, when he petitioned the Trade to be allowed to work for James Horsburgh, a "pendicale," who "had no right to take a journeyman;" the Trade allowed him to do so, but James Horsburgh had to pay the Trade 1d out of every 3/- earned by his him; Robertson was later journeyman to John Jamieson, but as the latter did not want Robertson to work for him, and as Robertson had no desire to continue further with his master, on 31 March 1777 the Trade had no objections in Robertson entering as journeyman to John Hill for 12 mths; he was buried, Sep 11 1790
RONALD, THOMAS: adm Freeman, 4 June 1805; Deacon (1843-45)
ROSS, ALEXANDER: 2nd son of dec Thomas Ross, land-labourer in Crail; bound app to Robert Gelles for 5 yrs, Dec 26 1787; entered journeyman to George Taylor for 6 mths, Dec 29 1792
ROSS, DAVID: son of John Ross; bound app under Andrew Taylor for 4 yrs, 23 May 1803; entered journeyman to Thomas Hill for 12 mths, 15 May 1809; entered journeyman to James Taylor, 13 Aug 1812
ROSS, JOHN: entered journeyman to James Norie for 6 mths, "and as long after as they can agree," Sep 18 1805
ROSS, THOMAS: travelling chapman in Crail; bound app to Alexander Fliemeston for 3 yrs, 3 Jan 1788; entered journeyman to Geroge Taylor for 1 yr, 12 Feb 1791, and to Andrew Taylor, June 3 1796
RUNCIMAN, JOHN: son of dec William Runciman, mariner in Crail; bound app to John Jamieson, late Deacon, June 14 1780
RUSHTON [RESHTON], JAMES: bound app to John Gos for 6 yrs, 1694
SHANKS, THOMAS: in Pittenweem; adm Freeman, 16 Dec 1765 (entry scored out)
SIMMERS/SEMERS
SIMMERS, BALFOUR: bound app under Bailie George Brown for 4 yrs, Nov 1 1805
SIMMERS, DAVID: bound app under Bailie George Brown for 3 yrs, Nov 1 1805
SIMMERS, THOMAS: entered journeyman to Thomas Hill for 1 yr & 9 mths, 27 Aug 1806
SIMPSON, JOHN (b 1770): b 06 Feb 1770, 2nd lawful son of Mr William Simpson (d Oct 1779), Town-Clerk of Crail, and Beatrice Wood; bound app to Robert Gilles for 3 yrs, 14 Oct 1788
SMITH, JAMES (d 1773): bound app under James Antoine for 6 yrs, Dec 3 1734 entry scored out); Deacon (1758); d March 3 1773, and buried, March 10
STABELS/STEABELS
STABELS, ANDREW (1): bound app under William Marr for 6 yrs, April 28 1649
STABELS, ANDREW (2): active, early 18th century; son, Andrew 3
STABELS, ANDREW (3): son of Andrew Stabels (2); bound app under father for 6 yrs, March 16 1731; adm Freeman, 16 Oct 1738; m Crail, 04 Feb 1749 Elspet Dun
STALKER, WILLIAM: entered journeyman to David Gilles from 28 April 1760 to Whitsunday 1761; adm Freeman, 9 Dec 1783
STEPHEN, JAMES: eldest son of James Stephen, indweller in Crail bound app under Mitchel Fleming for 4 yrs, Martinmas 1802; entered journeyman to Bailie George Brown for 3 mths, "or as long as they agree," Sep 18 1805; entered journeyman to Thomas Hill for 6 mths, Oct 3 1805
TAYLOR, ALEXANDER: son of George taylor; bound app under father for 6 yrs, 8 Jan 1768 (recorded 25 March 1768); entered journeyman to father, 22 June 1775; adm Freeman, 22 March 1776
TAYLOR, ANDREW (1): 4th son of George Taylor, late Deacon; bound app under father for 6 yrs, 25 Nov 1785; entered journeyman to father, March 5 1792; Deacon (1805-06); in Feb 1810 was fined 3/6 for neglecting to inform the Deacon when John Galloway began to wrok for him as an apprentice, contrary to the Act of Sep 25 1805 (see Minute dated Feb 28 1810); and in June 1810 fined 10/- as the amount of apprentice dues entries for David Taylor and George Taylor due by him to the Funds of the Trade (see Minute dated 14 June 1810)
TAYLOR, ANDREW (2): eldest son of Andrew Taylor, indweller in Crail; bound app under Thomas Hill for 3 yrs, 1 March 1805 (recorded Oct 3 1805); entered journeyman to Thomas Hill for 1 yr, 27 Aug 1806
TAYLOR, ANDREW (3): bound app to brother, James Taylor, for 3 yrs, 13 Aug 1812; entered journeyman to brother, James Taylor, 12 Aug 1816
TAYLOR, DAVID: son of David Taylor, land-labourer in Crail; bound app under Andrew Taylor (1) for 3 yrs, July 16 1810
TAYLOR, GEORGE (1): Deacon (1763-65; 1778-79; 1801-02); in June 1810 was fined #1 sterling for engaging James Taylor, "an unfreeman of this burgh," to weave house-hold cloth, contrary to the Laws of the Incorporation (see Minute dated 14 June 1810); son, George (2)
TAYLOR, GEORGE (2): 3rd lawful son of George Taylor (1), late deacon; bound app under father for 6 yrs, 27 March 1778; entered journeyman to father, 11 June 1784; adm Freeman, 12 Dec 1788; son, George (3)
TAYLOR, GEORGE (3): son of George Taylor (2); bound app under Andrew Taylor (1) for 5 yrs, July 16 1810
TAYLOR, JAMES (1): son of George Taylor; bound app under father for 5 yrs, 22 June 1775; entered journeyman to father, Sep 15 1780; adm Freeman, 20 Sep 1780
TAYLOR, JAMES (2): eldest son of James Taylor, shoemaker in Crail; bound app under George Taylor for 4 yrs, 1 April 1803; entered journeyman to Andrew Taylor for 1 yr, 6 April 1807; entered journeyman to Thomas Hill for 12 mths, 15 May 1809; adm Freeman, 16 July 1810; Deacon (1830-31); brother, Thomas
TAYLOR, THOMAS: 2nd lawful son of James Taylor, shoemaker in Crail; bound app under George Taylor (1) for 4 yrs, 15 Nov 1804; entered journeyman to George Taylor for 6 mths, 15 May 1809, and to brother, James Taylor, for 12 mths, 22 July 1811
THOMPSON, WILLIAM LAING: adm Freeman, 4 Nov 1840; Deacon (1841-42)
THOMSON, WILLIAM: entered journeyman to James Norrie, 22 April 1800
TULLIS/TOLLES/TULLUS/TOLLOS/TULLAS
TULLIS, JAMES: 2nd son of James Tullis, letter-carrier in Crail bound app under George Westwater for 4 yrs, Feb 18 1793; entered journeyman to James Kingo, Jan 24 1797, and to Thomas Farmer for 1 yr, 21 April 1798; brother, Robert
TULLIS, ROBERT: 3rd lawful son of James Tullis, letter-carrier in Crail; bound app under John Kingo for 5 yrs, April 20 1793
WALLES [WALLACE], JAMES: entered journeyman to Mitchel Fleming for 3 mths, 18 Sep 1805
WATSON, DAVID: lawful son of Robert Watson; bound app under father for 4 yrs, 4 June 1798; brother, James
WATSON, FRANCIS: entered journeyman to George Taylor for 12 mths, 29 Sep 1773
WATSON, JAMES: lawful son of Robert Watson; bound app under father for 3 yrs, 4 June 1800, and again for to father for 3 yrs, 18 Sep 1805; entered journeyman to Thomas Hill for 12 mths, Feb 28 1810, and to Deacon William Lonie for 6 mths, 6 May 1811; brother, David
WATSON, ROBERT: adm Freeman, 18 Jan 1773, paid #42; sons, David and James
WESTWATER, GEORGE (b 1750): b 24 Feb 1750, son of George Westwater and Johanna Kingo, residenter in Crail; his father was apparently dead by 19 May 1762, when he was app to James Kingo and his spouse, Barbara Ness, for 6 yrs (Copy of Indenture); freed from his apprenticeship, 19 May 1768, having served his time "honestly, spberly and discreetly," and entered journeyman to James Kingo for 12 mths; was described as journeyman weaver, when he was adm Freeman, 22 March 1776; Deacon (1776-77)
WHIT [WHITE], JAMES: son of Thomas White; bound app under father for 6 yrs, Dec 16 1737
WHIT [WHITE], THOMAS: active, 1st half of 18th century; son, James
WILKIE/WILKEY
WILKIE, WILLIAM: entered journeyman to Andrew Taylor for 6 mths, 15 May 1809, and to Robert Gillies for 12 mths, Feb 28 1810
WILLEY/WELY/WILLIE
WILLLEY, JAMES: son of Robert Willey (1); bound app under father for 6 yrs, April 9 1730; brother, Robert (2)
WILLIE, JOHN: son of Robert Willie (2); bound app under father for 5 yrs, 5 May 1759; entered journeyman to George Taylor, present Deacon, 5 Nov 1764; adm Freeman, 15 Oct 1765; relict, Christen Scott, buried May 16 1780
WILLEY, ROBERT (1): bound app under David Paterson for 8 yrs, 1694; sons, Robert (2) and James
WILLEY, ROBERT (2): son of Robert Willey (1); bound app under father for 5 yrs, Aug 7 1729; adm Freeman, Aug 10 1736; on March 1 1760 was strongly rebuked for ridiculing and abusing James Kingo, the Convener of Trades, and James Smith, Deacon of the Weavers, by calling them "bade names" behind their backs; Deacon (1768-71); relict, Esbel Houston, d Dec 22 1775, and buried Dec 23
WILSON/WILLSON
WILSON, DAVID: bound app under George Norie jnr for 7 yrs, Nov 11 1731
WILSON, HENRY: lawful son of Andrew Wilson, indweller in Craillsmuir; bound app under Thomas Hill jnr for 3 yrs, 19 Feb 1800
WILSON, JOHN: bound app under John Gillies for 8 yrs, 1694
WISHART, ALEXANDER: lawful son of dec Alexander Wishart, fisherman in Crail; bound app under George Brown for 3 yrs, 12 July 1799; entered journeyman to George Taylor, May 8 1803, and to Thomas Hill, Nov 1 1805
WOODCOCK/WIDCOCK/WOODCOK
WOODCOCK, DAVID (1): bound app under father, May 10 1716
WOODCOCK, DAVID (2): entered journeyman to Robert Gillies, 22 June 1815
WOODCOCK, JAMES (1): son of Robert Woodcock; bound app for 7 yrs, Aug 1692; Freeman (?), 1700
WOODCOCK, JAMES (2): son of James Woodcock; bound app under father for 5 yrs, Feb 9 1727 - this entry scored out, and replaced by: James Woodcock, bound app to John Gillies, elder, late Deacon, for 4 yrs, March 18 1728; adm Freeman, Sep 23 1735
WOODCOCK, PADDINGTON: son of John Woodcock, shoemaker in Crail; bound app under Robert Gillies for 5 yrs, Feb 17 1793; brother, Rankine
WOODCOCK, RANKINE: lawful son of John Woodcock; bound app under Bailie George Brown for 3 yrs, Sep 17 1805; entered journeyman to Thomas Hill for 12 mths, 15 May 1809
WOODCOCK, ROBERT: son of James Woodcock; bound app under father for 6 yrs, May 30 1721; brother, William
WOODCOCK, WILLIAM: son of James Woodcock; bound app under Robert Woodcock, his brother, for 6 yrs, Nov 11 1731 (entry scored out)
WOODCOCK, WILLIAM: 2nd lawful son of John Woodcock, shoemaker in Crail; bound app under Thomas Hill jnr for 5 yrs, 2 Feb 1786