DUNFERMLINE WEAVERS, 1596-1863

[Extracted from the three election books to the Dunfermline Incorporation, 1596-1683, 1697-1775, and 1776-1863. The first book is in the National Library of Scotland (MS 3576), having been presented to the Library in 1948 by the estate of Mrs Janet Frame, Alloa, through the good offices of W R Aitken, the librarian of Clackmannan County Library; the other 2 Manuscript Books are in Dunfermline Central Library. Election entries from the first book have been copied into the second. Other notes have also been taken from the other MS Trade Books in Dunferlime Library, namely the Minute Books, 1793-1824 and 1825-1858, and the Account Book, 1809-1838. The only extant record book not consulted has been the Qualified and General Roll Book, now in the Dunfermline Museum (Inv 1968.490), kept from 1792 to the closing of the craft. Notes have also been taken from "The Weaver's Craft. Being A History of the Weavers' Incorporation of Dunfermline" (1903) by Daniel Thomson, hereafter abbreviated as Thomson. The index below has principally been taken from the election books. A more detailed index has been compiled by Martin Norgate, the Curator of Dunfermline Museum, in 1974, copies of which can be found at the Dunfermline Museum and also at Dunfermline Central Library.

ABERCROMBIE, DAVID: adm Freeman, 19 Sep 1774; son, David Abercromby, tenter, adm Burgess, 7 Aug 1793

ADAM [ADDAM], WILLIAM: adm Freeman, Jan 27 1762

ADAMSON, GAVIN: adm Freeman, Dec 2 1738

ADAMSON, JAMES: late app to David Mackie, weaver; Burgess, 4 July 1797

ADAMSON, THOMAS: adm Freeman, 20 Nov 1719

ADDISON, WILLIAM: son of William Addison, Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 16 Aug 1793; adm Freeman, 18 Sep 1795; one of the weaving craft appointed to frame a petition in Sep 1804 for the repeal of the "late Corn Bill," and have it sent to the district M.P. [Thomson, P 296]

ADIE, JAMES: son-in-law of David Law, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, Sep 28 1804

AIRTH, ALEXANDER: adm Freeman, Jan 28 1736

AIRTH [ARTH], ROBERT: adm Freeman, May 4 1732

AITKEN/ATKIN/AIKEN/ATHKIN

AITKEN, ANDREW: son of John Aitken, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 19 Sep 1806; Burgess, 5 July 1797; helped found Tradesman's Library in 1808 [Thomson, P 308]; Council Member, 1818-19; in Nethertown in 1837

AITKEN, DAVID: son-in-law of Robert Bald, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, Sep 9 1808; Burgess, 11 March 1808; Council Member, 1824-25 and 1834-35; in Bothwellhaugh in 1837; m 27 May 1807 Ann Bald

AITKEN, HENDRIE: adm 26 Sep 1769; Council Member, 1786; 1797-98

AITKEN, JAMES: adm Freeman, 19 Nov 1735; son, Thomas; son-in-law, Peter Hoey; Thomson (P 369) lists a James Aitken in the Nethertown, as a member of the Incorporation as at 16th March 1837

AITKEN, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, 23 Dec 1713

AITKEN, JOHN, elder (2): adm Freeman, 28 Aug 1720

AITKEN, JOHN (3): adm Freeman, May 31 1749

AITKEN, JOHN (d 1814) (4): adm Freeman, 29 May 1764; Council Member, 1782, and 1802-03; Funeral Expenses of 10/- paid by Trade, March 28 1814

AITKEN, THOMAS: son of James Aitken, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 3 Oct 1780; Council Member, 1800-01; in Nethertown in 1837

ALEXANDER, JAMES (1): adm Freeman, Nov 30 1743; on the leet of 2 in 1756 [Thomson, P 230), and Craft Councillor in 1761 [Thomson, P 235); Boxmaster (1749); Deacon (1763); son, James (2); son-in-law, George Inglis

ALEXANDER, JAMES (2): son of James Alexander (1), Burgess and Freeman; adm 4 April 1792; manufacturer; in Canmore Street in 1820; shortly afterwards in partnership under the firm of J & T Alexander in Canmore Street (Pigot, 1825/37); prob the James Alexander who was clerk to the Weaver Incorporation in 1800 [Thomson, P 292), and who was succeeded as Clerk by Robert Hutton (d c 1826) [Thomson, P 355)

ALEXANDER, SAMUEL: adm Freeman, Sep 24 1750; son-in-law, Andrew Henderson

ALLACE, WILLIAM: adm Freeman, Sep 25 1734

ALLAN, JOHN (1): bound app under Archibald Horn; adm Freeman, 23 Aug 1799

ALLAN, JOHN (2): eldest son of John Allan (1), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 9 Sep 1802; in Dundee in 1837

ALLISON/ALISON/ALESON/ALLESON/ALLIESON

ALLISON, JAMES: adm Freeman, Sep 28 1732; Deacon (1756-57); son-in-law, John Dick

ALLESTER/ALLISTER/ALASTER/ALLASTER/ALLESTER/ALLESTARE

ALASTER, ANDREW (1): adm Freeman, Sep 21 1744

ALLESTER, ANDREW (2): son of William Allester; adm Freeman, July 4 1776; Council Member (1787-88; 1792-93)

ALLASTER, DAVID (1): adm Freeman, 27 Sep 1708

ALLESTER, DAVID (2): adm Freeman, Nov 6 1761; Boxmaster (1776); Deacon (1788-89); prob the David Allester, who was member of Committee (1796) formed to have Sir John Henderson of Fordel elected as their M.P. [Thomson, P 281]; son, David (3)

ALLESTER, DAVID: lawful son of Andrew Allester, weaver Burgess of Dunfermline; app under Alexander Bennet, weaver Burgess of Dunfermline, for 4 yrs from Whitsunday 1767 (recorded 17 April 1767) [B20/6/6, Pp 228-30]

ALLESTER, DAVID (3): son of David Allester (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 6 May 1797; Burgess, 7 Aug 1795; Boxmaster (1813-14; 1817-20); Manufacturer, in East Port in 1837 (Pigot)

ALESTER, DAVID (4): son of John Alester, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, Sep 27 1804

ALESTER, JAMES: son of William Alester snr [the father of William Alester jnr], Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 14 Sep 1798; Council Member, 1804-05; 1812-13; Deacon (1826-27);

ALLESTAIRE, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, March 3 1748; son, John (2)

ALISTER, JOHN (2): son of John Alister (1); Freeman Weaver; adm Freeman, 21 May 1771; son, John Allester (4)

ALLESTER, JOHN (3): son of William Allester, Freeman Weaver; adm Freeman, Sep 16 1773

ALLESTER, JOHN (4): son of John Allester (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 4 July 1797

ALESTER, JOHN (5): son of William Alester (5), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 26 Sep 1822; at a meeting of Trade called by Deacon John Scotland on 15 July 1836, seconded the motion by John Morris that the Trade properties be exposed to sale by public roup within one month [Thomson, P 327]; in New Row in 1837

ALLESTER, ROBERT: son of David Allester, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 21 Sep 1825; Burgess, 22 Sep 1825; Council Member, 1830-31; in Inglis Street in 1837

ALLESTARE, WILLIAM (1): adm Freeman, Dec 8 1738; sons, William (2) and Andrew

ALISTER, WILLIAM (2): son of William Alister (1); adm Freeman, Jan 6 1769; Council Member (1785, 1787); sons, William (4) and James

ALLESTER, WILLIAM (3): son of David Allester, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 26 Sep 1792; Burgess, 5 Aug 1789; prob the William Allester, who was a writer in Edinburgh (1837), and whose son, David Allester (1802-1851) was admitted Writer to the Signet on 28 June 1827

ALESTER, WILLIAM (4): son of William Alester (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 14 Sep 1798; Burgess, 8 Aug 1795; Council Member (1802-03; 1807; 1819-23; 1826-27; 1830-31); in Golfdrum in 1837

ALESTER, WILLIAM (5): eldest son of John Alester (3), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, Sep 27 1804

ANDERSON, ADAM (1): son of George Anderson, Burgess and Freeman adm Freeman; adm Freeman, 6 July 1780

ANDERSON, ADAM (2): son of Robert Anderson, Burgess and Freeman adm Freeman, 14 Sep 1792; Burgess, 18 Aug 1792

ANDERSON, ANDREW: adm Freeman, 26 Sep 1751; son, John; sons-in-law, James Anderson (5) and Alexander Robertson

ANDERSON, DAVID (1): adm Freeman, 18 Nov 1748

ANDERSON, DAVID (2): adm Freeman, 16 Jan 1751

ANDERSON, DAVID (3): son of David Anderson, Burgess and Freeman adm Freeman, 23 Sep 1772; Deacon (1776-77)

ANDERSON, DAVID (4): son-in-law of John Richardson; adm Freeman 12 Sep 1778; m 21 Feb 1777 Mary Richardson

ANDERSON, DAVID (5): son of Michael Anderson, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, Sep 23 1793

ANDERSON, DAVID (6): son-in-law of George Robertson; adm Freeman and Burgess, Sep 14 1804; m 22 Oct 1802 Mgt Robertson

ANDERSON, DAVID (7): eldest son of Robert Anderson, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, June 12 1812; Burgess, 11 June 1812; his father was leasee of the lapping-house and calender from 1810, and he helped his father in this business until 1820, when it was given up; David Anderson again took let of calendar in 1830 at rental of #40, and in 1837 is described as lapper [see Robert Anderson]

ANDERSON, GEORGE (1): gave in a "sufficient Essay," and was adm Freeman, May 23 1737

ANDERSON, GEORGE (2): adm Freeman, Aug 23 1759; dead by Sep 1793; sons, Adam (1), Robert (6), and George (3); son-in-law, Charles Cooper

ANDERSON, GEORGE (3): son of George Anderson (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 16 Sep 1796; in England in 1837

ANDERSON, HENRY: adm Freeman, 23 July 1731; sons, James (4), Robert (3) & William (4)

ANDERSON, JAMES (1): gave in "sufficient Essay" and was adm Freeman, March 15 1737

ANDERSON, JAMES (2): adm Freeman, June 20 1739

ANDERSON, JAMES (3): adm Freeman, 2 Oct 1764

ANDERSON, JAMES (4): son of Henry Anderson; adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1771

ANDERSON, JAMES (5): son-in-law of Andrew Anderson; adm Freeman Dec 24 1777; m 29 Nov 1776 Isobel Anderson

ANDERSON, JAMES (6): son of James Anderson, Burgess and Freeman adm Freeman and Burgess, 19 Oct 1786

ANDERSON, JOHN (1): Member of Trade, 2 April 1596 (see Thomson, Pp 57-58)

ANDERSON, JOHN (2): adm Freeman, Aug 6 1731

ANDERSON, JOHN (3): adm Freeman, Oct 1 1737

ANDERSON, JOHN (4): adm Freeman, Oct 2 1739

ANDERSON, JOHN (5): adm Freeman, Sep 25 1759

ANDERSON, JOHN (6): eldest son of Andrew Anderson, Freeman Weaver; adm Freeman, 26 May 1774

ANDERSON, JOHN (7): son of David Anderson, Freeman and Burgess; adm Freeman, 26 Jan 1781; Council Member (1793-94; 1798-99; 1809; 1814-18; 1822-25); Boxmaster (1815-16); Deacon (1824-25)

ANDERSON, MICHAEL: adm Freeman, Aug 24 1749; son, David (5)

ANDERSON, PATRICK: adm Freeman, Jan 1 1761

ANDERSON, ROBERT (1): son of William Anderson, weaver in Dunfermline; adm Freeman, 16 Oct 1747; son, William (6)

ANDERSON, ROBERT (2): adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1762

ANDERSON, ROBERT (3): son of Henry Anderson, Freeman Weaver; adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1771

ANDERSON, ROBERT (4): son of David Anderson, Burgess and Freeman Weaver; adm Freeman, 15 Sep 1778; in 1810 became lesee of the lapping-house and calendar at a let of #82 per year, which he pays till 1813, when Laurence Ford became the new lessee. "He, however, resiles from his engagement, and throws up his bargain, and the place is again given to Robert Anderson and his sons, Robert and David (7)...From that time forward till 1820, the Andersons pay a rent in all of #47.10s. They, however, finish their lease and say good-bye in that year, when the craft again take the business of lapping and caledering into their own hands...This continues till 1827, when Messrs James and William Morris take a lease of the calender and other apparatus...The Morrises give up the calender in 1830, when it is let to David Anderson at a rental of #40" (Thomson, P 263)

ANDERSON, ROBERT (5): son of James Anderson, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 28 Aug 1792

ANDERSON, ROBERT (6): eldest son of dec George Anderson (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 20 Sep 1793

ANDERSON, ROBERT (7): son of Robert Anderson (4), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 12 June 1812; Burgess, 11 June 1812; Council Member, 1820-21; Boxmaster (1832-34); in Nethertown in 1837

ANDERSON, ROBERT (8): residing in Dunfermline, eldest son of William Anderson (6), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 27 Sep 1821; Burgess, 28 Sep 1821; prob the Robert Anderson, member of the Weaver Incorporation, noted as being in Liverpool in 1837

ANDERSON, THOMAS (1): adm Freeman, 10 Oct 1658

ANDERSON, THOMAS (2): adm Freeman, Sep 12 1759

ANDERSON, WILLIAM (1): adm Freeman, 20 Oct 1714

ANDERSON, WILLIAM (2): adm Freeman, 20 Nov 1719

ANDERSON, WILLIAM (3): son of William Anderson, weaver; adm Freeman, March 21 1746; son, William (5)

ANDERSON, WILLIAM (4): son of Henry Anderson, Freeman Weaver; adm Freeman, 21 May 1771

ANDERSON, WILLIAM (5): 2nd son of William Anderson (3), weaver Burgess; adm Freeman and Burgess, 19 Sep 1791; Council Member (1802-03; 1808-09; 1812-14; 1817-18; 1824-25; 1827-29); prob the William Anderson who helped found the Tradesmen's Library in 1810, and who afterwards removed to Leith (see Thomson, P 308-309)

ANDERSON, WILLIAM (6): eldest son of Robert Anderson (1), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 1 Sep 1796

ANGUS (ANGUES), JOHN: adm Freeman, March 6 1750

BAINE/BAYNE/BAYNY/BONE/BONEY

BONE, ALEXANDER yr (1): adm Freeman, 18 Nov 1665; bounds and obliges himself "never to teach nor instruct any man directly nor indirectly in any point or part of my calling...except my own servants...under the penaltie of ane hundred pounds" (Minute dated 22 Jan 1667)

BONE, ALEXANDER (2): adm Freeman, 4 June 1667

BEIEN, ALEXANDER, yr (3): adm Freeman, 23 Sep 1667

BAYNY, ALEXANDER (4): adm Freeman, Sep 13 1725

BAINE, DAVID: son of James Baine; adm Freeman, Sep 21 1731; Boxmaster (1736)

BAYNE, HUGH: son of James Bayne; adm Freeman, Nov 5 1725

BAYNE, JAMES: adm Freeman, Nov 5 1725; sons, David & Hugh

BONEY, JOHN: adm Freeman, 12 Dec 1726

BONE, ROBERT: adm Freeman, 14 Dec 1667

BONE, THOMAS: adm Freeman, Oct 10 1658

BAYNE, WILLIAM: son of George Bayne; adm Freeman, Oct 31 1727

BAIRNER, ROBERT: adm Freeman, Sep 6 1726

BALD, ROBERT: bound app to James Allison; adm Freeman, Dec 14 1773; Council Member, 1782-83; son, William; son-in-law, David Aitken

BALD, WILLIAM: son of Robert Bald, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman as eldest son, his brother being abroad, July 4 1797; Burgess, 3 July 1797; in Nethertown in 1837

BALFOUR, JAMES: adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1755; Member of Quorum, 1785; sons, Robert and William

BALFOUR, ROBERT: son of James Balfour; adm Freeman, April 23 1781; manufacturer in Woodhead Street (listed Pigot[1820/25/37]

BALFOUR, WILLIAM: son of James Balfour; adm Freeman, 23 April 1781

BALNAVES/BELNIVES

BALNAVES, ALEXANDER: son of Thomas Balnavess, Freeman and Burgess; adm Freeman, 19 Sep 1790

BELNIVES, DAVID: adm Freeman as eldest son, June 5 1767; dead by 18 July 1792, when son, David Balnaves, adm Burgess

BALNAVES, ROBERT (1): adm Freeman, Jan 6 1743; son, Thomas

BALNAVES, ROBERT (2): son of dec Thomas Balnaves, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 5 Sep 1786; Burgess, 1 Sep 1786; in Paisley in 1837

BALNAVES: THOMAS: 2nd son of Robert Balnaves (1), weaver Burgess in Dunfermline; adm Freeman, 23 March 1767; will recorded 4 Sep 1773; sons, Alexander and Robert (2)

BARCLAY (BARCKLAY), ROBERT: adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1660

BARNET/BARNETT/BURNET

BARNET, JOHN (1): weaver in Black's Park; adm Freeman, 21 Sep 1791; one of the weaving craft in Sep 1804 appointed to frame a petition and have it sent to the district M.P. to repeal the late "Corn Bill" (see Thomson, P 296); son, Peter

BARNET, JOHN (2): son of Peter Barnet; adm Freeman, 4 Sep 1802; Burgess, 7 Aug 1795

BARNETT, PETER: son of John Barnett (1), weaver, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 18 Sep 1792; son, John (2)

BECK (BEC), JOHN: active, 1707-1713;

BELL, THOMAS: free Member of the Incorporation, 2 April 1596 (see Thomson, P 57-58)

BENNET/BENET/BENNIT

BENNET, ALEXANDER: son of James Bennet; adm Freeman, Aug 22 1745; son, Thomas; app: David Allester (1767)

BENNET, ANDREW: adm Freeman, June 11 1747

BENET, JAMES: adm Freeman, Sep 21 1722; son, Alexander

BENNET, THOMAS: son of Alexander Bennet; adm Freeman, Sep 21 1781; in Rolland Street in 1837; son, Alexander Bennet, adm Burgess, Sep 1 1815

BENNET, WILLIAM: app to Peter Dewar, Freeman Weaver; adm Freeman, Dec 14 1773; Member of Quorum, 1786-87

BENNIE/BEANY/BANNAY/BONIE

BONIE, ANDREW (1): son of James Bonie, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 14 Sep 1778

BANNAY, ANDREW (2): son-in-law of William Stobie, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 19 Sep 1789

BEANIE, GEORGE: adm Freeman, 1718

BEANY, JAMES: adm Freeman, 13 Oct 1738

BENNIE, JOHN: son of George Bennie, writer in Dunfermline; adm Freeman, Dec 1 1747

BERIEHILL (BERRIEHILL), JOHN: adm Freeman, 28 Sep 1715

BEVERIDGE/BEFRIDGE/BELVARDGE/BELFRAGE/BEVERADGE/BELFARGE

BELVARDGE, ADAM: adm Freeman, Sep 1 1758; son, James (3); son-in-law, James Mackie

BEVARGH, ANDREW (1): son of John Bevargh, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 23 Oct 1772

BEVERIDGE, ANDREW (2): son of James Beveridge, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 13 Sep 1816; in Reform St in 1837; son, William (2)

BELFRAG, DAVID (1): adm Freeman, 23 Oct 1713; active, 1713-1742 Boxmaster (1727); Deacon (1728-29); sons, David (2), John (3) and Robert

BELFRAGE, DAVID (2): son of David Belfrage (1); adm Freeman, Sep 6 1747

BEVERIDGE, DAVID (3): son of Bailie William Beveridge, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, Sep 8 1797; Bailie in Burntisland in 1837

BEVERIDGE, GEORGE: adm Freeman, 5 Sep 1815; son-in-law, John Drysdale

BEFRECHE, JAMES (1): adm Freeman, 27 May 1720

BEVERIDGE, JAMES (2); adm Freeman, 5 April 1765

BEVERIDGE, JAMES (3): son of dec Adam Beveridge, weaver and Burgess; adm Freeman, Sep 12 1785

BEVERIDGE, JAMES (4): eldest son of John Beveridge, merchant, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 31 Aug 1793; Burgess, 16 Aug 1793; dead by 5 July 1797, when son, David Beveridge, adm Burgess

BEVERIDGE, JAMES (5): son of William Beveridge, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 25 Sep 1801

BEVERIDGE, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, Dec 7 1736; Boxmaster (1742)

BELFRAGE, JOHN (2): adm Freeman, Sep 17 1748

BELFRAGE, JOHN (3): son of David Belfrage (1); adm Freeman, 20 Sep 1756

BEVERIDGE, JAMES: adm Freeman, April 5 1765

BELFRAGE, ROBERT: son of David Belfrage (1); adm Freeman, Jan 30 1746

BELFRAGE, WILLIAM (1): adm Freeman, 11 July 1766

BEVERIDGE, WILLIAM (2): son of Andrew Beveridge (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, Sep 3 1830; in Pittencrieff Street in 1837

BIRRELL, GEORGE (1790-1881): manufacturer and weaver; b June 8 1790, son of William Beveridge (2); adm Freeman, Sep 15 1830; in partnership with Robert Birrell as table linen manufacturers in St Mgt St under the firm of Rbt & George Birrell; Rbt Birrell d Dec 31 1839, and George Birrell cont the business on his own account, and is listed Slater (1852) and Westwood (1862/66); Provost of Dunfermline from 1836-38, he died July 5 1881

BIRLE, WILLIAM (1): adm servant to William (Buye) for 1 yr from Martinmas 1644

BIRREL, WILLIAM (2): app to Adam French, Freeman weaver; adm Freeman, Sep 14 1774; Boxmaster (1787-88); Quorum (1789, 1790, 1794); son, George

BISSET, THOMAS: son-in-law of James Lawson (Lowson), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 18 Sep 1806; served on Council Quorum (1809, 1815-18, 1821, 1824-25, 1829-31), and was Boxmaster in 1821 and Deacon in 1822-23; was present at the meeting called to discuss the dissolution of the Incorporation on 15 July 1836, and proposed that: "(1) 'That the heritable property belonging to the incorporation be immediately disposed of.' (2) That the just and lawful debts due by the incorporation be paid and (3) 'That the balance, after payment of these debts, be divided equally among the members alive at the date of division.'" (see Thomson, Pp 325-27); in Pilmuir Street in 1837 m 11 Nov 1805 Nelly Lowson

BLACK/BLAK/BLAICK/BLEACK

BLACK, ALEXANDER: son of James Black, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 4 July 1797

BLACK, DAVID (1): adm Freeman, Sep 24 1761; Boxmaster (1771)

BLACK, DAVID (2): son of James Black, Freeman weaver; adm Freeman, 29 Sep 1772; member of Council Quorum (1781, 1785, 1789); Deacon (1786-87)

BLACK, DAVID (3): son-in-law of Alexander Bennet, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 12 Sep 1789; Burgess, 11 Sep 1789

BLAK, EBENEZER: adm Freeman, 2 Oct 1764

BLACK, GEORGE: adm Freeman, 12 Dec 1726

BLACK, JAMES (1): adm Freeman, Sep 25 1724

BLACK, JAMES (2): son of Thomas Black (1); adm Freeman, Oct 19 1739; son, Thomas (2)

BLACK, JAMES (3): from Dunning, adm Freeman, Aug 22 1791; Burgess, 25 June 1791

BLACK, JAMES (4): eldest son of James Black, Freeman and Burgess; adm Freeman, 28 Aug 1792; Burgess, 29 July 1791

BLAIKE, JAMES (5): eldest son of William Black, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, Sep 13 1825; Burgess, 20 Aug 1802

BLACK, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, 17 Feb 1702; name mentioned, July 1707, when the Trade bought the tenement and orchard yard at Damhead belonging to Janet Jack for #240 sterling (see Thomson, P 187); Boxmaster (1719); Deacon (1720-21)

BLEACK, JOHN (2): adm Freeman, Sep 10 1761

BLACK, JOHN (3); adm Freeman, Aug 1 1766

BLACK, ROBERT (1): adm Freeman, Nov 18 1726

BLACK, ROBERT (2): adm Freeman, Sep 15 1732

BLACK, THOMAS (1): adm Freeman, 31 Dec 1719; active, 1719-1776; Boxmaster (1739); son, James (2)

BLACK, THOMAS: son of James Black (2), Freeman weaver; adm Freeman, 2 July 1771

BLACK, WILLIAM (1): adm Freeman, Feb 8 1769; son, William (2)

BLACK, WILLIAM (2): son of William Black (1), Freeman and Burgess; adm Freeman, Sep 17 1784

BLACK, WILLIAM (3): son of James Black, weaver Burgess of Dunfermline; app under James Anderson for 4 yrs from Candlemas 1796 (recorded 20 Nov 1798) [B20/6/12, Pp 405-08]

BLACKADDER/BLACKADER/BLACKER

BLACKER, JAMES (1): adm Freeman, May 25 1742; son, James (2); son-in-law, John Duncan

BLACKADER, JAMES (2): son of James Blackader (1), Freeman Weaver; adm Freeman, Sep 29 1775

BLACKET, ANDREW: adm Freeman, Aug 3 1712

BOAG, ANDREW: son of Stenhouse Boag, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 22 Nov 1856; Burgess, 6 Nov 1850; manufacturer; the last fully recorded meeting of the Weaver Incorporation was held in his warehouse on 20th Aug 1858 (see Thomson, P 301); last Deacon of the Craft (1856-63); m 10 Jan 1855 Jessie Douglas

BOAG, STENHOUSE: son-in-law of Andrew Fotheringham, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 30 Sep 1820; active, 1820-63; in Inglis Street in 1837; the last Boxmaster of the Craft, 1856-63; son, Andrew

BONNAR/BONNER/BONAR

BONNAR, ALEXANDER yr (1): Member, 1667; Weaver and Burgess of Dunfermline; on 22 Jan 1667 he bound and obliged himself "never to Teach nor Instruct any man or woman diretly, or indirectly, in any part or pairts of my calling; and especially in Coverings-Working, except my own servants;" and obliged himnself "never to transgress after the date hereof, and that under the penalty of One Hundred Pounds Scots money." (see Thomson, P 173)

BONNER, ALEXANDER (2): adm Freeman, April 14 1761; sons, Alexander (3) and David

BONNER, ALEXANDER (3): eldest son of Alexander Bonner (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 23 Sep 1802; Burgess, 17 Sep 1802; Quorum Member (1804; 1816-17)

BONNER, DAVID: son of Alexander Bonner (2), Burgess and Freeman adm Freeman, 20 Sep 1802; Burgess, 17 Sep 1802; Boxmaster (1808-09); in 1806 received #350 from the Board of Trustees for the Encouragement of Fisheries and Manufactures for patenting an improvement in the method of producing coloured sprigs (see Thomson, P 199 & 305); in Isla in 1837

BONNAR, JAMES: son-in-law of John Houston, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 10 Feb 1789; Boxmaster (1792); on Quorum, 1792-94; m 01 July 1788 Isabel Houston; son, William

BONNAR, ROBERT: son of Robert Bonnar, wright in Dunfermline; app under David Anderson elder, weaver Burgess in Dunfermline, for 4 yrs from Candlemas 1791 (rec 27 March 1793) [B20/6/11, Pp 395-97]

BONNAR, THOMAS: adm Freeman, Nov 18 1726

BONNAR, WILLIAM: son of Robert Bonnar, wright in Dunfermline; app under David Anderson elder, weaver Burgess of Dunfermline, for 4 yrs from Candlemas 1791 (recorded 27 March 1793) [B20/6/11 Pp 395-97]

BONNAR, WILLIAM: eldest son of James Bonnar, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 27 Sep 1816; Quorum (1819, 1821, 1826); Boxmaster (1822-25)

BOWIE/BOUIE

BOWIE, ANDREW (1): adm Freeman, 28 Nov 1710

BOWIE, ANDREW (2): adm Freeman, 4 Jan 1751; on 7 March 1762 the Council let to him for 1 yr "Two little Shops at the head of Kirkgate...after Whitsunday first at Twelve pounds Scots (ster) of Rent, in order to be a place for boiling and cooking yarn" (Henderson, P 478); Deacon (1770-71)

BOWIE, HENRY: adm Freeman, Sep 26 1769; active 1769-1809; Boxmaster (1785); sons, John and William, adm Burgess, 4 July 1797; 3rd son, Henry, Burgess, 11 Aug 1820

BOUIE, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, 9 May 1749; son, John (2)

BOUIE, JOHN (2): son of John Bouie (1); adm Freeman, Sep 22 1762

BOWIE, RALPH: adm Freeman, Oct 5 1749; son, James, adm Burgess, 4 July 1797

BOWIE, WILLIAM: active 1644-59; apprentices, John Gray (1646) and Alexander Scot (1659); tacksman, William Kirk (1644); on 3rd June 1644 spouse, Mysie Bonnar, was found guilty "of cursing and slanderous speeches" and was fined #3 and "ordained to stand at the Cross or tron, on ane market-day, with a paper on her head segnifying her cursing and blasphemies" (see Thomson, P 141)

BOWMAN, JOHN: adm Freeman, 10 Jan 1725

BRAND, DAVID: adm Freeman, June 18 1738; Boxmaster (1741); son, Robert; son-in-law, John Webster

BRAND, ROBERT: son of David Brand, Freeman; adm Freeman, Nov 25 1767; active, 1767-83

BROWN/BROUN/BROUNE

BROWN, ALEXANDER (1): adm Freeman, 12 Nov 1717

BROWN, ALEXANDER (2): son of John Brown, merchant; adm Freeman, June 22 1726

BROWN, ANDREW: adm Freeman, Feb 18 1738

BROWN, DAVID (1): adm Freeman, June 2 1742

BROWN, DAVID (2): adm Freeman, 13 Sep 1757

BROWN, GEORGE: adm Freeman, 18 Nov 1714

BROWN, GEORGE (2): adm Freeman, 19 Sep 1719

BROWN, JAMES (1): adm Freeman, June 11 1747

BROWN, JAMES (2): son-in-law of James Wright; adm Freeman, Aug 12 1768 as Freeman son-in-law

BROUNE, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, 2 Jan 1673

BROWN, JOHN (2): adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1702

BROWN, JOHN (3): adm Freeman, 20 Nov 1709; son, Robert

BROWN, JOHN (4): son of dec John Brown, weaver at the Back of Dams; app under Alexander Cummin, weaver at the Back of Dams, for 4 yrs from Martinmas 1779 (rec April 28 1780) [SC20/36/13]

BROWN, ROBERT: son of late John Brown (3), weaver in Dunfermline; adm Freeman, 16 Oct 1747

BROWN, WILLIAM (1): adm Freeman, 21 Sep 1720

BROWN, WILLIAM (2): adm Freeman, 25 Dec 1722

BROWN, WILLIAM (3): adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1748

BROWNLIE/BRUNLEE/BURNLIE

BRUNLEE, JAMES: eldest son of Robert Brunlee (2), Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 4 July 1797; adm Freeman, 7 July 1810; in Queen Anne Street in 1837

BROWNLIE, JOHN (d 1817): son of James Brownlie; adm Freeman, 1 May 1778; Funeral Expenses of 13/- paid by Trade, June 4 1817

BURNLIE, ROBERT (1): adm Freeman, Dec 7 1736;

BROWNLIE, ROBERT (d 1823) (2): app to John Curror, Freeman Weaver; adm Freeman, May 10 1774; son, James; son-in-law, James Wishart; funeral expenses of 12/- paid by Trade, Oct 25 1823

BRUCE/BRICE/BRUIST/BRISS

BRUCE, JAMES: adm Freeman, 22 Sep 1721

BRISS, ROBERT: adm Freeman, Dec 20 1756

BRUCE, WILLIAM: bound app to James Mudie for 3 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 1641

BRYCE, ROBERT: adm Freeman, Sep 19 1729

BUIST, ROBERT (1): adm Freeman, 22 Sep 1701

BUIST, ROBERT (2): son of George Buist; adm Freeman, April 17 1746; active, 1746-87

BURGE, JAMES: adm Freeman, Sep 15 1732

BURLEIGH (BURLIE), JAMES: adm Freeman, 6 Oct 1718

BURT, GEORGE: adm Freeman, 5 Dec 1722

BURT, GEORGE: app to David Anderson; Burgess, 22 July 1796

CAIRNS, DAVID: adm Freman, 4 March 1661

CAIRNS, JAMES: active, 1595-1613; Deacon (1595-96); name mentioned Nov 1613 (see Thomson, P 100)

CAMERON/CAMMERON

CAMERON, PETER: son-in-law of James Gibson, Burgess and Freeman adm Freeman, 20 Sep 1816; Burgess, 19 July 1815; Boxmaster (1851-52); in Newrow (1837) m 31 July 1810 Catherine Gibson

CAMERON, ROBERT: app to William Paton, Freeman Weaver; adm Freeman, May 18 1774

CAMMERON, THOMAS: adm Freeman, 16 Oct 1747

CAMPBELL/CAMPLE/CAMBEL/CAMPLE

CAMPBELL, JAMES: adm Freeman, 6 Feb 1765; sons, William (2) and John (2); another son, James, Burgess 25 Sep 1816

CAMPBELL, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, 29 Nov 1764

CAMPBELL, JOHN (2): son of James Campbell, Freeman and Burgess; adm Freeman, 6 Sep 1793; Burgess, 17 Aug 1792; in East Port in 1837

CAMPLE, PETTER [PETER CAMPBELL]: adm Freeman, 4 Aug 1766

CAMPBELL, WILLIAM (1): adm Freeman, Nov 16 1747

CAMPBELL, WILLIAM (2): eldest son of James Campbell, Freeman and Burgess; adm Freeman, 22 Aug 1791; Burgess, 30 July 1791; on 23 Sep 1814 he protested against Laurence Ford being elected Deacon, for the reason "that he does not think him a man of conscience," and insisted on a special meeting of the weavers, and enforced his claim by tabling a mark, as earnest of his good intentions; at this meeting, held on 3 Nov 1814, he regretted the "expressions" he had used at the earlier meeting, since they were made from false information, and Ford was consequently elected Deacon; in Aug 1821 was one of the weaver craft, along with the Deacon, the Boxmaster and David Wishaw, who enquired into their rights as regards the seats formerly occupied by the weavers in the Old Abbey Church; in 1824 sought a loan of #10 from the Weaving Craft to help him buy a reed-making machine, but the Trade could not help him (see Thomson, Pp 300, 347, 350 and 355); in East Port in 1837

CARMICHAEL/CARMICHALL/CURKMIELL

CARMICHAEL, JOHN: son-in-law of Joseph Sinclair, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1800; active, 1800-35; m 03 Sep 1799 Mgt Sinclair

CARMICHALL, WALTER: bound app to James Mudie for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 1644

CASHEN, DAVID: adm Freeman, 7 Sep 1753

CHALMERS/CHALMBERS/CHAMBERS

CHALMERS, ANDREW: son of William Chalmers (1), weaver in Dunfermline; adm Freeman, Nov 27 1744; active, 1744-1802; dead by May 1802; Boxmaster (1746; 1764); son, William (2); sons-in-law, William Chapman and Alexander Fisher

CHALMBERS, DAVID: eldest son of Thomas Chalmbers, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, Sep 14 1822; in Reids Park in 1837

CHALMBERS, JAMES: son-in-law of Laurence Miller, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, July 22 1830; Boxmaster (1831); in Bruce Street in 1837; m 09 Dec 1827 Ann Miller

CHALMERS, JOHN: adm Freeman, 22 April 1737; Boxmaster (1743)

CHALMERS, THOMAS: son-in-law of William Alester, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 5 Sep 1788; Burgess, 2 Jan 1788; active, 1788-1832; m 17 Sep 1784 Helen Allister; son, David

CHAMBERS, WILLIAM (1): adm Freeman, 26 June 1719; son, Andrew

CHALMERS, WILLIAM (2): eldest son of Andrew Chalmers, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 22 May 1801

CHALMERS, WILLIAM (3): reedmaker; in 1819 succeeded the late Alexander McIntosh, with whom he had served for a long period of years, as reedmaker to the Weaver Incorporation, and introduced an improved machine (Thomson, P 308); Burgess, 24 Feb 1820; adm Freeman of the Weaver Incorporation on 23 Feb 1820; retired as reedmaker in 1836; in High Street in 1837

CHAMBERS, ANDREW: adm Freeman, 14 March 1753

CHAMBERS, ROBERT (1): bound app to James Smeatone, 1640's

CHAMBERS, ROBERT (2): bound app to James Duncanson for 5 yrs, 16 June 1656, David Cochran cautioner for the master, and John Cunningham for the app

CHAPMAN, GEORGE: adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1666

CHAPMAN, WILLIAM: son-in-law of dec Andrew Chalmers, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 13 May 1802; m 11 April 1783 Mgt Chalmers

CHRISTIE/CHRYSTIE/CHRISTY/CRISTE

CHRYSTIE, ANDREW (1): adm Freeman, 16 March 1733

CHRISTIE, ANDREW (2): adm Freeman, Sep 25 1758; active, 1758-83; sons, George Crystie and William Christie, adm Burgess, 8 May 1790 and 11 Oct 1792 respectively

CRISTE, DAVID: adm Freeman, Nov 30 1731

CHRYSTIE, GEORGE (1): adm Freeman, 3 March 1702

CHRISTY, GEORGE (2): adm Freeman, June 17 1736

CHRISTIE, JOHN: adm Freeman, March 1 1738

CLARK/CLERK

CLARK, DUNCAN: adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1655

CLARK, JAMES (1): adm Freeman, 25 Nov 1671

CLERK, JAMES (2): adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1678

CLERK, THOMAS: son-in-law of George Couper; adm Freeman, 3 March 1797; Burgess, 16 Aug 1793; in Moodie Street in 1837; m 29 June 1787 Catherine Couper; dead by 4 Nov 1840 when son, George, adm Burgess

COCHRAN, DAVID: active, 1644-48; app Andrew Walwood (1644) and William Turnbull (1648)

COLLIER/COLLZEAR/COLLYEARE

COLLZEAR, ANDREW: eldest son of Robert Collzear; adm Freeman, 4 June 1667

COLLZEAR, JOHN: adm Freeman, 15 Sep 1682

COLLZEAR, ROBERT: bound app to George Davidson for 3 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 1640; active, 1640-67; Deacon (1661?); app, Thomas Law (1646), David Kinloch (1656); son, Andrew

COOK, DANIELL: son of John Cook (1), Freeman and Burgess; adm Freeman, 28 Aug 1792; active, 1792-1800

COOK, DAVID: son of John Cook (1), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 4 July 1797; Burgess, 5 July 1797

COOK, JAMES: son of John Cook (1), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 17 Sep 1790

COOK, JOHN (1): son-in-law of James Wardlaw; adm Freeman, April 28 1768; active, 1768-1829; in 1790 devised an improvement in weaving, which was examined by a committee of weavers of the Incorporation, and as a reward his two sons (no doubt John and James) were adm to the "Freedom" of the trade gratis (see Thomson, P 351); sons, John (2), James, Daniell and David

COOK, JOHN (2): son of John Cook (1); adm Freeman, 17 Sep 1790

COUPER/COUPPER/CUPPAR/COUPAR/CUPAR/COOPER

COUPPER, ALEXANDER: adm Freeman, 27 Sep 1759

COUPER, CHARLES: son-in-law of George Anderson, late Freeman and Burgess; adm Freeman and Burgess, 19 Sep 1789; active, 1789-1824; m 17 MAy 1788 Mgt Anderson; son, George (2); son-in-law, John Kelty

COUPPER, GEORGE (1): adm Freeman, Sep 26 1759; active, 1759-89; son, John (2); son-in-law, Thomas Clerk

COUPER, GEORGE (2): son of Charles Couper, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 26 Sep 1810; Boxmaster (1826-30); at Back o' the Dam in 1837

COUPER, JAMES: son-in-law of George Anderson; adm Burgess, 19 Sep 1797; dead by 30 Sep 1814, when son-in-law, Peter Burt, adm Burgess

COOPER, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, Sep 15 1732; son-in-law, William Dawson

COUPER, JOHN (2): eldest son of George Couper (1), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, Sep 20 1793; Burgess, 28 Sep 1792; Weavers Cllr in 1798; in Reids Park in 1837; son, Thomas

COUPER, JOHN (3): manufacturer, Pittencrieff Street; adm Hon Member, 23 Sep 1830; listed Pigot (1825/37)

CUPPAR, THOMAS: son of John Cuppar, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, Sep 4 1793

COUSIN/CUSINE/COUSINE/CUZAN/COUSIEN/CUSEN/CUSING

CUSINE, JAMES (1): son of Deacon Thomas Cusine (1); adm Freeman, Sep 24 1735

CUSAN, JAMES (2): adm Freeman, 14 July 1766; son, William

CUSINE, JAMES (3): son of dec Alexander Cusine, labourer in Saline; app under John Hamilton for 3 yrs from Whitsunday 1779 (recorded 13 Feb 1779) [B20/6/9, Pp 116-18]

CUZAN, JOHN: adm Freeman, Aug 1 1766; Boxmaster (1768)

COUSINE, THOMAS (1): adm Freeman, 20 Aug 1709; active, 1709-1735; Boxmaster (1717-18); Deacon (1722-23; 1730); in Sep 1724 was one of the orignal leet of four, from which the Trade, for ever year thereafter until 1835, chose their Deacon and Boxmaster (see Thomson, P 196); as Deacon, addressed the Town Council in July 1731 to the effect that "'the manufacture of linen cloath in this town were under a great disadvantage by reason of the want of a bleaching field, and that the fittest place about the town for that was the King's Park' (Abbey Park);" (see Thomson, P 200-04); sons, James and Thomas (2)

CUSINE, THOMAS (2): son of Deacon Thomas Cusine (1); adm Freeman, Sep 24 1735

COUSIEN, WILLIAM: son of James Cousien (2); Freeman 18 Jan 1772

COVENTRY, ROBERT: eldest son of William Coventry, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 22 Sep 1806; Burgess, 20 Aug 1802; in Reid Row in 1837

COVENTRY, WILLIAM: adm Freeman, April 1 1773; active, 1773-1806 Boxmaster (1781); son, Robert

CRAWFORD (CROAFOORD), ROBERT: adm Freeman, 3 Oct 1682

CRUIKSHANK (CROOKSHANK), JAMES: adm Freeman, 19 Nov 1714

CUMMING/CUMMIN/CUMING/CUMING/CUMMAN

CUMMAN, ALEXANDER (d 1827): son of Andrew Cumman (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 21 Sep 1772; d c 28 May 1827 "in extreme indigence," and the Trade granted "ten shillings to help defray his funeral expenses" (Thomson, P 265)

CUMMING, ANDREW (1): adm Freeman, 20 June 1708

CUMMIN, ANDREW (2): adm Freeman, 6 June 1741; sons, Andrew (3) and Alexander

CUMMIN, ANDREW (3): son of Andrew Cummin (2), Freeman of the Burgh; adm Freeman, 21 May 1771

CUMING, JAMES: adm Freeman, 29 Sep 1707; on 17 Nov 1708 rented from the Weaver Incorporation "that orchard beneath the Dam of Dunfermline, belonging to ye said weavers," at a rent of fourteen pounds, six shillings and eightpence" (see Thomson, P 187-88); will recorded, 6 Dec 1717

CUNNAN/CUNAN/CUNNEN/CUNNAND

CUNNAND, ALEXANBDER: son of John Cunnand; adm Freeman, 23 Sep 1772

CUNNAND, ANDREW: adm Freeman, 27 Sep 1771

CUNAN, JOHN: adm Freeman, Dec 14 1741; son, Alexander

CUNNEN, WILLIAM: son-in-law of John Ker snr, Freeman Weaver; adm Freeman, April 1 1773

CURRIE/CURIE/CURE/CURRY/COURRIE

CURE, ANDREW: adm Freeman, Sep 23 1727

CURIE, GEORGE (1): adm Freeman, 23 Sep 1762

CURRIE (CURRAN), GEORGE: adm Freeman, 27 Sep 1777

CURRIE, HENRIE: adm Freeman, 30 Sep 1680

CURRIE, JOHN: adm Freeman, 17 Nov 1720

CURRIE, ROBERT (1): adm Freeman, c 1655

CURRIE, ROBERT (2): adm Freeman, June 1 1679

CURIE, ROBERT (3): adm Freeman, 2 May 1721

CURIE, THOMAS (1): adm Freeman, 18 Nov 1714

CURRY, THOMAS (2): adm Freeman, Sep 24 1722

COURRIE, THOMAS (3): adm Freeman, 11 Jan 1749; active, 1749-98

CURROR/CUROR/CURORR

CURROR, JOHN: adm Freeman, Aug 2 1759; Boxmaster (1760); app, Robert Brownlie (1774)

DALGLEISH (DALGLISH), DAVID (1): adm Freeman, 21 Sep 1698; Boxmaster (1711-13); Deacon (1714-15; 1719)

DALGLEISH, DAVID: son of John Dalgleish, miner in Torryburn; app under William Allaster for 3� yrs from Martinmas 1796 (recorded 7 Nov 1798) [B20/6/12, Pp 395-97]

DALGLISH, ROBERT: Member of Trade (1711)

DAVIDSON, GEORGE: active, 1640-44; app, Robert Collyear (1640); James Sma (1644); Burgess in Dunfermline; will recorded, 4 Oct 1654

DAVIDSON, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, 5 Aug 1720

DAVIDSON, JOHN (2): adm Freeman, Dec 6 1733

DAVIDSON, JOHN (3): adm Freeman, Nov 22 1764; active, 1764-98

DAVIDSON, ROBERT: adm Freeman, 17 Oct 1747

DAVIDSON, WILLIAM (d 1822): Funeral Expenses of 7/6d. paid by Trade, July 10 1822

DAYNES (DEANS), GEORGE: gave in "sufficient essay" and adm Freeman, March 12 1737; son-in-law, John Patten

DEWAR/DEUAR/DUER/DEWR

DEWAR, ANDREW: adm Freeman, 21 Sep 1716

DEUAR, DAVID: adm Freeman, 28 Aug 1753; active, 1753-99

DUER, JOHN: adm Freeman, Jan 14 1748

DEUAR, PETTER [PETER]: adm Freeman, 9 Sep 1762; app, William Bennet (1773)

DICK, ARCHIBALD: adm Freeman, 17 Oct 1745

DICK, JOHN: son-in-law of dec James Allison, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 19 Sep 1794; m 28 Dec 1792 Euphan Alison

DICKSON/DIXSON/DICKESON/DICKISONE

DICKISONE, ANDREW: app, James Dickisone (1640)

DICKESON, DAVID: adm Freeman, Sep 1680

DICKISONE, JAMES: bound app to Andrew Dickisone for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 1640; app, John Donaldson (1671)

DICKSON, JOHN (1): bound app to James Smeatone, May 1641

DICKSON, JOHN (2): son-in-law of Andrew Fotheringham, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 30 Sep 1820; Deacon (1832-33); in Inglis Street in 1837; long known for his style of speech (Thomson, P 350); m 19 June 1818 Mgt Fotheringham

DIXSON, RICHARD: brewer in Dunfermline; "an handy labourer in the weaver trade and croaft," and adm Freeman, Dec 17 1741

DIXSON, WALTER: adm Freeman, 25 Sep 1749

DONALD, ANDREW (1): son of John Donald (1); adm Freeman, Nov 7 1761; son, John (3)

DONALD, ANDREW (2): son of John Donald (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 25 Nov 1801; active, 1801-35; in Golfdrum in 1837

DONALD, DAVID: son of John Donald (1), Burgess and Freeman Weaver; adm Freeman, 8 March 1777

DONALD, GEORGE: son of John Donald (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 25 Nov 1801

DONALD, JAMES (1): late apprentice to David Allister; adm Freeman and Burgess, 30 Jan 1797; son, James (2)

DONALD, JAMES (2): eldest son of James Donald, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 4 July 1797

DONALD, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, 1 Dec 1737; sons, John (2), Andrew (1) and David

DONALD, JOHN (2): son of John Donald (1); adm Freeman, Jan 6 1769; Quorum Member (1782-83; 1792-93); sons, John (4), Andrew (2) and George

DONALD, JOHN (3): son of Andrew Donald (1); adm Freeman, 16 May 1800

DONALD, JOHN (4): eldest son of John Donald (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 25 Nov 1801; Quorum Member (1804-05; 1810); in Crossford in 1837

DONALDSON/DONALDSONE/DONOLDSON

DONALDSON, DAVID: adm Freeman, 16 Nov 1720

DONALDSON, HENRY (1): adm Freeman, Sep 15 1721; was dead by 1747; son, John (3)

DONALDSON, HENRY (HARY) (2): adm Freeman, March 3 1737

DONALDSON, HENRY (d c 1791) (3): adm Freeman, March 22 1759; appears to have died between June 1790 and Sep 1791; sons, James (3) and John (4)

DONALDSON, JAMES (1): adm Freeman, May 30 1749

DONALDSON, JAMES (2): son of William Donaldson, Freeman and Burgess; adm Freeman, May 26 1774

DONALDSON, JAMES (3): son of Hendry Donaldson (3), Freeman and Burgess; adm Freeman 17 Sep 1790; Burgess, 5 June 1790; Quorum Member (1790-91; 1799-1800; 1806-07; 1826-27); in Woodmill Street in 1837

DONALDSONE, JOHN (1): bound app to James Dickesone (or Duncanson) for 3 yrs, "and he hath payed his box pennie up to 25 day of November [1672]"; adm Freeman, 31 Jan 1708

DONALDSON, JOHN (2): adm Freeman, June 10 1741

DONALDSON, JOHN (3): son of dec Henry Donaldson (1), weaver; adm Freeman, Nov 27 1747

DONALDSON, JOHN (4): son of dec Henry Donaldson, Freeman and Burgess; adm Freeman, 5 Sep 1791; Quorum Member (1798-99); son, John (5)

DONALDSON, JOHN (5): eldest son of John Donaldson, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, Sep 16 1803; Burgess, 14 Sep 1803; Quorum Member (1808-09; 1832-33); Boxmaster (1836); in Knabbie Street in 1837

DONALDSON, THOMAS (d c 1747): adm Freeman, Nov 22 1722; described as "lately deceased" in Oct 1747; son, William (1)

DONALDSON, WILLIAM (1): son of lately deceased Thomas Donaldson, weaver in Dunfermline; adm Freeman, Oct 16 1747; sons, James (2) and William (2)

DONALDSON, WILLIAM (2): son of William Donaldson (1); adm Freeman, Sep 18 1784

DOUGLAS/DOUGLASS/DOUGLES/DOUGLESS

DOUGLAS, ALEXANDER: adm Freeman, 4 March 1700; active, 1700-11

DOUGLAS, DAVID: son of William Douglas (1), Burgess and Freeman adm Freeman, 16 Sep 1791; Burgess, 29 Aug 1791; in Bridge Street in 1837

DOUGLASS, WILLIAM (1): son-in-law of John Couper, weaver Burgess; adm Freeman, 22 Sep 1779; sons, David and William (2)

DOUGLASS, WILLIAM (2): son of William Douglass (1), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, Sep 14 1804; Quorum Member (1826-27); in James Place in 1837

DOWNIE, ANDREW: son-in-law of Charles Roy, Freeman Weaver in Dunfermline; adm Freeman, 10 May 1777; m 28 Oct 1775 Christian Roy

DOWNIE, ROBERT: of Appin, M.P. for the Dunfermline Burghs; adm Hon Freeman, 21 June 1825 for his successful efforts in the House of Commons to "obtain a continuation of the protecting duties on the importation of foreign damasklinens" (see Thomson, Pp 321-24; 355)

DRUMMOND/DRUMOND

DRUMMOND, JAMES: adm Freeman, Sep 16 1774

DRUMMOND, JOHN (1): son of Robert Drummond (1), Freeman and Burgess; adm Freeman, Oct 13 1780

DRUMOND, JOHN (2): son of Robert Drumond (2), Freeman and Burgess; adm Freeman, 5 Feb 1791

DRUMOND, PITTER [PETER]: son of William Drumond, gardener (?) in Dunfermline; adm Freeman, 30 July 1762

DRUMMOND, ROBERT (1): adm Freeman, Dec 10 1737; sons, Robert (2) and John (1)

DRUMOND, ROBERT (2): son of Robert Drumond (1), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 30 March 1771; Quorum Member (1788-89); son, Robert (3) and John (2)

DRUMOND, ROBERT (3): son of Robert Drumond (2), Freeman and Burgess; adm Freeman and Burgess, 5 Feb 1791; Quorum Member (1812-13); in Bothwellhaugh in 1837

DRYSDALE/DRYSDALL/DRYSDEL/DRYSDAL/DRYSDEL/DRISDEL/DRYSEDALE

DRYSDAL, ANDREW: son of Robert Drysdal (1), Freeman and Burgess; adm Freeman, Sep 17 1784; active, 1784-1834; Boxmaster (1788; 1803-05)

DRISDEL, DAVID: adm Freeman, Feb 12 1765

DRYSDALE, GEORGE: son of Robert Drysdale (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 19 Sep 1814; in Pittencrieff in 1837

DRYSDALL, JAMES: bound app to John Littlejohn, weaver Burgess in Dunfermline for 7 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 1638

DRYSDALE, JOHN: residing in Parknook, son-in-law of George Beveridge, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 21 April 1821; in Golfdrum in 1837

DRYSDALE, ROBERT (1): adm Freeman, 8 March 1758; active, 1758-90; sons, Andrew and Robert (2); another son, George, adm Burgess, 22 July 1791

DRYSDEL, ROBERT (2): son of Robert Drysdel (1), Burgess of Burgh of Dunfermline; adm Freeman, 17 Sep 1790; Burgess, 10 Sep 1790; in Pilmuir Street in 1837; son, George

DRYSDALL, THOMAS (1): adm Freeman, 2 Nov 1703

DRYSDALE, THOMAS (2): son of Charles Drysdale, tenant in Whinnyhall; app under David Anderson for 4 yrs from Whitsunday 1788 (recorded 4 Jan 1792) [B20/6/11, Pp 338-41]

DRYSDALE, THOMAS (3): son-in-law of David Anderson, jnr, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 23 Sep 1793; Burgess, 7 Aug 1793; in Glasgow 1837

DUFF, ALEXANDER: adm Freeman, Jan 12 1722

DUNCAN, JOHN: son-in-law of James Blackadder, weaver and Burgess; adm Freeman, Sep 4 1779; in Glasgow in 1837

DUNCANSON/DUNCANSONE/DUNKANSONE/DOUNCANSON

DUNCANSONE, ANDREW: app, James Duncansone (1640)

DUNCANSONE, DAVID: was ending his app in 1642; adm Freeman, 22 Sep 1679

DUNCANSONE, JAMES (1): bound app to Andrew Duncansone for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 1640; app, James Morris (1638?), John Durham (1648), Robert Chambers (1656); servant, James Willsone (1659-60)

DUNKANSONE, JAMES (2): adm Freeman, 26 Sep 1719

DOUNCANSON, JOHN: adm Freeman, 12 April 1734

DURHAM, JAMES (1): adm Freeman, 10 Oct 1658

DURHAM, JAMES (2): adm Freeman, 25 Feb 1720

DURHAM, JOHN: bound app to James Duncansone (1) for 5 yrs, 18 May 1648 - Patrick Durham cautioner for the app and James Imrie for the master; adm Freeman, 27 Sep 1669; active, 1669-1711

DURIE/DURRIE

DURRIE, JAMES: app, Thomas Durrie (1641)

DURIE, ROBERT: bound app to William Lambe, Deacon, for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 1643

DURRIE, THOMAS: bound app to James Durrie for 3 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 1641

ERSKINE/ERSKIN

ERSKINE, CAMPBELL: son of Robert Erskine, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 16 Sep 1796; in Nethertown in 1837; m to Rachel Preston (Thomson, P 364)

ERSKIN, JAMES: son of Robert Erskin, weaver and Burgess; adm Freeman, Aug 29 1785; active, 1785-1815

ERSKINE, JAMES, Rt Hon Captain: of Alloa; adm Hon Member, Nov 30 1773

ERSKINE, JAMES FRANCIS: of Forrest, brother of John Francis Erskine, Earl of Mar; adm Hon Member, Nov 30 1774

ERSKINE, ROBERT: adm Freeman, 22 Sep 1766; sons, James and Campbell

FARNE, THOMAS: adm Freeman, 1658

FAULDS, JOHN: adm Freeman, 11 Jan 1710; active, 1710-32

FERGIE, DAVID: adm Freeman, Jan 12 1749

FERGUS, DAVID: adm Freeman, Feb 7 1740; active, 1740-88; Boxmaster (1765; 1769); sons, James and John (2); son-in-law, Henry Smitton

FERGUS, FRANCIS: adm Freeman, 1 Feb 1765

FERGUS, JAMES: son of David Fergus,, Freeman and weaver; adm Freeman, 3 Oct 1780; active 1780-1818

FERGUS, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, 25 May 1770; active, 1770-1813; Deacon (1772); on 25 Sep 1800 he "behaved repeatedly in an improper manner to the deacon," for which he was "put off the trade." "Against this judgment of the deacon, Fergus appealed to the Town Council, 'took instrument and craved extracts;" but the Council was evidently unwilling to meddle in the quarrel, and finally Fergus withdrew his appeal and made peace with the craft" (see Thomson, P 350)

FERGUS, JOHN (2): son of David Fergus, weaver and Burgess; adm Freeman, Aug 2 1785

FERGUS, JOHN (3): son of William Fergus (1), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 7 April 1789

FERGUS, WILLIAM (1): adm Freeman, 27 Nov 1750; active, 1750-97; son, John (3)

FERGUS, WILLIAM (2): son of George Fergus, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 7 April 1789

FERGUSON/FERGESON/FERGISONE/FARGUSON/FARGUSSON/FARGISON

FERGUSON, ANDREW: son of David Ferguson (3), Freeman and Burgess; adm Freeman, Jan 4 1799

FERGUSON, DAVID (1): adm Freeman, 29 May 1719

FERGUSON, DAVID (2): son of John Ferguson (3), Freeman weaver; adm Freeman, 2 July 1771; son, David (3)

FERGUSON, DAVID (3): son of David Ferguson (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 27 April 1781; dead by Sep 1812; sons, David (4), Andrew & John (4)

FERGUSON, DAVID (4): son of David Ferguson (3), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, Sep 23 1807

FERGESON, GEORGE: adm Freeman, 9 April 1757; active, 1757-99; son, James (2); other sons, John and William, adm Burgess 7 April 1789; son-in-law, John McEwen

FERGUSON, JAMES (1): adm Freeman, June 11 1734

FERGUSON, JAMES (2): son of George Ferguson, Freeman and Burgess; adm Freeman and Burgess, 9 Sep 1791; Deacon (1806-07); in Bothwellhaugh in 1837

FERGUSON, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, 25 Sep 1665 on payment of #28 Scots to the Trade

FERGUSON, JOHN (2): adm Freeman, 31 May 1712

FERGUSON, JOHN (3): adm Freeman, June 11 1747; Deacon (1816-17) son, David (2)

FERGUSON, JOHN (4): son of David Ferguson (3), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 21 Sep 1812; either the John Ferguson in North Chapel Street, or the John Ferguson in Reids Park, listed as being members of the Weaver Incorporation in 1837

FERGUSON, ROBERT: son of William Ferguson, Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 16 Sep 1796; adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1800; active, 1800-32

FERGUSON, WILLIAM (1): adm Freeman, Nov 13 1727

FERGUSON, WILLIAM (2): adm Freeman, 12 Jan 1749; son, William 3

FERGUSON, WILLIAM (3): lawful son of William Ferguson (2), Freeman weaver; adm Freeman, Dec 14 1773; active, 1773-1825; Deacon (1790-91); son, Robert; son-in-law, Alexander Laing; app, William Inglis (1774)

FINLAYSON, JOHN: Deacon of the Weaver Incorporation of Stirling adm Hon Member, 29 May 1705

FISHER, ALEXANDER: son-in-law of Andrew Chalmers, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 5 Oct 1804; m 21 Feb 1777 Marion Chalmers

FISHER, JOHN (1): son of Thomas Fisher, Burgess in Dunfermline; adm Freeman, 20 Sep 1793; Quorum (1796-97); son, John (2); another son, Robert, Burgess 8 Aug 1795

FISHER, JOHN (2): son of John Fisher (1), Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 8 Aug 1795; adm Freeman, 22 Sep 1802; in Glasgow in 1837

FLOCKHART, JAMES: Member of Trade (1707)

FORD/FOORD/FOARD

FORD, ARCHIBALD (b 1786): b 03 Nov 1786, son of James Ford (1), Burgess and Freeman, and Isabel Lumsden; adm Freeman, 15 Sep 1810

FOORD, DAVID: son of James Foord (1), Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 5 July 1797; adm Freeman, Sep 21 1804; in Newrow in 1837

FOARD, JAMES (1): adm Freeman, Sep 1 1758; m 07 Oct 1780 Isabel Lumsdain; sons, David, Lawrence and Archibald

FORD, JAMES (2): son of Laurence Ford, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 21 Sep 1825; Burgess, 22 Sep 1825; with father, and brother, Robert, emigratd to America before 1837

FORD, LAWRENCE: son of James Ford (1), Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 5 July 1797; adm Freeman, Sep 21 1804; active, 1804-31; Boxmaster (1812); Deacon (1814-15); in 1813 took lease of the weaver-trade lapping-house and calendar, but "resiles from his engagement and throws up his bargain" (Thomson, P 263); m 29 April 1805 Emelie Duff; with sons, James (2) and Robert emigrated to America before 1837

FORD, ROBERT: son of Lawrence Ford, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 23 Sep 1826; with father, and brother, James (2) emigrated to America before 1837

FOTHERINGHAM, ANDREW: son-in-law of John Wright; adm Freeman and Burgess, Nov 24 1785; active, 1785-1820; m 26 May 1785 Isabel Wright; son, John; sons-in-law, Stenhouse Boag and John Dickson

FOTHERINGHAM, JOHN: son of Andrew Fotheringham, Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 26 Sep 1822; adm Freeman, 30 Sep 1820; in Town Green in 1837

FRENCH, ADAM: adm Freeman, 29 Aug 1748; active, 1748-76; Deacon (1760-61); apps, William Birrel (1774) and John Lethum (1776); m 30 March 1743 Jean Wardlaw

GALL, ANDREW: bound app to William Lambe for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 1641

GARDNER/GARNER/GARDINER/GARDENER

GARNER, ALEXANDER (1): adm Freeman, Oct 6 1775; Boxmaster (1786); son, David

GARDNER, ALEXANDER (2): son of David Gardner, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 12 Aug 1825; in James Place in 1837

GARDNER, DAVID (d 1841): son of Alexander Gardner (1), Freeman and Burgess; Burgess, 31 July 1790; adm Freeman, 11 April 1791; manufacturer in Pittencrieff Street, listed Pigot (1820/25/37) and DD (1832/35) d March 26 1841 in 74th yr

GARLICK, ALEXANDER: taskman to William Bone for 1 yr, 1644-45, "from this Martinmas [1644] to the next"

GARLICK, ALLAN: taskman to James Mudie for 1 yr, 1642-43, "from this Martinmas [1642] to the next"

GARVE, JAMES: adm Freeman, 28 May 1718

GIBSON/GIPSON

GIBSON, ANDREW (1): adm Freeman, April 1 1732

GIBSON, ANDREW (2): son of John Gibson, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, Aug 29 1791

GIBSON, ANDREW (3): son-in-law of John Houston, weaver Burgess; Burgess, 27 Sep 1790; adm Freeman, 17 Sep 1791; m 30 Nov 1787 Mgt Houston; son, John, Burgess, 27 Sep 1816

GIBSON, JAMES (1): adm Freeman, 24 Feb 1720

GIPSON, JAMES (2): son of William Gipson, Freeman weaver; adm Freeman, 2 Oct 1775; Quorum (1808-09); son, James (3); son-in-law, Peter Cameron

GIBSON, JAMES (3): eldest son of James Gibson (2), Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 31 July 1801; adm Freeman, 13 Sep 1806; in Newrow in 1837

GIBSON, JOHN: adm Freeman, Dec 13 1756; active, 1756-96; member of Committee formed June 1796 for the election of Sir John Henderson of Fordel as the local M.P. (see Thomson, P 281); son, Andrew (2)

GIBSON, WILLIAM: adm Freeman, 21 Nov 1748; son, James (2)

GILLESPIE, ALEXANDER: adm Freeman, 28 Sep 1682

GOTTERSTON/GOTTORSTONE/GOTASON

GOTTERSTON, JOHN: adm Freeman, 2 Aug 1722

GOTTERSTON, ROBERT: active, 1707-11

GOTASON, THOMAS: adm Freeman, 8 Feb 1769

GOTTORSTONE, WILLIAM (1): adm Freeman, c 1655

GOTTERSTON, WILLIAM (2): adm Freeman, Nov 13 1727

GOULD/GOOLD/GUILD

GOOLD, DAVID: son of dec James Goold [Guild], Freeman weaver; adm Freeman, June 8 1774; Quorum (1782-83); son, James, Burgess 18 May 1811

GOULD, FRANCES: adm Freeman, Nov 26 1731; will recorded, 22 March 1757; son-in-law, David McQueen

GUILD, JAMES: adm Freeman, Dec 8 1749; dead by June 1774; son, David

GOWIE, GEORGE: adm Freeman, 2 June 1719

GRAHAM/GRAHAME/GREAM

GRAHAME, DAVID: adm Freeman, 20 Sep 1663

GRAHAM, HUGH: weaver, son of James Graham; adm Freeman, 8 Sep 1792; Quorum (1803-04); sons, John (4) and James, adm Burgess, 4 July 1797

GRAHAM, JOHN (1): "hath learned to work dornich at George Young, and hath payed to the Craft three pounds Scots," 1656

GREAM, JOHN (2): adm Freeman, Dec 25 1722; son, John (3)

GRAHAM, JOHN (3): son of John Graham (2), weaver in Dunfermline; adm Freeman, Nov 12 1744

GRAHAM, JOHN (4): son of Hugh Graham, manufacturer, Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 4 July 1797; adm Freeman, Sep 19 1804; in England in 1837

GRAHAM, THOMAS: adm Freeman, Feb 27 1740; active, 1740-80; son, William; son-in-law, William Keeler

GRAHAM, WILLIAM: son of Thomas Graham; adm Freeman, 26 April 1780; Quorum Member (1788-89; 1812-13); in Moodie Street (1837)

GRAY, JOHN: bound app to William Bowie for 4 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 20 Oct 1646; adm Freeman, 18 April 1671

GRIEVE/GRIVE/GREIVE

GRIVE, ALEXANDER: son of dec Rbt Grive (2), Freeman weaver; adm Freeman, Sep 17 1774

GRIEVE, JOHN: adm Freeman, 13 Feb 1711

GRIVE, ROBERT (1): adm Freeman, 19 Sep 1724

GRIVE, ROBERT (2): adm Freeman, May 12 1759; son, Alexander

HALDANE, JOHN: active, 1596; mentioned in the earliest extant minute of the Weaver Incorporation, 2 April 1596; he seems to have made web rods for the weavers under contract; in the minute "he complains that weavers in the town get his rods at contract price, and give them, or sell them to outside weavers" The minute goes on: "It is statute and ordained that no master or freeman of the said craft hereafter sell any of the rods bought and received from the said John Haldan and his heirs, under the pain of forty shillings Scots - one half to be paid to the said John Haldan in recompense of his skaith, and the other half to the deacon of the craft" (see Thomson, P 58 & 74)

HALL, ANDREW: bound app to William Lambie for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 1641; active, 1641-1700

HALL, JAMES (d 1835): son-in-law of Andrew Stevenson; Burgess, 18 Aug 1792; adm Freeman, 5 July 1797; manufacturer in Moodie St, under firm of JAMES HALL & CO, from at least 1825-35; notice FH April 21 1831 re dissolution of co-partnership, but Company continued under same name until at least 1835 (DD); James Hall d April 3 1835 aged 46; he had m June 1821 Mgt Henderson (she d May 12 1850 aged 56)

HALL, WILLIAM: adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1655

HAMILTON, JOHN: app James Cusine (1779)

HARDIE/HARDY/HARDE

HARDE, JOHN: adm Freeman, Dec 22 1727

HARDY, THOMAS: son-in-law of George Hunter, Freeman and Burgess adm Freeman and Burgess, 17 Sep 1790; Quorum (1796); Trade bought a suit of clothes for his two boys in Sep 1801 (see Thomson, P 258); m 08 Oct 1789 Mgt Hunter

HARLEY/HARLAY/HARLY

HARLY, ARCHIBALD (1): adm Freeman, Dec 7 1724; active, 1724-61; Boxmaster (1737); Deacon (1746-47); will recorded, 7 Sep 1772; son, Archibald (2)

HARLEY, ARCHIBALD (2): son of dec Convener [Archibald] Harley, Freeman weaver; adm Freeman, Sep 23 1773

HARLEY, ARCHIBALD (3): son of John Harley (2); adm Freeman, 16 Nov 1799

HARLEY, JAMES: adm Freeman, 16 Nov 1750

HARLAY, JOHN (1): prob son of Archibald Harlay (1); adm Freeman, Aug 22 1748; Boxmaster (1754-55); the Michaelmas meeting of the Craft was held on 24 Sep 1755 in the house of "John Harley at the East Port" (Thomson, P 229); son, John (2)

HARLY, JOHN (2): son of Bailie [John] Harly (1), Burgess and Freeman Weaver of Dunfermline; adm Freeman, 21 Nov 1776

HARROWER/HARROAR/HARVEAR

HARROWER, LAURENCE: adm Freeman, May 28 1722

HARROWER, ROBERT (1): adm Freeman, 22 June 1717

HARVEAR, ROBERT (2): son of Robert Harvear, late servant in Drymill; adm Freeman, 20 Oct 1757

HART, ALEXANDER: active, 1697-1740; Deacon (1697-99); son, John (1); son-in-law, James Smeaton

HART, DAVID (1): adm Freeman, Oct 23 1728; on the leet of four (1736-37, 1739); son, David (2)

HART, DAVID (2): son of David Hart (1); adm Freeman, Feb 15 1742; sons, James and John (2)

HART, JAMES: 2nd son of David Hart jr (2), weaver; adm Freeman, Oct 28 1768

HARTE, JOHN: eldest son of Alexander Harte, Freeman weaver; adm Freeman, 15 Jan 1772; active, 1772-89

HART, JOHN (2): eldest son of David Hart (2); adm Freeman, April 20 1769

HATTON/HATTEN/HATTONE/HATTAN

HATTON, DAVID (1784-1851): b 20 March 1784, son of John Hatton (qv) and Jean Brugh; adm Freeman, 5 Sep 1800; abandoned the weaving for the grocery trade, and was a grocer in Pittencrieff Street, afterwards in Cross Wynd, for sev yrs prior to 1829; in about 1829 he left Dunfermline, for Bridge of Orr in Markinch parish, where he kept a small grocery shop; better known as "Flutorum," after the musical instrument - a chamber flute-orum - which he invented in 1823; he died March 11 1851 aged 67; m (1) Dunfermline, 16 Dec 1808 Mary Stalker (she d. Cross Wynd, 2nd June 1829); (2) Janet Hill (?); (see Flutorum: An Investigation into the Life of David Hatton, by Jean McKay; Henderson's "Annals, Pp 611-14; Stewart's "Reminiscences," 2nd Edit, Pp 131-33)

HATTON, JAMES (1): adm Freeman, 21 Oct 1709

HATTEN, JAMES (1749-1810) (2): b 21 Sep 1749, son of Ralph Hatten, Freeman weaver of Dunfermline, and Marjorie Chalmer; adm Freeman, 20 Sep 1774; son-in-law, Peter McNaughton; Funeral Expenses of 10/- paid by Trade, Nov 2 1810

HATTEN, JOHN (b 1753): b 4 March 1753, son of Ralph Hatten and Marjorie Chalmer; adm Freeman, 21 Nov 1777; Quorum (1802-03); in 1799 devised an improved method of working sheeting (Thomson, P 306); m Dunfermline, 30 Oct 1777, Jean Brugh; son, David

HATTONE, PATRICK (1): adm Freeman, Dec 31 1678; Deacon (1709-10); on 10th Oct 1709 signed an edict, which enacted a penalty of three pounds against any member who shall "upbraid, or cast up, to any man, in public or in private, whether member or stranger" (Thomson, P 191)

HATTAN, PATRICK (2): adm Freeman, Aug 5 1731

HATTON, RALPH: adm Freeman, 30 Nov 1748; m to Marjorie Chalmer of Carnock; sons, William, James (2) and John

HATTON, ROBERT: son of Robert Hatton; adm Freeman, Nov 11 1768

HATTON, WILLIAM: eldest lawful son of Ralph Hutton, weaver Burgess; adm Freeman, 11 Oct 1766

HENDERSON/HINDERSON/ENDERSON

HENDERSON, ADAM: adm Freeman, 1 Sep 1758

HENDERSON, ANDREW (1): son of Mitchel Henderson; adm Freeman, Oct 19 1739

HENDERSON, ANDREW (2): son-in-law of Samuel Alexander, weaver and Burgess; adm Freeman, 17 Sep 1779; Quorum (1788-89); in Moodie Street in 1837; son, William (3); son-in-law, William Venters

HENDERSON, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, Dec 2 1734; son, Richard

HENDERSON, JOHN (b 2 Jan 1744): being now 21 yrs of age, was adm Freeman, 2 Jan 1765

HENDERSON, JOHN (3): son of David Henderson; adm Freeman, 21 Sep 1781

HENDERSON, RICHARD: son of John Henderson (1); adm Freeman, Sep 22 1756

HENDERSON, ROBERT: son of William Henderson, glover; adm Freeman, April 14 1746

HENDERSON, WILLIAM (1): adm Freeman, 13 March 1734

(H)ENDERSON, WILLIAM (2): adm Freeman, Nov 2 1763

HENDERSON, WILLIAM (3): son of Andrew Henderson (2), Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 30 July 1790; adm Freeman, 16 Sep 1790

HEPBURN/HEBURN

HEBURN, DAVID: adm Freeman, 22 Sep 1762

HEPBURN, JOHN: adm Freeman, March 4 1737; son-in-law, John Drysdale, Burgess, 5 July 1797

HEPBURN, WILLIAM: adm Freeman, Sep 24 1761

HERDMAN/HIRDMAN/HERMAN

HERMAN, ARCHIBALD: brewer in Dunfermline; adm Freeman, 1 April 1775; son, William

HIRDMAN, WILLIAM: son of Archibald Hirdman, Freeman and Burgess adm Freeman, 18 Sep 1790

HODGE, CHARLES: adm Freeman, 23 Sep 1763

HODGE, JOHN: adm Freeman, 28 Oct 1762

HODGE, ROBERT: Burgess, adm Freeman, 20 Sep 1803; Quorum (1804, 1806); in Glasgow in 1837

HODGE, WILLIAM: lawful son of John Hodge, Butcher Burgess in Dunfermline; adm Freeman, 7 Sep 1754

HOEY/HOY

HOEY, JAMES: eldest son of Peter Hoey (1), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 1 Sep 1796; Quorum (1814-15); in Nethertown in 1837

HOEY, PETER (1): son-in-law of James Aitken, Freeman weaver; adm Freeman, Aug 12 1774; active, 1774-96; son, James

HOY, PITER (2): son-in-law of John Beveridge, late Freeman Burgess; adm Freeman, 22 Dec 1789; m 24 April 1782 Jean Beveridge

HOGGAN/HOGAN/HOOGAN/HOGGEN/HUGEN/HOUGAN/HOGGANE

HOGAN, ANDREW (1): adm Freeman, 29 Jan 1765; Quorum (1783); Boxmaster (1786); sons, John (4), Andrew (2) & Thomas (3)

HOOGAN, ANDREW (2): son of Andrew Hoogan (1), Freeman and Burgess; Burgess, 16 May 1789; adm Freeman, 17 Sep 1790

HOGGAN, ANDREW (3): 2nd son of Thomas Hoggan, Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 1 March 1795; adm Freeman, 25 Sep 1795; active, 1795-1826

HOGGAN, JAMES: son of Thomas Hoggan, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 16 Sep 1814; in Gardners Land in 1837

HOGGAN, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, 10 Aug 1678

HOUGEN, JOHN (2): adm Freeman, 31 May 1715

HOGAN, JOHN (3): adm Freeman, Nov 18 1729

HOUGAN, JOHN (4): son of Andrew Hougan (1), Burgess and Freeman adm Freeman, 17 Sep 1787; Burgess, 23 July 1787; Boxmaster (1792); son-in-law, David More

HOGGAN, ROBERT: adm Freeman, June 19 1705; will recorded, 13 May 1755

HOGGAN, THOMAS (1): adm Freeman, Dec 2 1737

HUGEN, TOMAS (2): adm Freeman, Feb 8 1765; Quorum (1781-82; 1792-93); Boxmaster (1779); Deacon (1800-01); son, William

HOGGAN, THOMAS (3): son of Andrew Hoggan (1); Burgess, 4 July 1797; adm Freeman, 6 Sep 1800; Boxmaster (1810-13); in Newrow in 1837; son, Thomas (4)

HOGGAN, THOMAS (4): eldest son of Convener Thomas Hoggan (3), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 27 Oct 1825; Deacon (1851-52) in Reids Park in 1837

HOGGAN, WILLIAM: son of Thomas Hoggan (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 25 Nov 1801; Boxmaster (1832); in Woodmill Street in 1837

HORN/HORON

HORON, ARCHIBALD: son-in-law of Alexander Richardson; adm Freeman, June 22 1768; active, 1768-1799; app, John Allen 1799

HORN, WILLIAM: adm Freeman, 29 Oct 1777; son, John, Burgess 25 Aug 1790

HOUSTON/HOUSTEN

HOUSTEN, ANDREW: eldest son of John Housten; adm Freeman, Oct 11 1782; Boxmaster (1793); member of Committee formed by the weaving craft in Sep 1804 to frame a petition in favour of the repeal of the "late Corn Bill" (see Thomson, P 296); in High Street in 1837

HOUSTON, JOHN: adm Freeman, 19 Sep 1763; active, 1763-91; son, Andrew; sons-in-law, James Bonnarson and Andrew Gibson

HUNT, ALEXANDER: son of William Hunt, merchant in Dunfermline; gave a sufficient essay and was adm Freeman, 14 Sep 1791; merchant in Dunfermline; "His son, William, was also a merchant in Dunfermline, and acquired the estate of Pittencrieff in 1800 for #31,000. He was succeeded by his eldest son, William, in 1807, who lived till 1812, and was succeeded by his brother James. James died in 1858, and Pittencrieff acknowledged James A Hunt as proprietor. He died in 1890" (Thomson, P 254)

HUNTER, GEORGE (1): adm Freeman, 19 Nov 1751; active, 1751-93; son, George (2); son-in-law, Thomas Hardy

HUNTER, GEORGE (2): son of George Hunter (1), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 3 Feb 1792; in Burntisland in 1837

HUNTER, JAMES: adm Freeman, March 17 1737; sons, John (2) and Robert

HUNTER, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, 2 Dec 1714

HUNTER, JOHN (2): lawful son of James Hunter, weaver in Dunfermline; adm Freeman, 23 Sep 1755

HUNTER, ROBERT: son of James Hunter, weaver Burgess; adm Freeman, 22 Sep 1779

HUTTON/HUTTONE

HUTTON, ALEXANDER (1): lawful son of John Hutton; adm Freeman, NOv 24 1777; son, John (2)

HUTTON, ALEXANDER (2): son of James Hutton (3), Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 29 Aug 1791; adm Freeman, 16 Sep 1791

HUTTON, DAVID (1): adm Freeman, 13 Sep 1757 (entry scored out); poss the David Hutton, whose Funeral Expenses of 15/- were paid by the Trade, Nov 9 1810

HUTTON, DAVID (2): son of Robert Hutton, weaver and Burgess; adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1781; Quorum (1796-97); in Nethertown in 1837

HUTTON, JAMES (1): Freeman, c 1655

HUTTON, JAMES (2): adm Freeman, May 28 1722

HUTTON, JAMES (3): adm Freeman, Sep 19 1759; son, Alexander (2)

HUTTON, GEORGE (d 1824): weaver, Nethertown, son-in-law of dec James Thomson, Burgess and Freeman, late weaver in Rhodes; adm Freeman, Sep 20 1808; Burgess, 16 Sep 1808; Quorum (1812-13); Funeral Expenses of 10/6 paid by Trade, Sep 1 1824

HUTTON, JOHN (1): active, 1596-1613; name mentioined in Minutes, April 2 1596 and Nov 3 1613

HUTTON, JOHN (2): lawful son of Alexander Hutton (1); adm Freeman, Nov 24 1777

HUTTON, MATTHEW: adm Freeman, 8 Aug 1720

HUTTON, ROBERT (d 1826): clerk to the Weaver Incorporation and Hon Member; died before 15th May 1826 when Thomas Stevenson, writer, was appointed as his successor (Thomson, P 355); son, David (2)

HUTTONE, THOMAS: adm Freeman, 8 March 1675

IMRIE, JAMES: eldest lawful son of William Imrie; entered to his freedom "gratis," 4 March 1661; son, William

IMRIE, JAMES: app, Thomas Imrie (1641)

IMRIE, THOMAS: bound app under James Imrie for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 1641

IMRIE, WILLIAM: eldest son of George Imrie, Freeman; adm Freeman, 4 March 1661

INCH/INCHES

INCH, HUGH: adm Freeman, Jan 22 1756

INCHES, JAMES: son-in-law of Andrew Chalmers, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 24 Aug 1796; Quorum (1800-01); in Gardners Land in 1837; m 05 Feb 1796 Christian Chalmers

INCH, ROBERT (1): adm Freeman, 22 Oct 1705

INCH, ROBERT (2): adm Freeman, 29 Mar 1731

INGLIS/INGLES/INGLISH/INGLS/INGLIS/INGLLS

INGLES, ALEXANDER (1): adm Freeman, 2 Dec 1714

INGLIS, ALEXANDER (2): son of George Inglis (1); adm Freeman, Oct 17 1747

INGLISH, DAVID: adm Freeman, 13 Dec 1756; Quorum (1785-86)

INGLS, GEORGE (1): adm Freeman, Aug 9 1722; son, Alexander

INGLIS, GEORGE (2) (d 1841): son-in-law of James Alexander; adm Freeman, 10 Sep 1776; manufacturer, Newrow and Eastport St, under the firm of GEORGE INGLIS & SON, with sons, Henry (d 1866), James (d 1845) and Thomas; listed Pigot (1820/25/37) & DD (1832/35); d June 13 1841 aged 97; m (1) 19 July 1774 Elizabeth Alexander (she d March 31 1810 aged 58); (2) Jean Reid (she d April 14 1819 aged 40)

INGLISH, JAMES (1): adm Freeman, Sep 24 1722

INGLIS, JAMES (2) (d 1845): son of George Inglis (2); adm Freeman, 16 May 1817; manufacturer, Eastport Street, partner in the firm of GEORGE INGLIS & SON; d Dec 12 1845 aged 51; m Nov 1821 Elizabeth Kirkcaldie of Paisley

INGLS, JOHN (1): adm Freeman before 23 Sep 1707, when name is first mentioned in the Craft Records, when he rented for a year beginning at Martinmas next "that orchard beneath the Dam of Dunfermline belonging to ye said weavers" (see Thomson, P 187); Boxmaster (1720-21)

INGLIS, JOHN (2): lawful son of William Inglis; adm Freeman, 22 Sep 1753

INGLES, JOHN (3); son-in-law of John Kerr, snr, Freeman weaver; adm Freeman, 15 Jan 1772; sons, John (4) & William (7); son-in-law, Robert Scotland

INGLIS, JOHN (4): son of John Inglis (3), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 1 Sep 1796; in Nethertown in 1837

INGLIS, THOMAS: son of George Inglis (2); adm Freeman, 16 May 1817; yarn-boiler in 1837

INGLLS, WILLIAM (1): adm Freeman, 1 June 1679; Boxmaster (1700-01); Deacon (1702-03); on 5 July 1707 witnessed the purchase by the Weaver Incorporation of the tenement and orchard at the Damhead from Janet Jack for #240 sterling (see Thomson, P 187)

INGLESH, WILLIAM (2): adm Freeman, 3 March 1720

INGLS, WILLIAM (3): adm Freeman, Aug 2 1722

INGLIS, WILLIAM jr (4): adm Freeman, April 7 1746; son, William (5)

INGLISH, WILLIAM (5): son of William Inglish (4); adm Freeman, March 24 1762; weaver in Nethertown; son, William (8); in Paisley in 1791

INGLIS, WILLIAM (6): app to William Ferguson; adm Freeman, Sep 5 1774

INGLIS, WILLIAM (7): son of John Inglis (3), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, Oct 3 1780

INGLIS, WILLIAM (8): son of William Inglis (5), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 7 July 1791; according to the entry: "The above William Inglis and his son both presently reside in Paisley"

IRELAND, ROBERT: present Bailie of Dunfermline; adm Freeman, 27 April 1773; active, 1773-83

IZAT, WILLIAM: bound app to James Stark for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie from Whitsunday 1696 (recorded 25 June 1696)

JACK, ANDREW: adm Freeman, Dec 31 1697

JAMES, HENRY (d c 1658): app, Charles Turnbull (1658)

JAMNEY, JAMES: adm Freeman, June 8 1743

JED (JIED), ROBERT: son-in-law of John Mathew, Freeman Weaver and Burgess of Dunfermline; adm Freeman, 21 May 1771

JESONE, JOHN: adm Freeman, c 1655

JOHNSTONE, JOHN: adm Freeman, Aug 2 1722

KAIRNER, DAVID: adm Freeman, 4 March 1661

KEILLER/KEELER/KEILER/KIELER/KELLER/KIELLAR

KEELER, WILLIAM: son-in-law of Thomas Graham, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 17 April 1777; active, 1777-1815; m 01 May 1776 Jean Graham

KELLOCK (CELLOK), DAVID: adm Freeman, 4 Aug 1766; active, 1766-87; son, John, Burgess 3 July 1797

KELTY, JOHN: son-in-law of Charles Couper, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 17 Sep 1824; in Bothwellhaugh in 1837; m 18 NOv 1821 Jean Couper

KERR/KER/KAR/KIR/KARE/KEAR/KEIR

KAR, JAMES (1): adm Freeman, Feb 27 1765

KEIR, JAMES (2): son of Richard Keir, cottar at Barnhill, parish of Fossoway; app under John Anderson for 3 yrs from Martinmas 1796 (recorded 29 Nov 1798) [B20/6/12, Pp 401-04]

KER, JAMES (d 1861) (3): son of John Ker (3), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 4 July 1797; with brother, Robert Ker, partner in the table linen manufacturing firm of RBT & JAMES KERR in the Collier Row, afterwards renamed Bruce Street; listed Pigot (1820/25/37) & DD (1832/35); James Ker d Oct 9 1861 aged 80

KARE, JOHN (1): adm Freeman before 1705; Boxmaster (1705-06); Deacon (1707-08)

KER, JOHN (2): adm Freeman, May 27 1730; active, 1730-56; Boxmaster (1740); Deacon (1744-45; 1748-49)

KER, JOHN (3): adm Freeman, 26 Jan 1765; sons, John (4), James (2) and Robert

KER, JOHN (d 1850) (4): son of John Ker (3), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 21 Sep 1792; Boxmaster (1797-98); for many yrs carried on a yarn-boiling business at the south end of Bothwellhaugh, close to the Spital Burn; Provost of Dunfermline in 1831; d 1850 (Thomson, P 267)

KER, ROBERT: son of John Ker (3), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 4 July 1797; with brother, James, partner in the linen manufacturing firm of RBT & JAMES KERR in Collier Row, afterwards renamed Bruce St

KESSON/KESON/CASHEN/KESSION

CASHEN, DAVID (1): adm Freeman, 7 Sep 1753; sons, David (2), James & John (2); son-in-law, Joseph Lumsdean

KESSON, DAVID (2): eldest son of David Kesson (1), weaver and Burgess; adm Freeman, Sep 5 1782; son, David (3)

KESSON, DAVID (3): eldest son of David Kesson (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, April 29 1826; Boxmaster (1835); manufacturer in the Nethertown, afterwards foot of Newrow, where he is listed by Pigot (1837);

KESSON, JAMES: son of David Kesson (1), weaver and Burgess; adm Freeman, 8 Sep 1779; active, 1779-97

KESSON, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, 20 May 1706

KESSON, JOHN (2): son of David Kesson (1); adm Freeman, 21 Sep 1781

KILPATRICK/KILLPATRICK

KILLPATRICK, DAVID (1): adm Freeman, 18 Sep 1716

KILLPATRICK, DAVID (2): adm Freeman, 4 Aug 1720

KILPATRICK, DAVID (3): adm Freeman, March 27 1744; dead by Nov 1792; sons, John (2) and David (4); son-in-law, Henry Mubrie

KILPATRICK, DAVID (4): son of David Kilpatrick (3), Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 28 Nov 1792; adm Freeman, Sep 13 1793

KILPATRICK, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, 4 Aug 1720

KILPATRICK, JOHN (2): son of David Kilpatrick (3); adm Freeman, 30 Jan 1778; son-in-law, John Main

KILPATRICK, THOMAS: adm Freeman, 4 Nov 1717

KINLOCK, DAVID: bound app to Robert Collyier for 5 yrs, 1656, James Lindsay cautioner for the app, and William Lamb for the master

KINNELL/KINNEL/KENELL/KENDALL

KENELL, JAMES: son-in-law of James Anderson, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, Sep 16 1803; active, 1803-33; described by Thomson (P 349) as "a once well-known manufacturer"

KINNEL, JOHN: adm Freeman, Sep 16 1774

KIRK/KIRKE

KIRK, ADAM: adm Freeman, Sep 23 1742

KIRK, ANDREW: adm Freeman, 19 June 1702

KIRK, CHARLES (1): adm Freeman, 20 June 1702

KIRK, CHARLES (2): son of Dougall Kirk, Freeman Weaver; adm Freeman, May 10 1774

KIRK, CHARLES (3): son of Henry Kirk, Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 30 June 1786; adm Freeman, 20 Feb 1789; active, 1789-1836; Boxmaster (1790); in James Street in 1837

KIRK, DOUGALL (1): adm Freeman, March 25 1731; m 24 Nov 1736 Agnes Halliwell; sons, Henrie and Charles (2)

KIRK, DOUGAL (2): son of Henry Kirk, Freeman and Burgess; adm Freeman, 11 Oct 1782;

KIRK, HENRIE: son of Dougal Kirk (1); adm Freeman, 7 Nov 1761; active, 1761-94; son, Dougal (2), Charles (3)

KIRK, JAMES: eldest son of Robert Kirk; adm Freeman, 4 May 1667

KIRKE, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, 15 June 1674

KIRK, JOHN (2): adm Freeman, Aug 4 1725; dead by Oct 1747; son, John (3)

KIRK, JOHN (3): son of dec John Kirk (2); adm Freeman, Oct 17 1747

KIRK, ROBERT: adm Freeman, 22 Sep 1721

KIRK, WILLIAM: taskman to William Bowie for 1 yr, 1644, "from Martinmas [1644] to the next;" adm Freeman, 8 March 1675; active, 1675-1713

LAING, ALEXANDER: son-in-law of William Ferguson, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 23 Sep 1825; in Gardners Land in 1837; m 01 April 1805 Susan Ferguson

 LAMB/LAMBE

LAMB, JOHN: taskman to John Robertson for 1 yr, 1642, "from this Martinmas [1642] to the next"

LAMB, WILLIAM: Deacon (1643); app, Andrew Hall, Alexander Scotland, Robert Reed (1641), and John Murdoch (1645); in Nov 1643 asked permission of the elders of the Abbey Church "to tak doun the stane wall at the bak of their seat in the east end of the kirk, and instead thereof, to build up a bak of timber to their seat, whilk was granted be the said elders" (see Thomson, P 141)

LAREMAN/LAUMAN

LAUMAN, ALEXANDER: son-in-law of William Anderson, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 23 Sep 1793

LATHANY (LETHANGIE), JOHN: adm Freeman, 26 Sep 1750

LAW/LOW

LAW (LOW), ADAM: adm Freeman, March 28 1758; Boxmaster (1759); Deacon (1762)

LAW, DAVID: app to Robert Brown, Freeman weaver in Dunfermline; adm Freeman, Sep 21 1773; son, William, Burgess 2 Oct 1807; son-in-law, James Adie

LAW, JAMES: son-in-law of Robert Drummond, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 24 Sep 1806; in Newrow in 1837

LAW, THOMAS: son of John Law; bound app to Robert Collzear (Collier) for 5 yrs, 20 April 1648, William Blaikie cautioner for the app, and William Mudie for the master; adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1655

LAWDANE, JOHN: adm Freeman, 23 Sep 1667

LAWRENCE (LOWRANCE), ANDREW: adm Freeman, Aug 10 1733

LAWRIE/LAURIE/LOURIE/LOWRIE

LOURIE, DAVID (1): son of William Lourie (1), Freeman weaver; adm Freeman, Sep 20 1774; son, David (2)

LAURIE, DAVID (2): eldest son of David Laurie (1), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 23 Sep 1802

LAWRIE, DAVID (3): son of Robert Lawrie, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, Sep 14 1804; David Laurie (2) and David Lawrie (3) were both still alive in 1837, one being located in Woodmill Street, the other in St Margaret Street

LAURIE, ROBERT (1): adm Freeman, 16 Sep 1757

LOWRIE, ROBERT: adm Freeman as Freeman's eldest son, Sep 17 1767

LAURIE, WILLIAM (1): adm Freeman, Sep 6 1748; dead by Sep 1785; sons, David (1) and William (2); son-in-law, Andrew Wilson

LAWRIE, WILLIAM (2): 2nd son of dec William Lawrie (1), weaver and Burgess; adm Freeman, 5 Sep 1785

LAWSON/LOWSON/LAUSON/LOUSON/LASON

LAWSON, JAMES (1); adm Freeman, Oct 21 1725

LOUSON, JAMES (2): son of John Louson; adm Freeman, Oct 13 1780 Boxmaster (1790); Deacon (1794); in Feb 1795 the weaving craft met in the Townhouse and commissioned their Deacon, James Lawson, "to press the council to adopt a resolution in favour of an honourable conclusion" of the Napoleonic War (Thomson, P 278); son, Thomas; other sons, John, William, and Alexander, all Burgesses of Dunfermline (respectively, 4 July 1797, 7 Aug 1795, and 29 July 1815); son-in-law, Thomas Bisset; app, Lawrence Miller (1800)

LASON, JOHN: adm Freeman, c 1655

LAUSON, ROBERT (1): adm Freeman, Aug 21 1745; son, Robert (2)

LAWSON, ROBERT (2): son of Robert Lawson (1), Freeman Weaver; adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1772; Quorum (1785); in 1840 shared a prize of #10 with James Robertson for the design "for the best form of a machine for beaming" (Thomson, P 356)

LOWSON, THOMAS: son of James Lowson (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, Sep 25 1804; Burgess, 4 July 1797; active, 1804-29

LEITCH (LEICH), JOHN: adm Freeman, Jan 17 1736

LETHAM/LETHEM/LETHOM/LETHUM/LEATHAM/LETHEAM

LETHEM, JAMES (1): son of William Lethem, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 4 July 1797

LETHEM, JAMES (2): son of John Lethem (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 4 July 1797; both James were still alive in 1837, one was in Moodie Street, and the other in Leith

LETHUM, JOHN (1): app to Adam French, Freeman Weaver; adm Freeman, 14 Sep 1776

LETHEM, JOHN (2): Burgess; adm Freeman, 4 July 1797; active, 1797-1822; son, James (2)

LETHEM, WILLIAM: son of James Lethem; adm Freeman, 27 April 1781; Deacon (1798-99); in Bothwellhaugh in 1837; "William Lethem was deacon in 1799. He, too, lived in Bothwellhaugh, and was a well-known face there for forty years after the period of his deaconship. The writer has often seen the little, lively bright-faced man (for was he not a 'cork' in the trade?) when the summer sum had gone down in the west and the gloaming was coming on, emerge from his couthie one-storeyed dwelling - when his three journeymen had departed - and pace, 'with steady step and slow,' the pavement in front. He was an important man, was Deacon Lethem. If Provost [John] Ker came up to gate hastening to some evening meeting in the town, then was the snuff mill produced by the deacon, tapped smartly on the lid, and handed to the 'Provost.' Momentous disclosures of opinion were then made, and some fortune-laden local crisis was settled entirely to the satisfaction of at least two men in the constituency.... Deacon Lethem's brother (of Moodie Street) was the founder of the prosperous provision trade business in Leith, now carried on under the name of Lethem Brothers" (Thomson, Pp 267-68)

LINDSAY, JOHN: adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1655

LITTLEJOHN, JOHN: active, 1596-1638; name mentioned in the earliest extant minute of the Weaver Incorporation, 2 April 1596 (see Thomson, Pp 56-58); app, James Drysdall (1638)

LITTLEJOHN (LITTOLJOHN), THOMAS: bound app under John Robertson for 8 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 1645

LOVE (LABE), JOHN: adm Freeman, 20 Jan 1711

LUMSDEAN, JOHN: son-in-law of David Kesson, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 25 Sep 1800; Quorum (1828-29; 1832-33); in James Park in 1837

LUST, GEORGE: adm Freeman, Dec 5 1722

LYLL, JOHN: adm Freeman, 7 April 1666

McARRA, WILLIAM: in Dunfermline, "an handy labourer in ye wiver Tred and Craft;" adm Freeman, May 12 1749

McARTHUR, JAMES: son-in-law of John Beveridge, late Freeman Burgess; Burgess, 27 Jan 1786; adm Freeman, 22 Dec 1789; Quorum (1796)

McARTHUR, WILLIAM (1): son-in-law of John Beveridge, late Freeman Burgess; adm Freeman, 22 Dec 1789; active, 1789-1828; Boxmaster (1794); member of Committee formed in 1800 in raising a fund for keeping a permanent supply of grain in the town (see Thomson, P 292); m 23 Dec 1785 Mgt Beveridge; son, William (2)

McARTHUR, WILLIAM (2): eldest son of William McArthur (1), Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 28 June 1824; adm Freeman, 12 June 1828

MACBETH, ROBERT: active, 1707; see Thomson, P 187

McCRACH/McCRAICH/McKRAIGH/McRAICH

McRAICH, DAVID: adm Freeman, 30 Sep 1736

McCRACH, HENRY: adm Freeman, June 20 1721

McCRAICH, JOHN (1): active, 1697-1732; app, David Bay (1697); Boxmaster (1714); Deacon (1716-18)

McDONALD/MACDONLET

McDONALD, DUNCAN: adm Freeman, June 11 1747

MACDONLET, JOHN: adm Freeman, 28 Oct 1741

McEWEN/McEWAN

McEWEN, JAMES: adm Freeman, Sep 26 1764

McEWAN,, JOHN: son-in-law of George Ferguson; Burgess, 4 July 1797; adm Freeman, 11 Sep 1799; active, 1799-1817; m 06 April 1792 Janet Ferguson

McGREGOR/McGRIGOR/McGRIGOUR

McGRIGOR, DAVID: 2nd son of Mungo McGrigor; Burgess, 8 Aug 1795 adm Freeman, 25 Sep 1795; in Bouffies Brae in 1837

McGRIGOR, MUNGO: adm Freeman, Sep 16 1774; Quorum (1787-88); sons, David and William (1); m 06 Nov 1778 Mgt Burnlee

McGREGOR, ROBERT: son-in-law of William Thomson, smith, Dunfermline; with Henry Meldrum jointly awarded #30 for improvements in the weaving of double and single diaper (Thomson, P 305), and adm Freeman of Weaver Incorporation, 15 Oct 1819; Burgess, 30 Sep 1816; Deacon (1820-21); in Nethertown in 1837

McGRIGOUR, WILLIAM (1): eldest son of Mungo McGrigour, Freeman and Burgess; adm Freeman, 6 Sep 1793; Burgess, 16 Aug 1793; active, 1793-1825; son, William (2)

McGREGOR, WILLIAM (2): son of William McGregor (1), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 22 July 1825; in Newrow in 1837

McINTOSH, ALEXANDER (d 1819): reedmaker; persuaded by the Dunfermline weavers to set up business as a reedmaker, in place of Colin Croll, who had lately died; served the weavers faithfully, being admitted Freeman of the Incorporation in 1809; he d in 1819

McKAREY, JOHN: son of John McKarey; adm Freeman, Sep 16 1862

McKENZIE, WILLIAM: adm Freeman, 17 Aug 1709

MACKIE/MAKIE/MAICKAY

MACKIE, DAVID (1): son of Thomas Mackie; adm Freeman, Nov 4 1746; probably the David Mackie, who "had several damask looms going in 1736" (Thomson, P 351); active, 1746-64; Boxmaster (1752-53) elected Deacon, 29 Sep 1764, but demitted office to join the Guildry, Oct 1764

MAKIE, DAVID (2): adm Freeman, 23 March 1767; son, David (3)

MAICKAY, DAVID (3): son of David Maickay (2); adm Freeman, 23 Sep 1800; Quorum (1806-07); in Hopeton in 1837

MACKIE, JAMES (1): active, 1596-1613; name mentioned in earliest extant minute of the Weaver Incorporation, April 2 1596 (see Thomson, Pp 56-58), and again in Nov 1613 (Thomson, P 100)

MACKIE, JAMES (2): son-in-law of Adam Beveridge (Befridge), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 4 July 1797; m 16 May 1784 Jean Beveridge

MACKIE, JOHN: adm Freeman, Oct 31 1739; active, 1739-61; Deacon (1752-53)

McKINLAY/McKINLY/McGINLY/MACKINLEY/McANLEY/McKINDLE/McKENLIE

McGINLY, ALEXANDER: son of John McGinly, weaver and Burgess; adm Freeman, Aug 2 1785; Quorum (1794)

McANLEY, GEORGE: son of John McAnley, weaver and Burgess; adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1781; active, 1781-1825; son, John (4); son-in-law, Hugh Stevenson

McKENLIE, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, Sep 24 1722; son, John (2)

McKINLY, JOHN (2): son of John McKinley (1); adm Freeman, 20 Oct 1757; dead by Aug 1787; sons, John (3), George, Alexander, and Peter

McANLEY, JOHN (3): son of John McAnley (2), weaver and Burgess; adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1781

McKINDLE, JOHN (4): son of George McKindle: adm Freeman, 4 June 1800; in East Port Street in 1837

McKINLY, JOHN (5): eldest son of Peter McKinly, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 17 Sep 1816; in Gardners Land in 1837

MACKINLAY, PETER: son of John Mackinlay (2), Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 3 Aug 1787; adm Freeman, 21 Sep 1787; son, John (5)

McLAREN (McLARON), PETER: adm Freeman as Freeman's son-in-law, May 20 1767

McLAY, GEORGE (1): son-in-law of James Black, weaver Burgess; adm Freeman, June 24 1783; Quorum (1794); m 28 April 1781 Elspeth Black; son, George (2)

McLAY, GEORGE (2): eldest son of George McLay (1), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 5 Jan 1828

McNAUGHTON, PETER: son of dec Daniel McNaughton, and son-in-law of James Hatton, Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 17 Aug 1792; adm Freeman, 20 Sep 1793; Quorum (1798-99); m 03 June 1791 Janet Hatton

McQUEEN/McKquuin/McQUAN

McQUEEN, ARTHUR: son of Daniel McQueen, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 17 Oct 1776

McKQUUIN, DANIEL: son-in-law of Francis Gould; adm Freeman, 24 Dec 1753; son, Arthur; son-in-law, James Stalker

MAG(ERZ)ES, SAMUEL: adm Freeman, Dec 15 1747

MAIN, ANDREW: son of John Main, wright in Dunfermline; adm Freeman, Jan 23 1745

MAIN, DAVID: adm Freeman, 18 Nov 1751

MAIN, JOHN (1): son of Thomas Main, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 27 April 1781; Boxmaster (1782)

MAIN, JOHN: son-in-law of John Kilpatrick, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 29 April 1813; in Nethertown in 1837; m 06 April 1813 Elizabeth Kilpatrick

MAIN, THOMAS: adm Freeman, March 4 1737; son, John (1)

MALCOLM/MALCOME/MALCOLME

MALCOME, JAMES: bound app to George Young for 3 yrs, 1656, David Bill cautioner for the app, and William Mudie for the master (Thomson, P 138, gives year 1650, in error)

MALCOLME, MAGNUS: adm Freeman, 20 May 1706

MALLIEME, DAVID: adm Freeman, 25 Nov 1671

MALLOCK, JAMES: adm Freeman as Freeman's son-in-law, July 24 1767

MARSHALL, DAVID: app to James Marshall for 5 yrs, 2 June 1646, Robert Marshall cautioner for the app, and George Davidson for the master

MARSHALL, JAMES: app, David Marshall (1646); son, Robert

MARSHALL, ROBERT: son of James Marshall; adm Freeman, 24 Aug 1668

MASON (MASEONNE), JAMES: bound app to George Young for 3 yrs, 1646

MATTHY (MATHIE), JOHN: adm Freeman, June 7 1742

MELDRUM, ANDREW: son of Henry Meldrum, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 23 Sep 1830; in Nethertown in 1837

MELDRUM, DAVID (b c 1712): according to family tradition, he came from Cleish, and settled as a cottar, or feuar, on Grange Farm, to the south of Dunfermline; he was also a weaver at Grange, and was adm Freeman of local Weaver Incorp on 13 March 1734; m to Mgt Gilmure; son, William

MELDRUM, GEORGE (1): adm Freeman, 8 Sep 1702

MELDRUM, GEORGE (d 1718) (2): adm Freeman, 8 Oct 1711; Boxmaster (1715-16); Deacon (1718); d 1718

MELDRUM, HENRY (1764-1828) (1): weaver, Newrow and Nethertown, 1781-1828; was b 19 Feb 1764, son of William Meldrum and Jean Fotheringham; adm Freeman weaver, Jan 16 1781, and was Boxmaster in 1799-1800 and Deacon in 1812-13; app, William Cant (1794); was living in Newrow in 1796 and from c 1798 was a feuar in Nethertown; he built 20 Nethertown Broad Street out of the ruins of the Queen's House in the latter 1790's, prob 1797, which was tenanted by his descendants until it was demolished in 1914; he was somewhat of an inventor, producing a method of weaving Marseilles quilt cloth in 1795, for which he was awarded a prize of #10.10s in 1797, and also produced "wonderfully clever" seamless shirts in 1808 and 1813, which are now preserved in Dunfermline Museum; Thomson (P 268) gives the following description of him: "He was a man of uncommon appearance - somewhat above the average height, somewhat bulky in the body, loosely dressed, generally bare-headed, his sandy coloured locks clustering elf-like round his head...His garden then reached down to the 'haugh,' a stretch of common land which ran from the 'Spital Brig westward to Perdews Knowe, and whereon the feuars pastured their cows. Henry was fond of flowers and fruit trees, and the boys that herded cows on the haugh were no less fond of Henry's apples. There were rows and captures then! And Henry, with his open vest and flowing locks, might sometimes be seen chasing his garden plunderers as far west as the bend at Drymill;" served on the Committee elected by the Craft to look into "an improved method of working sprigged pattern, with flowered borders" (1804), and also in 1804, and in successive years, sat on the Weavers' Committees which petitioned Parliament anent the Corn Laws; m to Janet Fotheringham (1765?-1833), he d Dec 19 1828; funeral money paid by Weaver Incorporation, 24/12/1828; sons, William, James and Andrew

MELDRUM, HENRY (1822-1901) (2): b Feb 1 1822, eldest son of William Meldrum and Elizabeth Smeaton, he was adm Burgess on 22 March 1847, and Freeman of the Weaver Incorporation, 9 Sep 1856, and served as Deacon in 1856-57; described as a warehouseman, Priory Lane, in the 1840's and early 1850's, and as a manufacturer, Priory Lane, in the 1850's; emigrated, arriving Canada, 12 July 1858; was farmer at Artemesia (Feb 1859), and was later postmaster at Eugenia, where he d, 17 Feb 1901; was twice married: (1) 13 Jan 1840, Janet Fotheringham (she d 11 July 1857), dau of William Fotheringham, weaver in Nethertown, and Janet Lawrie; (2) c Jan 1858, Mary Thomson, dau of George Thomson, tenant farmer

MELDRUM, JAMES (1): adm Freeman, March 22 1769

MELDRUM, JAMES (1791-1857) (2): b 30 Dec 1791, son of Henry Meldrum (1) and Janet Fotheringham, was adm Freeman of the Weaver Incorp, 23 Sep 1820, paying the special dues as a son of Henry as agreed by the Trade in 1808; he was a weaver either at Bothwellhaughs, or in the Nethertown; between 1830 and 1835 he had a loom made for him by Robert Hay, which was erected in his loomshop beside his house at Bothwellhaugh; the loom was used by him and his sons until c 1906, and is now in Dunfermline Museum; he d 2 Jan 1857; m 6 March 1810 Catherine Ewans (she d 4 Jan 1857)

MELDRUM, JAMES (3): son of William Meldrum, Burgess and Freeman adm Freeman, Sep 18 1856

MELDRUM, MARTIN (d 1825): from either Cleish or Kinross, he was adm Burgess on 29 Aug 1791, and Freeman of the Weaver Incorp on 15 Sep 1791, as the son-in-law of William Meldrum (1736-1812), having married his cousin-german, Mgt Meldrum (5 Feb 1768-16 July 1840); from c 1799 he was resident in the Nethertown, next door west from his cousin, Henry Meldrum, having built a one-story house, using stone from the ruins of Queen Anne's jointure house; "Martin was for many years the keeper of a merry-going change-house there, and acted as 'provost of the Nethertown races' till the second decade of the 19th century. The town's drummer of those days, and when the race period came round, paced through the streets, rattling his half-burst drum, warning all and sundry 'that all particulars of the aforesaid races could be had from Mr Martin Meldrum at his change-house in the Nethertown.'" (Thomson, P 254); he died 3 Feb 1825 from "disease of the stomach," aged 63

MELDRUM, ROBERT: adm Freeman, 18 Nov 1748; christian name deleted and substituted with "James"

MELDRUM, WILLIAM (1): adm Freeman, Feb 25 1726

MELDRUM, WILLIAM (1736-1812) (2): b 28 April 1736, son of David Meldrum, weaver at Grange, and Mgt Gilmure, he was adm Freeman of the Weaver Incorp, Sep 11 1759; in c 1770 he purchased the house in Bothwell Street, which was still tenanted by his descendants in 1901; Deacon (1774-75); in his later years he was known as "Auld Eighty-Four," from (which Thomson believed) his being Deacon in 1784 (which was incorrect); staunch adherent of the Relief Church during the ministry of the Rev James Smith; entered the Society of Gardeners in 1775; he died Dec 23 1812, and Funeral paid by the Trade, 28 Dec 1812; will made, 18 Jan 1811; was 3-times married: (1) c 1760, Jean Fotheringham of Saline; (2) unknown; (3) c 1811, Betty Beveridge; son, William (3)

MELDRUM, WILLIAM (1776-1848) (3): b 19 May 1776, son of William Meldrum (2) and Janet Fotheringham; he followed his father's trade, and was adm to Weaver Incorp, 19 Dec 1799, but before he was 20 yrs of age he became a teacher at the Brucefield Spinning Mill School, and remained there until 1828. when he retired; in connection with the school, he set up his own press in 1813. According to Henderson's "Annals" (P 582), he "'got a heart-motion printing-press made by a smith, purchased a lot of old types, and commenced printing on a small scale in 1813. His work was chiefly confined, in his bye-hours, to the printing of handbills, texts from the Scriptures on small cards for Sunday schools, and sic-like.' Mr Meldrum ceased printing in 1844;" he d 15 Feb 1848; m Janet Beveridge of Brucefield (9 Oct 1774-15 April 1846)

MELDRUM, WILLIAM (1789-1866) (4): b Nov 8 1789, son of Henry Meldrum (1) and Janet Fotheringham; weaver at 20 Nethertown Broad Street; was adm Burgess on 27 Sep 1810, and Freeman of the Weaver Incorp, 26 Sep 1810, paying the "dues being agreeable to that Minute of Trade (1808) made in favour of the sons and sons-in-law of the above Henry Meldrum following his craft;" Dunfermline Museum has a linen damask and table-cloth woven by him; m Elizabeth Smeaton (27 July 1788-10 Aug 1872), dau of James Smeaton, weaver

MERCER, THOMAS: adm Freeman, Oct 21 1737

MILLER, ADAM (b 1773) : b 11 April 1773, son of Ralph Miller (1), Burgess and Freeman, and Janet Arnot; adm Freeman and Burgess, 20 Sep 1792; Boxmaster (1801-02); member of Committee (1804) formed to frame a petition re the repeal of the "late Corn Bill" (see Thomson, P 296); in Damside in 1837

MILLER, GEORGE: adm Freeman, 12 April 1715

MILLER, LAWRENCE: son of James Miller, and app of James Louson; adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1800; in Bruce Street in 1837; son-in-law, James Chalmbers

MILLER, RALPH (1728-1826) (1): b. Jan 1728; adm Freeman, 21 Sep 1756, and was Boxmaster in 1770 and Deacon in 1792-93; in his latter years "Auld Ralph" was a disabled weaver in Damside Row, but he still had a remarkably strong memory, and could recollect incidents concerning Dunfermline as far back as 1740, many of which he related to Dr Ebenezer Henderson between 1824 and 1826, and which were the basis of his "MS Notes" in his "Annals of Dunfermline" (1879); Ralph Miller died on 10th March 1826 "at the great age of ninety-eight years and two months" (Henderson, P 621); m (1) 03 Jan 1755 Helen Smieton; (2) )6 May 1763 Janet Arnot; sons, Ralph (2) and Adam

MILLER, RALPH (b 1768) (2): b 24 July 1768. son of Ralph Miller (1) and Janet Arnot; adm Freeman and Burgess, 21 Sep 1790

MITCHELL/MICHIL/MICHALL

MICHALL, HENDRIE: adm Freeman, 18 Aug 1709; active, 1709-13

MITCHELL, JAMES: adm Freeman, Sep 15 1741

MICHIL, ROBERT: adm Freeman, May 23 1731

MOCHRIE, JAMES: active, 1594-1617; Deacon (1613)

MORE/MORRE/MOIR

MORE, DAVID: son-in-law of John Hoggan; adm Freeman, 30 Aug 1776; active, 1776-1810; sons, James & John

MORRE, JAMES: eldest son of David Morre, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 11 Sep 1802

MOIR, JOHN: son of David Moir, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 13 Sep 1802; Quorum (1819-21); in Newrow in 1837

MONTEITH (MONTEATH), ANDREW jnr: weaver, Eastport Street, son of Andrew Monteith snr (the son-in-law of Robert Westwood), who was adm Burgess, 5 July 1797, and son-in-law of William Westwood, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 28 Feb 1824; "long known as a bell-ringer" (Thomson, P 350); m 25 May 1823 Thomasine Westwood

MOODIE/MUDIE

MUDIE, JAMES: active, 1641-45; app, William Bruce (1641), Walter Carmichael (1644), William Steadman (1645); taskman, Allan Garlick (1642)

MUDIE, WILLIAM: active, 1647-55; Deacon (1647-48)

MORGAN, WILLIAM: late app of Robert Kid; Burgess, 8 Oct 1790

MORRIS/MORRES/MORICE/MORIS/MORESS/MORES/MORIES/MORIS

MORICE, ADAM (1): adm Freeman, 4 Aug 1766; Quorum (1806-07); in Newrow in 1837; son, Adam (2)

MORRES, ADAM (2): eldest son of Adam Morres (1), Burgess and Freman; adm Freeman, Sep 9 1808; Quorum (1832-33); in Newrow in 1837

MORRIS, ANDREW: adm Freeman, July 16 1702

MORES, DAVID (1): active, 1707-1743; Deacon (1731-32)

MORICE, DAVID (2): adm Freeman, 4 Aug 1766; Quorum (1820-21); in East Port in 1837; the David Morris, who was Boxmaster in 1853-55, was probably of a later generation

MORES, GEORGE (1): adm Freeman, 22 Oct 1709; active, 1709-11

MORIES, GEORGE (2): son of (Peter) Mories, Freeman and Burgess; adm Freeman, 28 Aug 1792

MORIS, JAMES (1): bound app to James Duncansone for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 1639

MORES, JAMES (2): adm Freeman, 10 Aug 1678; in July 1707 witnessed the purchase by the Weaver Incorp of the "tenement and orchard yard at ye Damhead" belonging to Janet Jack (see Thomson, P 187)

MORRIS, JAMES: eldest son of Robert Morris, Burgess and Freeman adm Freeman, 22 Sep 1820; in 1827, with William Morris, took lease of the lapp-house and calendar, but it pays so badly, trade being so dull, that on 31st May 1827, they obtain, on appeal, a reduction of #20 in their rent; on 9th June the Morrises apply for a further reduction in rent, and a committee is appointed to confer; Messrs J & W Morris give up the calendar in 1830 (see Thomson, P 263 and 355-56); in Gardners Land in 1837

MORIS, JOHN (1): bound app to Alexander Bone yr for 3 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, May 1648, James Swinton cautioner for the app, and Alexander Bone for the master; adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1655

MORICE, JOHN (2): adm Freeman, 1 Aug 1766

MORRIS, JOHN (3): son-in-law of Mitchel Anderson, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, Sep 28 1826; son, John (4)

MORRIS, JOHN (4): eldest son of John Morris (3), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 27 Sep 1827; Burgess, 28 Sep 1827; both John Morris (3) and John Morris (4) were both still alive in 1837, one being located in James Street, the other in the High Street

MORES, ROBERT (1): Boxmaster (1731)

MORESS, ROBERT (2): son-in-law of John Somervail, who was a Burgess and Freeman weaver, being married to his eldest dau, [Isabel - 30 Nov 1784]; Burgess, 31 May 1797; adm Freeman, Sep 16 1806;

MORIS, ROBERT (3): son-in-law of Andrew Philp, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 25 Sep 1812

MORRIS, THOMAS: son-in-law of John Reid, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1788; active, 1788-1805; Deacon (1802-03); m 23 May 1788 Christian Reid

MORRES, WILLIAM (d 1785): brewer in Dunfermline, "an handy labourer in the weaver Trade and Croaft;" adm Freeman, May 6 1738; Boxmaster (1747-48); proprietor of Brieryhill, now part of the public park; "He died in 1785, as attested by a marble tablet inside the Abbey" (Thomson, P 208-09)

MORRISON/MORISON/MORISONE/MORESON/MORASON

MORISON, ADAM: son of David Morison (2), Burgess and Weaver; adm Freeman, 18 Sep 1778; active, 1778-1828; son, David (3); another son, Adam, Burgess 4 July 1797

MORISON, ANDREW: son of David Morison (1); adm Freeman, 19 Sep 1759

MORESON, DAVID yr (1): adm Freeman, Aug 25 1725; active, 1725-49; Deacon (1732-33); see Thomson (P 202-03) for the part that he played as Deacon in obtaining the Bleachfield at King's Park for the Weaver Craft; son, Andrew

MORISON, DAVID (2): adm Freeman, Oct 21 1747; son, Adam

MORASON, DAVID (3): son of Adam Morason, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, Sep 7 1804

MORESON, GEORGE: adm Freeman, May 18 1731

MORISONE, ROBERT (1): Deacon (1673-83)

MORESON, ROBERT (2): adm Freeman, 22 July 1720; Boxmaster (1730); Deacon (1733-34; 1738; 1741-42)

MOUBRAY/MUBREY/MUBRIE

MUBREY, DAVID: son of Henry Mubrey, Burgess and Weaver; adm Freeman and Burgess, Sep 20 1806; Quorum (1812-13); in Rumbling Well in 1837

MUBRIE, HENDREY: son-in-law of David Kilpatrick; adm Freeman, 10 May 1782; active, 1782-1809; m 12 Sep 1777 Agnes Kilpatrick; son, David

MOYES, GEORGE: son of James Moyes, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Freeman, 5 July 1797; afterwards to Paisley

MOYES, JAMES: son-in-law of Andrew Strahan, Burgess and Freeman Burgess, 3 March 1792; adm Freeman, 25 Oct 1792; Quorum (1796-97); m 25 Feb 1790 Mary Strachan; son, George

MUCKERSIE (MUCKAREY), JOHN: son of John Muckarey, tailor Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 30 April 1852; adm Freeman, 16 Sep 1862, at the penultimate meeting of the craft in the house of Alexander Turnbull, Douglas Street, and was appointed Boxmaster at the same time. He was entitled to "all the rights, liberties, privileges and immunities pertaining to the members from of old, to exhibit, claim, and use as freely as any other member ever did, or could use, said privileges and rights." (Thomson, P 338-39); his brother, David Muckersie, weaver, was adm Burgess, 20 April 1852

MURDOCH, JOHN: bound app to William Lamb for 8 yrs, 31 May 1645

MURGHT, DANIEL: adm Freeman, Feb 24 1742

MURRAY/MURA/MURIE/MOREY

MOREY, ANDREW (1): adm Freeman, 16 July 1702

MURA, ANDREW (2): son of David Mura, Freeman Weaver; adm Freeman, Oct 23 1772

MURRAY, DAVID: adm Freeman, April 18 1750; sons, Andrew (2) and James (2)

MURRAY, JAMES (1): adm Freeman, Sep 14 1743

MURRAY, JAMES (2): son of David Murray, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 15 Nov 1778

MURIE, ROBERT: adm Freeman, 1 June 1679

MURRAY, SAMUEL: adm Freeman, Feb 8 1765

NEISH, JOHN: adm Freeman, 18 April 1671; Boxmaster (1673-79)

NICOL/NICOLL

NICOL, ANDREW (1): adm Freeman, 21 Sep 1756; son, John

NICOL, ANDREW (2): eldest son of John Nicol, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 23 Sep 1816

NICOL, JOHN: son of Andrew Nicol (1), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 12 April, 1791; son, Andrew (2)

NICOLL, WALTER: bound app to John Robertson for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 1644

NIELSON/NILSON

NILSON, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, March 27 1744; sons, John (2) and Matthew

NILSON, JOHN (2): son of John Nilson (1), Freeman weaver; adm Freeman, 22 Sep 1772

NILSON, MATTHEW: son of John Nilson (1), Freeman weaver; adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1772

NITHERAY, ADAM: adm Freeman, Dec 5 1722

NORIE (NOREY), JAMES: adm Freeman, Sep 15 1732

NORRIS, JAMES: eldest son of Robert Norris; adm Freeman, Sep 22 1820

PARK, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1655; son, John (2)

PARK, JOHN (2): eldest lawful son of John Park (1); adm Freeman 24 Aug 1668

PATON/PATTON/PATEN

PATON, DAVID (1766-1844): son of Andrew Paton, Burgess; adm Freeman, 23 Sep 1794; was originally a weaver, "but in after-life he constructed a turning-lathe, and commenced the business of turner, supplying weavers with pirns, bobbins, etc...He was a great mechanical genius; his workshop was quite a repository of art and science, being well filled with all kinds of mechanical nick-nacks of his own making, finished and unfinished, such as box camera obscura's; telescopes and microscopes; a magic lantern, made out of an old tea-chest; a Franklin harmonicon; wooden clocks, common and astronomical; a planetarium constructed with wooden wheels, the teeth of which were cut with a knife, and finished up with a file...; a machine for twining thread; a mouse-mill, which twined thread by the mouse driving round a wheel...; and last, but not least, a model for perpetual motion...Besides all these contrivances, he constructed a curious printing press in 1810, and by its aid he printed a great many little books between that period and 1826...The types, of which he had but a moderate supply, were much worn out. A story is still current that he made his own types! This is a mistake, such a feat was beyond the read of his art...It is true, however, that he cut the initial letters about half an inch square for his books, etc, and he likewise made his own woodcuts for his illustrations; these letters and woodcuts were made by the assistance of a pen-knife, small chisel and sprig-bits (brugs) of various sizes." (Henderson's "Annals," P 652-53; Thomson, P 256); m 27 June 1791 Margaret Waller, he died 13th July 1844 in his 78th yr; father of Joseph Neil Paton (1797-1874), damask designer in Dunfermline, and grandfather of Sir Joseph Noel Paton (1821-1901)

PATON, HENDRY: adm Freeman, Dec 11 1738

PATON, JAMES: adm Freeman, 18 Oct 1712

PATTON, JOHN (d 1820): son-in-law of John Bayne, Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 26 April 1791; adm Freeman, Sep 9 1791; Funeral Expenses of 5/- paid by Trade, July 13 1820

PATEN, WILLIAM (1): adm Freeman, Nov 18 1731

PATON, WILLIAM (2): adm Freeman, 18 Nov 1751; active, 1751-80; Boxmaster (1766); son, William (3); app, Robert Cameron (1774)

PATON, WILLIAM (d 1812) (3): son of William Paton (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 6 July 1780; Funeral Expenses of 10/- paid by Trade, Dec 16 1812

PEACOCK/PECOCK/PEAKOK

PEACOCK, DAVID (1): son-in-law of Henry Smiton, Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 24 Sep 1801; adm Freeman, 25 Sep 1801; m 25 Dec 1799 Mgt Smeiton

PEACOCK, DAVID (2): weaver; adm Freeman, 1 Sep 1828; David Peacock (1) and David Peacock (2) were both still alive in 1837, one being located in Nethertown, the other in Beveridge Well

PEARSON: see Pierson

PENNY/PENIE/PENEY

PENNY, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, 12 Dec 1726

PENIE, JOHN (2): adm Freeman, Dec 4 1741

PENNY, JOHN (3): adm Freeman, 23 Aug 1766; son, John (4)

PENNY, JOHN (4): eldest son of John Penny (3), Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 20 Aug 1793; adm Freeman, 20 Sep 1793; Quorum (1824-25; 1828-29; 1832-34); in Golfdrum in 1837

PHILP/FILP/PHYLPE/PHILIP

PHILP, ANDREW (1): adm Freeman, 13 Sep 1757; son, Andrew (2)

PHILP, ANDREW (2): son of Andrew Philp (1), Freeman Weaver in Dunfermline; adm Freeman, 11 Oct 1777; Quorum (1788-91); son, Andrew (3); son-in-law, Robert Morris

PHILP, ANDREW (3): eldest son of Andrew Philp (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 25 Sep 1806; in Back Row in 1837

PHILP, GEORGE: son of dec James Philp, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 18 Sep 1792

PHYLPE, JAMES: adm Freeman, Sep 12 1746; active, 1746-92; Boxmaster (1750-51); Deacon (1754-55); son, George

FILP, RICHARD: adm Freeman, Sep 22 1742

PIERSON/PEARSON/PEIRSON/PEIRSONE/PERSON/PERSONE

PEIRSONE, ANDREW (1): adm Freeman, 18 Sep 1717

PIERSON, ANDREW (2): adm Freeman, Dec 15 1736

PERSON, DAVID: adm Freeman, May 9 1749; active, 1749-1758; Boxmaster (1756-57)

PEIRSON, GEORGE (1): adm Freeman, 11 Dec 1712

PIERSON, GEORGE (2): adm Freeman, Dec 15 1736

PEARSON, JAMES: adm Freeman, March 2 1737; Deacon (1764-65); will recorded, 16 Oct 1799

PERSON, JAMES: adm Freeman, May 9 1749; "some time ago" he was banished out of the town by the Magistrates, having been convicted of theft; at a meeting of the Trade, held May 31 1754, "non but seven was for admiting him, the most was to have him out, and ordain the Deacon to sign this Act in the Trade neams"

PEIRSON, ROBERT: Deacon (1673-83)

FEARSON, WILLIAM: bound app to James Mudie for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 1645

PULLONS, GEORGE: adm Freeman, 21 Sep 1702

RAE, THOMAS: son of John Rae, tailor Burgess of Dunfermline; adm Freeman as Freeman's apprentice, 24 Dec 1766

REID/RIED/RID/REED

RIED, ANDREW (1): adm Freeman, Nov 27 1747

REID, ANDREW (2): son of John Reid, Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 4 July 1797; adm Freeman, 20 Sep 1802

REID, CHARLES: adm Freeman, March 2 1737

RID, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, 23 Nov 1734

REID, JOHN (2): adm Freeman, as Freeman's eldest son, May 20 1767; active, 1767-1802; Boxmaster (1780); Deacon (1782-83); sons, John (3) & Andrew; another son, William, Burgess 4 July 1797; son-in-law, Thomas Morris

REID, JOHN (3): son of John Reid (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 18 Sep 1795; loaned #30 at 5% interest by the Trade (Thomson, P 302); in Knabbie Street in 1837

REID, ROBERT: bound app to William Lambe for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 1641

RENNIE/RANNIE/RENNEY/RAINIE/RAMSIE

RANNIE, ANDREW: Box Penny (1789); sons, William & George Andrew

RANNIE, DAVID: son of [George] Andrew Rannie, Burgess & Freeman Burgess, 18 Oct 1822; Freeman, 22 Sep 1827; Reform Street (1837

RANNIE, GEORGE ANDREW: son of Andrew Rannie, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 27 Sep 1815; Burgess, 28 Sep 1815; in Pilmuir in 1837

RAMSIE (ie RANNIE), WILLIAM: eldest son of Andrew Ramsie [Rannie], Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 5 July 1797; adm Freeman, Sep 23 1807; in Reform Street in 1837; son, Robert, Burgess 7 Aug 1797

RICHARDSON/RITCHARDSON/RICHARDSONE/RICHIRDSON

RICHARDSON, ALEXANDER: adm Freeman, Oct 8 1737; son-in-law, Archibald Horn

RICHARDSON, ANDREW: adm Freeman, April 30 1756

RICHARDSON, DAVID: adm Freeman, March 1 1748

RITCHARDSON, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, 20 Sep 1712

RICHARDSON, JOHN (2): adm Freeman, Dec 1 1738; son-in-law, David Anderson

RICHARDSON, THOMAS (1): adm Freeman, 22 Sep 1682

RICHARDSON, THOMAS (2): adm Freeman, 22 June 1705

RICHARDSON, THOMAS (3): adm Freeman, Feb 10 1749

ROBERTSON/ROBERTSONE/ROSTONE/ROBESON

ROBERTSONE, ADAM (1): eldest lawful son of Andrew Robertsone; adm Freeman, 4 May 1667

ROBESON, ADAM (2): adm Freeman, 6 Feb 1765

ROBERTSON, ALEXANDER: son-in-law of Andrew Anderson, weaver and Burgess; Freeman, Aug 29 1785; son, Andrew, Burgess 30 Sep 1816

ROBERTSON, ANDREW (d 1745): adm Freeman, 15 Jan 1708 (surname abbrev as Robeson); Boxmaster (1722-23); Deacon (1726-27; 1743-45); d 13 July 1745 aged 62; tombstone stands in the Old Churchyard on the north side of the Abbey: "Here lyes the Corps of Andr Robertson, present deacon convener of weavers in this brugh, who died 13 July 1745 aged 62;" "Andrew must have been a great man in his day, and mighty among the weavers [but] we know no more of Andrew than that he is the 'present' deacon of the weavers; and, as such, he will endure as long as his little sandstone monument beats off the wasting tooth of time;" (Thomson, P 209-10); son, David

ROBERTSON, DAVID: son of Deacon Andrew Robertson (d 1745); adm Freeman, Sep 19 1728

ROBERTSON, GEORGE (1): son-in-law of John Wright; adm Freeman, Feb 1 1774; Boxmaster (1791); Deacon (1808-09); m 10 July 1773 Elizabeth Wright; son, George (2) son-in-law, David Anderson

ROBERTSON, GEORGE (2): son of George Robertson (1), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 2 March 1792; active, 1792-1831; son, George, Burgess 9 July 1824

ROBERTSON, JAMES (1): adm Freeman, 20 Sep 1774; active, 1774-85

ROBERTSON, JAMES (2): 3rd lawful son of William Robertson, carter in Dunfermline; app under Alexander & David Bonnar, weavers in Wooer's Alley, for 4 yrs from Whitsunday 1792, with David Robertson, baker in Dunfermline, cautioner (recorded 21 Feb 1795) [B20/6/12, Pp 93-97]

ROBERTSON, PETER: adm Freeman, Aug 16 1745; Deacon (1758-59)

ROSTONE (RESTON), ROBERT: Deacon Convener of Kirkcaldy; adm Hon Member, 5 May 1670 (see Thomson, Pp 138 & 144)

ROBERTSON, THOMAS: son-in-law of William Alester; adm Freeman, Sep 21 1773

ROXBURGH/ROXBRUGH

ROXBURGH, ANDREW: son of John Roxburgh, Burgess of Dunfermline; adm Freeman, 18 Sep 1790; active, 1790-1806; m 12 March 1784 Mgft Brown; son, John; brother, Thomas

ROXBURGH, JOHN (b 1788): b 8 June 1788, eldest son of Andrew Roxburgh, Burgess and Freeman, and Janet Brown; adm Freeman and Burgess, 23 Sep 1806; Quorum (1812-13); in Paisley in 1837

ROXBURGH, THOMAS: son of John Roxburgh, Burgess of Dunfermline; adm Freeman, 18 Sep 1790; brother, Andrew

ROY, CHARLES: reedmaker; adm Freeman, May 12 1743, having given his "missive to serve ye trade first, and to reside here for the making and mending of reids;" succeeded as reedmaker by Colin Croll in 1765 (see Thomson, Pp 210 & 306); son-in-law, Andrew Downie

RUSSELL, JOHN (d 1847): manufacturer, Maygate; listed Pigot (1820/25/37) and DD (1832/35); adm Hon Member of Weaver Incorporation, 23 Sep 1830; a Bailie, he died Edinburgh, April 28 1847; m June 1827 Jean Henderson

SCOT, ALEXANDER: bound app to William Bowie for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 12 Feb 1659

SCOTLAND, ALEXANDER: bound app to William Lambe for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 1641

SCOTLAND, JOHN: eldest son of Robert Scotland (1); Burgess, 29 July 1815; adm Freeman, 22 Sep 1820; Deacon (1828-29; 1834-36); craft meetings were held at his house in the East Port from 1836-55 (Thomson, P 348); at the last fully recorded meeting of the craft on 20 Aug 1858, he bought the weavers' Bell for 8d (Thomson, P 301)

SCOTLAND, ROBERT (1): adm Freeman, 4 Aug 1766; son, John

SCOTLAND, ROBERT (2): son-in-law of John Inglis, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 7 July 1791; m 26 Dec 1788 Janet Ingles

SHARP/SHARPE/SHEARP

SHARPE, JOHN: adm Freeman, Sep 27 1733

SHARPE, WILLIAM: adm Freeman, 30 Nov 1713

SHORTHOUSE/SHORTES/SHORTHOUS

SHORTES, CHARLES: adm Freeman, April 18 1739

SHORTHOUSE, DAVID: adm Freeman, Sep 6 1726; son, George (1)

SHORTES, GEORGE (1): son of David Shortes [Shorthouse], weaver, Dunfermline; adm Freeman, Nov 27 1747; active, 1747-86; Boxmaster (1774); Deacon (1778-79); son, George (2)

SHORTHOUSE, GEORGE (2): son of George Shorthouse (1); adm Freeman, 26 Sep 1786

SHORTHOUSE, JAMES: adm Freeman, 15 Sep 1677

SHORTHOUS, ROBERT: adm Freeman, 13 Sep 1708

SIME: see Syme

SIMSON/SYMSONE

SYMSONE, ANDREW: adm Freeman, Nov 30 1731

SIMSON, MATTHEW: adm Freeman, 16 Nov 1703

SYMSONE, ROBERT: adm Freeman, Dec 16 1741

SINCLAIR, JAMES: weaver, Brucefield, son of Joseph Sinclair, Freeman and Burgess; adm Freeman and Burgess, 14 Sep 1791; in Town Green in 1837

SINCLAIR, JOSEPH: adm Freeman, 19 Sep 1763; sons, James and Robert; son-in-law, John Carmichael

SINCLAIR, ROBERT: son of Joseph Sinclair, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 23 Sep 1802; feuar in Brucefield (1837)

SKIRVING (SKIRVEN), ANDREW: bleacher at Brucefield; adm Freeman Feb 15 1769, "for former favours doun to the said Incorporation" (see Thomson, Pp 239-40)

SMALL, ANDREW: son of William Small, sailor in Lochgelly; app under John Williamson, weaver Burgess in Dunfermline, for 4 yrs from Martinmas 1783 (rec 11 Dec 1786) [RD4/240, Pp 998-99]

SMA (SMALL), JAMES: bound app to George Davidson for 3 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 1644

SMEATON/SMEETON/SMITON/SMITTON/SMEITON

SMITON, HENRY: son-in-law of David Fergus, weaver; adm Freeman, 6 Nov 1778; Quorum (1786-87); m 29 May 1778 Betty Fergus; son-in-law, David Peacock

SMEETON, JAMES: son-in-law of dec Alexander Hart, Freeman Weaver; adm Freeman and Burgess, 16 Sep 1791; in New Row in 1837; m 21 Dec 1786 Christian Hart

SMITTON, ROBERT: adm Freeman, 26 Nov 1718

SMITH, JASPER: adm Freeman, 6 June 1665, on payment of 40 merks to the Craft

SMITH, ROBERT: adm Freeman, 6 Dec 1734

SMITH, THOMAS: adm Freeman, 20 June 1673

SOMERVILLE, JOHN: adm Freeman, Sep 24 1735; son-in-law, Robert Moress (1806)

SPENCE, JAMES: Burgess; adm Freeman, 4 July 1797

STAIG, ALEXANDER: adm Freeman, Oct 21 1726

STALKER, JAMES: son-in-law of Daniel McQueen [McEwan], Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 23 March 1792; adm Freeman, 20 Sep 1793; Quorum (1802-03); m 22 Dec 1791 Charlotte McEwan

STARK/STARKE

STARK, ALEXANDER: adm Freeman, Sep 1735; Boxmaster (1738)

STARK, GEORGE (d 1726): adm Freeman, 22 July 1720; Boxmaster (1724-25); d c April 1726, when the Trade met to discuss whether they should buy "his tenement of houses and land at the town end," which could be had for 2000 merks (see Thomson, P 199)

STARK, JAMES (1): eldest lawful son of Robert Stark; adm Freeman, 4 June 1667; app, William Izat (1696)

STARK, JAMES (2): adm Freeman, 2 Aug 1712

STARK, JOHN: adm Freeman, 15 June 1674; active, 1674-1713; Boxmaster (1680-83); Deacon (1700-01)

STARK, ROBERT: active, 1657-1704; Deacon (1657); Boxmaster (1704); son, James

STEEDMAN/STEDMAN/STIDMAN/STIEDMAN/STEADMAN

STEDMAN, ANDREW (1): adm Freeman, 14 Sep 1678

STIDMAN, ANDREW (2): son of Robert Stidman, Burgess and Freeman adm Freeman and Burgess, 4 July 1797; quorum (1815-16); in Priory Lane 1837

STIDMAN, DAVID: adm Freeman, Sep 22 1762

STEEDMAN, JAMES (b 1783): b 06 March 1783. son of Robert Steedman, Burgess and weaver, and Anne Kerr; Burgess, 24 Sep 1802; adm Freeman, 23 Sep 1806; Deacon (1853-55); in Reids Park 1837

STEDMAN, JOHN: son of William Stedman (2), Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 4 July 1797; adm Freeman, 23 Sep 1806; in Knabbie Street in 1837

STIEDMAN, ROBERT: son-in-law of John Ker; adm Freeman as Freeman's son-in-law, March 24 1768; m to Anne Ker; sons, Andrew (2) and James son-in-law, Robert Weston

STEADMAN, WILLIAM (1): bound app under James Mudie for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 1645

STEEDMAN, WILLIAM (2): freeman app, adm Freeman, 4 Sep 1802; Quorum (1806-07); son, John

STEVENSON, ANDREW (1): adm Freeman, 11 Nov 1714; Boxmaster (1726); Deacon (1735); sons, Andrew (2) & Patrick (2)

STINSON, ANDREW (2): son of Andrew Stinson (1), late Deacon of the Weaver Incorp; adm Freeman, Dec 21 1756; active, 1756-97; Boxmaster (1761); Deacon (1768-69); son, William (3); son-in-law, James Hall

STEVENSON, DAVID: adm Freeman, Feb 26 1733

STEVENSON, HUGH: son-in-law of George McKinlay, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 16 Sep 1825; Burgess, 21 Sep 1825; in Nethertown in 1837; m 15 Dec 1822 Catherine McKenlay

STINSON, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, 4 March 1700

STEVENSON, JOHN (2): adm Freeman, Oct 13 1728

STEPHENSON, JOHN (3): adm Freeman, Aug 24 1731

STEVENSON, PATRICK (1): adm Freeman, Jan 1 1673; active, 1673-1711

STEVENSON, PATRICK (2): son of Andrew Stevenson (1), present Deacon; adm Freeman, Dec 5 1735

STEVENSON, THOMAS: writer; appointed Clerk to the Weaver Incorporation on 15 May 1826, in room of Robert Hutton, deceased (Thomson, P 355), and on 23 Sep 1830 made Hon Freeman; in 1825-26 his practice was in Maygate; by 1832 he had removed to Guildhall Street; the DD (1835) gives his address as 3 Valleyfield Place, confirmed by Pigot (1837); by 1852 he was to be found in Bridge Street; Westwood (1862) gives his address as 103 High Street; in Abbey PArk Place in 1866

STIVENSON, WILLIAM (1): adm Freeman, Feb 5 1734

STIVENSON, WILLIAM (2): adm Freeman, Feb 16 1764

STEVENSON, WILLIAM (3): son of Andrew Stevenson (2), Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 27 Aug 1791; adm Freeman, Aug 29 1791; active, 1791-1829; Boxmaster (1796)

STEWART/STUART/STOURT/STURT/STOUART

STUART, ADAM: son of John Stuart (1), Freeman Burgess; adm Freeman, April 2 1784; Deacon (1796-97); played significant part in the Chartist Movement in Dunfermline (Thomson, P 265); when the Incorporation was breaking up in 1836, he moved the motion, which was carried, "That in any division of the property which might take place, the widows of members and orphaned children of deceased members, should have the shares otherwise due to the deceased husbands and fathers" (Thomson, P 265); in Pittencrieff in 1837; "one of three brothers, all alike, men of eminent abilities and sterling character" (Thomson, P 333-34)

STUART, ALEXANDER: adm Freeman, July 15 1746

STEWART, DAVID: son of John Stewart (1); adm Freeman, Sep 16 1773

STEWART, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, May 25 1749; dead by 1795; sons, David, Adam, John (2) and William (1)

STOUART, JOHN (2): son of John Stouart (1), Burgess and Freeman adm Freeman, Sep 18 1784; Burgess, 7 Aug 1795; Boxmaster (1789); in Masterton (1837)

STURT, ROBERT: adm Freeman, May 6 1749

STOUART, WILLIAM (1): son of John Stouart (1), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, Sep 17 1784; Deacon (1804-05; 1810-11); in Nethertown in 1837

STEWART, WILLIAM (2): son-in-law of David Ferguson, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 25 Sep 1800; Boxmaster (1806-07); in Woodmill Street in 1837; m 28 Dec 1798 Helen Ferguson

STINE, DAVID: adm Freeman, Nov 1 1745

STIRLING/STIRLEN

STIRLING, ALEXANDER (1): adm Freeman, 7 Dec 1732

STIRLEN, ALEXANDER (2): adm Freeman, Sep 24 1761; sons, Alexander (3) and James

STIRLING, ALEXANDER (3): son of Alexander Stirling (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 1 Sep 1796; Burgess, 13 Aug 1796

STIRLING, JAMES: son of Alexander Stirling (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 4 July 1797; in Rhodes in 1837

STOBIE, WILLIAM: adm Freeman, May 17 1744; Boxmaster (1745); son-in-law, Andrew Rannie (1789)

STRACHAN/STRAHAN/STRAUCHEN/STRACHEN

STRACHAN, ANDREW (1): adm Freeman, Dec 10 1755; prob the Andrew Strachan, who was in distress by 17 Nov 1802, and put on the monthly roll at 2s per month (Thomson, Pp 258-59); sons, Andrew (2) and David; son-in-law, James Moyes

STRAUCHAN, ANDREW (2): son of Andrew Strauchan (1), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, Sep 14 1784; active, 1784-1827

STRACHEN, DAVID: son of Andrew Strachen (1); adm Freeman, 18 Sep 1787; in Woodhead Street in 1837

STRACHAN, JOHN: adm Freeman, 18 Sep 1777; active, 1777-1821

STRUTH, ALEXANDER: adm Freeman, Aug 14 1722

SYME/SIM

SYME, PETER: brewer in Dunfermline, "an handy labourer in ye weaving Trade and Craft;" adm Freeman, 25 Sep 1749; described by Thomson (P 209) as "the last of the fermenting tribe" of brewers to be admitted to the Weaver Incorporation

SIM, ROBERT: adm Freeman, Feb 28 1750; son, William

SYME, WILLIAM (1760-1841): b 21 Dec 1760, son of Robert Syme, Burgess and Freeman, and Elizabeth Lawson; adm Freeman, April 25 1781; the proprietor of two hand-weaving shops in Gibb Street, each containing four looms; app: John Williamson (1804) d Gibb Street, 15 April 1841 aged 80yrs; according to the "Dunfermline Journal" of April 1841, "he was one of the oldest Reformers in Dunfermline, and, up to the last, remained by the principles which in early life he had adopted;" m to Margaret Anderson; his dau, Janet Syme (1809-1882) m Dec 4 1841, John Mackie (1805-1891), who inherited the two hand-weaving shops in Gibb Street (see "Janet Syme Mackie. Reminiscences for the Grandchildren" by J.B.M. - ie her son, John Beveridge Mackie (1848-1919), editor and proprietor of the Dunfermline Journal from 1903-1919)

TAYLOR (TYLER), ROBERT: weaver in the parish of St Ninians, son-in-law of Robert Black, weaver in Dunfermline; adm Freeman, 23 Sep 1752

TEMPLEMAN, ANDREW: son of John Templeman, labourer (?); adm Freeman, 1 May 1779; Quorum (1786-87)

TEMPLEMAN, WILLIAM (d 1858): son-in-law of William Strachan, mason; gave in Essay, and adm Freeman, 23 Sep 1830; Burgess, same day; Deacon (1830-31); known as "'the Deacon,' par excellence" (Thomson, P 350); in Newrow in 1837; on 7th Jan 1845 he adv that he had "taken the premises, together with the beaming machine, formerly belonging to William Kent [William Cant], at the head of Moodie Street, west end of Priory Lane, and having engaged experienced steady men, to carry on the business, weavers may depend on obtaining satisfactorily beamed webs. He also keeps a man, pony and cart to carry home the webs." (Thomson, P 356)

THOMSON, ALEXANDER: son of dec James Thomson, farmer at Kincardine; app under David Anderson yr for 4 yrs from Candlemas 1790 (recorded 19 Nov 1791) [B20/6/11, Pp 335-37]

THOMSON, JAMES (1): adm Freeman, 10 Oct 1709; active, 1709-40

THOMSON, JAMES (2): adm Freeman, 7 Dec 1750; son, James (3); son-in-law, George Hutton

THOMSON, JAMES (3): son of James Thomson (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 14 Sep 1792

THOMSON, JOHN: adm Freeman, Sep 30 1736

THOMSON, ROBERT: adm Freeman, 29 Nov 1736

THORN, WILLIAM: adm Freeman, 29 Oct 1777

TODD/TOD/TOOD

TODD, DAVID (d 1804): son of James Todd, Freeman; adm Freeman, Dec 14 1773; Boxmaster (1778); Deacon (1784-85); in Windmylnhill, better known as Drymill; his "flat, grass-grown stone" at one time stood at the south-east corner of the old burying ground in the Dunfermline Abbey Church-yard; author of a letter to the "Scots Magazine," Jan 1786, re grain prices (Thomson, P 265-66)

TODD, JAMES: adm Freeman, Sep 16 1742; son, David

TURCON, ANDREW: adm Freeman, Dec 5 1733

TURNBULL/TRUMBLE/TRUMBEL/TRUMBELL

TURNBULL, CHARLES: bound app under Henry James, 15 Aug 1658, having payed his box money of #3 Scots

TRUMBEL, GEORGE: son of dec James Trumbel (1); adm Freeman, April 17 1746; sons, James (2) and John

TURNBULL, JAMES (1): weaver Burgess of Dunfermline; adm Freeman 3 Aug 1699; dead by 1746; son, George

TURNBULL, JAMES (2): son of George Turnbull, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 14 March 1777; son, James, Burgess 4 July 1797

TRUMBLE, JOHN: son of George Trumble; adm Freeman, Sep 17 1784

TURNBULL, WILLIAM: bound app to David Cochran for 3 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 1648; Thomas Turnbull cautioner for the app and John Gutterstone for the master

VEATCH, GEORGE: son of dec Robert Veatch, tailor in Bo'ness; app under Alexander Cumming for 4 yrs from 12 Feb 1782 (recorded 10 Feb 1786) [B20/6/10, Pp 297-99]

VENTERS (VANTARS), WILLIAM: son-in-law of Andrew Henderson, weaver and Burgess; adm Freeman, Aug 15 1785; m 13 Dec 1782 Mgt Henderson

WALKER, DAVID: adm Freeman, 7 Sep 1777

WALKER, THOMAS (1): app to David Ferguson; adm Freeman, Dec 14 1773

WALKER, THOMAS (2): adm Freeman, 17 Sep 1777

WALKER, THOMAS (3): son-in-law of Ralph Bouie, Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 4 Feb 1788; adm Freeman, 5 Feb 1788; son, Ralph, Burgess 4 May 1819

WALWOOD (WELLWOOD), ANDREW: bound app to David Cochran for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 1644

WARDLAW, DAVID: son of James Wardlaw (1), Freeman weaver; adm Freeman, May 23 1774

WARDLAW, JAMES (1): adm Freeman, 4 Dec 1732; sons, David & John son-in-law, John Cook (1768)

WARDLAW, JAMES (2): adm Freeman, 30 Nov 1758; son, James (3)

WARDLAW, JAMES (3): son of James Wardlaw (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 21 Sep 1793

WARDLAW, JOHN: son of James Wardlaw (1), weaver Burgess of Dunfermline; adm Freeman, Nov 6 1766

WEBSTER, JOHN: son-in-law of David Brand; adm Freeman, 28 Oct 1768

WEIR (WEAR), ALEXANDER: adm Freeman, May 18 1750

WESTON, ROBERT: son-in-law of Robert Steedman, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, Sep 22 1803; m 17 Nov 1802 Ann Steadman

WESTWOOD/WASTWOOD/WASTET

WESTWOOD, JAMES: active, 1596; name mentioned in earliest extant minute of the Incorporation, April 2 1596 (see Thomson, P 57-58)

WASTET, PATRICK: adm Freeman, 27 May 1717; son, Robert 1 (?)

WESTWOOD, PETER: adm Freeman, as Freeman's eldest son, Sep 7 1767; prob son of Robert (1); son, Robert (2)

WESTWOOD, ROBERT (1): prob son of Patrick; adm Freeman, Jan 12 1743; sons, Peter (?) and William

WESTWOOD, ROBERT (2): eldest son of Peter Westwood; Burgess, 7 Oct 1799; adm Freeman, 17 Sep 1800

WESTWOOD, ROBERT (3): son of William Westwood, Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 17 Aug 1802; adm Freeman, 13 Sep 1806

WESTWOOD, WILLIAM: son of Robert Westwood (1), Freeman Weaver in Dunfermline; adm Freeman, Oct 6 1777; active, 1777-1824; son, Robert (3); son-in-law, Andrew Monteith

WHITE/WHIT

WHITE, DAVID: adm Freeman, 22 Oct 1714

WHIT, GEORGE: adm Freeman, 20 Sep 1716

WILD (WYLD), JOHN: adm Freeman, 7 April 1666

WILLIAMSON/WILLIAMSONE/WILAMSON

WILLIAMSON, ALEXANDER: son of George Williamson (2), Weaver Burgess; adm Freeman, 24 Sep 1778

WILLIAMSON, ANDREW: eldest son of George Williamson (2), Freeman Weaver; adm Freeman, Oct 28 1768

WILLIAMSON, DAVID (1): name mentioned, Nov 3 1613 (see Thomson, P 100)

WILLIAMSON, DAVID (2): adm Freeman, Jan 18 1742

WILLIAMSON, GEORGE (1): adm Freeman, 19 March 1674

WILLIAMSON, GEORGE (2): adm Freeman, 8 March 1737; sons, Andrew & Alexander

WILLIAMSON, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, 17 Sep 1702; son, John (2)

WILLIAMSON, JOHN (2): 2nd son of John Williamson (1); adm Freeman, Sep 13 1723; son, John (3)

WILLIAMSON, JOHN (3): son of John Williamson (2); adm Freeman, 4 Aug 1766; Boxmaster (1777); Deacon (1780-81)

WILLIAMSON, JOHN (4): son of Andrew Williamson, shoemaker Burgess of Dunfermline; app under William Syme, weaver, for 4 yrs from Whitsunday 1801 (rec April 13 1804) [RD3/302, Pp 36-37

WILAMSON, PATRICK: son of Thomas Williamson (2); adm Freeman, 14 Sep 1753

WILLIAMSON, THOMAS (1): adm Freeman, 6 May 1679, and "was made free to sitt in the weavers' seat [in the Kirk] for his life-time, and payed for it" (see Thomson, Pp 138 & 145)

WILLIAMSON, THOMAS (2): adm Freeman, 22 July 1720; Boxmaster (1728-29); son, Patrick

WILLIAMSON, WILLIAM: son of dec William Williamson, workman at Baldridge, and brother of John Williamson, also workman at Baldridge; app under Peter Leitch, weaver in the ground of Pittencrieff, for 3 yrs from 11 Jan 1786 (recorded 29 June 1786) [B20/6/10, Pp 350-53]

WILSON/WILLSON/WILSONE

WILLSON, ADAM: eldest son of Thomas Willson (1), Burgess and Freeman Burgess, 3 Aug 1792; adm Freeman, 28 Sep 1792; in Newrow in 1837

WILSON, ALEXANDER: son of dec David Wilson, Bailie of Dunfermline; adm Freeman, Nov 11 1730; Boxmaster (1735); Deacon (1740)

WILLSON, ANDREW (1): adm Freeman, 6 Oct 1702; active, 1702-13; Boxmaster (1710)

WILSON, ANDREW (2): adm Freeman, 8 March 1711; son, John (4)

WILLSON, ANDREW (3): son-in-law of dec William Lowrie, Freeman Weaver; adm Freeman, 23 Sep 1771

WILLSON, DAVID (1): adm Freeman, 21 Nov 1719; d c 1729/1730

WILSON, DAVID (d 1737) (2): adm Freeman, Oct 9 1729; Boxmaster (1733-34); Deacon (1736); d c Feb 1737

WILSON, DAVID (3): adm Freeman, Aug 4 1731

WILSON, DAVID (4): adm Freeman, 4 Aug 1766; son, John (9)

WILLSON, JAMES (1): bound servitor to James Duncanson. 25 Dec 1657, "to serve his master [to] the years of God fifte nyne and sixtie" [1659 and 1660]; adm Freeman, 4 March 1661; active, 1661-1707

WILSON, JAMES (2): adm Freeman, 8 March 1711; son, James (3)

WILSON, JAMES (3): son of James Wilson (2); adm Freeman, Sep 24 1722

WILSON, JAMES (4): son of Robert Wilson; adm Freeman, Sep 15 1729; Boxmaster (1732)]

WILSON, JAMES (5): adm Freeman, Nov 25 1733

WILLSONE, JOHN (1): adm Freeman, 5 March 1663

WILSON, JOHN (d 1738) (2): adm Freeman, 15 Sep 1670; Boxmaster (1697-99; 1702-03); Deacon (1704-07; 1711-12; 1724-26; 1737-38) died c Sep 1738

WILSON, JOHN (3): adm Freeman, 22 July 1720

WILLSON, JOHN (4): son of dec Andrew Wilson; adm Freeman, Dec 28 1737; Deacon (1750-51)

WILSON, JOHN (5): son of Bailie John Wilson; adm Freeman, 8 Aug 1747

WILSON, JOHN (6): weaver in Abbey Park, the inventor of the fly shuttle (1778), made Free Burgess of Dunfermline on 10 Jan 1780 and adm Freeman of the Weaver Incorp, 26 Feb 1780, "by order of the Trade of the 18th current from the improvement he has made of working Diaper without a cord-drawer" (see Thomson, P 306; Henderson's "Annals," Pp 505 & 507)

WILSON, JOHN (7): eldest son of John Wilson; adm Freeman, Ayg 25 1786; prob the John Wilson, manufacturer, flax & mill-spinner in Bridge Street, who died July 11 1826 aged 77; m to Janet McLachlan

WILSON, JOHN (d 1846) (8): son of John Wilson, manufacturer [in Bridge Street], Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, Sep 18 1804; in Bridge Street in 1837; d June 28 1846 aged 64; m Feb 1825 Mgt Atkinson (she d Nov 25 1866 aged 69)

WILSON, JOHN (9): son of David Wilson (4), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman, 26 Sep 1810; in Baldridgeburn in 1837

WILSON, MATHEW (1): son of dec David Wilson. portioner of North Fod, and Mgt Henderson; app under Andrew Main for 5 yrs from Whitsunday 1750 (recorded 24 Jan 1752) [B20/6/4, Pp 154-56]

WILSON, MATTHEW (2): son of John Wilson; adm Freeman, Sep 24 1772

WILSON, ROBERT: adm Freeman, 1698; Boxmaster (1707-09; 1711); Deacon (1713); son, James (4)

WILLSON, THOMAS (1): adm Freeman, Dec 22 1756; active, 1756-82; Boxmaster (1763); Deacon (1766-67); son, Adam

WILLSON, THOMAS (2): son of John Willson, Freeman mason in Dunfermline; adm Freeman, 21 Sep 1796

WILSON, WILLIAM (1): adm Freeman, 27 Sep 1708; active, 1708-11

WILSON, WILLIAM (2): adm Freeman, July 23 1731

WISHART, DAVID: son-in-lawe of David Ferguson, Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 23 Aug 1791; Deacon (1818-19); in Moodie Street in 1837; m 28 June 1791 Marion Ferguson

WISHART, JAMES: son-in-law of Robert Brownlie, Burgess and Freeman; Burgess, 28 Sep 1815; in Newrow in 1837; m 24 July 1812 Jean Brownlee

WITHERY, ADAM: adm Freeman, Dec 5 1722

WRIGHT, JAMES: adm Freeman, Oct 23 1728; sons, John & Robert; son-in-law, James Brown

WRIGHT, JOHN: son of James Wright; adm Freeman, Oct 16 1747; active, 1747-90; Boxmaster (1762); sons-in-law, George Robertson and Andrew Fotheringham

WRIGHT, ROBERT: son of James Wright in Dunfermline; adm Freeman Oct 16 1747; active, 1747-50; Boxmaster (1744)

WYLLIE, JAMES: adm Freeman, Jan 14 1702

YOUNG, ANDREW (1): son of dec Robert Young; adm Freeman, 20 July 1705

YOUNG, ANDREW (2): adm Freeman, April 22 1742; sons, Andrew (4) James (3) & John

YOUNG, ANDREW (3): son of James Young in Saline; adm Freeman, Oct 4 1749

YOUNG, ANDREW (4): son of Andrew Young (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 26 Sep 1788

YOUNG, DAVID: son of William Young, labourer in Dunfermline; app under Robert Balfour for 4 yrs from Whitsunday 1777 (recorded 30 June 1777) [B20/6/9, Pp 40-43]

YOUNG, GEORGE: active, 1656-71; app, James Malcome (1656); taught John Graham (1656); son, Robert

YOUNG, JAMES (d 1740) (1): adm Freeman, 20 Jan 1711; Deacon (1738-39); d c Feb 1740

YOUNG, JAMES (2): adm Freeman, Sep 14 1742

YOUNG, JAMES (3): son of Andrew Young (2), Weaver and Burgess; adm Freeman, Aug 13 1779

YOUNG, JOHN: son of Andrew Young (2), Burgess and Freeman; adm Freeman and Burgess, 22 Sep 1787; in Nethertown in 1837

YOUNG, ROBERT: lawful son of George Young; adm Freeman, 30 Dec 1671; dead by July 1705; son, Andrew (1)

YOUNG, THOMAS: 2nd lawful son of Thomas Young, day labourer in Torryburn; app under William Coventry for 3 yrs from Martinmas 1796 (recorded 12 Nov 1798) [B20/6/12, Pp 397-400]

YOUNGER, GEORGE: adm Freeman, June 2 1719