ST ANDREWS HAMMERMEN, 1539-1792
[Extracted from the Minute Book of the Hammermen Incorporation of St Andrews, 1539-1792, presented to the University of St Andrews in 1878 by John Bowes, builder, Paisley, through the good offices of David Semple, FSA, Paisley. In foolscap folio and encased in plain substantial brown leather binding, the book is in 2 parts, the first portion extending from 1539 to 1731 and the second from 1731 to 1792. For a history of the Incorporation, see "Ye Doingis of ane Ancient Craft: being An Account of the Hammermen of St Andrews" (Cupar, 1884), by D H Fleming. See also "Stationers and Bookbinders in the Records of the Hammermen of St Andrews" by R H Carnie, in The Bibliotheck, Vol 3 No 2. A more substantial index has been compiled by Margaret Gripper-Gray, and is to be found in the Muniments of St Andrews University. Entries can also be found in "Scottish Arms Makers. A Biographical Dictionary of Makers of firearms, edged weapons and armour working in Scotland from the 15th century to 1870" (1977), by Charles E Whitelaw
ADAMSON, DAVID (1): adm Freeman, May 1638; active 1638-53; app: Robert Blak (1642)
ADAMSON, DAVID (2) jnr: son of David Adamson (1); adm Freeman, May 1655; active 1655-91; Deacon (1678-81); app and servants: Thomas Cairnes (1657); Alexander Fairnie (1667); Thomas Smith; John Ramsay (1672f); Wm Liddell (1675f); son George (1)
ADAMSON, GEORGE (d 1736) (1): son of David Adamson (2); adm Freeman, 15 Sep 1691; active 1691-1735; Boxmaster (1694-96; 1698-99); Deacon (1700-01; 1705-07; 1713; 1717; 1721; 1728-29); app: Robert Cuthbert (1702) and Thomas Lyell (1708); servants: John Quarrier (1702f), George Dove (1702f); David Gourlay (1719f); William Thomson (1721f); d July 23 1736; sons, George (2) & John (1)
ADAMSON, GEORGE (2): son of George Adamson (1), late Deacon; adm Freeman, 10 Sep 1725; Burgess, 20 Sep 1725; active 1725-35; Deacon (1732-33); m to Helen Walker, who d Jan 23 1749
ADAMSON, JAMES (d 1831): yst son of John Adamson (1), sometime Deacon of Trade; adm Freeman, 9 Sep 1779; active, 1779-91; Boxmaster (1782-84); Deacon (1786-88); d May 26 1831; succeeded by son, JOHN ADAMSON (d 1847), listed by Pigot (1825 & 1837) in South Street; d Nov 7 1847
ADAMSON, JOHN (1) (d 1773): eldest lawful son of George Adamson (2), "present Deacon," and Helen Walker; adm Freeman, 13 Sep 1734; active 1734-73; Boxmaster (1740-42) Deacon (1748-50; 1755-57; 1762-64; 1770); d 24 April 1773; servants: Thomas Oliphant (1737f); David Pate (1741f); James Louden (1742f); James Simpson (1745f); John Greig (1748f); sons, John (2) and James
ADAMSON, JOHN (2) (d 1776): son of Deacon John Adamson (1); adm Freeman, 14 Sep 1764; active 1764-76; Boxmaster (1773-75); d 4 April 1776
AIRTH, ALAN: Member of Trade, 1542; active 1542-54; app: - Scheves and Thomas Tod
AIRTH, ALEXANDER: Member of Trade, 1547
ANDERSON, JAMES: cutler; son of William Anderson (2), sometime Indweller in St Andrews; bound app to James Cuthbert for 6 yrs, April 18 1656
ANDERSON, JOHN: Member of Trade, 1542
ANDERSON, WILLIAM (1): Member of Trade, 1542
ANDERSON, WILLIAM (2): armourer; lawful son of John Anderson, merchant; bound app to Gibert Frisell (Fraser), armourer, for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 28 Nov 1609; son, James
ARCHOR, JAMES: active, 1542-47
ARCHR: THOMAS: Member of Trade, 1547
ARNOT, BERNARD: cutler; bound app to William Lathangie for 8 yrs, 29 May 1550
ARNOT, JOHN: cutler; bound app to William Lathangie for 7 yrs, 29 May 1550
ARNOTT, WILLIAM: lawful son of David Arnott, Dyer in St Andrews bound app to Alexander McCulloch, bookbinder, for 8 yrs, 2 Feb 1739
ARTHOR, ROBERT: Member of Trade, 1542
BALFOUR, AMBROSE: Member of Trade, 1542
BALFOUR, JAMES: son of William Balfour, maltman; bound app to Andrew Moffat, smith, 1583
BALINGALL, THOMAS: son of Robert Balingall in Kennoway; bound app to John Dais, jnr, 1654
BALINGALL (BANIGALL), JOHN: active, 1579-87; app John Mathesonne (1579)
BATULLO, THOMAS: Member of Trade, 1585
BEIYN (BAYNE), WILLIAM: lorimer; bound app to Walter Ramsay, lorimer, 3 April 1568
BEEIR, JOHN: cutler; son of Gawin Beeir in St Andrews and Margaret Punt; bound app to William Cuthbert, cutler, for 6 yrs, 18 Sep 1646
BELL, ALEXANDER (1): Treasueur and Stationer in St Andrews; adm Freeman, 12 Sep 1707; active 1707-1736; son, Alexander (2)
BELL, ALEXANDER (2): lawful son of dec Alexander Bell; adm Freeman, Sep 16 1743, under the restriction that he would at no time in h is life, by himself, or his servants, or apprentices, work in the Smith Trade; active 1743-54
BELLYE, THOMAS: cutler; app to Thomas Brown, 1550's
BELLY, WILLIAM: app: Thomas Rudman (1561)
BETT, ROBERT: fied servant to William Greig, 13 Sep 1673
BICARTON, JOHN (d 1568): active 1547-68; Deacon (1657); app William Seton
BIRREL, ROBERT: saddler in Cupar; adm Freeman,m 3 March 1784 as saddler
BLAK, GEORGE: son of William Blak, Spinkstonne; bound app to William Dais, smith, 1589
BLAK, ROBERT: brother of John, Castle of Huntley; bound app to David Adamson for 5 yrs, Sep 1642
BLAYR, DAVID (1): saddler; active, 1560-1602; app Andrew Balfour (1562), John Wilson (1568), David Blayr (1578), Rbt Lunde (1586) and John Fairlie (1597)
BLAYR, DAVID (2): bound app to David Blayr (1), saddler, 1578
BOWYE, THOMAS: bound app to James Brown, smith, 1571
BOYD, JAMES: app with Andrew Cuthbert, 1768; Cuthbert refused to enter his app in the Books of Trade and refused to pay the ordinary dues of entry, for which the Trade brought an action against Cuthbert in the Sheriff Court, Dec 1768
BROWN, DAVID: son of James Brown (2); bound app to his brother, James Brown (3), 1608
BROWN, JAMES (1): bound app to William Mitchellson, 1559; active to 1606 as smith; son, James (2); app: Thomas Bowye (1571)
BROWN, JAMES (2): son of James Brown (1); smith; adm Freeman, 1578; active, 1578-1601; sons, James & David; app: John Thomsone (1581); Robert Brown (1584); John Crambie (1589)
BROWN, JAMES (3): son of James Brown (2); adm Freeman, 13 May 1608; active 1608-16; will recorded, 27 Oct 1618; app: David Brown (1608)
BROWN, JOHN (1): lorimer; fied servant to Walter Ramsay for 1 yr from Martinmas 1580 until Martinmas 1581, for payment of #6
BROWN, JOHN (2): son of James Brown, flesher, Burgess of Crail; bound app to John Crastaris, smith, 1594
BROWN, JOHN (3): watch and clock maker; adm Freeman, 16 Sep 1783 as watch and clock smith; active 1783-92; Deacon (1789-91)
BROWN, PATRICK: cutler; son of umq Thomas Brown, cutler; adm Freeman, 23 April 1569; active 1569-97; app David Sword (1573)
BROWN, ROBERT: son of Robert Brown in Pukir; bound app to James Brown, smith, 15 Jan 1584
BROWN, THOMAS: cutler; active 1547-69; son, Patrick; app: Thomas Bellye (1550's)
BROWN, WALTER: bound app to Thomas Reif, 27 April 1561
BRUCE, ALEXANDER: cutler?; lawful son of dec William Bruce, sometime litster in St Andrews; bound app to Robert Watson for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 19 Nov 1701
BRYLL, DAVID: bound app to Charles Heggie, c 1569
CADY/CAYDE/CAID
CADY, ALEXANDER: bound app to James Smith, 1571; described as "smith citiner" of St Andrews; will recorded, 24 Dec 1589
CADY, WILLIAM: Member of Trade, 1547
CAIRNES, THOMAS: son of John Cairnes in St Andrews; bound app to David Adamson (2), jnr, 23 Oct 1657
CARSTAIRS/CARSTAYR/CRASTARIS/CARSTARES/CARSTAIRES/CARSTERS
CRASTARIS, ALEXANDER: smith; son of Andrew Crastaris; bound app to John Crastaris, his brother, 25 June 1590
CARSTARES, ANDREW: smith; active, 1560-94; in 1578 was threatened with being "cuttit of," if ever he offended in the presence of the Deacon and brethern; app: Thomas Dais (1562); Wm Kengyow (1567); sons: John, Thomas (2) and Alexander
CARSTAYR, DAVID (1): bound app to Thomas Letch, c 1550
CARSTAIRES, DAVID (2): litster; adm Freeman, 15 Sep 1691; active 1691-1711
CRASTARIS, JOHN: smith; son of Andrew Crastaris (Carstares); adm Freeman, 25 June 1590; active 1590-1617; in 1597 was fined 40/- for "giving ane lie" to John Gray, in presence of the "hail brethern," and a further 40/- for refusing to obey the Officer; Deacon (1600-01; 1607); will recorded, 23 April 1619; married to Helen Downie; app: Alexander Carstairs (1590); William Dalgeische (1591); John Brown (1594); Thomas Galloway (1605); William Ramsay (1615); Thomas Marsh (1616); and William Ramsay (1616)
CASTARES, THOMAS (1): son of James Castares, Portioner in Strathkinnes; bound app to Alexander Smith, 1579; adm Freeman, 1585/86; active to 1618; married to Elspeth Miller; brother, William (1); son, William (2); app: William Carstairs (1587); John Millar (1595)
CRASTARIS, THOMAS (2): 2nd son of Andrew Crastaris, smith; bound app to John Dais, smith, 18 Nov 1586; adm Freeman, 31 July 1594; active 1594-1606
CARSTERS, WILLIAM (1): son of James Carstares, Portioner in Strathkinnes; bound app to brother, Thomas Castares (1), 9 Nov 1587
CASTARIS, WILLIAM (2): son of Thomas Castaris (1), hammerman, and Elspeth Miller; adm Freeman, Nov 1618; active, 1618-23; Act against Elspeth Miller re son's behaviour (1615), & Act re injury done by William Carstaris; in 1620, when he was accused of sundry offences, it was ordained that if he ever offended, molested, or injured any brother of craft again, he would be fined #5
CHAPMAN, DAVID: lawful son of David Chapman, wright in Kettle; bound app to David Ramsay, glover, for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 15 Nov 1707
CLUNY (CLWNE), JAMES: active 1539-80; app: Henry Lathangie (c1539) and David Ramsay (c1550)
CLUNY, MATTHEW: active 1578-82; adm Freeman, 1582; in 1580 it was dcereed that he had made offence to John Miller, and should drink to him, "and johne to drink agane to mathew;" will of relict, Bessie Forman, recorded, 6 May 1592
CUIK (COOK), WILLIAM: son of William Cuik, glovemaker; adm Freeman, March 1631
COUPER/CUPAR
COUPER, DAVID: lawful son of dec Alexander Couper, land-labourer in St Andrews; bound app to Robert Cuthbert, late Deacon, for 5 yrs, 28 Nov 1769
CUPAR, JAMES: fied servant to John Dais, snr
CUPAR, ROBERT (1): son of John Cupar in Creich and Margaret Simpson bound app to John Dais, Jan 1646
CUPAR, ROBERT (2): son of Alexander Cupar in Grange; bound app to William Greig, 4 Jan 1670
CORSTOUNE, JOHN: lawful son of dec George Corstoune, maltman in Kingsbarns; fied servant to Robert Cuthbert from 9 Dec 1721
CRAIG, JAMES: son of James Craig, Indweller in Kirkhill; bound app to Andrew Edie for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 15 April 1668
CRAIG, THOMAS: son of William Craig, mariner; bound app to John Dais, March 1621
CRAMBIE/CROMBIE/CRUMBIE
CRAMBIE, ANDREW: 2nd son of John Crambie (2); active, 1621-42; fied servant to John Crambie (3), 1641; adm Freeman, 1642; act against James Grieve, smith in Kincaple, for having injured Andrew Crambie in the market, 1621
CRUMBIE, JOHN (1): active, 1542-82
CRAMBIE, JOHN (2): son of Thomas Crambie; bound app to James Brown jnr, 9 July 1589 for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie; adm Freeman, 16 July 1595; active 1595-1610; app Robert Monthe (1610); sons, John (2) and Andrew
CRAMBIE, JOHN (3), jnr: son of John Crambie (2); active, 1613-1641; complaint against him, 1613; servant: Andrew Crambie (1641)
CUNNYNGHAME, JOHN: gunmaker; son of John Cunnynghame, West Barns; bound app to Henry Smith, 2 Feb 1588/89 for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
CUTHBERT, ANDREW (b 1745): b 24 Nov 1745, lawful son of Robert Cuthbert, sometime Deacon of Trade, and Mary Gourlay; adm Freeman, 6 May 1767; for refusing to enter his app, James Boyd, in the Books of Trade and pay the ordinary dues of his app, the Trade brought an action against him in the Sheriff Court, Dec 1768
CUTHBERT (CUDBOR), CHARLES: cutler; app to Henry Cuthbert (1547); active 1547-70; app Alexander Pauterson (1555)
CUTHBERT, DAVID (d 1837): 2nd son of John Cuthbert (3), white iron smith; adm Freeman, 2 July 1771 as white iron smith only; received Full Freedom, 14 Sep 1787; active, 1771-91; d Jan 8 1837; m to Isabella Watson, who d 21 Oct 1836
CUTHBERT, DONALD: cutler; son of James Cuthbert; adm Freeman, "on his father's right" as a cutler, 14 Sep 1787; active 1787-91; in Sep 1790 was fined #5 Scots for using "abusive language to the Deacon and Members of Trade
CUTHBERT, GEORGE (d 1821): 4th lawful son of Robert Cuthbert; adm Freeman, 15 June 1785; active 1785-92; Boxmaster (1789-91); app: James Lorimer (1786); d 28 Jan 1821; m to Mary Henderson, who d 23 March 1828
CUTHBERT, HENRY: active, 1550-85; app: William Turnbull (1550); John Patie (1552); Lambert Pringle (1553); Charles Cuthbert (1547); George Fairlie (1555)
CUTHBERT, JAMES (1): cutler; adm Freeman, 20 Feb 1588/89
CUTHBERT, JAMES (2): cutler; eldest son of William Cuthbert (1), cutler, and Janet Logan; adm Freeman, 25 May 1640; active 1640-83; Deacon (1653-55); app: Robert Cuthbert (1649); James Anderson (1656); James Cuthbert (1660); William Cuthbert (1670); Robert Watson (1679); William Gullen (1683)
CUTHBERT, JAMES (3): eldest son of William Cuthbert (3), cutler; booked app to uncle, James Cuthbert (2), hammerman in St Andrews, his father's brother, for 8 yrs, 12 Dec 1660; adm Freeman, 22 June 1671; active 1671-74
CUTHBERT, JAMES (b 1662) (4): b 18 March 1662, eldest son of Robert Cuthbert, hammerman, and Grissell Scot; bound app to William Greig, 15 Sep 1680; adm Freeman, 1684; active, 1684-1702
CUTHBERT, JAMES (5) (d 1751): eldest lawful son of William Cuthbert; adm Freeman, 15 Sep 1710; active 1710-1743; d Oct 30 1751
CUTHBERT, JAMES (6) (d 1780): cutler; only lawful son of dec James Cuthbert (5); adm Freeman, 9 Sep 1757; d 11 April 1780
CUTHBERT, JAMES (d 1838) (7): yst lawful son of dec Robert Cuthbert; adm Freeman, 13 Aug 1784; active, 1784-91; in Nov 1790 was fined #5 Scots for using "abuse language to the Deacon and Members of Trade"; d 22 April 1838
CUTHBERT, JOHN (1): cutler; active, 1594-1619
CUTHBERT, JOHN (2) (d 1778): 2nd son of dec William Cuthbert; bound app to Robert Cuthbert for 3 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie from Whitsunday 1714; fied servant to Robert Cuthbert from 17 May 1718; adm Freeman and Burgess, 30 May 1719; active, 1719-1771; d 23 Feb 1778; m 19 June 1718 Isobell Carmichael, who d March 24 1749; sons, John (3) and David
CUTHBERT, JOHN (3) (d 1784): lawful son of John Cuthbert (2); adm Freeman, 14 Sep 1764; active 1764-79; Boxmaster (1776-78); d 29 March 1784; m 29 Oct 1757 Euphen Morris; son, Lawrence
CUTHBERT, LAWRENCE (b 1760): b 16 Nov 1760, lawful son of John Cuthbert (3) and Euphem Morris; adm Freeman, 30 Aug 1791
CUTHBERT, ROBERT (b 1638) (1): cutler; b 19 July 1638, yst lawful son of William Cuthbert, elder, Hammerman in St Andrews, and Janet Logan; bound app to James Cuthbert (2), his brother, for 8 yrs, 2 Nov 1649; adm Freeman, 16 Jan 1658; active 1658-1681; m 9 June 1659 Grissel Scott; son, James (4);
CUTHBERT, ROBERT (2) (1688-1764): b 30 Jan 1688, lawful son of James Cuthbert, sometime Brother of Trade, and Elspet Melville; bound app to George Adamson, late Deacon, for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, Dec 1 1702; adm Freeman, 9 Aug 1709 [Burgess, same day; Burgess Roll has him as eldest son of Robert Cuthbert, blacksmith in St Andrews]; active 1709-1764; Boxmaster (1711; 1717-18); Deacon (1719-20; 1730-31; 1737-39; 1745-47); d. 11 March 1764; sons, Robert, Andrew and George; app and servants: John Cuthbert (1714); John Thomson (1719f)John Corstoune (1721f); David Wilson (1723f); Archibald Gourlay (1732f); Robert Gibson (1733f); John Law (1737f)
CUTHBERT, ROBERT (3) (d 1784): 3rd son of Robert Cuthbert (2), "present Deacon;" adm Freeman, 11 Sep 1747; Burgess, 14 Sep 1747; active 1747-84; Boxmaster (1751-53); Deacon (1758-61; 1765-66); d 6 March 1784; m 16 Nov 1748 Bathia Robertson; app: David Taylor (1765); David Couper (1769)
CUTHBERT, ROBERT (4): eldest lawful son of John Cuthbert; adm Freeman, 13 Sep 1745; Burgess, 1 March 1746; active 1745-90; Boxmaster (1748-50; 1757-59); Deacon (1763-65; 1774-76; 1783-85); m 04 Nov 1742 Mary Gourlay; son, Andrew; app: William Foulis (1783); John Melville (1790)
CUTHBERT (CUDBOR), THOMAS: active 1594-97
CUTHBERT (CUDBERT), WILLIAM (1): cutler; adm Freeman, 28 April 1619; active 1619-49; Deacon (1642); married to Janet Logan; sons, James, William and Robert; app: David Reid (1627); John Beeir (1646)
CUTHBERT (CUDBERT), WILLIAM (2): cutler; 2nd lawful son of dec William Cuthbert (1), hammerman in St Andrews; adm Freeman, 28 April 1646; prob the William Cuthbert, who m 10 Dec 1646 Beatrix Law; son, William (3)
CUTHBERT, WILLIAM (3): cutler; 2nd son of dec William Cuthbert (2), hammerman; bound app to his uncle, James Cuthbert, his father's brother, for 8 yrs, 1 Jan 1670; adm Freeman, 2 Dec 1682; active 1682-1706; Boxmaster (1691-92); prob the William Cuthbert who was fied servant to James Cuthbert (N.D.); sons, James and John
DALGLEISH/DALEGH/DANGLEIS/DALGLECE/DAIGLEIS/DALGLEISCHE
DALEGH, ALAN: Member of Court (1579)
DANGLEIS, ALEXANDER: bound app to Alexander Smith, 1558; adm Freeman, 1579; active 1579-82; servant: David Kay (1581)
DALGLECE, JOHN: active 1542-50
DAIGLEISH, JOHN: lorimer; fied servant to Isabell Ramsay, spouse of John Mackie, for 6 mths from 25 April till Martinmas 1580, she paying him 18d weekly - he obliged himself to serve her or her brother, "lelele and treule, be ye faith and treuth of his bodie; and for ye quhilk caus, ye said isobell oblesis hir to pay owkle to ye said johnne, quhill mertemes nixtocum xviiid; and ye said johne bindis and oblisis him, gif he beis fund be ony maene, to be fund in fault of his seruice, to be in vill of deken and consail"
DAIGLEIS, THOMAS: smith; son of Robert Daigleis, St Andrews; bound app to Thomas Milson, 17 Nov 1567 for 6 yrs; adm Freeman, 1574; active 1574-85
DALGLEISCHE, WILLIAM: son of John Dalgleische; bound app to John Crastaris, smith (1591)
DAWSON (DAWSOUN), JOHN: cutler; lawful son of Thomas Dawsoun, litster, St Andrews; bound app to John Law, cutler, for 6 yrs, 27 July 1639
DAYS/DAIS/DAYIS/DEASE/DEAS
DAYS, ALEXANDER: eldest son of John Dais (1); adm Freeman, 15 Jan 1601; active 1601-13; Deacon (1610-11)
DAYS, GEORGE: armourer; bound app to David Younger for 6 yrs, 26 Nov 1588; adm Freeman, 2 Aug 1592; active 1592-97
DAIS, JOHN (1): smith; bound app to Andrew Castares, 1562; adm Freeman, 1569, when he was received as a "maister and brother of ye craft...to onstruk vders in ye smythde craft," he had to pay 9 merks, and to give a "bancat [banquet] to ye craift as yay plese for ye tyme"; active 1569-97; Deacon (1593); app William Dayis (1573); Thomas Milsone (1579); James Gray (1585); Thomas Crastaris (1586); David Wilson (1590); sons, Alexander and John (2)
DEASE, JOHN (2): 2nd son of John Dais (1); adm Freeman, 6 Sep 1608; active 1608-65; in 1640, with James Swordye, was proved to have wronged James Law in church; in 1633 was dealt with the trade together with William Cuthbert, the two having made "certain slanderous speeches" against each other, and were ordered to be reconciled and drink together; Deacon (1632; 1634-35; 1649-51); app and servants: Thomas Craig (1621); Michael Fletcher (1637); David Gourlay (1637); Thomas Reid (1640); John Smith (1643); Robert Cupar (1646); William Dais (1646); Alexander Russell (1647); Thomas Balingall (1654); son, John (3)
DEASE, JOHN (3): s of John Dease (2); Freeman, Dec 1635; active 1635-56; app & servants: Robert Cupar (1646); Thomas Patrik
DEAS, JOHN (4): Adm Freeman, 1642; active 1642-60
DEAS, JOHN (5): Member of Council, 1598
DEAS, THOMAS (1): app, William Donaldson (1571)
DEAS, THOMAS (2): fied servant to Isaac Smith, 1637
DEAS, WILLIAM (1): fied servant to John Dease (2)
DAYIS, WILLIAM (2): smith; son of John Dayis in the Grange; bound app to John Dais (1), 1573; adm Freeman, 1585/86; active to 1613; app: George Blak (1589); William Gardner (1607)
DAIS, WILLIAM (3): son of John Dais, Hammerman in Over Radernie bound app to John Dais, May 1646; adm Freeman, 20 Aug 1657; active 1657-94; app: Patrick Guidlaid (1664)
DEWAR, ALAN: active 1555-1600; Deacon (1595); app: David Hall (1555); George Thomson (1562) and John Tullies (1568)
DONALDSONE, JOHN: cutler; bound app to Alan Wilson, cutler, 11 Dec 1572
DONALDSONE, ROBERT: adm Freeman, 12 April 1597; active 1597-99
DONALDSON, WILLIAM: son of Lawrence Donaldson; bound app to Thomas Deas, smith, Aug 1571
DOUCHALL (DOUGALL), THOMAS: fied servant to David Swordie, cutler, May 1588
DEVE (DOVE), GEORGE (d 1747?): son of William Deve, sometime living in this borough; fied servant to Deacon George Adamson, Dec 1702; (there was a George Dove, smith in Milehouse, who d Dec 10 1747; he m 27 April 1721 Anne Dove (she d Nov 24 1737; their son, William Dove, d Nov 12 1737)
DUNKANE (DUNCAN), THOMAS: saddler; bound app to John Wilson, 20 May 1579; adm Freeman, 1586 (resolution, July; admission, Dec) - the delay was to allow him to pay a penalty of 40s imposed by the Trade for an unlaw, for his contempt in convenig the brethern on two occasions to receive him as a freeman, and then refusing to follow the order; active 1586-99
DUPLING, DAVID: armourer; lawful son of umq Robert Dupling; bound app to Walter Younger for 6 yrs, 31 March 1591
EDIE, ANDREW: gunmaker; son of John Edie, Baxter, St Andrews; bound app to Alexander Pride, gunmaker, 6 Nov 1647 for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie; fied servant to Alexander Pride; adm Freeman, 14 March 1657; active 1657-94; Boxmaster (1673-74; 1678; 1681-83); Deacon (1693-94); app: James Craig (1668); John Frew (1677) and Lawrence Edie (1690); brother John (2)
EDIE, JOHN (1): armourer; son of umq George Edie and Janet Sword; app to James Sword, armourer, for 6 yrs, 3 July 1611
EDIE, JOHN (2): son of John Edie, Baxter, St Andrews; bound app to James Pride, 29 April 1648 for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie; fied servant to John Kay; brother, Andrew
EDIE (EADIE), LAWRENCE: son of John Edie, sometime smith in Bressay Sound; app to Andrew Eadie for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 4 March 1690; Freeman, 3 June 1696; active 1696-97
FAIRLE, GEORGE: bound app to Henry Cuthbert, 1555
FARLIE, JOHN: son of John Farlie, saddler, Brechin; bound app to David Blayr, 25 Aug 1597 for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
FAIRNIE, ALEXANDER: son of John Fairnie, sometime indweller in St Andrews; app to David Adamson for 4 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 8 Oct 1667
FERRIER, ALEXANDER: one of the present Baillies of St Andrews; adm Freeman, 6 Dec 1701; re-admitted, 16 Oct 1703
FLETCHER, MICHAEL: fied servant to John Dais, 1637
FLWKAR (FLUKAR), THOMAS: bound app to James Sword, c 1550/1552
FORD (FURDE), DAVID: cutler; adm Freeman, 27 April 1586
FORRESTER (FOROSTER), JAMES: cutler; bound app to Walter Lathangie, cutler, for 6 yrs, 13 Nov 1577; active 1580-84
FORONER, ANDREW: bound app to John Smith, c 1550
FORRAT, ANDREW: cutler; fied servant to Alexander Wilsone, 15 April 1581
FORTOUNE, JOHN: lawful son of Walter Fortoune, smith in Denhead; fied servant to William Greig for 1 yr from 16 Nov 1695; adm Freeman, 20 March 1697
FORTOUNE, WALTER: father of preceding John Fortoune; smith in Deanhead (1697)
FOULIS, WILLIAM (1768-1834): b 17 April 1768, lawful son of William Foulis (1715-1774), wright, and Janet Herd (d 1815); bound app to Robert Cuthbert jnr for 5 yrs from Martinmas 1783; became Deacon of the Smiths; d 14 Oct 1834; 3rd son, ALEXANDER FOULIS, app under Alexander Key, blacksmith and gunmaker in St Andrews, for 5 yrs from 10 Nov 1820 [SC20/34/11, folio 262]
FRYSALL (FRASER), GILBERT: armourer; adm Freeman, 2 Oct 1602; active 1602-09; in 1603 was convicted of a disturbance in church "immediatlie before ye afternonis sermon;" and in 1608 was convicted of using "misbehawitt language" towards the Deacon and brethern; app: William Anderson (1609)
FRYSLAYE, JAMES: bound app to James Smith, 23 April 1554
FREW, AL[EXANDER]: Member of Council, 1580
FREW, HUGH (b 1629): b 11 Oct 1629, s of Andrew Frew, mason, St Andrews, & Christian Murray; app to Alexander Kay jnr for 5 yrs Feb 1643; Freeman, 1648 active, 1648-75; Boxmaster (1665- 67); Deacon (1669; 1671-75); m to Agnes Dick; sons, John & William
FREW, JOHN: gunmaker; son of Hugh Frew; app to Andrew Eadie, gunmaker, for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 4 July 1677; adm Freeman, 5 May 1686; active 1686-97; m to Grissel Rawart; son, John, cordiner in St Andrews; app: brother, William Frew (1695)
FREW, ROBERT: Member of Council (1565)
FREW, WILLIAM (b 1674): b 27 Jan 1674, 2nd son of Hugh Frew, and Agnes Dick; bound app to Robert Watson for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 3 Nov 1693; Watson apparently died, and on 9 June 1695 he was bound app to his brother, John Frew for 5 yrs; both brothers were loosed from their indenture in 1697 and fined #3, the master because he had violently beaten his brother, and the apprentice because he had deserted before complaining
GALLOWAY, THOMAS: son of James Galloway, Logie; bound app to John Crastaris, 19 June 1605
GARDIN, PATRICK: silversmith in Dundee; adm Freeman, 28 July 1635; active 1635-62; Deacon (1646-48)
GARDNER, WILLIAM: son of William Gardner, burreledar, St Andrews; bound app to William Dayis, 21 July 1607; adm Freeman, 26 Dec 1615, on the express condition that he would serve his father-in-law as long as he lived, and the latter obliged himself to leave to the said William at the time of his departure from this life, the "haill bwithe lwmes"; active 1615-20
GEDDE, ALAN: bound app to Patrick Guthrie, goldsmith, 1 Aug 1584 for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
GYB, HENRY: cutler; bound app to William Lathangie for 5 yrs, 1 Feb 1556
GIBSON, ROBERT: fied servant to Robert Cuthbert, late Deacon, 29 Nov 1733
GIFFORD, WILLIAM: Member of Council (1575)
GYLCHRYST, ROBERT: Member of Trade, 1541-42
GLASS, JAMES: saddler in Cupar; adm Freeman, 5 March 1784, as saddler
GUIDLAID (GOODLAID), PATRICK (b 1652): cutler; b 14 Oct 1652, son of Thomas Guidlaid, Hammerman in St Andrews, and Janet Doug bound app to William Dayis, May 1664
GUIDLAID, THOMAS: cutler; son of John Guidlaid, maltman, St Andrews; bound app to Arthur Smith for 6 yrs, 1 Nov 1616; adm Freeman, 2 June 1629; active 1629-64; was dead by May 1664; m 18 Nov 1647, Janet Doug; son, Patrick
GOURLAY, ARCHIBALD: lawful son of Robert Gourlay, smith in Haughhead of Callange; fied servant to Robert Cuthbert, 19 Feb 1732
GOURLAY, DAVID: bound app to James Smith, 1548
GOURLAY, DAVID: fied servant to John Dais, 1637
GOURLIE, DAVID: lawful son of David Gourlie, smith in Grayston; fied servant to George Adamson for 1 yr from Dec 31 1719
GRAHME, GEORGE: glovemaker; adm Freeman, 22 Nov 1614
GRAY, DAVID: active, 1539-67; app: Alan Dewar; Thomas Mylsone (1539), Thomas Steynson (1553), John Twaddele (1555), and Gilbert Gray (1562); son, John
GRAY, GILBERT: bound app to David Gray, 15 May 1562 for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
GRAE, JAMES: bound app to John Dais, 1585
GRAY, JOHN: son of David Gray; adm Freeman, 28 Aug 1567; active, 1567-1607
GRAY, PATRICK: Member of Trade (1542)
GREIG, JAMES: son of dec James Greig, Indweller in St Andrews; fied servant to John Adamson from Aug 15 1748
GRIEG, WILLIAM (1): Hammerman in Balmingo; adm Freeman, 23 Sep 1669; active 1669-1712; Boxmaster (1680); Deacon (1682-83; 1695-97); in Feb 1689 he was laid aside for "vttering vnworthie vords, and misbeaveing himselfe in their compainie,to the utter ruin o fthe Trade, but was restored to priveleges in Feb 1690, having "become obedient, and ane loveing brother amongst us bretherin of traids, and does nou and ever give us decan and brethrin of traid, his good counsell and advyse of all affairs of traid;" son, William (2); app and servants: Robert Bett (1673f); James Cuthbert (1680); John Fortoune (1695) and Robert Throntony
GRIEG, WILLIAM (2): son of William Greig (1); adm Freeman, 10 July 1703; active 1703-13; appears to have been somewhat of a rogue; in 1695 David Bett, precentor in the parish church, brought a complaint against him, for making a duplicate pass key, brought to him by his son, Edward Bett, by which much silver had been stolen from him and his aunt; and in 1713 he was banned from the privileges of Trade because of theft
GRIEVE, JAMES: smith in Kincaple; Act against him, 1621, for having injured Andrew Crambie, a hammerman's son, in the Market
GULLEN, ANDREW: lawful son of Andrew Gullen, maltman in St Andrews; bound app to James Cuthbert for 4 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie from Whitsunday 1688 (recorded 24 May 1688)
GUTHRIE, CHARLES: son of Patrick Guthrie, goldsmith; adm Freeman, 19 Aug 1614; active 1614-22
GUTHRIE, PATRICK: goldsmith; bound app to William Heriot, 1560, for 6 yrs; adm Freeman, 12 July 1573; active 1573-92; Deacon (1581-83; 1591); app: George Lathangie (1578) and Alan Gedde (1584); son, Charles
HYG (HAIG), DAVID: fied servant to Walter Waugh, 1549-50
HALL, DAVID: bound app to Alan Dewar, 27 June 1555 for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
HALL, JAMES: saddler; adm Freeman, 26 Feb 1613; active 1613-28; app Thomas Hagie (1617); son, William
HALL, WILLIAM: son of umq James Hall, saddler; adm Freeman, 16 Nov 1648
HAMILTON, EDWARD: lorimer; son of Noah Hamilton Burgess of Crail; bound app to Walter Ramsay, lorimer, Burgess of St Andrews, for 6 yrs, 7 Nov 1583
HARDIE, ROBERT: pewterer, Burgess of Cupar; adm Freeman, 24 Jan 1689
HAY, JAMES: lorimer; son of James Hay, mariner; bound app to Robert Spence, lorimer, 17 Jan 1588
HAY, PETER: son of Alexander Hay, Morton; bound app to Andrew Smith, 17 Sep 1559 for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
HEGGIE/HAGGY/HAGIE
HAGY, CHARLES: active 1543-98; app: Walter Royf (1559); David Bryll (c1569)
HAGIE, THOMAS: son of Alan Hagie; bound app to James Hall, saddler, 12 April 1617 for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
HENDERSON, ANDREW: son of Alexander Henderson, Burgess; bound app to Alexander Lindsay for 4 yrs, 10 Oct 1720
HENDERSONNE, THOMAS: bound app to Robert Hew, saddler, c 1550
HENDERSONE, THOMAS: adm Freeman, 16 Dec 1608
HENDRY, PETER: son of Thomas Hendry, white iron smith in Edinburgh; bound app to Thomas Russell for 3 yrs, 1 March 1785
HERIOT, WILLIAM: goldsmith; active, 1560-64; app Patrick Guthrie (1560)
HERWE (HARVEY), WILLIAM: bound app to Andrew Moffat, 17 Nov 1576 for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
HEW (HUGH), ROBERT: saddler; active c 1550-72; app Thomas Hendersonne (c1550)
HONEYMAN, JOHN: lawful son of Henry Honeyman, residenter in the Bow of Fife; bound app to Thomas Russell, white iron smith, for 3 yrs from Candlemas 1775 (recorded 25 Jan 1775)
JACK, JOHN: cutler; son of James jack, cutler; bound app to Alexander Myller, cutler, for 7 yrs, 17 Feb 1567
JAKSONNE (JACKSON), THOMAS: active, 1582-85
JOHNSON, JOHN: bound app to Alexander Smith, c 1550
KAY, ALEXANDER (1): son of Charles Kay; adm Freeman, 9 Jan 1608; active, 1608-46; Deacon (1622-26; 1635-46); sons, Alexander (2) & John; app: James Kay (1646)
KAY, ALEXANDER (2): eldest son of Alexander Kay (1); adm Freeman, 22 June 1637; active 1637-48; app Hugh Frew (1643);
KAY, CHARLES (1): Member of Trade (1547)
KAY, CHARLES (2): adm Freeman, 23 April 1586; active 1586-97; sons, David and Thomas
KAY, CHARLES (3): son of David Kay, snr, Hammerman; adm Freeman, 2 Nov 1641
KAY, DAVID (1): fied servant to Alexander Dalgleish, 1581; Member of Trade, 1585
KAY, DAVID (2): cutler; son of Andrew Kay; bound app to John Law, cutler, for 6 yrs, 3 June 1592
KAY, DAVID (3): eldest son of Charles Kay (2); adm Freeman, 1 June 1603; active 1603-44; Deacon (1609; 1618-19)
KAY, JAMES: son of David Kay, mariner in St Andrews; bound app to Alexander Kay (1), snr, 18 Dec 1646; adm Freeman, 25 April 1657; active 1657-67; fis father-in-law was John Kay; app: John Reid (1658)
KAY, JOHN: son of Alexander Kay (1); adm Freeman, 18 July 1646; active, 1646-65; Boxmaster (1659); Deacon (1662-63); app: Walter Retsone (1648)
KAY, THOMAS: son of umq Charles Kay (2); adm Freeman, 4 Sep 1602; active, 1602-08; in 1603 he ackowledged that he had misbehaved himself to the Deacon, and was ordered to confess his fault and offence "to the said dakin, tak him be the hand and declare that he knawis nathing of the deakin bot honestie, and that he is vorthe to be and deakin, and brewk his office;" in 1608, with Robert Donaldson, he was charged with fighting "in jonett dalgleische hous," inthe presence of the Convener, Deacon, positor, and other honest men
KEDE (KID), ALEXANDER: plea to be entered Freeman as eldest son, 1585, and was "asket off his say," and "promisit faithefullei to delyuer ane sufficient say vithine fourtei days efter the vptaking off his bouthe, vnder the paine off tinsel off his freidome"
KID, ANDREW (1): Member of Trade, 1582
KID, ANDREW (2): adm Freeman, 13 Sep 1628; active, 1628-56
KAYD (KID), WILLIAM: active, 1547-54; app: Andrew Myneman (1554)
KINCRAGY (KINCRAIG), HENRY: Member of Trade, 1542
KYRKCALDY, ROBERT: lorimer; bound app to Walter Ramsay, 1 Aug 1560 for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
KENGYOW, WILLIAM: son of William Kengyow, Byrehills; bound app to Andrew Carstares, 10 Nov 1567 for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
KENLOQWY, DAVID: Member of Trade, 1542
KINNYNMONTHT: JAMES: bound app to William Smith, c 1550
KNOX, GEORGE: glover; son of Patrick Knox, agciable maker; bound app to James Murdie, 3 Nov 1620; adm Freeman, 6 April 1625, as glover and skinner; active, 1625-29; app: brother, Henry Knox (1625)
KNOX, HENRY: son of Patrick Knox, glover; bound app to brother, George Knox, 6 April 1625 for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
KNOYSS, ROBERT: Member of Trade, 1547
LANG, WILLIAM: fied servant to Robert Watson, 1692
LATHANGIE/LETHANGIE/LATHANGZE/LETHYNGY/LATHANZE/LATHANGI cutler
LATHANGIE, ALEXANDER: cutler; bound app to William Lathangie, 1560
LATHANGIE, GEORGE: bound app to Patrick Guthrie, goldsmith, 7 July 1578 for 6 yrs
LATHANGIE, HENRY: bound app to James Clunie, c 1539
LATHANGIE, JOHN: bound app to William Lathangie for 5 yrs, 1541
LATHANGIE, ROBERT: bound app to Walter Lathangie for 6 yrs, 11 April 1577
LATHANGIE, WALTER: cutler; bound app to William Lathangie for 5 yrs, 1543; active 1543-85; app: Robert Lathangie (1577); James Forrester (1577)
LATHANGIE, WILLIAM: active 1539-61; Deacon (1561); app: John Lathangie (1541); Walter Lathangie (1543); John Arnot (1550); Bernard Arnot (1550); Alan Wilson (1550); Henry Gib (1556); Alexander Lathangie (1560)
LAW, JAMES (1): Member of Trade, 1582
LAW, JAMES (2): cutler; 2nd son of John Law (1), elder, cutler; adm Freeman, 19 Jan 1613; active 1613-47; app John Law (1628) and John Dawson (1639)
LAW, JOHN (1): cutler; adm Freeman, 4 April 1577; active 1577-1623; Deacon (1603-05; 1613-17); in 1599 he submitted himself to the Deacon, Council, and brethern, for allowing one of his servants to "stryk ane vthir mark nor his maisteris"; married to Janet Scott; sons, John and James; app: David Kay (1592); servant: John Walker (1599f)
LAW, JOHN (2): cutler; bound app to James Law, cutler, 15 Oct 1628 for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
LAW, JOHN (3), jnr: cutler; yr son of John Law (1), cutler; adm Freeman, 6 Sep 1608; active, 1608-18; in 1613 he and his brother, James Law, did wrong "ilk ane to vthir," troubling their father's house under silence of night," and were threatened with a fine of #10, if anything similar happened again
LAW, JOHN (4): cutler; son of John Law, smith in Wormiston; fied servant to Robert Cuthbert, late Deacon, 16 June 1737
LAW, ROBERT: Member of Trade, 1542
LERRMOTHE, JOHN: gun and sword maker; bound app to John Smith, gunmaker, for 6 yrs, 26 Nov 1584; adm Freeman, 3 Jan 1593; active 1593-1613; app: Alexander Pride (1594) and Henry Wilson (1609)
LEITCHE, DAVID (1): Mmeber of Trade, 1582
LEITCHE, DAVID (2): son of Alexander Leitche, merchant; bound app to James Murdie, glover, 30 Aug 1624; adm Freeman, 15 May 1638
LEIS (LEISH), JAMES (1): active, 1547
LEIS (LEISH), JAMES (2): active 1594-1600
LEISH, THOMAS (1): active 1550-85; app: David Carstayr (c1550) and John Watson (1560)
LEYSH (LEISH), THOMAS (2): bound app to William Waugh, 1553
LIDDELL, WILLIAM: fied servant to David Adamson, 1675
LYNDESAY (LINDSAY), ALEXANDER (1): eldest son of David Lyndesay, tinker; adm Freeman, 8 May 1650; active in the craft records until 1671/73, when tinkers were banned from the Hammerman Craft (1671), - Alexander, David and John Lindsay were to have "nae wayes the name of ane hammerman nor caper-smyth" - and then banned from the Trade (1673); sons, James, David (2) & John
LINDSAY, ALEXANDER (2) (d 1743): tinker and spoonmaker; son of James Lindsay, St Andrews; bound app to John Lindsay for 5 yrs, 8 Dec 1679; adm Freeman, 1689, "as ane tinclar and spons maker of horne," but no further; active 1689-1743; Boxmaster (1703-05; 1707; 1718-19); app: Andrew Henderson (1720); d May 1 1743; m to Judith Greig, who d July 13 1750
LYNDESAY (LINDSAY), DAVID (1): cutler; adm Freeman, 27 June 1626, as "ane cuitlar" and no other, and that "he sall navyis be hurtfull or preiudiciall" to the Hammermen craft
LINDSAY, DAVID (2): tinker; son of Alexander Lindsay (1); adm Freeman, 20 April 1665; active 1665-71
LINDSAY, JAMES (1693-1762): b 22 Jan 1693, eldest lawful son of Alexander Lindsay (2), Brother of Trade, and Judieth Greig; adm Freeman, 11 Sep 1719 as tinker and spoon-maker; active 1719-62; Boxmaster (1754-56); d 19 Nov 1762 m to Mgt Louden, who d 22 April 1760
LINDSAY, JOHN: tinker and spoon-maker; son of Alexander Lindsay(1); adm Freeman, 21 March 1671; active 1671-94; Boxmaster (1685-86); app: Alexander Lindsay (1679)
LINDSAY, ROBERT: son of John Lindsay, Hammerman; adm Freeman, 1 Sep 1694; active 1694-96
LORIMER, JAMES: lawful son of Nathan Lorimer, gardener, St Andrews; bound app to George Cuthbert for 4 yrs, 1 Feb 1786
LOUDON, JAMES: son of William Louden, Indweller in Leuchars; fied servant to John Adamson from Dec 14 1742
LUNDE, ROBERT: son of Thomas Lunde in (Straith/Stravithie?); bound app to David Blayr, saddler, 8 Dec 1586 for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
LUNDE, THOMAS: bound app to Alexander Napier, saddler, 3 May 1556 for 6 yrs
LYELL, PATRICK: son of Thomas Lyell; bound app as smith to William Mithcellsion, 31 May 1571 for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat & fie
McCULLOCH, ALEXANDER (d 1744): stationer in St Andrews; adm Freeman, 20 Jan 1731; re-admitted, 8 Feb 1739; active 1731-43; Boxmaster (1734-36); Deacon (1740-41); app: Alexander Young (1732); David Steedman (1734); William Arnott (1739); d Aug 26 1744; will recorded, 22 March 1745; m to Mgt Watson, who d 3 March 1770
MAKKE (MACKIE), JOHN: adm Freeman, 8 March 1572; married to Isabella Ramsay
MAKKE (MACKIE), ROBERT: Member of Trade, 1542; active 1542-60; app: William Welch (c1550)
MALY, JOHN: Member of Trade, 1582
MARSH, THOMAS: bound app to John Crastaris, smith, 11 Aug 1616 for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
MAXWELL, ANDREW: glover; adm Freeman, 7 Nov 1650; active 1650-54
MELVILLE, JOHN: son of Charles Melville, mariner; bound app to Robert Cuthbert for 4 yrs, 25 Jan 1790
MELWING (MELVIN), ROBERT: bound app to Andrew Smith, 20 Dec 1561
MERESON, WILLIAM: bound app to David Blayr, saddler, 18 Nov 1578
METHVEN, DAVID: watch and clockmaker; adm Freeman, 6 April 1768; active to 1773; Boxmaster (1771-72)
MATHESONNE, JOHN: son of Thomas Mathesonne, Pitlair; bound app to John Ballingall, 14 Nov 1579
MILLAR (MYLLER), ALEXANDER: cutler; active 1545-85; adm Freeman, 12 Feb 1547; Deacon (1559-60; 1557-79); app: Peter Smith (1550); John Jack (1567) & Andrew Millar (1571)
MILLAR, ANDREW: cutler; son of Andrew Millar at "Little Myln;" bound app to Alexander Millar, cutler, for 6 yrs, 29 June 1571
MILLAR, JOHN (1): cutler; adm Freeman as father's eldest son, 21 Feb 1585
MILLAR, JOHN (2): son of umq Alexander Millar in Fingask Myln; bound app to Thomas Carstairs, 20 Nov 1595
MYLLER, THOMAS: bound app to Thomas Mylsone, 20 June 1577
MYLLER, WILLIAM: Member of Trade, 1542
MYLSONE, THOMAS (1): bound app to David Gray in Argyll for 5 yrs, 1539, "ye sayd tomas to mak gwyd for ye spacys forsayd, be ye ophaldeyn of his hand"; active 1539-79; app Thomas Myller (1557); Thomas Pittullo (1560); Thomas Dalgleish (1567); David Wilson (1572); son, Thomas (2)
MYLSONE, THOMAS (2): son of Thomas Myslone (1); bound app to John Dais, 6 June 1579
MOURDOW, JAMES: active 1564-85; app: Henry Murdo (1564)
MOWRDOW, ROBERT: bound app to William Smith, 23 Jan 1562; adm Freeman, 13 Nov 1577; active 1577-85; will recorded, 28 Feb 1591-92
MYLERN, HENRY: bound app to David Smith, 7 Feb 1553
MYNEMAN (MINNIEMAN), ANDREW: bound app to William Kid, 13 Nov 1554 for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
MYTCHELSON, WILLIAM: smith; active 1559-85; app: James Robertson (1554); James Brown (1559); Patrick Lyell (1571)
MUFFAT (MOFFAT), ANDREW: smith; bound app to Alexander Smith, 13 Nov 1554; active to 1584; Deacon (1568-69); app: Andrew Reckart (1659); William Herwe (1576) & James Balfour (1583)
MONTGALD, JOHN: Member of Trade, 1585
MONTHE, ROBERT: son of umq James Monthe, maltman; bound app to John Crambie, 22 Sep 1601; adm Freeman, 28 April 1610
MORRIS/MOREIS
MOREIS, DAVID: active 1646
MOREIS, JAMES (1): Member of Trade, 1582
MOREIS, JAMES (2): saddler; 2nd son of William Moreis (1), saddler, St Andrews; adm Freeman, Sep 1639; active 1639-75; Deacon (1651-53; 1659); son, William (4); app: William Morris (1646)
MOREIS, JOHN (d 1764): son of William Mories (4), saddler, St Andrews; adm Freeman, 7 Sep 1713; active 1713-64; Boxmaster (1726-28; 1746-47); d 31 Oct 1764
MORISS, WILLIAM (1): saddler; adm Freeman, 16 June 1589/90; active to 1639; in 1614 it was decerned that if William Moriss send his son, servant, or apprentice to any brother's booth to fetch forth their servant or apprentice, he would be fined #10
MOREIS, WILLIAM (2): eldest son of William Moreis (1), saddler, St Andrews; adm Freeman, 13 Sep 1630; active 1630-54;m to Catherine Carstairs, whose will was recorded, 30 Jan 1654; son, William (3)
MOREIS, WILLIAM (3): son of William Moreis (2), saddler, St Andrews, and Catherine Carstairs; bound app to James Moreis, uncle to William Moreis, 21 Sep 1646 for 6 yrs; adm Freeman, 10 Feb 1654
MORES, WILLIAM (4): saddler; son of James Moreis (2); adm Freeman, 17 Sep 1680; active 1680-94; a WILLIAM MORRICE, son of William Morrice, blacksmith, adm Burgess, 17 April 1744
MOUGALL (MUNGALL), WILLIAM: son of John Mougall, armourer; bound app to John Sword, armourer, for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 11 April 1592
MORDO, DAVID: lawful son of Robert Mordo, smith in Lethelet (Lathallan?); fied servant to Charles Watson from May 25 1736
MORDO, HENRY: bound app to James Murdo, 12 Nov 1564
MURDIE, JAMES: glover; adm Freeman, 1 May 1620; active 1620-28; app: George Knox (1620); David Leitch (1628)
NAPIER, ALEXANDER (1): saddler, St Andrews; active 1550-71; app: son, Alexander Napier (1555); Thomas Lunde (1556) and Andrew Taylor (1569-71)
NAPIER, ALEXANDER (2): son of Alexander Napier, saddler, St Andrews; bound app to father, 26 March 1555 for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
OLIPHANT, THOMAS: son of William Oliphant, Indweller, St Andrews; fied servant to John Adamson from Dec 14 1737
PAIT, GILBERT: expelled from craft, 1585
POWTE (PAITE), ALEXANDER: saddler; active 1550-60; app: Alexander Younger (1559)
PATY, DAVID: son of Alexander Paty, Indweller in Myreside, and smith there; fied servant to John Adamson, Dec 12 1741
POWTIE (PATIE), JAMES: adm Freeman, 25 Nov 1578
PETE (PATIE), JOHN: Member of Trade, 1542
PATE, JOHN: bound app to Henry Cuthbert, 7 Nov 1553
PATRIK, THOMAS: fied servant to John Dais jnr (N.D.)
PAUTERSON, ALEXANDER: bound app to Charles Cuthbert, 1555, for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
PITTULLO, THOMAS: bound app to Thomas Wilson, 2 Feb 1560; adm Freeman, 15 Nov 1572; active 1572-1608
FELP (PHILP), GEORGE: bound app to John Smith, his brother, 6 Nov 1568
PRYDE, ALAN: son of George Pryde, maltman; bound app to John Castaris, smith, 15 Dec 1608; adm Freeman, 1616; brother, Thomas (1)
PRYDE, ALEXANDER (1): gunmaker; son of James Pryde, Lathockar Mill and Over Kellie; bound app to John Learmonth, gunmaker, for 6 yrs, 13 Nov 1594; adm Freeman, 12 Sep 1601; active 1601-40; app Thomas Pryde (1611); sons, James & Alexander (2)
PRYDE, ALEXANDER (2): gunmaker; 2nd son of umq Alexander Pryde(1); adm Freeman, 9 Oct 1641; active 1641-85; Deacon (1656-58; 1660-63; 1665-68; 1670-72; 1675-77); app: Alexander Edie (1647); James Scott (1654) and John Russell (1663)
PRYDE, JAMES: eldest son of Alexander Pryde (1); adm Freeman, 23 Oct 1640; active 1640-49; will recorded, 5 Nov 1650; app: John Edie (1648)
PRYDE, THOMAS (1): son of George Pryde, maltman, St Andrews; bound app to Alexander Pryde (1), 24 Jan 1611; adm Freeman, 7 Oct 1618; active 1618-19; brother, Alan
PRYDE, THOMAS: yst son of James Pryde, maltman, St Andrews; bound app to Thomas Scott, 22 Nov 1643 for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
PRYDE, WILLIAM: Member of Council, 1615
PRYNGELL, LAMBERT: bound app to Henry Cuthbert, 1553
QUARRIER, JOHN: son of Robert Quarrier, sometime smith in Leslie; fied servant to George Adamson, Dec 1702
RAMSAY, DAVID (1): bound app to James Cluny, c 1550
RAMSAY, DAVID (2): gunmaker; son of George Ramsay, Langrow; bound app to Henry Smith, 13 April 1594
RAMSAY, DAVID (3) (d 1709): glover in West Foot; adm Freeman, 18 May 1703; active 1703-09; Boxmaster (1707-09); app: Robert Ronald (1704); David Walker (1705); David Chapman (1707)
RAMSAY, JAMES: lorimer; son of Walter Ramsay, lorimer; adm Freeman, 3 Dec 1594; active 1594-97
RAMSAYE, JOHN: Member of Trade, 1547
RAMSAY, JOHN: fied servant to David Adamson, 11 Nov 1672 for 1 yr
RAMSAYE, PETER: bound app to James Smity, 16 May 1554
RAMSAYE, WALTER: lorimer; active 1550-1601; Deacon (1568); app Robert Kyrkcaldy (1560); William Bayne (1568) and Edward Hamilton (1583); servant: John Brown (1580f); sons, James & William (1)
RAMSAY, WILLIAM (1): lorimer; eldest son of Walter Ramsay, lorimer; adm Freeman, 20 March 1595/96; active to 1598
RAMSAY, WILLIAM (2): son of James Ramsay, mariner; bound app to John Castaris and his wife, Helen Downie, 26 Dec 1615, to serve the "langest leveir of yame twa" in the Hammerman craft for 7 yrs
RECKART, ANDREW: bound app to Andrew Muffat, smith, 10 Nov 1559 for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
RUDMAN (REDMAN), THOMAS: bound app to William Belly, 27 April 1561 for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
REID, DAVID: cutler; son of James Reid, notary public; bound app to William Cuthbert, smith, for 6 yrs, 11 June 1627
REID, JOHN: son of dec James Reid, Brownhills; bound app to James Kay, 28 Dec 1658 for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
REID, THOMAS, jnr: son of Robert Reid, wright, St Andrews; bound app to John Dais, July 1 1640 for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie; adm Freeman, 27 Sep 1647; active 1647-48; app: Walter Reid (1648)
REID, WALTER: son of Walter Reid, wright, St Andrews; bound app to Thomas Reid, July 1648
REIF, THOMAS (1): lorimer; active 1542-78; Walter Brown (1561)
REIFE, THOMAS (2): lorimer; yr son of Thomas Reif (1); in 1576 bound himself to serve his father till his freedom; adm Freeman, 9 Feb 1585; active 1585-1602; app William Reif (1585/86)
ROYF (REIF), WILLIAM (1): bound app to Charles Heggie, 1559
REIFF, WILLIAM: bound app to Thomas Reife, lorimer, 18 Jan 1585/86
RETSONE, WALTER: son of David Retsone, mason; bound app to John Kay, Feb 1 1648 for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
ROBARSONE (ROBERTSON), JAMES: bound app to William Mitchellsone, 1554, for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
ROBERTSON, JOHN: son of John Robertson, sometime post of St Andrews; bound app to David Walker, glover, for 4 yrs, 2 Dec 1725
RONALD, ROBERT: lawful son of Thomas Ronald, glover; bound app to David Ramsay for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 11 Nov 1704
RONALD, THOMAS: glover, Kingsbarns; adm Freeman, 26 Feb 1687; active, 1687-1704; son, Ronald
RUSSELL, ALEXANDER: son of Robert Russell, St Andrews; bound app to John Dais, 16 Oct 1647 for 7 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
RUSSELL, JOHN: gunmaker; son of umq John Russell, baxter, St Andrews; bound app to Alexander Pryde, Oct 13 1663 for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
RUSSELL, THOMAS (d 1815): residenter, St Andrews; adm Freeman, 2 July 1771 as white iron smith only; adm into full freedom, 11 June 1784; active 1771-1790; Deacon (1777-79); d 26 March 1815; app: John Honeyman (1775); Peter Hendry (1785)
RYND, THOMAS: Member of Trade, 1542
SCHEVIS, ALEXANDER: son of John Schevis of Kemback; bound app to John Smith in Argyll, for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 1569,
SCHEVES - : bound app to Alan Airth, c 1550
SCOTT, ALEXANDER (1): lawful son of Robert Scott (2), sometime Brother of Trade; bound app to Thomas Scott (2), his brother germane, for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 19 Nov 1701
SCOTT, ALEXANDER (d 1737) (2): 2nd son of Thomas Scott (2); adm Freeman, 8 Dec 1713; active 1713-23; Boxmaster (1721-23); d Dec 25 1737; m 20 Nov 1716 Margaret Meldrum, who d Dec 4 1748; sons, Andrew and Joshua (1) were Hammermen; another son, Patrick, d Dec 31 1748
SCOTT, ANDREW: son of Alexander Scott (2), Hammerman in St Andrews; fied servant to Joshua Scott (1), Aug 8 1748
SCOT, JAMES: gunmaker; 2nd son of Thomas Scot (1), hammerman, St Andrews; bound app to Alexander Pryde, 21 Dec 1654 for 7 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie; adm Freeman, 12 April 1662; active 1662-64
SCOTT, JOSHUA (1) (1717-1798): b 10 Oct 1717, eldest lawful son of Alexander Scott (2), and Mgt Meldrum; adm Freeman and Burgess, 14 Sep 1739 [name given as John Scott in Burgess Roll] active 1739-98; Boxmaster (1743-45); Deacon (1751-52; 1767-69); servant: Andrew Scott (1748); d. 1 July 1798; m 27 Nov 1741 Janet Wilson (she d 23 Oct 1792); son, Joshua (2)
SCOTT, JOSEPH [or Joshua] (b 1752) (2): b 21 June 1752, 2nd son of Joseph (ie Joshua) Scott (1), and Janet Wilson; adm Freeman, 9 Sep 1779; active 1779-91; Boxmaster (1785); m 25 July 1778 Janet Bissett, who d 28 Nov 1808; [the name of Joshua Scott cont as blacksmiths in St Andrews for a further 2 generations; Joshua Scott (3),(b 11 Oct 1778; d 25 April 1841), son of Joshua Scott (2) and Janet Bisset, m 23 July 1803, Elizabeth Lorimer (she d 31 Dec 1839), with son, Joshua Scott (4), b 26 July 1807; the name of Josua, or Josiah, Scott, appears in Pigot (1825 and 1837) as a blacksmith in East Burn Wynd; after his death on April 25 1841, the smithy and dwelling-house was adv to let in Sep 1841, with entry at Martinmas (FH Sep 23 1841)]
SCOTT, ROBERT (1): son of Alexander Scott, mailmaker, St Andrews; bound app to Alexander Tullis, 17 Nov 1642 for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie; adm Freeman, 19 Nov 1651; active 1651-80; Boxmaster (1664-76); app: John Tullus (1672)
SCOTT, ROBERT (2): son of Thomas Scott (1), hammerman, St Andrews; adm Freeman, 17 Aug 1661; active 1661-1701; Boxmaster (1668-69); sons, Thomas (2) & Alexander (2)
SCOTT, THOMAS (1): Hammerman, St Nicholas; adm Freeman, July 1637; active 1637-78; will recorded, 13 Aug 1687; app Thomas Pryde (1643); sons, Robert and James
SCOTT, THOMAS (2): eldest son of Robert Scott (2), hammerman, St Andrews; adm Freeman, 16 July 1692; active 1692-1734; Boxmaster (1700-02; 1705-06; 1710; 1723; 1725; 1729-31); son, Alexander 2; app: Alexander Scott (1701)
SCOTT, THOMAS (3): smith in Kincaple; lawful son of Joshua Scott; adm Freeman, 17 Aug 1787; Officer (1788)
SEMPLE, PATRICK: son of dec Andrew Semple, Deacon of the Wrights in St Andrews; bound app to David Walker, glover, for 5 yrs, 19 May 1718
SIM, ALEXANDER: lawful son of dec Robert Sim (Syme), sometime Hammerman in St Andrews; bound app to Alexander Watson for 3 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, Dec 15 11715; adm Freeman, 17 Jan 1721
SYME, ROBERT: lawful son of Thomas Syme, sometime in Leuchars, now residenter in St Andrews; adm Freeman, 29 Nov 1701; active, 1701-15; son, Alexander; dau, Katharine Sime, d June 1 1743; servant: David Adamsone (1702f)
SIMPSON, JAMES: son of James Simpson, oversman of Radernie Haugh; fied servant to John Adamson, 28 June 1745
SAMPSONE, PATRICK: pewterer in Dundee; adm Freeman, 9 Nov 1720; active 1720-25; Boxmaster (1724)
SMALL, THOMAS: son of Dr Small, sometime Doctor in Methil; fied servant to Andrew Watson, Aug 29 1713
SMITH/SMYTH/SMYTHE/SMYT
SMYTHE, ALEXANDER (1): active 1539-85; Deacon (1539; 1542; 1568; 1571-72); app: John Johnston (c1550); Andrew Moffat (1554); Alexander Dalgleish (1579); Thomas Carstairs (1579)
SMYT, ALEXANDER (2): son of Hugh Smyt, Hammerman, St Andrews; adm Freeman, 1573
SMYTH, ANDREW: active 1550-61; app: William Smyt (1550); Andrew Yule (1553); Peter Hay (1559) and Robert Melvin (1561); son Thomas
SMYTHE, ARTHUR: cutler; son of John Smythe; adm Freeman, 30 May 1607; active 1607-39; Deacon (1625; 1628-31); brother, Robert(3); app: Robert Smith (1608); Thomas Guidlaid (1616)
SMYT, DAVID (1): active 1548-82; app: Henry Myler (1553)
SMYTHE, DAVID (2): son of John Smythe (4a), curate; fined, 1598
SMYTH, HENRY: adm Freeman, 9 Feb 1585/86; active to 1608; appointed Armourer to His Majesty, 8 May 1598; Deacon (1596-98; 1601-02); m to Elspeth Bridie; app: John Cunnyngham (1588/89); David Ramsay (1594); William Wilson (1608)
SMYTH, HUGH: Member of Trade, 1542; son, Alexander (2)
SMYTH, ISAAC (1): Hammerman in Argyle; active 1556-82
SMYTH, ISAAC (2): son and heir of John Smith, St Andrews; adm Freeman, 21 Sep 1622; active 1622-43; dead by Feb 1643; m to Bessie Yule; son, John (6); servant: Thomas Deas (1637)
SMYT, JAMES: active 1542-71; app: David Gourlay (1548); Peter Ramsay (1554); James Fryslaye (1554); Alexander Cady (1571)
SMYT, JOHN (1): smith in Argyll; active 1553-93; Deacon (1572-74; 1580; 1588-90; 1592-93); app: Andrew Foroner (c1550); JOhn Stevenson (1567); George Philp (1568); Alexander Scheves (1569)
SMYTH, JOHN (2) (d 1585): gunmaker; active 1581-85; Deacon (1584); d 20 Dec 1585; app John Learmonth (1584)
SMYTH, JOHN (3): son of Robert Smyth; adm Freeman, 1566
SMYT, JOHN (4): son of umq William Smyt; adm Freeman, 24 Aug 1567; active 1567-83; app John Stevenson
SMYTH, JOHN yr (4a): lawful son of umq Sir Robert Smyth, curate; active, 1584-97; in 1584 was convicted of blaspheming and menacing the Deacon in the dwelling house of Robert Geddy, for which he was fined, and also had to "tak ye said daikin be ye hand and ask him forgiveness;" in a nominal roll of members in 1585, he was described as curate, but it was quite clear that he was a Hammerman of some kind, for the members were forbidden to sell or lend him "smidie colls" or any other necessities; it was possible that he could have been a locksmith for, in 1585, his "loks" were seized and brought to Gallow Hill, where "ane plet lok withowt ye kei" was valued at "twa marks," and "thre stok locks" at 24 shillings; in 1597 he was discharged from working in St Andrews until he made complete payment of his freedom money and other dues, and also obtained "ane tyckett from ye deane of gild that he is fre to ye toun;" son, David (2)
SMYTH, JOHN jnr (5): active 1597-1612; Deacon (1607-08)
SMYTH, JOHN (6): son of Isaac Smyth and Bessie Yule; bound app to John Dais, 2 Feb 1643, with app fees paid by mother
SMYT, PETER: cutler; bound app to Alexander Myller, 29 May 1550
SMYT, ROBERT (1): active 1582-97
SMYTHE, ROBERT (2): adm Freeman, 15 Jan 1601; active 1601-40; Deacon (1620-21)
SMYT, ROBERT (3): cutler; lawful son of umq John Smyt, Westhouse; bound app to Arthur Smyth, his brother german, for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 21 March 1608
SMYTH, ROBERT (4): eldest son of Robert Smyth, Hammerman, St Andrews; adm Freeman, 3 April 1623; active 1623-24
SMYTH, THOMAS: son of Andrew Smyth; adm Freeman, 28 May 1583; active 1583-85
SMYT, WILLIAM: bound app to Andrew Smyt, 1550; active 1550-67; app: James Kinnynmont (c1550); Rbt Murdo (1562); son, John (4)
SPENSS (SPENCE), GILBERT: bound app to Hugh Spence, 1561
SPENCE, HUGH: app: Gilbert Spence (1561)
SPENS, ROBERT: lorimer; adm Freeman as eldest son, 20 Dec 1586; active 1586-88; app James Hay (1588-89)
STEEDMAN, DAVID: lawful son of James Steedman, vintner, St Andrews; bound app to Archibald McCulloch, stationer and bookbinder, St Andrews, for 6 yrs, 2 Aug 1734
STEWINSON (STEVENSON/STEYNSON), JOHN: son of umq Thomas Stewinson; bound app to John Smyth, son of Thomas Smyth, 19 Nov 1567 for 5 yrs, to work at no other labour than his father wrought before him, and if he did otherwise, he would submit himself to the Brethern
STEYNSON, ROBERT: Member of Trade, 1542
STEYNSON, THOMAS: bound app to David Gray, 1553; active 1553-67 son, John
SWORD/SWORDE/SWORDIE/SWORDYE/SOURDIE/SWYRDDE - Armourers
SWORDIE, DAVID: cutler; son of James Swordie; bound app to Patrick Brown, cutler, for 6 yrs, 10 June 1573; adm Freeman, 1586; active 1586-1603; brother, Walter; servant: Thomas Dougall (1588)
SWORDIE, JAMES (1): son of Thomas Sourde (1); armourer; adm Freeman, 14 Dec 1548; active 1548-1608; sons, Thomas (2), Walter, James and David; app: Thomas Flucar (1552)
SWORDYE, JAMES (2): lawful son of umq James Swordie (1), armourer; adm Freeman, 6 Sep 1608; active 1608-12; app: John Edie (1611)
SWORDIE, JAMES (3): armourer; lawful son of umq Walter Swordie, armourer; adm Freeman, 21 Sep 1633; active 1633-59; will of relict, Catherine Mitchell, recorded, 27 March 1703; app: brother, William 2 (1640); son, William (3)
SWORDYE, JOHN: active 1560-98: app: William Mungall (1592)
SWORDE, ROBERT: active 1542-68
SOURDE, THOMAS (1): Member of Trade, 1547; son, James (1)
SOURDE, THOMAS (2): eldest son of James Sourdie (1), armourer; adm Freeman, 9 Jan 1579; active 1579-85
SWORDIE, WALTER: lawful son of umq James Sourdie (1), armourer; adm Freeman, 7 Nov 1607; active 1607-33; sons, James (3) and William (2)
SWYRDDE, WILLIAM (1): Member of Trade, 1582
SWORDIE, WILLIAM (2): yst lawful son of umq Walter Swordie, armourer; bound app to James Swordie (3), armourer, his brother, for 6 yrs, 7 July 1640
SWORD, WILLIAM (3): armour-dresser; son of James Swordie (3), armourer; adm Freeman, 1 Sep 1660; active 1660-1702; son, William (4)
SWORDIE, WILLIAM (4): eldest son of William Sword (3), armour-dresser; adm Freeman, 30 Jan 1694; in 1694 a dispute arose between him and William Cuthbert, cutler, each accusing the other of intruding on their work; the matter was settled by the Trade, who declared that an Armourer was no more to sharpen knives and scissors, "bot onlie to dresse suords, mak shalders, mak sheathes, and scharp bygginets,and nae other work;" m 18 June 1703 Elizabeth Bruce, who d Aug 16 1742
TAYLOR, ANDREW: son of William Taylor; bound app to Alexander Napier, June 1569 for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie; discharged from app, 15 Jan 1571
TAYLOR, DAVID: son of David Taylor, Gildbrother in St Andrews; bound app to Robert Cuthbert, present Deacon, for 5 yrs, 23 Nov 1765
TAILYEUR, WILLIAM: son of John Tailyeur; bound app to John Wilson, saddler, 26 May 1584 for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
THOMSONE, ANDREW (1): glovemaler, St Andrews; adm Freeman, 19 May 1631; active 1631-43; app: Andrew Thomsone 2 (1643)
THOMSONE, ANDREW (2): son of David Thomsone, cordiner, St Andrews; bound app to Andrew Thomsone (1), 25 April 1643 for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
THOMSONE, GEORGE; bound app to Alan Dewar, 28 May 1562 for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
THOMESONE, JOHN (1): son of Stephen Thomesone; bound app to James Brown, jnr, smith, 26 Dec 1581; active to 1598
THOMSON, JOHN (2): lawful son of William Thomson (1) in Ballone; fied servant to Robert Cuthbert, hammerman in St Andrews, for 1 yr from May 30 1719; brother, William
THOMSON, WILLIAM (d 1739): smith in Ballone; d Jan 17 1739; sons, William (2) and John
THOMSON, WILLIAM (2): lawful son of William Thomson (1), smith in Ballone; fied servant to George Adamson, Dec 9 1721; seems to have succeeded to his father's smithy at Ballone, for he was described as "smith in Ballone," when his wife, Margaret Litster, d 17 March 1759; brother, John Thomson (2)
THRONTONY, ROBERT: fied servant to William Grieg (N.D.)
TOD, THOMAS: bound app to Alan Airth (N.D.)
TULLUS, ALEXANDER (1): son of John Tullus, smith in Pusk; adm Freeman, 10 Dec 1641; active 1641-83; d c 1688; will recorded, 1 June 1689; m to Catherine Ramsay; sons, Alexander (2) and John (2); app: Robert Scott (1642)
TULLIS, ALEXANDER (2): son of Alexander Tullus (1); adm Freeman, 11 Sep 1663
TULLIS, DAVID (d 1837): eldest son of William Tullis, smith in St Andrews; adm Freeman, 20 April 1792; Deacon (1808-11; 1823-26); d 7 Feb 1837
TULLIES, JOHN (1): bound app to Alan Dewar, 24 April 1568
TULLUS, JOHN (2): son of Alexander Tullus (1), Hammerman; bound app to Robert Scott, snr, for 5 yrs, from Nov 1672
TULLOS, ROBERT: smith in Pusk; confessed guilty of encroaching on the liberty of the Hammerman Trade, 25 June 1722, and bound and obliged himself that no more would he encroach on the liberty "by sending, or bringing in smith work to this city, and that under penalty of twenty pounds Scotts in caise of faillzie"
TULLIS, WILLIAM (1729-1791): smith in Argyle; was b Newburn, 12 Nov 1729, son of Robert Tullis (d c 1780; will recorded 17 Jan 1781), smith in Newbigging, Lawhill, afterwards tenant and feuar of Blinkbonny, in the parish of Newburn, and his wife, Margaret Miller of Kemback, whom he had m in 1724; he followed his father's craft, and was the first of his family to go to St Andrews, and "set up his own smithy and workshop in 'Argyle' just outside the West Port in St Andrews;" adm Freeman, 12 Sep 1766; Boxmaster (1769-70); Deacon (1771-73; 1780-82); he "became a highly respected and evidently prosperous citizen. For apart from the Argyle premises which he may, or may not have owned, he bought in 1774 'an acre of land' lying among the Prior Acres of St Andrews, in the field called 'Middleshade" from David Bisset in Durie, and in 1785 another acre in the same Prior Acres region 'known as Wester Langlands' from David Adamson;" m 14 June 1765 Jane Russell (she d 18 Dec 1820) of Dumbairnie, nr Largo; there were 7 sons of the marriage, four of whom died in infancy, including Robert (d. 13 Dec 1772) Thomas (d 12 March 1777), and William (d 26 May 1777); of the three who survived into adulthood, the eldest, David (qv), succeeded to his father's business; the 2nd son, Robert Tullis (1774-1831), founded the firm now known as Tullis-Russell; and the third, William, became a baker in Edinburgh (see C D M Ketelby: Tullis Russell, 1809-1959 (1967)
TURNBULL, WILLIAM: bound app to Henry Cuthbert, 1550
TWODDELL (WADDELL), JOHN: bound app to David Gray, 12 Jan 1555
WEDDELL, WILLIAM (1): glover; adm Freeman, 1647; active 1647-86; son, William (2)
WADDELL, WILLIAM (2): glover; 2nd son of William Waddell (1), glover; adm Freeman, 3 Jan 1674; active 1674-94
WALKER, DAVID: son of David Walker, wright in Cleuchieford; bound app to David Ramsay, glover, for 3 yrs, 16 Feb 1705; adm Freeman, 31 Jan 1710; active 1710-53; Boxmaster (1714-16; 1719-20); Deacon (1734-36); m 09 April 1711 Margaret Flaskar, or Fletcher, who d June 2 1744; app: James Wilson (1712); Patrick Semple (1718); John Robertson (1725); John Youll (1730)
VALKER (WALKER), JOHN: fied servant to John Law, 22 Sep 1599
WANCLIFT, WILLIAM: Member of Trade, 1542
WATSONE, ALEXANDER: son of Alexander Watsone, smith in Leuchars Freeman, 13 Oct 1682; active 1682-1718; Boxmaster (1697); m 23 Nov 1704 Allaison Anderson, (d May 12 1742); brother, Robert (1
WATSONE, ANDREW: eldest lawful son of Robert Watsone (1); adm Freeman, 15 Sep 1710; active 1710-56; Boxmaster (1712-13); Deacon (1753-54); son John (3); dau Agnes d Aug 9 1754; servant: Thomas Small (1713f)
WATSON, CHARLES (d 1741): 4th son of dec Robert Watson (1), sometime Deacon of the Trade; adm Freeman, 19 Oct 1731; Burgess, 10 Oct 1731; active 1731-41; Boxmaster (1737-39); servant: DAvid Murdo (1736f); d April 28 1741; son, Robert, d Aug 25 1742
WATSON, GEORGE: glover; son of John Watson (4); adm Freeman, 5 Sep 1780 as glover; active 1780-91; Boxmaster (1786-88)
WATSON, JOHN (1): bound app to Thomas Leish, 1560 for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
WATSON, JOHN (2): son of Alexander Watson, smith in Leuchars; bound app to Alexander Watson, his brother, for 4 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie from 12 Jan 1686; fied servant to Robert Watson
WATSON, JOHN (d 1794) (3): glover; eldest lawful son of Andrew Watson; adm Freeman and Burgess, 15 Sep 1749; active 1749-81; Boxmaster (1760-62; 1766-68; 1779-81); d 25 Sep 1794; m 27 Sep 1750 Janet Robertson (she d 21 Feb 1802)
WATSON, JOHN (4): glover; lawful son of George Watson, tailor in Cupar; adm Freeman, as "a maker of gloves and breeches, and working as a Glover in all alumed work," 23 Jan 1756; active 1756-94; m 22 Sep 1757 Margaret Ramsay, who d 23 Sep 1791; sons, George and John (5) also glovers; other children who d infancy included William (d 24 Sep 1771); James (d. 5 March 1777); & Katharine (d 5 July 1787)
WATSON, JOHN (5) (d 1813): glover; 2nd lawful son of John Watson (4); adm Freeman, 4 Sep 1787; active 1787-1813; d 2 July 1813; m 11 Feb 1792 Helen Thrift, who d 21 Oct 1813
WATSONE, ROBERT (1): son of Alexander Watson, smith in Leuchars; app to James Cuthbert, 8 Nov 1679; Freeman, 4 July 1684; active 1684-1728; Boxmaster (1688); Deacon (1689; 1690-95; 1698-99; 1702-05; 1708-12; 1714-16; 1718; 1722-27); he died between 1727 & 1731; brother, Alexander; sons, Andrew, Robert 2 and Charles; app and servants: William Watson (1688f); William Lang (1692f); William Frew (1693); Alexander Bruce (1701)
WATSON, ROBERT (2) (d 1747): 2nd son of Robert Watson (1); adm Freeman, 10 Sep 1725; active 1725-47; Boxmaster (1732-33); Deacon (1742-44); d June 23 1747; m 14 Aug 1725 Margaret Wilson (she d 22 July 1763)
WATSON, WILLIAM: fied servant to Robert Watson (1), 1688
WAUGH (VAUCHT), GEORGE: s of William Vaucht; app to father,1550
VAUCHT, WILLIAM: active 1539-53; app: son, George Waugh (1550); David Haig (1549-50); and Thomas Leish (1553)
WELCH, WILLIAM: bound app to Robert Makke, c 1550
WILSON, ALAN: cutler; bound app to William Lathangie, 1550; active to 1597; app: John Donaldsone (1572)
WILSON, ALEXANDER: app: Andrew Forrat (1581)
VILSON, DAVID (1): bound app to Thomas Mylsone, 9 Nov 1572 for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
VYLSONE, DAVID (2): son of John Vylsone, New Grange; bound app to John Dais, 8 Nov 1590 for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
WILSON, DAVID (3): lawful son of James Wilson; fied servant to Deacon Robert Cuthbert, 3 Sep 1723
VYLSONE, HENRY: son of William Vylsone, Baxter, St Andrews; bound app to John Learmonth, gunmaker, for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 20 May 1609
WILSONE, JAMES: son of James Wilsone, maltman Burgess of St Andrews; app to David Walker, glover, for 4 yrs, 3 Dec 1712; adm Freeman, 17 May 1718; app: brother, John Wilson 3 (1718)
WILSONE, JOHN (1): saddler; bound app to David Blayr, 1 Sep 1568 for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie; adm Freeman, 1578; active 1578-97; app: Thomas Duncan (1579); William Taylor (1584)
WILSONE, JOHN (2): s of James Wilsone, stabler, St Andrews; app to Alexander Watsone for 3 yrs & 1 yr meat and fie, 14 Aug 1700
WILSONE, JOHN (3): son of dec James Wilson, Gild Brother in St Andrews; bound app to James Wilson [his brother], glover, for 4 yrs, 4 June 1718
VYLSONE, WILLIAM: son of Robert Vylsone, St Andrews; bound app to Henry Smith and his wife, Elspeth Brydie, 21 March 1608
VEIS, THOMAS: app Thomas Veis (1576)
VEIS, THOMAS: yst son of Thomas Veis; bound app to father, 1576
WOOD, JOHN: polderer smith in Kirkcaldy; Freeman, 3 May 1620
YOOLL/YOWLL/YWIL
YOWLL, ANDREW: bound app to Andrew Smith, 13 Nov 1553 for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie
YOOLL, JOHN: lawful son of Patrick Yooll, tailor in Strathkinnes; bound app to David Walker for 6 yrs, 16 Jan 1730
YWIL, MARTIN: polter; Member of Trade, 1542
YOUNG, ALEXANDER: son of dec Alexander Young, mariner in St Andrews; app to Alexander McCulloch, bookbinder in St Andrews, for 6 yrs, 19 Feb 1732
YOUNGER, ANDREW: bound app to Alexander Powte, 1559
YOUNGER, DAVID: armourer; active 1547-88; son, Walter Younger; app: son-in-law, George Dais (1588)
YOUNGER, WALTER: son of David Younger; app c 1568; active to 1591, when his app, David Dupling, was booked