ST ANDREWS TAILORS, 1659-1866
[Extracted from 2 Minute Books of the Tailor Trade of St Andrews (1659-1815 and 1815-1866), both now with the Hay Fleming Reference Library in St Andrews. D H Fleming had acquired the Books in April 1905. The first Minute Book contains Acts, copied from an earlier volume, now lost]
ADAMSONE/ADAMSON
ADAMSON, ALEXANDER: lawful son of umq William Adamson, tailor, sometime citiner of St Andrews; bound app to James Murray for 5 yrs, 9 Dec 1661
ADAMSON, ANDREW: lawful son of Robert Adamson, land-labourer in St Andrews; bound app to James Thomson yr for 4 yrs, 28 Nov 1727
ADAMSON, DAVID (1): only lawful son of David Adamson, tailor citiner of St Andrews; adm Freeman, 8 June 1664; active, 1664-74; app: John Geddie (1665); Robert Lamond (1670)
ADAMSON, DAVID (2): lawful son of James Adamson in Nydie; bound app to George Adamson, his brother german, for 4 yrs, 20 Dec 1718
ADAMSON, DAVID (3): son of George Adamson, late Deacon of the Smiths in St Andrews; bound app to George Adamson for 4 yrs, 20 July 1723
ADAMSON, DAVID (1748-1798) (4): b 10 Jan 1748, lawful son of Robert Adamson (d 1784 aged 76), Brewer Burgess and Gild Brother in St Andrews, and Euphemia Gosman; bound app to David Norie for 5 yrs, 1 April 1759; adm Freeman, 2 Aug 1768; Boxmaster (1772-74); Deacon (1775-77); app: David Scott (1773); d 16 April 1798; m 21 Sep 1771 Betty Stewart (she d 29 Sep 1815)
ADAMSON, GEORGE (d 1764) (1): eldest lawful son of James Adamson in Nydie, Burgess of St Andrews; adm Freeman, 11 Nov 1718; Burgess, 19 Nov 1718; Boxmaster (1722-23); Deacon (1736-37; 1754-55; 1757); app: David Adamson (1718) David Adamson (1723); d 14 Jan 1764; m June 11 1730 Janet Brown (she d April 25 1742); brother, David Adamson (2)
ADAMSON, GEORGE (d 1768) (2): eldest lawful son of James Adamson, Brother of Trade; adm Freeman and Burgess, 31 Dec 1739; Officer (1740); Cllr to Deacon (1741); Boxmaster (1748-50); Deacon (1758-60); d 4 Feb 1768; m 03 June 1741 Penelope Martin (she d 29 Aug 1781)
ADAMSON, GEORGE (3): in June 1746 he and his son, Thomas Adamson, bound and obliged themselves that "in all time hereaftger" they would not take employment with Thomas Brown yr under the penalty of #5 Scots (Minute dated 18 June 1746); in Aug 1746 George Adamson broke the above enactment by letting his son work for Brown, and was laid aside from all privileges of the Trade "until he make payment of the five pounds Scots" (Minute dated 11 Aug 1746)
ADAMSON, JAMES (1): Officer (1659)
ADAMSON, JAMES (2): 2nd lawful son of John Adamson, Tailor in St Andrews; bound app to Robert Graham, Deacon, for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 19 Nov 1668; adm Freeman, 15 Feb 1678; son, James (3)
ADAMSON, JAMES (3): lawful son of James Adamson, Brother of Trade; adm Freeman, 31 Dec 1708; Burgess, Jan 1 1709; m 04 Nov 1705 Christian Young (she d Dec 20 1738)
ADAMSON, JAMES (4): Deacon (1742-43); m 27 Nov 1711 Jane Bell (she d May 21 1754)
ADAMSON, JAMES (1743-1804) (5): b 04 Dec 1743, lawful son of dec George Adamson, late Deacon, and Penelope Martin; adm Freeman, 23 July 1768; app: Andrew Simpson (1773); John Balneaves (1776); Robert Paterson (1785); David Mason (1788); Robert Scott (1790); d 17 April 1804
ADAMSON, JOHN: tailor citiner in St Andrews; dead by 1678; son, James (2)
ADAMSON, ROBERT (1): son of James Adamson, tailor citiner of St Andrews; bound app to John Moire [Murray] for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 26 April 1668
ADAMSON, ROBERT (2): lawful son of umq John Adamson in Bruntoune [Brunton]; bound app to John Anderson for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 20 Nov 1707
ADAMSON, ROBERT (3): son of James Adamson, sometime Member of Trade; adm Freeman and Burgess, 2 March 1730; app: John Turner (1737); m 04 Dec 1746 Christian Owen (she d 4 Nov 1792)
ADAMSON, WILLIAM (1): lawful son of umq Robert Adamson, sometime indweller in St Andrews; bound app to James Williamson for 5 yrs, 18 July 1684; poss the William Adamsone, tailor in Kingask, whose app was Alexander Duncan (1696)
ADAMSON, WILLIAM (b 1742): b 9 May 1742, lawful son of George Adamson, late Deacon, and Penelope Martin; adm Freeman, 14 Aug 1766
ANDERSON, JOHN: Tailor in Musselburgh; adm Freeman, 3 July 1704; active, 1704-23; Boxmaster (1707); Deacon (1709-10); app: George Martine (1705); Robert Adamson (1707)
ANDERSON, ROBERT: lawful son of John Anderson, Residenter in Kingsmuir; bound app to James Thomson yr for 7 yrs, 2 March 1736
ANNAL, ANDREW (1782-1849): b Denino, 23 Aug 1782, son of Robert Annal and Nelly Mackie; was described as "neutral tailor" in St Andrews when adm Freeman, 15 Jan 1817; Boxmaster (1833-47); d July 29 1849; m Dec 20 1800 Ann Wallace; son, William
ANNAL, THOMAS: son of Thomas Annal, baker in Cupar; bound app to Andrew Watson for 4 yrs, 27 Feb 1807 (recorded 1 April 1807)
ANNAL, WILLIAM (b 1803): b 26 June 1803, lawful son of above Andrew Annal, journeyman tailor in St Andrews, and Agnes, or Ann Wallace; bound app to Alexander Smith for 5 yrs from Whitsunday 1815
BALMANNO, JOHN: servitor to Sir John Leslie of Newtam [Newton]; bound app to James Carstair for 5 yrs, 5 Nov 1684
BALNEAVES, JOHN: son of Mgt Brown, some yrs servant to Colonel Balneaves in St Andrews, thereafter residing in London; bound app to James Adamson for 9 yrs from and after 28 Aug 1776 [Recorded 19 June 1778]; app ended 9 Oct 1780, master and servant "having agreed betwixt themselves to discharge one anothr of the Indentures subscribing betwixt them for reasons best known to themselves;" the mother, Mgt Brown, paid all the dues owing to the Trade (see Minute dated 9 Oct 1780)
BAXTER, JOHN (d 1760): servitor to Mr Joseph Drew of St Leonard's College; adm Freeman and Burgess, 16 June 1711 [Burgess Roll gives name as James Baxter]; active, 1711-53; Boxmaster (1716-17); Deacon (1720-21; 1744-46); d 25 Nov 1760; relict, Isabell Gibson, d 25 April 1764; app: Thomas Boyd (1717); Thomas Brown (1721); Colin Robertson (1723); Andrew Dewar (1731); Thomas Dewar (1737)
BOYACK, ALEXANDER (1751-1827): b 18 Aug 1751, lawful son of James Boyack (1), late Deacon, and Mgt Philp; adm Freeman, 28 June 1768; fined #1 and 40 shillings for various transgressions (Minute dated 18 May 1775; underneath this minute is written in a later hand: "This act satisfied by Alexander Boyack and he is restored to his former privileges;") Deacon (1778-80; 1784; 1788-90; 1797); described in Minute of 14 Jan 1785 as non-residenter in St Andrews, "having moved with his family to Crail", but listed Pigot (1825) in Market Street, St Andrews; d Oct 11 1827; married 5 May 1770 Barbara McFarlane; sons, Robert and Peter (2); app: William Finlay (1777)
BOYACK, JAMES (d 1777) (1): eldest lawful son of dec Patrick Boyack (1) and Jean Annan; Burgess, 29 July 1737; adm Freeman, 29 July 1742; Cllr (1743); Boxmaster (1757); Deacon (1764-66); d. 25 Dec 1777; m (1) 06 Oct 1743, Mgt Philp (d 15 Dec 1771); (2) 13 Nov 1772, Ann Dewar (d 21 Oct 1785); sons, Patrick (2) and James (2)
BOYACK, JAMES (b 1759) (2): b 17 June 1759, son of dec James Boyack (1), late Deacon, and Mgt Philp; adm Freeman, 9 Feb 1778; app: James Seath (1778)
BOYACK, PATRICK (d 1742) (1): residenter in St Andrews; adm Freeman, 4 Oct 1717; Burgess, 5 Oct 1717; active, 1717-41; Boxmaster (1728-30); Deacon (1732-33; 1739-41); app: John Ferrier (1723); William Dewar (1723); John Craig (1728); had died by May 1742; son, James (1); m 26 Dec 1717 Jean Annan (she d 19 July 1772
BOYACK, PATRICK (1744-1786) (2): b 01 March 1744, eldest lawful son of James Boyack (1) and Mgt Philp; adm Freeman, 5 June 1764; fined #4 Scots in March 1784 for having "upon repeated occasions refused and neglected to attend Meetings of Trade" (Minute dated 18 March 1784); Boxmaster 1785; app: Charles Landale (1776); Alexander Smith (1780); d 9 April 1786; m 07 June 1769 Betty Duncan (she d 25 Oct 1783)
BOYACK, PETER (b 1778) (1): b 25 Jan 1778, 3rd son of Alexander Boyack and Barbara McFarlane; adm Freeman, 21 June 1814
BOYACK, PETER (2): lawful son of Dr Alexander Boyack; adm Freeman, 25 Aug 1823; Boxmaster (1830-32)
BOYACK, ROBERT (b 1774): tailor in St Andrews; b 08 May 1774, eldest lawful son of Alexander Boyack and Barbara McFarlane; adm Freeman, 21 June 1814
BOYD, THOMAS: son of umq Thomas Boyd in (Greengraves); bound app to John Baxter for 5 yrs, 22 Nov 1717; in July 1719 Boyd, having been incarcerated in the Tollbooth of St Andrews for stealing money from the house of James Williamson "upon the last day of June past," John Baxter "creaved" to the Trade that Boyd might be loosed from his apprenticeship; "therefore the Deacon and Trade unanimously loose him from his Indentures and declare the said John Baxter free of his obligements" (see Minute dated 4 July 1719)
BREAD/BRAID
BREAD, DAVID (1): lawful son of umq David Bread, sometime maltman in St Andrews; bound app to David Thomsone [Thomas?]; adm Freeman, 18 Jan 1666; active, 1666-93; Boxmaster (1685-86); son, David (2); app: William Lawson (1673); John Braid (1681); Andrew Spence (1681)
BRAID, DAVID (2): lawful son of David Braid, tailor in St Andrews; adm Freeman, 20 Dec 1698; active, 1698-1702; Officer (1699)
BREAD, JOHN: lawful son of John Bread, maltman in St Andrews; bound app to David Bread (1) for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 13 Jan 1681
BROWN/BROUNE/BRONY
BROUNE, ALEXANDER (d 1759): 3rd lawful son of John Broune, tailor in St Andrews; adm Freeman, 31 Sep 1696; Boxmaster (1701; 1706); app: William Thomson (1701); John Saber (1707); d 27 Nov 1759; m 06 Nov 1701 Elspeth Peatie (she d 25 May 1758); LAURENCE BROWN, son of Alexander Brown, tailor, adm Burgess, 27 Feb 1730; and LAWRENCE BROWN, 2nd son of Alexander Brown, tailor, adm Burgess, 20 Feb 1746
BROWN, ANDREW (d 1740): eldest lawful son of John Brown (1), tailor citiner in St Andrews; adm Freeman, 14 Jan 1692; Boxmaster (1696-97); app: Alexander Dick (1695/98); d May 29 1740; m c 1688 Mgt Corstorphine (she d Dec 27 1749); son, John (2)
BROWN, DAVID: lawful son of John Brown, Brother of Trade; adm Freeman, 14 Sep 1745
BROWN, JOHN (1): tailor in St Andrews; active, 1660-83; sons, Andrew and Thomas (1); app: Alexander Cumming (1665); James Forgan (1665); John Dewar (1675)
BROWN, JOHN (d 1765) (2): eldest lawful son of Andrew Brown, Brother of Trade, and Mgt Corstorphine; adm Freeman and Burgess, 18 Oct 1712; Boxmaster (1718-21); Deacon (1753); d 4 July 1765; m to Mgt Gullan, who d Jan 13 1753; son, John (3)
BROWN, JOHN (d 1796) (3): eldest lawful son of John Brown, Brother of Trade; adm Freeman and Burgess, 2 Aug 1743; Deacon (1769-71); d 23 June 1796; m to Elspeth Houston, who d Feb 29 1748
BROWN, JOHN (4) (1803-1859): tailor and clothier, Kirk Wynd (1827-59); b 13 March 1803, 2nd son of Thomas Brown (d May 15 1850), wright, St Andrews, and Agnes Brown; bound app under David Gillespie, tailor in St Andrews for 4 yrs from Whitsunday 1815, following which he went to London to further learn his trade; returned to St Andrews in 1827, and after paying "the usual fees of consignation," was adm Freeman, 29 Oct 1827; commenced business in Kirk Wynd; in March 1829 he went into partnership with Wm Sime under the firm of BROWN & SIME (FH March 26 1829); this partnership was dissolved by mutual consent, Sep 30 1830 (FH Sep 30 1830), and Brown removed to "that new shop recently occupied by Mr B Ireland, 2 doors south of the old premises" (FH Sep 30 1830), and commenced business; this shop was No 7 Kirk Wynd; listed Pigot (1837) & Slater (1852); d Lead Breas Cottage. July 26 1859 aged 56; m 07 June 1831 Isabella Duncan (she d 11 Dec 1892 aged 88); son, Thomas (4); app: Alexander Mitchell (1831)
BROWN, THOMAS (d 1744) (1): 2nd lawful son of John Brown (1), tailor in St Andrews; adm Freeman, 25 Dec 1694; Officer (1696); Boxmaster (1698-1700; 1724-26); Deacon (1728; 1734); d Jan 29 1744; son, Thomas (2); app: Thomas Steill (1707)
BROWN, THOMAS (d 1760) (2): son of Thomas Brown (1), late Deacon; adm Freeman and Burgess, 27 Feb 1730; Officer (1730); Boxmaster (1737-38; 1742; 1753); Deacon (1756); Boxmaster (1761-63); Deacon (1767-68); app: John Fairfull (1735); Thomas Roger (1756); in March 1757 Thomas Brown and his son, JOHN BROWN, were found guilty of receiving stolen goods: they had bought "certain parcels of merchant goods from one John Goldie, a boy about 20 years of age, who could give no prompt account of himself, and who had stolen the goods from out of the shop of David Rymer, merchant in St Andrews;" for this offence, they were excluded and debarred from all the privileges of the Trade (see Minute dated 11 Feb 1757); d 25 Jan 1760; m to Agnes Bell, who d 27 Nov 1773; son, Thomas, b 02 Jan 1743
BROWN, THOMAS (3): son of George Brown (d 1730/31), Gild Brother in St Andrews; bound app to John Baxter for 5 yrs, 24 Feb 1721; adm Freeman and Burgess, 23 Jan 1729; Cllr (1731); Boxmaster (1734-36); relict, Agnes Roger, d 29 Dec 1771; son, Thomas, b 15 Dec 1734; a Thomas Brown, tailor, d 9 April 1794
BROWN, THOMAS (4) (1833-1911): b 24 March 1833, son of John Brown (4) and Isabella Duncan; succeeded father's business in Kirk Wynd in 1859; adm Freeman, 20 Feb 1866; Deacon (1866); he adv himself as Tailor, Hosier, Hatter, Golfing and General Outfitter, and was by authority sole robe and gown maker to the University of St Andrews; he later removed his business to Albert Buildings, 117 South Street; d Jan 26 1911 in 78th yr (see SAC Jan 28 1911; also "Kingdom of Fife Illustrated," P 78)
BROWN [BRONY], WILLIAM: s of John Brony, Indweller, St Andrews; app to John Murray for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 20 Oct 1664
BRUCE, ROBERT (b 1801): b 15 March 1801, eldest lawful son of William Bruce, wright in St Andrews, and Elizabeth Niven; bound app to Alexander Smith for 5 yrs from Martinmas 1813
BRYDIE, JAMES (1) (d 1681): Tailor in St Andrews; active, 1659-81; Boxmaster (1659); Deacon (1661; 1665; 1671-75); he d c Aug 1681 (see Arthur Colville); will recorded 27 Dec 1686 and 7 Feb 1711; son, James (3); app: James Brydie (1662); William Robertson (1664); William Corstorphin (1672); James Hardie (1678); Arthur Colville (1680)
BYDIE, JAMES (2): lawful son of John Brydie in Craillmylne; bound app to James Brydie (1) for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 22 May 1662
BRYDIE, JAMES (3): lawful son of James Brydie (1); adm Freeman, 4 June 1681; active, 1681-99; app Officer, 13 Sep 1681; Boxmaster (1690-91); Deacon (1692-94); app: Arthur Colville (1781); Alexander Corstorphin (1683); William Corstorphin (1690)
BUCHAN, JOHN (b 1731): b 21 Jan 1731, 2nd lawful son of Thomas Buchan (2), Brother of Trade, and Mgt Horsburgh; adm Freeman, 28 April 1759; active, 1759-97; Boxmaster (1764-66; 1781)
BUCHAN, THOMAS (1): Tailor in Kinkell; adm Freeman, 23 Aug 1725 Burgess, 24 Aug 1725; son, Thomas (2)
BUCHAN, THOMAS (2): yr son of Thomas Buchan, (1), elder; adm Freeman and Burgess, 5 Feb 1726; active, 1726-46; Officer (1726); Cllr to Deacon (1736); Boxmaster (1731-33; 1743-44); dead by 1759; m 09 March 1726 Mgt Horsburgh; sons, Thomas (3) & John
BUCHAN, THOMAS (1728-1781) (3): b 12 Dec 1728, eldest lawful son of Thomas Buchan (2), Brother of Trade, and Mgt Horsburgh; adm Freeman, 6 June 1764; d 16 April 1781; m (1) 08 Nov 1759 Anne Carstairs (she d 10 Nov 1760); (2) 08 July 1762 Katharine Foggo (d 5 March 1765); (3) 04 May 1767 Katherine Robertson (she d 18 May 1788)
BUTHELL, DAVID: lawful son of David Buthell, notary in St Andrews; bound app to Robert Harlaw for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 4 Sep 1676; brother, Patrick
BUTHELL, PATRICK: lawful son of David Buthell, notary public in St Andrews; bound app to Robert White for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 19 June 1667; brother, David
BUTTER, JOHN: lawful son of John Butter, indweller in the (Mullione); bound app to James Williamson for 5 yrs, 24 Sep 1689
BUTTERCASE, ROBERT (d 1748): lawful son of Robert Buttercase, porter in St Salvator's College; bound app to David Thomson for 4 yrs, 23 March 1713; adm Freeman, 16 Dec 1723; active, 1723-48; d Dec 6 1748; will recorded, 14 Jan 1749; m to Mary Hastie, who d May 14 1746
CARSTAIRS, DAVID: 2nd lawful son of James Carstairs (1), tailor in St Andrews; adm Freeman, 5 Dec 1695
CARSTAIRS, JAMES (1): sometime apprentice and servant to John Russell, tailor in St Andrews; adm Freeman, 29 Jan 1670; active 1670-97; Boxmaster (1675-76); son, David; app: Thomas Walwood (1681); John Balmanno (1684)
CARSTAIRS, JAMES (2): son of Alexander Carstairs, chaise-hyrer in St Andrews; bound app to George Hamilton for 4 yrs, 22 June 1798
CARSTAIRS, WILLIAM: lawful son of William Carstairs, Gild Brother in St Andrews; bound app to James Williamson for 4 yrs, 16 April 1703
CLARK, JOHN: 3rd lawful son of David Clark, tenant in Wind Mill, nr St Andrews; bound app to Alexander Smith for 4 yrs, 15 June 1812 (recorded 26 Jan 1813)
COLLINS/COLINE/COLVILLE/COLME
COLLINS, DAVID (1): Tailor in Nydie; adm Freeman, 2 Jan 1710; active, 1710-21; Boxmaster (1715); sons, James & David (2); app: John Traill (1714)
COLINE, DAVID (d 1750?) (2): lawful son of David Coline (1), Brother of Trade; adm Freeman, 30 Oct 1745; prob the "David Colvell, tailor," who d Oct 29 1750
COLINE, JAMES: eldest lawful son of David Coline (1); adm Freeman, 26 Dec 1728; Burgess, 28 Dec 1728; act against James Colville, 28 July 1729, for missing burial, fined 20/- and laid aside until fine was paid
COLVILL, ARTHUR: lawful son of umq Arthur Colvill, sometime in Pitmillie; bound app to James Brydie snr for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 2 Sep 1680; Brydie was dead by Aug 1681, and on 22 Aug 1681 his son, James Brydie jnr, and Arthur Colvill, entered into an agreement whereby he could complete his app
CORSAR, JOHN: lawful son of Andrew Corsar, merchant burgess in Craill; bound app to David Thomas, tailor in St Andrews, for 4 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, June 1668
CORSTORPHIN, ALEXANDER: lawful son of James Corstorphin, Indweller in Byer-Hills [Byrehills]; bound app to James Brydie for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 9 Jan 1683
CORSTORPHIN, WILLIAM (1): natural son of William Corstorphin, brothjer germain of James Corstorphin of Nydie; bound app to James Brydie for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, Jan 11 1672
CORSTORPHIN, WILLIAM (2): lawful son of Andrew Corstorphin, skipper in Craill; bound app to James Brydie for 5 yrs, 3 April 1690
COWAN, THOMAS: was described as "neutral tailor," when he was adm into Tailor's Incorp, 29 Jan 1817; served as Boxmaster (1820) and Deacon (1837-39); listed Pigot (1825 & 1837) in Crail's Wynd
CRAIG, JOHN: lawful son of dec John Craig, Burgess and Gild Brother in St Andrews; bound app to Patrick Boyack for 2 yrs, 9 Jan 1728
CUMMING/CUNING
CUNING, ALEXANDER (1): Tailor in St Andrews; active, 1652-64; sometime Deacon; was dead by 1665; will of wife, Helen Dick, recorded 5 Jan 1653 son, Alexander (2)
CUMMING, ALEXANDER (2): lawful son of umq Alexander Cumming (1), sometime Deacon of Trade; bound app to John Brony [Brown] for 7 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 20 Dec 1665; adm Freeman, 11 Sep 1680
CUTHBERT, JOHN (1772-1832): b 25 Oct 1772, lawful son of dec John Cuthbert (or Culbert), residenter/land-labourer in St Andrews, and Espeth Morris; bound app to Thomas Simpson for 4 yrs, 12 March 1788; adm Freeman, 7 Sep 1809; served as Deacon in 1821-23 and 1827-29; Pigot (1825) gives address as Eastburn Wynd; d May 6 1832; his nephew, LAURENCE CUTHBERT, offered to carry on the business and to "apply the whole profits and emoluments" to Rachel Cuthbert (b 10 Dec 1758) and William Cuthbert (b 12 July 1767), sister and brother of the dec John Cuthbert, who were in "infirm and indigent circumstances;" the Trade "authorised and empowered the said Laurence Cuthbert to carry on said business on the terms above mentioned, but in no other ways, unless he becomes a member of this trade" (see Minutes dated 14 & 31 May 1832) [Note: a Laurence Cuthbert, brother of John, Rachel and William, b 16 Nov 1760]
DALRYMPLE, JAMES: son of Elizabeth Dalrymple, residing in St Andrews; bound app to Alexander Smith for 5 yrs, 1 May 1824; in North Street in 1841, aged 30
DEWAR/DEUAR
DEUAR, ALEXANDER: yr lawful son of John Deuar, tailor in St Andrews; adm Freeman, June 8 1671; active, 1671-1718; Boxmaster (1683-84); Deacon (1704-05); act against Alexander Deuar and Robert White, 2 Aug 1672; son, William; app: William Murray (1685)
DEWAR, ANDREW (1): thrid son of John Dewar, Brother of Trade; bound app to John Baxter for 6 yrs, 30 Oct 1731; adm Freeman and Burgess, 6 Sep 1744; Cllr to Deacon (1745); son, James
DEWAR, ANDREW (2): 2nd lawful son of Thomas Dewar, Member of Trade; adm Freeman, 20 Aug 1810
DEUAR, GEORGE (1): 2nd lawful son of John Deuar, tailor in St Andrews; adm Freeman, 30 Dec 1662; was dead by 1675; son, John Dewar (1); app: James Gilmor (1664)
DEWAR, GEORGE (1698-1754) (2): b 07 April 1698, eldest son of John Dewar (1), Brother of Trade, and Jean Taylor; adm Freeman, 14 Sep 1720; Burgess, 15 Sep 1720; d April 9 1754; m 23 Feb 1721 Mary Huton, or Hutcheon (she d 4 Oct 1776)
DEWAR, JAMES (d 1806): son of dec Andrew Dewar (1), sometime Deacon of Trade; adm Freeman, 3 Aug 1778; d 8 Sep 1806
DEUAR, JOHN: tailor citiner in St Andrews, 2nd half of 17th century; sons, Alexander & George (1)
DEWAR, JOHN (1): lawful son of umq George Dewar (1), sometime tailor in St Andrews; bound app to John Brony [Brown] for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 15 Sep 1675; adm Freeman, 10 July 1685; m to Jean, or Helen, Taylor; sons, George (2), John (2)
DEWAR, JOHN (b 1692) (2): b 15 May 1692, 2nd lawful son of John Dewar (1) and Jean Taylor; adm Freeman, 27 Feb 1721; Burgess, 28 Feb 1721; m 08 Aug 1717 Janet Gill; son, Thomas (1)
DEWAR, JOHN (d 1803) (3): son of dec Thomas Dewar (2), Tailor in St Andrews, and Christian Bell; bound app to David Rodger for 4 yrs, 1 Jan 1786 (recorded 1 Feb 1786); d 7 May 1803
DEWAR, THOMAS (1723-1782) (1): b 02 June 1723, 2nd son of John Dewar (2), Brother of Trade, and Janet Gill; bound app to John Baxter for 5 yrs, 8 Feb 1737; adm Freeman and Burgess, 21 Nov 1749; d 28 Dec 1782; son, Thomas (2)
DEWAR, THOMAS (2); son of Thomas Dewar (1), Brother of Trade; adm Freeman, 7 Sep 1778; m 20 Dec 1776 Christian Bell (she d 07 Nov 1811); son John (3)
DEWAR, WILLIAM: lawful son of dec Alexander Dewar, Brother of Trade and sometime Deacon; bound app to Patrick Boyack for 5 yrs, 8 April 1723
DICK, ALEXANDER: son of Rbt Dick, residenter in St Andrews; app to Andrew Broune for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, being in all 7 yrs, 23 Dec 1695; app reduced to 3 yrs, 29 Jan 1698
DICK, JAMES: son of Thomas Dick, sometime Deacon of Trade; adm Freeman, 20 Aug 1665
DICK, THOMAS: sometime Deacon of Trade; will of spouse, Eupham Steven, recorded 30 June 1638; son, James
DICKSON, JOHN (1): sometime apprentice to dec Thomas Steill, tailor citiner in St Andrews; adm Freeman, 7 Aug 1661; dead by 1676; son, John (2); app: William Diones (1664); James Walker (1669)
DICKSON (DUCKSONE), JOHN (2): lawful son of umq John Dickson, sometime tailor in St Andrews; bound app to James Russell for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 19 June 1676
DIONES, WILLIAM: lawful son of Andrew Diones, citiner of St Andrews; bound app to John Dickson (1) for 5 yrs, 12 Oct 1664
DONALDSON, WILLIAM: merchant Burgess in St Andrews; adm Freeman, 15 Jan 1725; Cllr to Deacon (1730)
DUNCAN, ALEXANDER: son of James Duncan in Cardiemoore; app under William Adamsone, tailor in Kingask, for 4 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, from Martinmas 1696 (indenture rec 21 Jan 1699 in SC20/33/7, Pp 76-77)
DUNCAN, ROBERT: lawful son of Thomas Duncan, mealmaker in St Andrews; bound app to James Thomson for 6 yrs, 21 May 1703
ELDER, ROBERT: active, 1654-64; Deacon (1660; 1664)
FAIRFULL, DAVID: lawful son of David Fairfull, mealmaker Burgess and residenter in St Andrews; bound app to James Williamson elder for 6 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, in all 7 yrs, from Martinmas 1704 (recorded 20 Nov 1704); Burgess, Nov 1711; adm Freeman, 7 Dec 1711; relict, Jean Gullan, d 19 Jan 1763; son, John; another son, David, b 28 Aug 1716
FAIRFULL, JOHN: lawful son of umq David Fairfull, Brother of Trade; bound app to Thomas Brown yr, son of Thomas Brown, late Deacon, for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 25 Nov 1735
FERNIE, JOHN, jr: lawful son of John Fernie, maltman Burgess in St Andrews; bound app to James Williamson elder for 5 yrs, 21 March 1710
FERRIER, JOHN (b 1709): b 07 Aug 1709, son of Thomas Ferrier, merchant in St Andrews, and Mgt Phenisone; bound app to Patrick Boyack for 4 yrs, 20 Sep 1723; brother, Thomas
FERRIER, THOMAS (b 1698): b 12 June 1698, 2nd lawful son of Thomas Ferrier, merchant in St Andrews, and Mgt Phenisone; bound app to James Thomson yr for 4 yrs, 14 May 1713; adm Freeman, 28 Aug 1727; active, 1727-47; in Feb 1736 was fined #5 Scots for refusing to appear before the Trade to answer a charge of abusing the Deacon by throwing his hat into a fire (see Minute dated 24 Feb 1736); m 5 March 1729 Agnes Phenison (she d 31 Jan 1768)
FINLAY, WILLIAM: natural son of William Finlay, late mariner in St Andrews, and Isabell Boyack, residenter there; bound app to Alexander Boyack for 4 yrs from Martinmas 1777 (recorded 30 Dec 1777)
FORGAN, JAMES: lawful son of Thomas Forgan, sometime citiner of St Andrews; bound app to John Brony [Brown]; adm Freeman, 23 Feb 1665; brother, Thomas
FORGAN, THOMAS: son of Thomas Forgan, sometime citiner of St Andrews; bound app to Robert Harlaw for 5 yrs, 4 Nov 1663; brother, James
GANTEN/GANTONE/GAUTEIN
GANTEN, JOHN: lawful son of umq Thomas Ganten (1), sometime Deacon of Trade; adm Freeman, Jan 11 1666; son, Thomas (2)
GANTEN, THOMAS (1): sometime Deacon of Trade; dead by 1666; will recorded, 15 Oct 1652; son, John
GANTONE, THOMAS (2): lawful son of John Gantone, tailor in St Andrews; bound app to Robert Guest for 4 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 2 May 1682
GEDDIE, JOHN: lawful son of umq Andrew Geddie, merchant, sometime citiner in St Andrews; bound app to David Adamson for 3 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 5 April 1665
GILBERT, JOHN: lawful son of John Gilbert, mason in St Andrews; bound app to James Husband for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 3 Feb 1687
GILLESPIE, DAVID (d 1862): was described as a neutral tailor in St Andrews when he was adm to the Tailor Incorp, 24 Aug 1805, "in consequence of the authority of the Convener's Court; served as Deacon in 1810-12; Pigot (1825 and 1837) lists him in South Street, but by 1852 he had moved to Castle Street; app: Alexander Lorimer (1807); John Wood (1807); David Patie (1814); Alexander Melville (1820); he was known locally as the "Convener," for he was twice Convener of the Incorporated Trades (latterly, 1835-47), and, being the last person to hold that office, was allowed to keep the gold medal, the property of the Trades, which was got up in c 1822 at a cost of #32; was an active and energetic politician of the Liberal Party, and served on the Town Council for 2 periods before the Reform Act, and also from 1846-56; he gave up business around 1856, and went to live with a married daughter at Craigend Parish, Dunbarney, Perthshire, where he died Dec 3 1862; m 1806 Helen Aikman, and had 3 sons and 6 daughters; his yst son, Captain David Gillespie (d Feb 13 1873 aged 48), was a master mariner and emigrated to Victoria, Australia, in 1865
GILMOR, JAMES: lawful son of Janet Smyth in Craill; bound app to George Deuar for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 23 Feb 1664
GOODLAID, GEORGE: active, 1659-75
GOURLAY, JAMES (b 1691): b 04 Jan 1691, lawful son of Robert Gourlay, weaver in Northbank, and Euphan Honiman; bound app to James Williamson elder for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 29 March 1706; brother, Robert
GOURLAY, ROBERT (b 1698): b 29 May 1698, son of Robert Gourlay, weaver in Northbank, and Euphan Honymnan; bound app to James Williamson elder for 6 yrs, 28 May 1713; brother, James
GRAHAM, ROBERT: active, 1659-88; Deacon (1666-67; 1675); Act between Robert Graham and James Steill, 22 May 1673, Graham having manifestly abused Steill; app: James Adamson (1668); John Lemmon (1676)
GREEN, WILLIAM: son of William Green, drawing-master in St Andrews; bound app to David Rodger for 4 yrs from Martinmas 1786 (recorded 22 Nov 1786)
GULLAN, JOHN: tailor in St Andrews; spouse, Helen Henderson; apprentice, John Hutton (1663)
GULLAN, THOMAS: active, 1640-76; Deacon (1659)
HAMILTON, GEORGE (1750-1810): b 15 Feb 1750, lawful son of David Hamilton, Gild Brother in St Andrews, and Anne Young; adm Freeman, 24 Nov 1774; active, 1774-1809; Boxmaster (1782-84; 1786-87); in Aug 1781 was fined #2 Scots for refusing and neglecting to attend Meetings of Trade on a "repeated number of occasions" (see Minute dated 6 Aug 1781); d 26 July 1810; m 12 June 1778 Mgt Scott; son, Robert; another son, Cambpell Hamilton (d 12 Nov 1816); app: James Turpie (1778); James Martin (1783); John Pearson (1789); James Carstairs (1798)
HAMILTON, ROBERT (1779-1805): b 09 May 1779, son of George Hamilton, Member of Trade, and Mgt Scott; adm Freeman, 28 July 1800; d 25 Jan 1805
HARDIE, JAMES: lawful son of umq John Hardie, sometime glassin wright in St Andrews; bound app to James Brydie for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, Jan 1678; adm Freeman, 4 July 1694; active, 1694-1733; Boxmaster (1702-05); app: Alexander Rankeillour (1706)
HARLAW, DAVID: lawful son of Rbt Harlaw and Christian Parsone; adm Freeman, 21 Dec 1698
HARLAW, ROBERT: active, 1659-96; Boxmaster (1660-61); Deacon (1676-78; 1691); was dead by Dec 1698; m to Christian Pearsone, prob 03 June 1659; sons, David & Thomas; app: James Johnstone (1662); Thomas Forgan (1663); David Buthell (1676)
HARLAW, THOMAS (b 1666): b 15 March 1666, lawful son of Robert Harlaw, late Deacon of Trade, and Christian Pearsone; adm Freeman, 8 June 1688
HENDERSON, ANDREW: son of dec Andrew Henderson, Indweller in St Andrews; bound app to James Wan for 5 yrs, 11 May 1778
HORSBURGH, ARCHIBALD: lawful son of Philip Horsburgh, Gild Brother in St Andrews; bound app to Andrew Walker for 4 yrs, 28 Dec 1787
HORSBURGH, RICHARD: Tailor in St Andrews; adm Freeman, 21 June 1814
HUSBAND, JAMES (b 1642) (1): b 07 Jan 1642, only lawful son of Thomas Husband, tailor, sometime citiner in St Andrews, and Agnes Mathew; adm Freeman, 14 Feb 1661; active, 1661-83; dead by 1710; m 24 Nov 1663 Cathrine Walker; (2) Rachel Foster; sons, Thomas & James (2); app: John Gilbert (1687)
HUSBAND, JAMES (b 1691) (2): b 03 Sep 1691, lawful son of umq James Husband (1); adm Freeman, 17 Jan 1711; act against James Husband and Thomas Steill, who had got into a "controversie and debaitt," 15 June 1720 - they were fined "moderately" for the sake of peace; dead by 1731; m 07 Nov 1717 Mgt Ramsay; son, William
HUSBAND, THOMAS (b 1697) : b 03 Oct 1697, lawful son of James Husband (1) and Rachel Foster; bound app to James Thomson, late Deacon, for 4 yrs, 19 Jan 1710
HUSBAND, WILLIAM (1718-1786): b 28 Aug 1718, eldest lawful son of James Husband (2) and Mgt Ramsay; app to John Traill for 4 yrs, 19 Jan 1731; adm Freeman and Burgess, 27 June 1744; active, 1744-69; Boxmaster in 1745-47 and 1754-56; app: James Watson (1754); James Wann (1762); Alexander Louden (1782); d 22 Feb 1786; relict, Katherine Coupar, d 6 Feb 1788
HUTCHESONE, ALEXANDER: bound app to John Smart for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 31 June 1662
HUTTON, JOHN: natural son of Helen Henderson, spouse to John Gullan, tailor in St Andrews; bound app to John Gullan for 8 yrs, 2 Nov 1663
INNES, ROBERT: son of dec James Innes, mariner on board HMS "York;" bound app to Andrew Walker for 4 yrs, 3 Dec 1767
JOHNSTONE, JAMES: son of Robert Johnstone, drapour; bound app to Robert Harlaw for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, June 1662; adm Freeman, 6 April 1671; Officer (1684); Cllr to Deacon (1710); relict, Janet Watson, d 31 Jan 1733
LAMOND, ROBERT: lawful son of umq John Lamond, sometime schoolmaster in St Andrews; bound app to David Adamson for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 19 April 1670
LANDALE, CHARLES: lawful son of dec David Landale, Deacon of the Wrights in St Andrews; bound app to Patrick Boyack for 4 yrs from Whitsunday 1776 (recorded 28 May 1776)
LAWSON, WILLIAM: lawful son of William Lawson, merchant, sometime citiner in St Andrews; bound app to David Brid (Braid) for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 14 Aug 1673
LESLIE, WILLIAM: lawful son of dec John Leslie, land-labourer in St Andrews; bound app to David Roger for 5 yrs from Whitsunday 1790 (recorded 9 April 1790)
LEMMON, JOHN: lawful son of umq William Lemmon, Indweller in St Andrews; bound app to Robert Graham for 8 yrs, 13 Dec 1676
LORIMER, ALEXANDER (b 1794): b 12 Oct 1794, son of George Lorimer, miller in St Andrews, and Anne Latta; bound app to David Gillespie for 3 yrs, 1 May 1807; having fulfilled his time, he was "loosened and freed from his apprenticeship, 15 May 1810; as a non-Freeman, he was brought before the Incorporation, and discharged for encroaching on the Liberties, but he still cont to carry on his Trade within the city, which caused the Trade to have an interdict raised against him in the Sheriff Court, 18 Nov 1818; in 1819 was allowed to work at the Tailor Trade in St Andrews for a year at ten shillings sterling, for which sum his father, George Lorimer, bound himself (see Minute dated Dec 29 1818)
LOUDEN, ALEXANDER: lawful son of Alexander Louden, weaver in St Andrews; bound app to Wm Husband for 5 yrs from Candlemas 1782 (recorded 11 March 1782)
MARK, DAVID (1): tailor, St Andrews; active, 1659-71; act against David Mark, 17 Nov 1668, for shamefully abusing Deacon Rbt Graham; sons, John and David (2); app: John Walker (1662)
MARK, DAVID (2): lawful eldest son of David Mark (1), tailor in St Andrews; adm Freeman, 29 Sep 1685; Boxmaster (1695)
MARK, JOHN: son of David Mark, elder, tailor in St Andrews; Freeman, 2 Aug 1693; will recorded, 9 Sep 1698 and 3 April 1700
MARTIN, JAMES (b 1769): b Cameron, 28 May 1769, son of Philip Martin, Indweller in St Andrews, and Mgt Small; bound app to George Hamilton for 5 yrs, 15 Dec 1783
MARTINE, GEORGE: son of William Martine, Residenter in St Andrews; app to John Anderson for 4 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 27 Nov 1705
MASON, DAVID: son of Andrew Mason, flesher in St Andrews; app under James Adamson, tailor in St Andrews, for 5 yrs from Candlemas 1788 (B65/5/7, Pp 35-36)
MELVILLE, ALEXANDER: lawful son of Andrew Melville, weaver in St Andrews; bound app to David Gillespie for 5 yrs from Candlemas 1820
MITCHELL, ALEXANDER: 4th lawful son of Andrew Mitchell, shoemaker, St Andrews; bound app to John Brown, tailor in St Andrews, 17 Oct 1831
MOUNT, THOMAS: son of Thomas Mount, baker in Cupar; bound app to Andrew Watson for 4 yrs, 27 Feb 1807 (recorded 1 April 1807) was "loosed and freed from his app, having faithfully fulfilled his time," 2 Feb 1811
MURRAY, JAMES: lawful son of umq Thomas Murray, tailor, sometime citiner of St Andrews; adm Freeman, 2 Feb 1660; Officer (1660); son, William; app: Alexander Adamson (1661)
MURRAY, JOHN: son of umq Thomas Murray, tailor; adm Freeman, 25 Nov 1659; app: William Brown (1664); Robert Adamson (1668)
MURRAY, THOMAS: tailor in St Andrews, 17th century; dec by 1659 sons, James & John
MURRAY, WILLIAM: son of dec James Murray, sometime tailor in St Andrews; app to Alexander Dewar for 5 yrs and 1 yr and meat and fie, 4 Aug 1685
NORRIE, DAVID (1): late servitor to James Williamson, tailor in St Andrews, and formerly app to David Ferrie in Forgan; adm Freeman, 9 July 1703; Officer (1703); m 15 July 1703 Helen Greig (she d July 31 1737); son, David (2)
NORRIE, DAVID (b 1706) (2): b 08 Sep 1706, lawful son of David Norrie (1), Brother of Trade, and Helen Greig; bound app to James Thomson yr for 6 yrs, 7 April 1719; adm Freeman, 21 Jan 1731, but for his lifetime allenarly, with his wife and bairns having "no claims nor pretensions" on the Trade, but extended to the full freedom, 28 July 1742; active, 1731-70; Boxmaster (1739-41; 1759-60); m c 1730 Isobel Ferrier; son, Lawrence; app: Andrew Walker (1753); David Adamson (1759); George Robertson (1770)
NORRIE, LAWRENCE (1731-1817): b 10 April 1731, lawful son of David Norrie (2) and Isobel Ferrier; adm Freeman, 15 Sep 1764; active, 1764-1802; Boxmaster (1769-71; 1788-90); Deacon (1791-93; 1798-1800); d 11 Feb 1817; m 11 May 1761 Euphemia, or Helen, Robertson (she d 21 May 1813)
NICOLL, ARCHIBALD (d 1860): tailor, St Andrews; adm Freeman, 23 July 1812; Slater (1852) lists him in Market Street; d. March 11 1860 aged 91; m Nov 21 1829 Catherine Ferguson
PATIE, DAVID: lawful son of David Patie, gardener in St Andrews bound app to David Gillespie for 4 yrs from Whitsunday 1814
PATERSON (PATTERSON), ROBERT (d 1809): lawful son of James Paterson, wright in St Andrews; bound app to James Adamson for 4 yrs from Whitsunday 1785 (recorded 30 March 1785); adm Freeman, 2 Sep 1805; d 4 June 1809
PEARSON, JOHN: lawful son of James Pearson, late indweller in St Andrews; bound app to George Hamilton for 6 yrs, 26 Sep 1789 did not complete the term and in Oct 1791 master and servant "discharged one another of the Indentures subsisting betwixt them for reasons best known to themselves" (Minute dated 25 Oct 1791)
PEARSON, WILLIAM: lawful son of dec Rbt Pearson, collier in Denork; bound app to Andrew Walker for 4 yrs, 14 Dec 1773; prob the William Pearson, later (1781) journeyman to David Adamson; Adamson allowed his journeyman to work, when he was not employed himself, contrary to the Act of 1666, for which indiscretion he was fined #4 Scots (Minute dated 6 Feb 1781, scored out)
PUNT, GEORGE: son of John Punt; bound app to Rbt Marshall to 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 12 Aug 1659
RANKEILLOUR, ALEXANDER (d 1740): lawful son of Andrew Rankeillour, gardener in St Andrews, and Isobell Page; bound app to James Hardie for 4 yrs, 2 Aug 1706; adm Freeman and Burgess, 24 May 1712; active, 1712-33; on 5 June 1722 he was laid aside and debarred from meeting and convening with other Members of Trade, but made his peace and was restored to the Liberty, 5 Sep 1729 (see Minute dated 5 Sep 1729); d May 14 1740; m 18 March 1713 Marjory Mitchell; son, Andrew
RANKEILLOUR, ANDREW (b 1718): b 26 Oct 1718, eldest lawful son of Alexander Rankeillour, tailor in St Andrews, and Marjory Mitchell; in Feb 1739 was accused of "abusing and reproaching" a fellow tailor, John Dewar, "by saying that he was not capable to work more than his wife;" he refused to appear before the Trade to answer the charge, was therefore found guilty, and the Trade prohibited its members from employing him as a journeyman "or any other way in tyme coming" (see Minute dated 26 Feb 1739); by May 1739 he had "satisfied the Trade as to his offence....so that the [Act] is made void and null as to him for ever" (Minute dated 11 May 1739); adm Freeman and Burgess, 11 May 1739; Cllr (1740)
REID, GEORGE (b 1704): b 28 Nov 1704, lawful son of Patrick Reid, tailor in St Andrews, and Catherine Robertsone; bound app to David Thomson for 6 yrs, 19 Nov 1716
REID, PATRICK: lawful son of James Reid, writer in St Andrews, sometime Clerk to the 7 Trades; bound app to James Thomson for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 25 July 1691; adm Freeman, 28 July 1699; Officer (1700); dead by 1716; m 09 July 1702 Catherine Robertsone; son, George
RITCHIE, ROBERT: in Aug 1781 one Bailie Watson made a search of the house of James Ritchie, flesher in St Andrews, and found Robert Ritchie, journeyman tailor in Glasgow, invading and encroaching on the Liberties of the Tailor Incorporation by "working and making clothes in said house, where he has been following said business for 4 days past;" the Trade fined Robert Ritchie #6 Scots for this indiscretion, and discharged him "from working any more in this City," under penalty of application being made to the Magistrates "to apprehend and incarcerate him for his Conduct" (see Minute dated 6 Aug 1781)
ROBERTSON, COLIN: son of dec James Robertson, indweller in St Andrews; bound app to John Baxter for 4 yrs, 28 Oct 1723
ROBERTSON, GEORGE: son of dec John Robertson, Burgess in St Andrews; bound app to David Norrie for 5 yrs, 22 Feb 1770
ROBERTSON, JOHN: son of John Robertson, servitor to George Berwick, Brewer in St Andrews; bound app to Alexander Smith for 5 yrs, 20 Nov 1826
ROBERTSON, WILLIAM: lawful son of John Robertson, "ane of ye baillies of ye burgh of Craill," bound app to James Brydie, Deacon, for 5 yrs, 16 Feb 1664
RODGER, ANDREW: in 1776-77 had worked as a journeyman to James Adamson for which George Hamilton and James Wan complained; he subsuquently pleaded guilty before the Trade of "invading and encroaching on the priveleges and Liberties of the Tailor Trade by working as a Tailor without any right," and bound himself to stop, under penalty of ten pounds Scots (see Minutes dated 15 July & 19 Nov 1776; 1 April 1777); m to Helen Hutton, who d 23 Sep 1789
RODGER, DAVID (1) (d 1825): adm Freeman, 5 March 1783; Boxmaster (1796-98; 1801-03); Deacon (1804-06); active,, 1783-1811; d Feb 2 1825; app, John Dewar (1786), William Green (1786), William Leslie (1790)
RODGER, DAVID (2): only lawful son of David Rodger (1); adm Freeman, 10 Aug 1810, as candlemaker; Boxmaster (1812-13; 1816) Deacon (1817)
ROGER, THOMAS (d 1766): lawful son of dec William Roger, land-labourer Burgess in St Andrews; bound app to Thomas Brown. Elder, for 8 yrs, 12 Aug 1756; journeyman tailor, d 21 Feb 1766
RUSSELL, JAMES: lawful son of John Russell, tailor; adm Freeman, April 25 1667; active, 1667-1701; Deacon (1679-82; 1685-89; 1698-99); app: John Dickson (1676); will recorded, 14 Aug 1703
RUSSELL, JOHN: active, 1659-83; son, James; app: Andrew Thomson
RUSSELL, WILLIAM: lawful son of Robert Russell, shoemaker in St Andrews; bound app to David Scott for 3 yrs, 27 Oct 1785
SABEZ, JOHN: lawful son of Alexander Sabez, land-labourer, St Andrews; bound app to Alexander Brown for 6 yrs from Whitsunday 1707 (recorded 21 May 1707)
SCOTT, DAVID (1) (d 1838): lawful son of dec Thomas Scott, residenter in St Andrews; bound app to David Adamson for 4 yrs, 24 Nov 1773; adm Freeman, 7 Sep 1778; Boxmaster (1793-95); Deacon (1807-09); d Jan 21 1838; m 26 Oct 1778 Elizabeth Bell; sons, Thomas & David (2); app: William Russell (1785)
SCOTT, DAVID (b 1786) (2): b 26 June 1786, 2nd lawful son of David Scott (1), Member of Trade, and Elizabeth Bell; shoemaker adm Freeman, 21 June 1814
SCOTT, ROBERT: lawful son of dec Thomas Scott, gardener in St Andrews; bound app to James Adamson for 5 yrs, 2 Aug 1790; in a Minute dated 22 Jan 1810, Robert Scott admitted that he had "been guilty of invading and encroaching upon the Liberties and privileges of the Tailor Trade by working as a Tailor without any right thereto;" he promised that "in all time coming I shall not by myself or others in my name or for my Behoof invade or encroach upon the Freedom, liberties and privileges of said Trade," and in returne the Trade agreed to stop all prosecutions "that have been recently raised against me"
SCOTT, THOMAS (b 1783): b 21 Sep 1783, eldest son of David Scott (1), Member of Trade, and Elizabeth Bell; adm Freeman, 22 July 1812; in a Minute dated 14 Jan 1815 he was described as "non-residenter" in St Andrews, "he having lived these some years in Glasgow"
SEATH, JAMES: lawful son of James Seath, late maltster in Dunbar; bound app to James Boyack for 4 yrs, 31 March 1778
SIME, WILLIAM (b 1800): tailor and clothier, Kirk Wynd, 1829-48; b 19 Oct 1800, yst son of John Sime, labourer, Argyle, and Jean Bruce; John Brown had commenced business in the Kirk Wynd in 1828, and in March 1829 he took Sime into partnership under the firm of BROWN & SIME (FH March 26 1829); partnership dissolved by mutual consent on Sep 30 1830 (FH Sep 30 1830); while Brown removed to "that new shop recently occupied by Mr B Ireland, 2 doors south of the old premises," Sime remained in the premises and continued business; Pigot (1837); bankrupt, June 1848; examined Cupar Sheriff Court, July 27 1848; creditors meeting in writing chambers of Messrs Ireland & Murray, St Andrews, July 29 1850 (FH July 11 1850); adm Tailor Incorp, 13 March 1829, and served as Deacon in 1830-32; m May 24 1840 Christina Sutherland
SIMSON/SIMPSON/SYMSON
SIMSON, ANDREW (d 1809): son of David Simson in Wester Fetters; bound app to James Adamson for 5 yrs from Candlemas 1773 (recorded 18 March 1773); adm Freeman, 31 July 1786; d. 2 Oct 1809; son, David
SIMPSON, DAVID (d 1810): lawful son of dec Andrew Simpson, Member of Trade; adm Freeman, 22 Jan 1810; d 8 Aug 1810; m to Isobel Brown, who d 16 July 1815
SIMSON, THOMAS (d 1837): residing in St Andrews; adm Freeman, 12 Dec 1786; Boxmaster (1791-92; 1804-06; 1815); app: John Cuthbert (1788); d Jan 11 1837; m 18 July 1788 Elizabeth, or Betty, Honyman (she d 9 Feb 1744)
SYMSONE, WILLIAM: lawful son of umq Thomas Symsone, sometime burgess in St Andrews; app to Patrick Brony [Brown], tailor in Kingsbarns; adm Freeman, 5 Jan 1693; see Minute dated 9 July 1703, re Act in favour of his wife
SINCLAIR, PATRICK: lawful son of James Sinclair, indweller in St Andrews; bound app to John Sleigh for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 2 Feb 1685; Sleigh d Oct 1686, and Sinclair agreed to complete his app under Michael Sleigh, lawful son of the dec John Sleigh (see Minute dated 4 Oct 1686)
SLEIGH, JOHN (d 1686): tailor in St Andrews; active, 1685-86; Patrick Sinclair app to him, Feb 1685; John Sleith d c Oct 1686 and Patrick Sinclair agreed with his son, Michael Sleigh, to complete his app under him (see Minute dated 4 Oct 1686)
SLEIGH, MICHAELL: eldest lawful son of John Sleigh, tailor in St Andrews; adm Freeman, 12 May 1686; app, Patrick Sinclair (1686)
SMALL, ROBERT: lawful son of John Small, sometime indweller in St Andrews; bound app to James Williamson for 5 yrs, 4 April 1687
SMART, JOHN: lawful son of dec David Smart, yr, maltman citiner of St Andrews; adm Freeman, 5 March 1660; active, 1660-81; Officer (1661); Boxmaster (1677-79); app: Alexander Hutchesone (1662)
SMITH, ALEXANDER (1766-1836): b 10 Sep 1766, son of Patrick Smith, wheelwright in St Andrews, and Mgt Dais; bound app to Patrick Boyack for 5 yrs, 10 March 1780; adm Freeman, 21 May 1789; Boxmaster (1807-09); Deacon (1815-16; 1818-20; 1824-26); listed Pigot (1825) in South Street; d Nov 6 1836; m to Mgt Farmer, who d July 21 1825 aged 68; apprentices: Charles Wallace (1798); John Clark (1812); Robert Bruce(1813); William Annal (1815); James Dalrymple (1824); John Robertson (1826)
SPENCE, ANDREW: lawful son of umq John Spence, sometime citiner in St Andrews; bound app to David Bread for 5 complete yrs, 3 Sep 1681
STEILL, JAMES (1): active, 1659-88; served as Deacon; son, James (2); app: James Stocks; David Wilson
STEILL, JAMES (2): lawful son of James Steill (1), late Deacon of Trade; adm Freeman, Oct 1674; active, 1674-87; Boxmaster (1680-82; 1687); dead by 1707; son, Thomas
STEILL, THOMAS: lawful son of umq James Steill (2); bound app to Thomas Brown for 4 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 12 Dec 1707; adm Freeman, 22 Nov 1718; app: John Dickson
STOCKS, JAMES: app to James Steill (1); son, John
STOCKS, JOHN: son of James Stocks, who was app to James Steill; adm Freeman, 6 June 1664
THOMAS, DAVID: active, 1660-68; app: John Corsar (1668); David Bread (1666)
THOMSON, ANDREW: in Stravithie, app to John Russell; adm Freeman, 13 April 1685; sons, James & Charles (1)
THOMSON, CHARLES (1): in Stravithie ground, son of Andrew Thomson, Brother of Trade; adm Freeman, 18 Nov 1718; Burgess, 22 Nov 1718; son, William (2)
THOMSON, CHARLES (b 1785) (2): b 08 May 1785, 3rd lawful son of William Thomson (3) and Elspeth Robertson; adm Freeman, 10 Aug 1810; Boxmaster (1810-11; 1848-50; 1866)
THOMSON, DAVID (d 1770): son of James Thomson in Airditt; adm Freeman, 5 Jan 1711; active, 1711-70; Deacon (1735; 1738; 1742; 1747-49; 1761-63); d 20 Dec 1770; son, James (3); app: Robert Buttercase (1713); George Reid (1716); [Note: a David Thomson, tailor, d 22 May 1734)
THOMSON, GEORGE (d 1861): tailor, 1824-61; was residing in St Andrews, when adm to Tailor Incorp, 11 May 1824, and served as Deacon in 1848-50; Pigot (1825) lists him in Market Street; by 1837 he was in Eastburn Wynd, only to later (by 1852) return to Market Street; d April 22 1861 aged 65; m Nov 24 1826 Isabella Cuthbert (she d Feb 4 1865 aged 63)
THOMSON, GEORGE HILL (b 1781): b 13 May 1781, 2nd lawful son of William Thomson (3) and Elspeth Robertson; adm Freeman, 10 Aug 1810
THOMSON, JAMES (1): lawful eldest son of Andrew Thomson; adm Freeman, 15 June 1685; active, 1685-1726; Officer (1686); Boxmaster (1692-94); Deacon (1701-03; 1716); son, James (2); app: Patrick Reid (1691); Robert Duncan (1703); Thomas Husband (1710)
THOMSON, JAMES (2): 2nd lawful son of James Thomson (1), late Deacon; adm Freeman, 31 Dec 1708; Burgess, Jan 1 1709; active, 1708-61; Boxmaster (1711-14); Deacon (1723-27; 1729-31); m to Mgt Duncan, who d Feb 13 1736; son, William (3); app: Thomas Ferrier (1713); David Norrie (1719); William Thomson (1723); Andrew Adamson (1727); Robert Anderson (1736)
THOMSON, JAMES (d 1775) (3): eldest son of David Thomson, Member of Trade; adm Freeman, 13 July 1734; Boxmaster (1767-68) d 15 April 1775; m to Isabel Gourlay, who d 15 July 1781
THOMSON, PATRICK (or PETER) (1): lawful son of William Thomson, Member of Trade; adm Freeman, 2 Sep 1785; son, Peter (2)
THOMSON, PETER (2): eldest lawful son of Peter Thomson (1), Member of Trade; adm Freeman, 10 Aug 1810
THOMSON, WILLIAM (1): lawful son of dec John Thomson, sometime gardener in St Andrews; bound app to Alexander Brown for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, in all 6 yrs, 3 Jan 1701
THOMSON, WILLIAM (2): son of dec Charles Thomson in Stravithie ground; bound app to James Thomson for 5 yrs, 18 April 1723; adm Freeman and Burgess, 20 Sep 1735
THOMSON, WILLIAM (3) (d 1820): lawful son of James Thomson (2), yr and Mgt Duncan; adm Freeman, 25 Oct 1757; Boxmaster (1775-77); fined #5 Scots and laid aside from all privileges for giving "abusive language to the Trade" in Feb 1778; had paid fine by April 1778; in April 1793 was fined #10 Scots for not attending meetings; he eventually paid the fine, and on Aug 10 1810 was "responed into the hailll privileges and immunities of the Taylor Trade;" d Nov 4 1820; m 28 Jan 1760 Elspeth Robertson (she d 15 Jan 1819); sons, George Hill, Charles (2), & William (4)
THOMSON, WILLIAM (4): yst son of William Thomson (3), Member of Trade, and Elspeth Robertson; adm Freeman, 15 Nov 1813
TRAILL, JOHN (d 1734): son of John Traill, shoemaker in St Andrews; bound app to David Collins for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 20 Jan 1714; adm Freeman, 10 Sep 1723; Burgess, 11 Sep 1723; active, 1723-33; Boxmaster (1727); d 20 March 1734; app: William Husband (1731)
TURNER, JOHN: lawful son of John Turner, gardener to the Laird of Blebo; bound app to Robert Adamson for 4 yrs, 6 Dec 1737
TOD, DAVID (1): active, 1659-85; Positor (1663); Boxmaster (1664-65); dead by 1691; son, David (2)
TOD, DAVID (2): lawful son of umq David Tod, sometime Boxmaster of the Trade; adm Freeman, 10 Jan 1691
TURPIE, ALEXANDER (b 1805): b 24 Nov 1805, 2nd son of Deacon Andrew Turpie and Katharine Burnbs; adm Freeman, 3 Aug 1824
TURPIE, ANDREW (d 1840): was neutral tailor in St Andrews, when adm Freeman, "in consequence of the Authority of the Convener Court," 14 Dec 1797; Boxmaster (1801-03; 1813-14); d Dec 1 1840 m (1) 13 Nov 1802 Katharine Burns (she d 16 Sep 1814); (2) 20 March 1818 Jean Fleming (she d 23 Aug 1818); sons, James (2) and Alexander
TURPIE, JAMES (1) (d 1848): son of dec Lundie Turpie and prob Susanna Law (who were m at Largo, 22 Aug 1767); bound app to George Hamilton for 6 yrs, 17 Nov 1778; adm Freeman, 25 Oct 1791; Boxmaster (1817-19; 1823-29); Deacon (1833-36; 1840-47); d Feb 24 1848 aged 84; wife, Elizabeth Stirling, d June 13 1835 aged 66; brother, John
TURPIE, JAMES (2) (1804-1866): b 26 Aug 1804, eldest lawful son of Deacon Andrew Turpie and Katharine Burns; adm Freeman, 3 Aug 1824; tailor in South Street; at one time in partnership with THOMAS TURPIE (Slater, 1852), but later in business on own account at 132 South Street; d Jan 29 1866
TURPIE, JOHN (b 1770): b Cupar, 16 April 1770, lawful son of dec Lundie Turpie; bound app to James Wan for 5 yrs, 26 Feb 1782; in Market Street in 1841 aged 65
WALKER, ANDREW (1738-1819): b Crail, 05 Nov 1738, son of Robert Walker, late dyer; bound app to David Norie for 5 yrs, 22 Dec 1753; adm Freeman, 12 June 1764; Deacon (1772-74; 1785-87; 1794-96); Convener of the Trades; app: Robert Innes (1767); William Pearson (1773); Archibald Horsburgh (1787); Andrew Watson (1790); d 14 May 1819 aged 81; m to Helen Horsburgh, who d 7 July 1813
WALKER, JAMES: son of Robert Walker in Kingsbarns; bound app to John Dickson for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 17 May 1669
WALKER, JOHN: lawful son of John Walker, merchant indweller in St Andrews; bound app to David Mark for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 29 May 1662
WALLACE, CHARLES (b 1785): b 10 Oct 1785, son of George Wallace, smith in Brownhills, and Mgt Farmer; bound app to Alexander Smith for 5 yrs, 4 June 1798
WALLS, JOHN: lawful son of David Walls, Burgess in St Andrews; bound app to James Williamson for 5 yrs, 22 Dec 1691
WALWOOD, THOMAS: lawful son of Thomas Walwood, merchant citiner in St Andrews; bound app to James Carstair for 5 yrs and 1 yr meat and fie, 23 Aug 1681
WANN, ALEXANDER (b 1788) : b 11 Nov 1788, eldest son of James Wann (1) and Mgt Traill; adm Freeman, 15 Nov 1813
WANN, DAVID (1790-1853): b 11 Nov 1790, 3rd lawful son of James Wann (1), Member of Trade, and Mgt Traill; adm Freeman, 23 Aug 1813, "as a weaver, all dues of Trade being pai;" d June 18 1853 aged 62; m 19 Nov 1825 Mgt Harley, who d Dec 23 1769 aged 77
WANN, GEORGE [HILL] (b 1790): b 11 Nov 1790, 2nd lawful son of James Wann (1), and Mgt Traill; adm Freeman, 15 Nov 1813
WANN, JAMES (b 1749) (1): b 29 Jan 1749, son of James Wann, Brewer in Kenly, and Mgt Carstairs; bound app to William Husband for 4 yrs, 2 June 1762; adm Freeman, 19 Dec 1772; active, 1772-1813; Boxmaster (1778-80); Deacon (1781-83); m to Mgt Traill; sons, Alexander, George, David; app: Andrew Henderson (1778); John Turpie (1782)
WANN, JAMES (1783-1822?) (2): Tailor; b 20 April 1783, son of James Wann (1) and Mgt Traill; adm Freeman, 26 Oct 1813; prob the James Wann, tailor, who d 15 Jan 1822
WATSON, ANDREW (1780-1839): b 10 July 1780, son of Bailie Andrew Watson (d Feb 21 1810 aged 66), Factor to the City of St Andrews, and Ann Hutton (d Aug 8 1809 aged 53) - they were m 28 June 1776-; was bound app to Andrew Walker for 5 yrs from Martinmas (Old Style), 1790 (recorded 7 Feb 1793); adm Freeman, 28 Feb 1806; Boxmaster (1821-22); Pigot (1825) lists him in North Street, but by 1837 he had removed to Baker's Wynd d June 17 1839; app: Thomas Mount (1807); Thomas Annal (1807)
WATSON, JAMES: son of George Watson, weaver Burgess in St Andrews; bound app to William Husband for 6 yrs, 30 Jan 1754; adm Freeman, 11 Oct 1765; a James Watson, tailor, d 5 Nov 1773
WHITE, ROBERT (d 1691): servitor to the Lady Pitmillie; adm Freeman, 25 May 1663; active, 1663-91; Boxmaster (1666-68); Deacon (1683-84; 1690-91); was dead by April 1691; app: Patrick Buthell (1667); Thomas Gantone (1682)
WILLIAMSON, ANDREW: tailor; active, 1661-71; son, James (1)
WILLIAMSON, JAMES (1): eldest lawful son of Andrew Williamson, tailor in St Andrews; adm Freeman, 2 Feb 1676; active, 1676-1720; Boxmaster (1688-89); Deacon (1695-97; 1700; 1706-08; 1717-19); son, James (2)
WILLIAMSON, JAMES (2): lawful son of James Williamson (1); adm Freeman, 10 Nov 1703; active, 1703-1726; Boxmaster (1708-10); Deacon (1711-16)
WILSON, DAVID: app to James Steill, late Deacon; adm Freeman, 4 Dec 1674; Officer (1675)
WILSON, THOMAS: adm Freeman, 12 Nov 1668; Officer (1668)
WOOD, JOHN: son of John Wood, weaver in St Andrews; bound app to David Gillespie for 6 yrs, 1 Jan 1807 (recorded 1 April 1807)