[Sources: The register of apprentices of the city of Edinburgh, 1583-1666, The register of apprentices of the city of Edinburgh, 1666-1700, 1701-1755 (2 vols in one) and a later volume]
mt. = merchant; s. = son
| apprentice | apprentice's designation | master | date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, John | s. to James A., in Easter Duddingston | Alexander Farquhar, tailor | 27 Nov. 1616 |
| Baird, Archibald | s. to dec. William B., cordiner in Duddingstoun | William Andersone, walker | 4 June 1690 |
| Balderston, John | s. to Thomas B., baxter in Wester Duddingston | John Fiddes, hatmaker | 20 June 1660 |
| Baxter, David | s. to late Thomas B., in Wester Duddingston | David Burne, candlemaker | 2 Dec. 1646 |
| Borthwick, William | s. to Alexander B., in Wester Duddingstone | Hew Kay, merchant | 1 June 1636 |
| Brown, William | s. to Alexander B., indweller in Wester Duddingstoune | Alexander Hangitsyde [Handyside], skinner | 3 June 1631 |
| Craig, Robert | s. to Nicoll C., in Wester Dudingstoun | Thomas Pook, cordiner (who deceased) transferred to Thomas Brand | 12 Sept. 1649 23 Jan. 1656 |
| Cunningham, James | s. to John C., weaver in Wester Duddingston | William Sclaitter, weaver | 10 Nov. 1647 |
| Gavelok, John | s. to late William G., indweller in Wester Duddingston | William Sclaitter, weaver | 17 July 1644 |
| Glasgow, James | s. to Robert G., servitor to William Crichtoun, in Wester Duddingston | William Sclaitter, weaver | 16 June 1641 |
| Gray, James | s. to late James G., blacksmyth in Easter Dudingston | David Cockburne, smith | 27 Dec. 1671 |
| Greig, Edward | s. to late George G., in Duddingston | William Hill, yr, weaver | 12 Mar. 1645 |
| Inglis, Alexander | s. to William I., indweller in Duddingstoun | George Lawson, mt. (B.) | 25 Feb. 1691 |
| Jameson, Frances | s. to Francis J. in Duddingstoun | William Nasmyth, wright | 26 Mar. 1684 |
| Johnstoun, Robert | s. to Alexander J., fermourer in the maines of Easter Duddingston | James Mitchell, baxter | 1 Dec. 1675 |
| Johnston, Robert | s. to Robert J., farmer at Duddingston | William McVey, wright | 13 Aug. 1755 |
| Johnston, William | s. of Robert J., farmer in Duddingston | John Moir, merchant, for 6 years | 12 May 1762 |
| Ker, Alexander | s. to James K., elder, in Duddingstone | William Muddye, merchant | l8 June 1628 |
| Ker, Andrew | s. to late George K., brother-german to John K., of Duddingston | Mathew Crawfuird, cordiner | 9 Nov. 1614 |
| Ker, Andrew | s. to late John K., portioner of Duddingston | Robert Mullikyne, schoolmaster | 4 Dec. 1639 |
| Ker, John | s. to John K., portioner of Wester Duddingstone | John Quhyte, tailor | 23 Aug. 1610 |
| Ker, John | s. to Robert K., in Duddingstone | Robert Lowrie, tailor | 16 Oct. 1616 |
| Kyile, James | s. to Robert K., indweller in Wester Duddingston | Alexander Chappell, cordiner | 24 Mar. 1641 |
| Mitchell, Robert | s. to David M., fermourer in Wester Duddingstoun | Robert Thomson, baxter | 4 June 1684 |
| Morison, Duncan | s. of Patrick M., salt grieve to Lord Abercorn at Duddingston | John Aitchison, merchant, for 6 years | 24 July 1776 |
| Paterson, Hugh | s. to Alexander P. in Dudingstoun | John Newbigging, hatmaker (B.) | 29 June 1726 |
| Penman, Daniel | s. of David P., innkeeper at Duddingston | James Donald, druggist, for 6 years | May 1797 |
| Philp, William | s. to James P., schoolmaster at Duddingston | James Thomson, barber and wigmaker | 18 Jan. 1749 |
| Robertson, Archibald | s. to late Symon R., in Wester Duddingston | James Fairley, wobster | 22 Apr. 1607 |
| Robertson (Robieson), Adam | s. to John R., fermorer in Wester Duddingstoun | Robert Robertson, baxter (B.) | 21 Apr. 1697 |
| Robertson, James | s. to John R. in Duddingston | Thomas Peacock, cordiner | 1 July 1668 |
| Robertson, Robert | s. to James R. in Wester Dudingstoun | George Turnbull, baxter | 24 Apr. 1678 |
| Ryllie, John | s. to late Troyallous R., in Dudingstoun | William Ramsay, painter | 1 June 1608 |
| Smith, Patrick | s. to John S., indweller in Duddingston | Thomas Wright, weaver (deleted 29 Jan. 1642) | 12 Aug. 1640 |
| Smith, Thomas | s. to late Thomas S., of Duddingston | Thomas Couper, younger, s. to Andrew Couper, tailor | 14 Jan. 1607 |
| Stenhope, John | s. to William S., in Easter Duddingstone | Archibald Fleming, baxter, now turner | 13 Sept. 1609 |
| Stenhope, William | s. to late John S., portioner of Duddingston | John Inglis, cordiner | 15 Jan. 1617 |
| Symington, James | s. to William S., farmer in Wester Duddingston | James Edgar, peutherer (B.) | 11 May 1715 |
| Symontoun, James | s. to Andrew S., mealmaker in Wester Duddingston | William Symontoun, cordiner | 28 Apr. 1647 |
| Symontoun, David | s. to William S. in Wester Duddingstoun | William Wauchop, tailor | 9 Jan. 1678 |
| Symontoun, James | yor. s. to James S., fermourer in Duddingstoun | David Alexander, candlemaker | 17 July 1678 |
| Symontoun, James | s. to William S., fermourer in Duddingstoun | Robert Edgar, putherer | 23 Nov. 1687 |
| Symontoun, William | s. to --- S., farmer in Duddingston | James Edgar, peutherer (B.) | 29 Apr. 1724 |
| Thornton, Charles | s. to Ambrose T., in Duddingston | Robert Young, candlemaker (B.) | 19 May 1714 |
| Turnbull, John | s. to --- T., in Duddingston | William Mure, candlemaker | 30 Nov. 1664 |
| Wilson, Alexander | s. to Mychael W., in Dudingstoun | David Wilson, tailor | 20 Sept. 1603 |
| Wilson, David | s. to Michael W., in Wester Duddingston | William Wilson, tailor | 15 Dec. 1590 |
| Wilson, George | s. to Michael W., in Wester Duddingstoun | David Danielstoun, goldsmith | 27 June 1589 |
| Young, John | s. of Robert Y., farmer in Duddingston | John Neal, merchant, for 5 years | 23 Nov. 1763 |