Edinburgh apprentices from Inveresk, Midlothian

mt. = merchant; s. = son

[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]

apprentice	apprentice's designation	master	date
Adamson, Robert	s. to late Thomas A., indweller in Musselburgh	James Riddell, merchant	9 Sept. 1646
Achesoun, Alexander	s. to John A., portioner of Inveresk	Mark Achesoun, tailor	15 Mar. 1620
Adie, John	s. to John A., indweller in Musselburgh	James Ireland, tailor	19 Nov. 1651
Aires, George	s. to late Mark A., burgess of Musselburgh	John Young, wright	20 Nov. 1633
Aitchison, William	s. of George A., flesher in Musselburgh	Thomas Crooks, baker, for 5 years	23 Dec. 1779
Anderson, George	s. to Alexander A., maltman, burgess of Musselburgh	Archibald Anderson, hatmaker	28 Mar. 1627
Anderson, George	s. to dec. Ninian A., flesher in Musselbrugh	John Brown, mt.	16 June 1675
Anderson, John	s. to John A., burgess of Musselburgh	George Anderson, hatmaker	14 Nov. 1638
Anderson, Richard	s. to late Alexander A., burgess of Musselburgh	James Innes, cordiner	28 June 1648
Aytoun, William	s. to John A., in Musselburgh	John Broun, mason	9 Jan. 1598-9
Bain, James	s. to John B., burgess of Musselburgh	Alexander Cleghorn, wright	31 Dec. 1651
Bain, John	s. to John B., wright in Musselburgh	James Baine, H.M. master wright	24 July 1672
Bain, Robert	s. to John B., wright in Musselburgh	James Baine, wright	23 Mar. 1688
Barrie, James	s. to umq. James B. in Musselburgh	William Stevinson, sievewright	29 Sept. 1675
Baxter, James	s. to William B., in Musselburgh	Robert Keith, merchant	2 Feb. 1614 deleted of consent 12 Jan. 1616
Bennet, George	s. to late George B., indweller in Musselburgh	Robert Pook, baxter	21 Apr. 1652
Bennet, James	s. to Richard B., in Musselburgh	William Paterson, merchant	6 Jan. 1608
Bennet, Richard	s. to Robert B., in Musselburgh	Thomas Steven, hatmaker	17 July 1633
Bennet, Thomas	s. to James B., in Musselburgh	James Wright, hatmaker	28 Jan. 1635
Bonallay, Robert	s. to Mr Robert B., minister at Inveresk	John More, mt. (B.)	17 Oct. 1739
Brock, William	s. to Alexander B., wright in Inveresk	William Castlelaw, apothecary	14 June 1654
Brock, William	s. to late Alexander B., wright in Inveresk	John Ranken, apothecary	10 Sept. 1656
Brokie, William	s. to James B., mylnewright in Musselburgh	Thomas Ker, wright	8 Oct. 1656
Brook, Adam	s. of William B., weaver in Musselburgh	Robert Wight, dyer, for 6 years	30 July 1777
Brown, James	s. to Walter B., burgess of Musselburgh	John Garden, merchant	23 May 1621
Brown, James	s. to John B., burgess of Musselburgh	James Cowan, merchant	4 Aug. 1652
Brown, John	s. to James B., bailie of Musselburgh	John Jossie, merchant	19 Dec. 1649
Brown, Richard	s. to umq. Walter B., fermourer in Inerask	Robert Brown, candlemaker	1 Mar. 1682
Bruce, Alexander	s. of Alexander B., surgeon in Musselburgh	Francis Allan, wright, for 6 years	8 Oct. 1800
Bruce, George	s. of Mr Alexander B., surgeon in Musselburgh	James Latta, surgeon apothecary, for 5 years	6 Feb. 1800
Bryson, Martin	s. to dec. Martin B., mason in Musselburgh	William Paterson, bookbinder (B.)	3 Nov. 1698
Burn, John	s. to William B., in Fisherrow	William Smart, cordiner	3 Sept. 1656
Burtoun, James	s. to late John B., indweller in Carberrie	Robert Alison, mason	18 Aug. 1652
Burton, John	s. of Thomas, mealmaker in Musselburgh	Henry Hardie, baker, for 5 years	27 Feb. 1770
Bruntoun [i.e. Burtoun], William	s. to William B., indweller in Carberrie	Archibald Waterstone, furrior	13 May 1629
Calderwood, John	second s. to John C., in Musselburgh	Patrick Thomson, merchant	1 Sept. 1641
Calderwood, Richard	s. to John C., burgess of Musselburgh	John George, merchant	16 Dec. 1640
Calderwood, William	s. to John C., present bailie of Musselburgh	James Armour, tailor	6 Dec. 1648
Campbell, Thomas	s. of Thomas C., baker in Inveresk	James Murray, merchant, for 5 years	24 July 1765
Campbell, Thomas	s. of late Thomas C., Supervisor of Excise at Musselburgh	Robert Kinniburgh, glazier, for 6 years	1 July 1790
Carss, John	s. to late John C., weaver in Musselburgh	David Gib, weaver	8 Nov. 1648
Cass, Edward	s. to late John C., in the Fisherrow	William Tait, saddler	11 June 1623
Cass, James	s. to late John C., in Fisherrow	John Frame, hatmaker	16 May 1627
Cass, Robert	s. to John C., in Fisherrow	John Cleghorn, cordiner	29 Apr. 1618
Charles, John	s. of late George C., flesher in Musselburgh	Alexander Storie, candlemaker, for 5 years	26 May 1784
Clark, Alexander	s. of Alexander C., one of the magistrates of Musselburgh	James Thomson, baker, for 5 years	15 Dec. 1785
Clark, John	s. to Walter C. in Musselburgh	Alexr. Dobson, saddler	7 Aug. 1672
Cochrane, George	s. to Alexander C., in Fisherrow	Thomas Aikenhead, merchant	1 Oct. 1617
Cochrane, George	s. of late George C., vintner in Musselburgh	James Cowan, candlemaker, for 5 years	6 June 1793
Cockburn, Archibald	s. of Alexander C., baker in Fisherrow	Archibald Gilchrist & Co., merchants, for 5 years	13 Oct. 1762
Cockburn, John	s. of Alexander C., baker in Fisherrow	Archibald Gilchrist & Co., merchants, for 5 years	13 Oct. 1762
Coudet, Thomas	s. to late George C., burgess of Musselburgh	James Wright, wright	8 Dec. 1658
Couper, James	s. to John C., ditcher in Musselbrugh	James Mesh, armourer (B.)	6 Nov. 1696
Cowan, James, yr.	s. of Thomas C., flesher in Musselburgh	James Cowan, candlemaker, for 5 years	11 July 1799
Cowan, Thomas	s. of late Thomas C., flesher in Musselburgh	Andrew Greig, flesher, for 6 years	29 Sept. 1785
Cowan, William	s. of late Thomas C., flesher in Musselburgh	Alexander Douglas, candlemaker, for 6 years	26 June 1794
Craik, William	s. to late John C., tailor in Innerask	Thomas Meik, cordiner	17 Feb. 1647
Dallas, Thomas	s. of late Thomas D., surgeon in Musselburgh	Peter & Francis Forrester & Co., merchants, for 5 years	26 May 1785
Denniston (Danielstoune), Robert	s. to Mr Walter D., schoolmaster at Musselburgh	Patrick Chrichtoun, founder (B.)	10 Dec. 1690
Douglas, George	s. of George D., shoemaker in Musselburgh	William Braidwood, candlemaker, for 6 years	10 May 1758
Douglas, James	s. to late Robert D., portioner of Innerask	Ninian Williamson, merchant	6 Feb. 1639
Douglas, Robert	s. to late John D., in Inneresk	David Paterson, tailor	2 Nov. 1591
Douglas, Robert	s. to Adam D., in Inneresk	William Watson, candlemaker	24 Oct. 1627
Douglas, Robert	s. to Robert D., portioner of Inneresk	William Mure, merchant	9 Aug. 1643
Douglas, Thomas	s. to Robert D., portioner of Innerask	Thomas Paterson, merchant	29 Jan. 1645
Douglas, Thomas	s. to late James D., in Montounhall [Monktonhall]	Francis Alger, confeittmaker	18 Dec. 1661
Douglas, William	s. of William D., brewer in Musselburgh	Alexander Hunter, merchant, for 5 years	27 Aug. 1760
Duncan, Alexr.	s. to William D., weaver at Invereske	Thomas Thomson, mt. (B.)	4 May 1692
Duncan, Archibald	s. to James D., mailman in Musselburgh	Thomas Douglas, merchant	26 Oct. 1664
Duncan, James	s. to James D., indweller in Musselbrugh	James Quantaine, wright	10 Oct. 1677
Duncan, John	s. to Robert D., in Fisherrow	Archibald Anderson, hatmaker (who deceased) transferred to George Anderson	2 Apr. 1634 28 Sept. 1636
Duncan, William	s. to John D., in Musselburgh	John Seytoun, litster	10 July 1584
Erskine, James	s. to dec. Andrew E., miller in Musselburgh	Roderick Chalmers, painter (B.)	19 Dec. 1711
Fairlie, Patrick	s. to dec. James F. in Fisherraw	Patrick Chrystie, litster (B.)	2 July 1712
Forman, Robert	s. to Thomas F., portioner of Innerask	Michaell Gibson, tailor	9 Aug. 1648
Forman, Robert	s. to James F., portioner of Inerask	John Burtone, baxter	27 Oct. 1675
Forman, Thomas	s. to Thomas F., portioner of Innerask	James Fairbairn, goldsmith	15 Aug. 1649
Gray, Matthew	s. of Matthew G., in Musselburgh	Gabriel Porter (recte Peter), baker, for 5 years	27 May 1771
Gray, Thomas	s. of Matthew G., baker in Musselburgh	Robert Middlemist, baker, for 5 years	23 Dec. 1784
Gray, Thomas	s. of Matthew G., baker in Musselburgh	Robert Middlemist, baker, for 5 years	27 June 1799
Guthrie, Thomas	s. to Walter G., burgess of Musselburgh	Samuel Guthrie, litster	14 Apr. 1652
Haddoway, Patrick	s. to Thomas H., fermorer in Castleall in the parochine of Innereske	Alexr. Paterson, baxter (B.)	10 Nov. 1697
Hamilton, Alexander	s. to Mr Patrick H., minister at Inveresk	James Leslie, tailor	12 Dec. 1627
Harcas, James	s. to late James H., in Musselburgh	Robert Pursell, merchant	17 Feb. 1613
Harvie, James	s. to William H., in the Fisherrow	Leonard Thomason, wobster	25 May 1591
Hay, Alexr.	s. to Alexr. H., portioner in Inveresk	William M'Vey, wright (B.)	10 Apr. 1740
Hepburn, William	s. to Francis H., burgess of Musselburgh	John Ferguson, cordiner	1 Dec. 1658
Heriot, William	s. to William H., burgess of Musselburgh	Thomas Harper, cordiner	10 Oct. 1655
Hill, John	s. to Andrew H., in Inneresk	Andrew Clarkson, locksmith	30 0ct. 1616
Hill, John	s. to late William H., of Montounhall [Monktonhall]	George Hill, weaver	13 July 1642
Hill, William	s. of William H., weaver in Fisherrow	James Miller, elder, glover, for 6 years	12 Sept. 1782
Hislop, George	s. to George H., portioner of Innerask	John Young, baxter (B.)	3 Mar. 1697
Hislop, Richard	s. to late Mr Philip H., minister at Inneresk	John Little, tailor	4 Nov. 1612
Hodge, Thomas	s. to late Thomas H., maltman in Musselburgh	John Frame, hatmaker	5 May 1624
Home, John	s. of William H., brewer in Fisherrow	John Morison, barber, for 7 years	31 Mar. 1791
Hunter, Robert	s. of late George H., tenant in Joisie's Pans	Edward Caithness, merchant, for 5 years	27 July 1757
Johnstone, Andrew	s. to Richard J., in Musselburgh	William Stevenson, sievewright	5 June 1644
Johnstone, John	s. to late William J., in Inneresk	Thomas Wright, wobster	23 Oct. 1588
Johnstone, John	s. to Peter J., in Inneresk	James Arnot, elder	28 Jan. 1618
Johnstone, William	s. to late Mathew J., in Musselburgh	Donald MacDullen, tailor	18 Nov. 1595
Keir, James	s. to James K., in Fisherrow	John Black, wobster	14 Apr. 1613
Ker, Thomas	s. to Archibald K., in Innerask	David Thomson, wright	22 July 1646
Lithgow, James	s. to late James L., mason, burgess of Musselburgh	Gideon Lithgow, bookbinder	2 Dec. 1657
McMillan, William	s. to Robert McM., flesher in Musselburgh	William Keddar, flesher	5 May 1675
McNaught, William	s. to John McN., in Musselburgh	George Andersen, hatmaker	l July 1663
Main, George	s. to dec. William M., gardener in Musselburgh	Thomas Purves, litster	6 Aug. 1684
Martin, John	s. of David M., brewer in Musselburgh	Robert Gourlay, haberdasher, for 5 years	9 Feb. 1792
Meikle, John	s. to John M., burgess of Musselburgh	Alexander Anderson, coppersmith	5 Oct. 1664
Merstoun, Andrew	s. to late John M., portioner of Innerask	Alexander Scott, goldsmith	23 Aug. 1649
Merstoun, Oliver	s. to late John M., portioner of Innerask	James Bynnie, baxter	16 Feb. 1648
Milne, John	s. of Peter M., weaver, at Fisherrow	William Milne, mason, for 6 years	23 Nov. 1786
Morieson, Richard	s. to Robert M., flesher in Musselburgh	George Maxwell, pirriwigemaker (B.)	18 Mar. 1691
Muir, Robert	s. to Robert M., burgess of Musselburgh	David Bennet, skinner	20 June 1655
Muir, Robert	s. to Thomas M., indweller in Musselbrugh	Robert Thomson, wright	18 Oct. 1671
Murdoch, Robert	grandson to Peter Cowstean, in Musselburgh	Patrick Libertoun, tailor	16 Apr. 1594
Murray, David	s. of John M., schoolmaster in Musselburgh	George Leslie & William Scott, insurance brokers, for 5 years	15 Feb. 1798
Murray, Robert	second s. to Cuthbert M., indweller in Innerask	James Murray, merchant	9 May 1621
Murray, William	s. to Cuthbert M., in Inneresk	Nicol Uduart, merchant and bailie	12 June 1616
Nisbet, John	s. to late John N., in Musselburgh	James Bryson, bookseller	13 Nov. 1639
Ogilvie, Robert	s. to Robert O., mt. in Musselburgh	Thomas Calder, mt. (B.)	15 Oct. 1740
Paterson, Andrew	s. to William P., vintner in Musselburgh	George Mathy, candlemaker	22 Mar. 1676
Penman, John	s. to William P., in Musselburgh	Richard Doby, merchant	17 Apr. 1599
Ramage, William	s. to late Gavin R., in Fisherrow	William Knox, bookseller	28 Sept. 1642
Randie, David	s. to Oliver R., weaver in Musselburgh	Robert Russell, mt. (B.)	28 May 1713
Reid, Keith	s. of late John R., gardener at Musselburgh	Archibald Eagle, merchant, for 7 years	29 Mar. 1758
Robertson, James	s. to dec. James R., tenant in Mountownhall [Monktonhall]	James Burn, wright (B.)	10 Feb. 1720
Rodger, Thomas	s. of John R., merchant in Fisherrow	Charles Wallace, hosier, for 6 years	30 May 1777
Rollo, Samuel	s. of Charles R., in Fisherrow	Walter Brunton, saddler and beltmaker, for 6 years	3 Sept. 1789
Sanderson, George	s. to George S., writer, burgess of Musselburgh	William Bell, wright	25 Jan. 1654
Scott, Adam	s. of late Adam S., weaver in Carberry	William McVey, wright, for 7 years	3 Mar. 1762
Scott, John	s. to John S., in Flushcane, sometime indweller in Musselburgh	Archibald Lorimer, beltmaker	5 July 1654
Scott, Laurence	s. to Richard S., in Fisherrow	George Herries, wright	6 Dec. 1665
Scott, Richard	s. to late John S., burgess of Musselburgh	Nicol Rynd, tailor	1 Dec. 1619
Scott, William	s. to late Walter S., in Musselburgh	James Loch, merchant	7 Dec. 1614
Shaw, Robert	s. to late Archibald S., maltman in Fisherrow	Andrew Dougall, tailor	1 Apr. 1618
Shaw, William	s. to Archibald S., in Fisherrow	William Donaldson, merchant	16 Mar. 1614
Shaw, William	s. to late George S., maltman, burgess of Musselburgh	William Schaw, merchant	12 Oct. 1642
Simpson, Richard	s. to late David S., burgess of Musselburgh	John Frame, hatmaker	4 Oct. 1620
Sinclair, James	s. to late William S., in Brunstoun Mylne	David Wilson, cordiner	3 Jan. 1588-9
Skob, George	s. to late George S., burgess of Musselburgh	William Duncan, locksmith	14 May 1645
Smart, George	s. to George S. in Fisheraw	James Ingells, litster	21 Feb. 1683
Smart, James	s. to George S., indweller in Fisheraw	James Clerk, mt.	19 Mar. 1673
Smart, Robert	s. to James S., in Fisherrow	Thomas Calderwood, merchant	28 Nov. 1649
Smart, Walter	s. to James S., in Fisherrow	Andrew Sands, merchant	1 Sept. 1652
Smith, Robert	s. of Robert S., officer of Excise at Musselburgh	Malcolm Wright, merchant, for 5 years	14 Nov. 1793
Smith, William	s. to late Thomas S., portioner of Innerask	Thomas Paterson, merchant	26 May 1641
Spence, George	s. of William S., farmer in Musselburgh	John & Archibald Anderson, merchants, for 5 years	May 1797
Spence, William	s. of William S., farmer at Musselburgh	Alexander Cunningham, baker, for 5 years	12 Oct. 1795
Steven, John	s. to late Peter S., maltman in Musselburgh	Alexander Cloggie, cordiner	30 May 1627
Steven, Thomas	s. to late Peter S., maltman in Musselburgh	Archibald Anderson, hatmaker	12 Nov. 1623
Stevenson, Martin	s. to Martin S., mariner in Fisherraw	William Boyd, mt.	14 Feb. 1705
Strachan, Archibald	s. to Robert S., burgess of Musselburgh	Mr James Strachan, merchant	6 Nov. 1633
Tait, Robert	s. to dec. Thomas T., indweller in Musselburgh	John Thomson, armourer	29 Mar. 1676
Temple, William	s. to John T., in Musselburgh	Alexander Duncan, wobster	18 Nov. 1595
Thomson, James	s. of late James T., gardener in West Pans	Andrew Bell, barber, for 6 years	29 Nov. 1781
Thomson, John	s. to William T., younger, burgess of Musselburgh	John Fiddes, hatmaker	9 Feb. 1642
Thomson, Thomas	s. to late Richard T., in Mountainhall [Monktonhall]	Robert Young, candlemaker	9 Aug. 1626
Tod, Robert	s. to William T., B. in Musselbrugh	William Stevinsone, mt.	3 Mar. 1669
Tod, Robert	s. to William T., yor., late bailie of Musselburgh	William Hakkine, beltmaker	18 Dec. 1689
Turner, Robert	s. to late Gilbert T., maltman in Musselburgh	John Dasoun, candlemaker	5 Oct. 1642
Veitch, James	s. of James V., farmer at Musselburgh	John Howden, saddler and beltmaker, for 6 years	15 Mar. 1792
Vernor, Alexander	s. to late John V., burgess of Musselburgh	David Gray, tailor	13 June 1655
Vernor, John	s. to John V., burgess of Musselburgh	Michaell Watterstoun (who deceased) transferred to James Ker	14 Apr. 1641 19 Mar. 1645
Vernor, Richard	s. to dec. Robert V., Town Clerk of Musselburgh	John Leslie, mt. (B.)	25 Feb. 1713
Vernor, Robert	s. to John V., bailie in Musselburgh	James Straittoun, hatmaker	29 Nov. 1620
Vernor, William	s. to late John V., burgess of Musselburgh	John Fiddes, hatmaker	15 Aug. 1649
Walker, Edward	s. to John W., burgess of Musselburgh	Gilbert Walker, merchant	6 Feb. 1633
Walker, William	s. to William W., in Musselburgh	James Marjoriebanks, yr., hatmaker	13 Jan. 1636
Watson, George	s. of William W., smith and farrier in Musselburgh	James Methven, painter, for 6 years	14 Oct. 1772
Weddell, John	s. to Alexander W., in the Fisherrow	Alexander Hill, merchant	13 June 1592
Wickedshaw, James	s. to late James W., baxter in Musselburgh	Thomas Lawson, bookseller	22 Aug. 1632
Wightman, Archd.	s. to Robert W., mt. in Musselburgh	William Wightman, skinner	16 Jan. 1688
Wightman, John	s. to Robert W., B. of Musselburgh	William Wightman, skinner	14 Nov. 1683
Wightman, William	s. to Robert W., mt. in Musselbrugh	John Weightman, skinner (B.)	6 Nov. 1696
Williamson, George	s. to James W., in Musselburgh	John Clerk, skinner	19 Feb. 1600
Wilson, Robert	s. to dec. Robert W., mt. in Musselburgh	John Campbell, mt. (B.)	29 Dec. 1708
Wright, George	s. to Thomas W., burgess of Musselburgh	John Dow, merchant	13 Apr. 1659
Wright, Richard	s. to Thomas W., burgess of Musselburgh	David Hoome, litster	16 Feb. 1653
Wright, Thomas	s. to late James W., wobster in Musselburgh	Cuthbert Wright, deacon of the wobsters	25 Sept. 1599
Wright, Thomas	s. to Thomas W., burgess of Musselburgh	James Gillies, tailor	9 Feb. 1653
Young, John	s. of James Y., brewer in Fisherrow	John Morison, barber, for 6 years	25 Oct. 1787
Young, Matthew	s. of George Y., brewer in Fisherrow	William Young, baker, for 5 years	10 May 1792
Young, Robert	s. of William Y., wood sawyer in Fisherrow	William Fraser, white iron smith, deacon of Hammermen, for 7 years	22 Aug. 1782
Young, Samuel	s. to Laurance Y. at West Pans	Mr Robert Jossie, mt.	16 Mar. 1670
Young, William	s. of late John Y., brewer in Fisherrow	John Hardie, baker, for 5 years	4 Sept. 1765

Boys from Inveresk in Midlothian apprenticed to burgesses of Edinburgh, 1583-1800