John Traill, Master of Greyfriars Bobby

John was the son of a weaver (Tailors Apprentice)

He later owned a Coffee House at 18 Keir Street, Greyfriars, Edinburgh.

This is the John Traill who used to feed "Greyfriars Bobby" after the death of his master, John Gray, from the restaurant scraps, the famous dog from Edinburgh.

Greyfriars Bobby was a Skye Terrier who became known in 19th-century Edinburgh for supposedly spending 14 years guarding the grave of his owner until he died himself on 14 January 1872. The story continues to be well known in Scotland, through several books and films, and a prominent commemorative statue and nearby graves act as a tourist attraction. The best-known version of the story is that Bobby belonged to John Gray, who worked for the Edinburgh City Police as a night watchman. When John Gray died he was buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard, the graveyard surrounding Greyfriars Kirk in the Old Town of Edinburgh. Bobby then became known locally, spending the rest of his life sitting on his master's grave.[1]

In 1867 Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Sir William Chambers — who was also a director of the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — paid for Bobby's licence, and gave the dog a collar now in the Museum of Edinburgh.

Bobby is said to have sat by the grave for 14 years.He died in 1872 and was buried just inside the gate of Greyfriars Kirkyard, not far from John Gray's grave.

[1] Wikipedia