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The Burgesses and Guild Brethren of Edinburgh

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  • I. William Dick of Grange (bef.1614 - 1647)
    WILLIAM DICK OF GRANGE Merchant Burgess of Edinburgh The Question of Identity William Dick of Grange, here treated, is the son of Sir William Dick of Braid and his wife Elizabeth Morrison He w...
  • James Pollock, Merchant in Edinburgh (b. - bef.1688)
    JAMES POLLOCK James Pollock is the second son of John Pollock, Merchant in Edinburgh He was enrolled as a burgess of Edinburgh on 21 September 1653, in right of his father, Edinburgh Burgesses: 401 and...
  • John Pollock, Merchant in Edinburgh (b. - bef.1647)
    JOHN POLLOCK John Pollock, here treated, is the son of John Pollock, Merchant in Edinburgh Edinburgh Burgesses 1406-1700: 401 Death A date and place of death has not been identified for John Pollock...
  • John Pollock, Merchant in Edinburgh (b. - bef.1647)
    JOHN POLLOCK John Pollock, here treated, is the eldest son of Matthew Pollock, Merchant in Edinburgh He was a merchant in Edinburgh. He was enrolled as a burgess and guild brother of Edinburgh on 28 Ma...
  • Robert Pollock, Merchant in Edinburgh (deceased)
    ROBERT POLLOCK Robert Pollock, here treated, was the second son of Matthew Pollock, Merchant in Edinburgh Edinburgh Burgesses 1406-1700: 402 Evidence from the Burgess Records of Edinburgh 9 August 1...

The Burgesses and Guild-Brethren of Edinburgh

The Register of Burgesses and Guild-Brethren of the City of Edinburgh is contained in a number of MS. volumes, carefully preserved in the Town Clerk's fire-proof safe in the City Chambers.

Printed Evidence and Further Reading

  1. Roll of Edinburgh Burgesses and Guild-Brethren, 1406-1700. Edited by Charles B. Boog Watson, F. S. Ant. Scot. (Scottish Record Society, Edinburgh, 1929), 546 pp.
  2. Roll of Edinburgh Burgesses and Guild-Brethren, 1701-1760. Edited by Charles B. Boog Watson, F. S. Ant. Scot. (Scottish Record Society, Edinburgh, 1930), 240 pp.