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- FORREST, Thomas printer Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1774-5
At the foot of the West Bow 1776
Edinburgh 1777-1781
Forrester's Wynd, shop Grassmarket 1782
Forrester's Wynd 1783-84
Married Isobel daughter of the deceast Francis Thomason
gentleman's servant 27 February 1774. Printed a chapbook edition of
Charles Thomson's The history of Mahomet for the author in
1781. He also printed Four excellent new songs. 1, Waly waly up
the bank 2, The ploughman laddie. 3, Jack of all trades. 4, Sylvia
and her lover, without date, giving his address as 'at the
foot of the West Bow'. Plomer gives his dates as 1774-77. His
estate was sequestered 12 February 1780 Edinburgh Evening
Courant 28 February 1780 and his tenement in White Horse Close
was sold Edinburgh Evening Courant 27 January 1781.
EdinMarr; Chapbook Printers; NLS Impr Ind; Edin Dir
- FORREST, William printer and bookseller
Edinburgh
Head of Cowgate, shop South side Cornmarket 1766
Opposite East end Cornmarket 1767
Foot of West Bow 1773-78
His daughter Mary married Alexander Bolton, wright 18 January
1767. Forrest printed The fight at Bothwel-Bridge, 1766,
Four excellent new songs. I. Bonny laddie, highland laddie
... 1767 and Five excellent new songs. I. King William's
crossing Boyn Water ... without date but from the address at
the foot of the West Bow. At the end of an 8-page sermon by
Christopher Love's A sermon on that article of our creed, of
Christ descending into Hell which is undated, but a chapbook
for all its subject matter, appears the tell- tale statement 'If
you do not please to buy this little book, read it gratis, keep it
clean and return it when called for'. But Christopher Love seems to
have been a gangrel character.
EdinMarr; Chapbook Printers; NLS Impr Ind; Edin Dir; Hugh
Shields. 'New dates for old songs, 1766-1803.' The Long
Room (1979) 34-37.
- FORREST, William auctioneer Edinburgh
Castlehill 1807-09
Grassmarket 1810
58 West Bow 1811-15
Edin Dir
- FORREST, William newspaper office Edinburgh
of the Advertiser Office 48 Rose Street 1824-31
1824 from New Dir.
Edin Dir
- FORREST [FORRES], William engraver Edinburgh
15 Gardner's Crescent 1833-35
29 Gilmore Place 1836-37
1 Lower Gilmore Place 1838
17 Archibald Place 1839-89
Mrs W. Forrest same address 1890-92
'Forres' 1833-34 Edin Dir; not in Edin Dir 1836;
initial only 1838; Names too late for insertion 1839. House 17
Archibald Place 1847. Died 15 October 1889.
Edin Dir; Gray 1836; Johnst3
- FORREST, William engraver Edinburgh
50 George Street 1846-51
Edin Dir
- FORRESTER and MORRISON lithographic office
Edinburgh
22 James Square 1822-24
Forrester & Co same address 1825-28
Edin Dir
- FORRESTER [William] and NICHOL [William] lithographers
Edinburgh
Alexander Forester 10 George Street 1831
[William] Forrester & [William] Nichol same address
1832-33
3 George Street 1834-37
14 George Street 1838
[William] Forrester and [James] Ruthven engravers,
lithographers and letterpress printers same address 1839
6 St Andrew's Square 1840-41
William Forrester same address 1842-47
Rose Court 1848
South East Thistle Street Lane 1849-53
56 Hanover Street 1854-57
7 George Street 1858-61
Edin Dir; Schenck
- FORRESTER [William] and RUTHVEN [James] lithographers
Edinburgh
[William] Forrester & [William] Nichol 10 George Street
1832-35
3 George Street 1834
14 George Street 1838
[William] Forrester and [James] Ruthven engravers,
lithographers and letterpress printers same address 1839
6 St Andrew's Square 1840-41
William Forrester same address 1842-47
South East Thistle Street Lane 1848-53
56 Hanover Street 1854-58
7 George Street 1859-61
Edin Dir; Schenck
- FORRESTER, Alexander lithographic printer
Edinburgh
Forrester & Morrison 22 James Square 1822-24
Forrester & Co 22 James Square 1825-28
Alexander Forrester 30 St Andrew Square 1829
31 St Andrew Square 1830
10 George Street 1831
16 Broughton Street 1832
[William] Forrester & [William] Nichol 10 George Street
1832-33
3 George Street 1834-37
14 George Street 1838
[William] Forrester and [James] Ruthven engravers,
lithographers and letterpress printers 14 George Street
1839
6 St Andrew's Square 1840-41
William Forrester same address 1842-47
South East Thistle Street Lane 1848-53
56 Hanover Street 1854-57
7 George Street 1858-61
Alexander Forrester lithography printer Edinburgh admitted to
Sanctuary for debt at Holyroodhouse 12 September 1825.
Edin Dir; Pigot 1825; Cadell; Schenck
- FORRESTER, Duncan bookseller Glasgow
10 Salt Market 1820
601 Argyle Street 1825
Agent to The Scotsman. Sequestration in SRO 1825.
Glas Dir; Pigot 1820, 1825; SRO CS231/F/1/25
- FORRESTER, James printer Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1693
Married Sara Wilson 13 June 1693.
EdinMarr
- FORRESTER, James apprentice bookseller Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1758
James Forrester apprenticed to Gideon Crawford bookseller
Edinburgh 1758
Maxted
- FORRESTER, James apprentice bookbinder Glasgow
Glasgow 1753
James Forrester apprenticed to Thomas Moodie, bookbinder Glasgow
1753
Maxted
- FORRESTER, John bookbinder Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1642-50
Burgess as third son to James Forrester webster 18 May 1642; Andro
Wilsone buikseller sovertie for extents; Guild Brother 4 December
1644. Married Christian Tennent 21 October 1642. Apprentices: John
Lindsay 4 December 1644; Alexander Crawford 8 May 1650.
EdinBurg; EdinMarr; EdinPren
- FORRESTER, Robert bookseller Paisley
54 Storie Street 1838
Paisley 1838
- FORRESTER, William engraver, lithographer and letterpress
printer Edinburgh
Alexander Forrester 30 St Andrew Square 1829
31 St Andrew Square 1830
10 George Street 1831
[William] Forrester & [William] Nichol same address
1832-33
3 George Street 1834-37
14 George Street 1838
[William] Forrester and [James] Ruthven engravers,
lithographers and letterpress printers 14 George Street
1839
6 St Andrew's Square 1840-41
William Forrester same address 1842-47
South East Thistle Street Lane 1848-53
56 Hanover Street 1854-57
7 George Street 1858-61
Edin Dir; Schenck
- FORSYTH and FOWLER bookseller Edinburgh
Bridge street 1776
Edin Dir
- FORSYTH & YOUNG booksellers, bookbinders stationers and
circulating library Elgin
Elgin 1788-1820
High Street 1820-25
Forsyth & Young same address 1837
NLS Impr Ind; Pigot 1820; 1825; 1837
- FORSYTH, Mrs. bookseller Greenock
Greenock 1780?
Laigh Street 1783
ABC with Shorter Catechism was printed for her about
1780. Perhaps the widow of John Forsyth. There is a Margaret
Forsyth bookseller Greenock in Pigot 1820.
NLS Impr Ind; Glas Dir
- FORSYTH, Alexander bookseller Ayr
Ayr 1770-98
NLS Impr Ind
- FORSYTH, D. and J. booksellers and publishers
Edinburgh
7 Broughton Street 1850
7 Brighton Street 1851-56
David Duncan agent 1850
Edin Dir
- FORSYTH, D[avid]. & J. booksellers and stationers
Glasgow
16 St Enoch Square 1849
Glas Dir
- FORSYTH, Ebenezer printer Edinburgh
Scotsman Office [257 High Street] 1844
Edinburgh News Office 41 North Bridge 1849-53
Writers Court 1854-55
Edin Dir
- FORSYTH, Isaac bookseller, bookbinder stationer and
circulating library Elgin
Elgin 1788-1820
High Street 1820-25
Forsyth & Young same address 1837
Isaac Forsyth was the youngest son of Alexander Forsyth, merchant
in Elgin, and his 2nd wife Anne Harrold. Born on 12
September 1768, he was apprenticed as a bookbinder to Alexander
Angus of Aberdeen 1783-87. Began business in Elgin as stationer
aand bookbinder in 1788. Disliked bookbinding, and took his
apprentice, John Dunbar into partnership. Published John Grant and
William Leslie's A survey of the province of Moray. Elgin.
1798. In 1801 married his cousin, Catherine Forsyth, daughter of
William Forsyth of Cromarty. They had five daughters. She died in
1826. Agent to the Sun Fire Office 1825. Contributed A descriptive
and historical acccount of the Cathedral to A series of views
of Elgin Cathedral. London and Elgin, 1826. As well as running
a successful bookselling business, he owned a farm, and tried
running various manufactures in Elgin, but always lost money by
them. One of the original members of The Morayshire Farmers Club on
its foundation in 1799. He was secretary from 1800-1827. His
portrait was painted by Mr Innes of Edinburgh in 1851. He died 15
May1859.
NLS Impr Ind; Pigot 1820; 1825; 1837; Isaac Forsyth
Macandrew. Memoir of Isaac Forsyth bookseller in Elgin.
London, 1889.
- FORSYTH, J. bookseller Elgin
Elgin 1797-1800
NLS Impr Ind
- FORSYTH, J. stationer Greenock
Greenock 1797-98
NLS Impr Ind
- FORSYTH, J. bookseller Huntly
Huntly 1798
NLS Impr Ind
- FORSYTH, James bookbinder and bookseller
Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1747-64
Opposite the Meal Market 1773-80
Meal Market Stairs 1780
Opposite Meal Market 1782-95
James Forsyth journeyman bookbinder married Ann Gray daughter of
Alexander Gray gardener 9 September 1747.He later married Jean
daughter of deceased John Tait glazier at Crieff 18 December 1774.
Daughter Marion married Thomas Neilson merchant 22 December 1786.
Appears in the subscription list of Thomas Boston's
Sermons. Edinburgh, 1756; and was the Edinburgh agent for
Stackhouse's New history of the Holy Bible published in
Kilmarnock by Meuros Caledonian Mercury 7 April 1764.
Burgess (bookbinder) 19 December 1764.
EdinMarr; Edin Dir; NLS Impr Ind; EdinBurg
- FORSYTH, John bookbinder Dundee
Barrack Street 1837
John Forsyth & Son 22 Barrack Street 1846
Pigot 1837; Dundee 1846
- FORSYTH, John bookseller Glasgow
40 Argyle Street 1837
Pigot 1837
- FORSYTH, John bookseller Greenock
Greenock 1767-73
NLS Impr Ind
- FORSYTH, Lauchlan bookseller Edinburgh
Front of the Exchange 1774-6
Parliament Close 1775
Forsyth and Fowler Bridge Street 1776
Becket, Cadell and Strahan booksellers in London sued him in 1775
for selling a pirated edition of Sterne's Works. Married
Isobell daughter of Robert Burn shoemaker Kelso 3 March 1776.
Bankrupt. Roup of furniture Edinburgh Evening Courant 31
May 1777.
NLS Impr Ind; Edin Dir; EdinMarr; McDougall.
Smugglers
- FORSYTH, Margaret bookseller Greenock
43 Shaw-street 1820
Pigot 1820
- FORSYTH, Thomas bookseller Airdrie
Well Wynd 1852
Slater 1852
- FORSYTH, William bookseller Keith
Mid-street 1820
Pigot 1820
- FORSYTH, William bookseller Newburgh
Newburgh 1852
Slater 1852
- FORTUNE and Co printing ink manufacturers
Edinburgh
4 St Leonard's Hill 1812
In Edin Dir Supplement 1812
Edin Dir
- FORTUNE, James printing ink manufacturer
Edinburgh
5 St Leonard's Hill 1817-22
Edin Dir; Pigot 1820
- FOSTER, George bookseller Coldstream
Coldstream 1825
Pigot 1825
- FOSTER, John bookbinder and stationer Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1646-69
Married Janet Rowen 28 April 1646. A child buried in Greyfriars
Churchyard 21 June 1661; his daughter Elisabeth 23 June 1662. His
woman [sic] buried in Greyfriars Churchyard 22 December 1669; his
widow Janet Rew [sic] buried in Greyfriars Churchyard 18 December
1700.
EdinMarr; GreyBuri
- FOSTER, Thomas & George bookseller and spirit
dealer Coldstream
High-street 1820
Pigot 1820
- FOTHERINGHAM, John bookseller Aberdeen
Nether-Kirk-Gate 1769
Isaac Ambrose's War with devils. 4th ed. Aberdeen. 1769
was printed for him.
NLS Impr Ind
- FOULIS, Andrew printer, bookseller and bookbinder
Glasgow
Robert and Andrew Foulis Printers to the University Within the
College 1746-75
Son of Andrew Faulls and Marion Patterson, and younger brother of
Robert Foulis, he was born 23 November 1712. Intended for the
ministry he attended Glasgow University. While there he was
employed as an instructor in modern languages, and later until 1838
also in the teaching of Greek, Latin and Philosophy. In 1738 both
brothers went to Glasgow and the continent. During their travels
they bought books which they sold at a profit in London on their
return. Robert then became a bookseller 1740-47, was made
University Printer in 1741 and published books, which were printed
for him by Robert Urie. In 1742 he set up his own press using the
types cut by Wilson & Baine. The quality of types and
typography and the scholarliness of the editions soon made the
press famous throughout Europe. In 1746 Andrew joined the firm. He
took a share of the task of running the shop, and was the firms
auctioneer. During Robert's absence on the continent he also ran
the printinng press. The firm also owned a bindery. On 18 September
1775 Andrew died of apoplexy. His death was a great shock to
Robert. He went to London to sell his art collection by auction,
but they fetched less than he hoped. He returned to Edinburgh, and
was on the point of returning to Glasgow when he too died suddenly
2 June 1776.
NLS Impr Ind; W.J. Duncan. Notices and documents
illustrative of the literary history of Glasgow, during the greater
part of the last century. [reprinted with additions]. Glasgow,
1886; John Ferguson. 'The brothers Foulis and early Glasgow
printing'. The Library i 81-96 (1888); David Murray. 'Some
letters of Robert Foulis' Scottish Historical Review
January and April 1917; Philip Gaskell. 'The Early work of the
Foulis Press and the Wilson Foundry' The Library 5th
series vii, 77-110; 149-77 (1952); Philip Gaskell. A
bibliography of the Foulis Press. 2nd edition. Winchester,
1986.
- FOULIS, Andrew printer and bookseller Glasgow and
Edinburgh
Printer to the University Within the College Glasgow 1776-95
High Street 1783
Shuttle Street 1789
bookseller Opposite the Turf Coffee House, St Andrews
Street, Edinburgh 1798
Strichen's Close, High St 1798-1802
Son of Robert Foulis by his second wife, Euphan Butcher, he was
christened on 6th December 1755. He inherited the business of
Robert and Andrew Foulis. He found it in financial chaos from which
it never really recovered, mostly because of the large losses from
the Academy. At his death Robert left debts of £6,500 and a
reputation as one of the best printers in Europe. Glasgow
University made his son University Printer, but he was not able to
print like his father. Eventually in 1795 they removed him from
office. He moved to Edinburgh in 1798. Eventually he gave up
printing completely and died in The Poor House in Edinburgh in
1829.
NLS Impr Ind; Glas Dir; Edin Dir
- FOULIS, Andrew carver, gilder and print seller Port
Glasgow
Town Buildings Fore Street 1831
carver and gilder Dock Head 1834
Fowler 1831; 1834
- FOULIS, James printer Edinburgh
limner 17 St James Square 1799
painter same address 1800-02
Hanover Street 1803
printer 18 Charles' Street Denovan's 1804
no trade same address 1805-07
A mistake in Denovan, he is elsewhere called
painter or limner.
Edin Dir
- FOULIS, Robert bookseller, printer and bookbinder
Glasgow
The College 1740
University Printer, College 1741-76
Robert and Andrew Foulis, College 1746-76
Robert Foulis, the eldest son of Andrew Faulls and Marion
Patterson, was born in Glasgow 20 April 1707. Apprenticed to a
barber for seven years, afterwards he set up as a Master Barber and
practice this trade until 1738. He attended classes at Glasgow
University from 1730, enrolling in the course taught by Francis
Hutcheson, Professor of Moral Philosophy in that year, and also
attended classes in Latin and Greek literature. Hutcheson employ'd
him in assisting young Gentlemen in the study of Moral Philosophy.
In 1738 both brothers went to Glasgow and the continent. During
their travels they bought books which they sold at a profit in
London on their return. Robert then became a bookseller 1740-47,
was made University Printer in 1741 and published books, which were
printed for him by Robert Urie. In 1742 he set up his own press
using the types cut by Wilson & Baine. The quality of types and
typography and the scholarliness of the editions soon made the
press famous throughout Europe. In 1742 too he married his first
wife, Elizabeth Moor, sister of Professor Moor. She died in 1750
having borne him five daughters. In 1746 his brother Andrew joined
the firm. Robert married as his second wife Euphan Butcher, and on
6 December 1755, their son Andrew Foulis was christened. In 1755
the Brothers won a silver nedal offered by The Select Society in
Edinburgh for the finest book of not fewer than ten sheets. Their
winning book was a small folio edition of Callimachus. In
the following year they again won the medal for the third editon of
Horace, and for the folio edition of the Iliad.
From about 1738 or 1739 the idea of setting up an Academy of Fine
Art was in Robert Foulis mind. He founded an institution to include
instruction and practice in painting, drawing, engraving and
modelling. Whatever its artistic success it was a commercial
failure. On 18 September 1775 Andrew died of apoplexy. His death
was a great shock to Robert. He went to London to sell his art
collection by auction, but they fetched less than he hoped. He
returned to Edinburgh, and was on the point of returning to Glasgow
when he too died suddenly 2 June 1776. Will of Robert's second wife
Eupham Butcher relict [!] registered 20 March 1775. Will of Robert
and Andrew Foulis printers to the University of Glasgow registered
8 October 1777. Robert's only son by his second wife, Andrew
Foulis, inherited the business. Apprentices: John Duncan bookbinder
Burgess and Guild Brother as serving apprentice with Robert and
Andrew Foulis printers 10 September 1770. Robert Chapman printer
and bookseller Burgess and Guild Brother as serving apprentice with
deceased Robert Foulis barber 12 April 1777. Alexander Duncan
printer and bookseller Burgess and Guild Brother as serving
apprentice with deceased Robert Foulis barber 12 April 1777. Robert
Gemmell bookbinder Burgess and Guild Brother as serving apprentice
with Robert and Andrew Foulis booksellers 13 April 1797.
NLS Impr Ind; GlasBurg; GlasTest; W.J. Duncan.
Notices and documents illustrative of the literary history of
Glasgow, during the greater part of the last century.
[reprinted with additions]. Glasgow, 1886; John Ferguson. 'The
brothers Foulis and early Glasgow printing'. The Library i
81-96 (1888); David Murray. 'Some letters of Robert Foulis'
Scottish Historical Review January and April 1917; Philip
Gaskell. 'The Early work of the Foulis Press and the Wilson
Foundry' The Library 5th series vii, 77-110; 149-77
(1952); Philip Gaskell. A bibliography of the Foulis
Press. 2nd edition. Winchester, 1986.
- FOWLER bookseller Edinburgh
Forsyth and Fowler, Bridge Street 1776
NLS Impr Ind
- FOWLER, George bookseller and seedsman Aberdeen
Aberdeen 1764-72
Under the Townhouse, facing the Plain Stones 1772
Thomas Ken's Retired Christian. 8th ed. Aberdeen, 1764
was printed for him. May have been in partnership with Alexander
Cheyne.
NLS Impr Ind; Beavan
- FOWLER, George publisher and bookseller
Paisley
Canal Street 1825
Paisley 1827
Directory Office 10 Barclay Street 1828-36
printer and bookseller 36 High Street 1837-38
and bookbinder 38 New Street 1851-52
Publisher of The Renfrewshire Directory 1829-37.
'Bookbinding, Copperplate Engraving and Printing, Letter Press and
Lithographic Printing, done in a superior style.' Printed
advertisement Fowler 1831, 1834
Fowler 1831, 1834, 1836; Pigot 1825; 183; Paisley 1838; 1851;
Slater 1852; Crawford
- FOWLER, J. stationer Edinburgh
Opposite the Head of Blackfriars Wynd 1785-87
Advertisements in the Edinburgh Evening Courant 22 June
1785 & 12 March 1787.
NLS Impr Ind
- FOWLER, J. bookseller Paisley
Paisley 1813-16
Crawford
- FOWLER [FOULLER], James printer and stationer
Edinburgh
Strichen's Close 1782
stationer Head Baillie Fyfe's Close 1786-88
bookseller Blair Street 1790
1 Blair Street 1793
stationer and bookseller 1 Blair's Street 1794-95
'Printer' married Joanna daughter of - M'Kinlay merchant
Kircudbright 24 August 1780. 'Bookseller and stationer' married
Miss Jean daughter of Mr William Phin cooper in Collington 12
October 1791.
EdinMarr; Edin Dir
- FOWLER, John copperplate engraver and printer
Edinburgh
31 Dundas Street 1837
Pigot 1837
- FOWLER, John bookseller Paisley
Paisley 1796-1800
NLS Impr Ind
- FOWLER, Joseph bookseller and stationer Paisley
10 Gauze Street 1825-31
Joseph Fowler senior same address 1834-38
Pigot 1825; Fowler 1831, 1834; Paisley 1838
- FOX, James copperplate engraver and printer
Edinburgh
81 Nicolson Street 1835-38
Edin Dir; Pigot 1837
- FOX, P. & D. engravers and copperplate printers
Edinburgh
1 South St James Street 1830
3 Downie Place 1831
32 Fountainbridge 1832-34
Edin Dir
- FOX, Thomas bookseller &c. Portobello
High Street 1848
Edin Dir
- FOX, William bookseller, stationer and librarian
Portobello
High-street 1820
and reading room and billiard room Portobello 1825
bookseller, circulating library, reading room and
stationer High Street 1833-43
and register for houses same address 1844-45
Edin Dir; Pigot 1820; 1825; 1837
- FRAM, Thomas bookseller Perth
66 St John Street 1852
Slater 1852
- FRAME, Colin bookbinder Glasgow
85 Queen Street 1844-47
85 Queen Street and 17 Royal Exchange Square 1849
Glas Dir
- FRAME, John newspaper printer Glasgow
The Constitutional 21 Argyle Street 1837
Pigot 1837
- FRAME, Lockhart bookbinder Edinburgh
10 Parliament Square 1820-23
322 Lawnmarket 1825-34
6 James's Court [and 6 Mound Place] 1835-43
13 North Bank Street 1844-65
Pigot 1837 says St James's Court and Mound Place. Burgess
30 January 1826.
Edin Dir; Pigot 1825; 1837; EdinBurg ; Gray 1835
- FRASER & Co publishers and agents Edinburgh
54 North Bridge 1834-38
Fraser [P.S.] & Crawford booksellers 5 George Street
1839-40
Fraser & Co 15 Waterloo Place 1841-42
Fraser & Crawford [sometimes Fraser & Co] booksellers,
sole agents in Scotland for the Irish national school books
same address 1843
97 George Street 1844-48
and publishers 81 George Street 1849-51
45 North Hanover Street 1852-59
Fraser & Co 15 Queen Street 1860-62
P.S. Fraser of Fraser & Co. 1835-37; Fraser & Co 1841;
Fraser & Crawford were Writers to the Signet; P.S. Fraser of
Fraser & Crawford 1841, so it seems that the two firms are the
same. The booksellers business is sometimes Fraser & Co.
Edin Dir; Pigot 1837
- FRASER & ANDERSON printers and copperplate and
lithographic printers Perth
87 High Street 1852
Slater 1852
- FRASER & CLARK copperplate engraver, bookseller and
publisher Edinburgh
11 Princes St 1796-97
Sold copies of John Wood's Elements of perspective.
Edinburgh. 1797.
NLS Impr Ind; Edin Dir
- FRASER & CRAWFORD booksellers Edinburgh
5 George Street 1839-40
P.S. Fraser of Fraser & Crawford 1840. This is Fraser &
Co, see above.
Edin Dir
- FRASER & TURNER engravers &c. Glasgow
49 Trongate 1819
Glas Dir
- FRAZER printer Cupar in Fife
Cupar 1845?
Information from Mr. W. T. Johnston
- FRASER, Alexander paper maker and paper merchant
Edinburgh
Weir's Land Canongate 1773
Skinner's Close 1774-75
At Rosefield Paper Mill Warehouse, Skinner's Close 1776
Rosefield near Edinburgh 1780
This is probably the Mr Fraser 'who had been manager of a small
paper-mill belonging to Mr Adrian Watkins, who held the patents of
King's Printer and Stationer'. He persuaded Guthrie and Arbuthnot
to erect a papermill with five vats at Polton. The feu-charter and
water-rights were granted by Calderwood of Polton in 1768. Through
the inexperience of partners in the business the result was a
fiasco, Guthrie and Arbuthnot became bankrupt in 1772 and the mill
was rouped in 1774. The whole transaction involved the great
banking house of Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo in a considerable
financial loss. In the Edin DirAppendix 1773. Notice to
creditors of Alexander Fraser late papermaker Edinburgh Evening
Courant 13 September 1780.
Edin Dir; NLS Impr Ind; Waterston 2
- FRASER, Alexander printer Inverness
33 High Street 1837
Pigot 1837
- FRASER, Daniel paper and rag merchant Glasgow
13 Canon Street 1840
Glas Dir
- FRASER, Donald bookseller Dingwall and Inverness
High Street, Dingwall 1837
bookseller & bookbinder 96 Castle Street, Inverness
1852
Pigot 1837; Slater 1852
- FRASER, George bookbinder Edinburgh
Baxter's Close 1827
Edin Dir
- FRASER, Henry bookseller Edinburgh
3 Comley Green Place 1837
Pigot 1837
- FRASER, James bookseller Ayr
85 High Street 1852
Slater 1852
- FRASER, James bookbinder Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1792
Married Jean daughter of John Currie, Chelsea Pensioner 10 October
1792.
EdinMarr
- FRASER, James copperplate engraver Edinburgh
5 South Bridge 1793-97
4 Hunter's Square 1799
8 South Bridge West side 1800-03
Published Explanations of the French and English calendar
in 1799. Admitted to Sanctuary for debt at Holyroodhouse 22 May
1799.
NLS Impr Ind; Edin Dir; Cadell ; Johnst3
- FRAZER, James printer Glasgow
Glasgow 1796
NLS Impr Ind
- FRASER, James bookbinder and pattern-book maker
Glasgow
94 Miller Street 1844
bookbinder and pattern-card and book maker same address
1847-49
Glas Dir
- FRASER, James printer and newspaper printer
Inverness
Inverness Journal East Street 1820-25
Pigot 1820; 1825
- FRASER, Janet bookseller Dumfries
94 High Street 1837
Pigot 1837
- FRASER, John Merchant and bookseller Aberdeen
Aberdeen 1710
To sell copies of John Knox's Answer to a great many
blasphemous cavillations. Scots Courant 27 October
1710.
NLS Impr Ind
- FRASER, John apprentice bookbinder Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1744
Son to deceased Gabriel Fraser gauger in Leith, apprenticed to
William Gray bookbinder 25 January 1744. Maxted 'Frasier'
and'1743'
EdinPren; Maxted
- FRASER, John running stationer (cadie) Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1786- before 1789
Married Janet daughter of deceased John M'Donald waiter in River
of Badenoch 14 February 1786. Burgess 5 October 1786. Relict Janet
M'Donald married John Duff running stationer 20 July 1789.
EdinMarr; EdinBurg
- FRASER, John printer Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1790
Married Margaret Arklay relict of Robert Somervile baker 4 March
1790.
EdinMarr
- FRASER, John bookbinder Edinburgh
Warriston's Close 1815-16
Edin Dir
- FRASER, John printer Edinburgh
2 Carnegie Street 1817
Edin Dir
- FRASER, John printer, publisher and bookseller (True
Scotsman) and agent for Morison's medicine Edinburgh
10 Hunter Square 1834
6 North Bank Street 1839
82 South Bridge 1840
10 Hunter Square 1842-43
Old Stamp Office Close 1844
Not in Edin Dir1841.
Edin Dir
- FRASER, John hygeist, printer and newspaper agent
Edinburgh
8 South St David Street 1837
bookseller, printer and newspaper agent 65 Princes Street
and 28 Leith Street 1838
Edin Dir
- FRASER, John bookseller and publisher Glasgow
7½ Eglinton Street 1844
'7½ Frederick Street' in Trade Indexof Glas Dir under
publishers 1844. 'Eglinton Street' seems to be right. It is in the
Street Directory, the Trade Iindex under booksellers, and the main
sequence.
Glas Dir
- FRASER [FRAZER], John printer and newspaper printer
Paisley
Renfrewshire Chronicle, Coffee Room Buildings 1824-26
Also teacher. He was in trouble with the authorities over his
liberal opinions. It has been suggested that this is the same
person as the Stirling printer of the name. Harvey rejects
the idea.
Crawford; Pigot 1825; Harvey
- FRASER, John printer and wholesale bookseller
Stirling
John Fraser & Co Stirling 1816
John Fraser Stirling 1817-24
Quality Street Pigot 1820
Below the Cornmarket in King Street 1823
Quality Street Pigot 1825
John Fraser was apprenticed to Charles Randall. He published a
large number of chapbooks in 1816 and 1817. Harvey rejects
the identification with John Harvey of Paisley. The Stirling
Journal cronicles his removal to London, from which he returned in
1823. Quality Street, was The Mealmarket, or The Foot of the Town,
Quality Street was a nickname for it. In 1820 it was christened
King Street in honour of George IV. He abandoned printing about
1826 and devoted himself to a school, which was a success. He died
in 1839.
Chapbook Printers; Pigot 1820-25; Harvey
- FRASER, John Foster & Co printer and newspaper
printer Ayr
28 New Bridge Street 1837
Pigot 1837
- FRASER, John Forster printer Edinburgh
8 Roxburghe Terrace 1840-42
7 James' Court 1843-44
Names too late to be inserted in their proper places Edin
Dir1844.
Edin Dir
- FRASER, Peter engraver Edinburgh
6 Carnegie Street 1816-17
6 Simon Square 1818-19
Eldin Street 1820
Edin Dir; Pigot 1820
- FRASER, Peter Scott stationer Edinburgh
10 Hunter Square 1827
P.S. Fraser & Co 5 Blair Street 1828
Fraser & Co publishers and agents 54 North Bridge
1834-38
Fraser & Crawford booksellers 5 George Street
1839-40
Fraser & Co 15 Waterloo Place 1841-42
booksellers, sole agents in Scotland for the Irish national
school books
same address 1843-44
booksellers 97 George Street 1845
auctioneers and general salerooms same address
1846-48
booksellers and publishers 81 George Street 1849-51
45 North Hanover Street 1852-59
15 Queen Street 1860-62
P.S. Fraser of Fraser & Co. 1834-35; of Fraser & Crawford
1841. Fraser & Crawford were Writers to the Signet.; Burgess in
right of wife Elizabeth Marion, daughter of John Craig tailor 4
July 1828; Guild Brother 9 November 1837. P.S. Fraser of Fraser
& Co. 1835. The National Library of Scotland has auction
catalogues off the engravings and paintings collected by P. S.
Fraser, sold respectively by Dowells and Lyon in 1863 and T. Nisbet
in 1859.
Edin Dir; EdinBurg
- FRASER, R. carver and gilder and printseller Edinburgh
89 Nicolson Street 1830
95 Princes Street 1831-32
Edin Dir
- FRASER [FRAZER], Robert jeweller Edinburgh
5 College Street 1809-12
jeweller 2 Princes Street 1813-21
Robert Fraser & Co goldsmiths, jewellers, lapidaries, and
seal-engravers, also dealers in minerals, shells &c. 3
Princes Street 1822-31
17 South St Andrews Street 1832-37
Jewellers, Lapidaries and Seal Engravers to the Queen
same address 1838-44
Edin Dir; Pigot 1825; 1837
- FRASER, Rev. Simon newspaper editor Inverness
Inverness Herald 1837?-43?
Editor of The Inverness Herald which first appeared on 15
December 1836. The first editor Rev. Alexander Clark soon passed
the editorship to the Rev. Simon Fraser a probationer of the Church
of Scotland. He was probably the Simon Fraser who was presented to
the charge of Ardersier in 1843. The paper was strongly
Conservative and ultra protestant.
Cowan; John Noble. Bibliography of Inverness Newspapers and
Periodicals. Stirling, 1903.
- FRASER, William printer Dingwall
New Street 1852
Slater 1852
- FRASER, William bookseller Dumfries
107 High-street 1820-25
'Good pays well; Considered Godd by O&B. A good binder - very
industrious - but in poor health' Oliver and Boyd Travellers
Logbook NLS Acc.5000/78
Pigot 1820; 1825; Bell
- FRASER, William seal engraver Edinburgh
Borthwick's Close 1790
20 South Bridge East Side 1793-1800
31 South Bridge East Side 1801-10
Head of Pleasance 1811
174 Pleasance 1812-21
'21' 1794
Edin Dir
- FRASER, William printer Edinburgh
2 Carnegie Street 1820
Edin Dir
- FRASER, William printer Edinburgh
59 Lauriston Place 1829
of P. Neill & Co same address 1830-34
of P. Neill & Co 1 [West] Lauriston Lane 1835-46
Mrs William Fraser same address 1847-48
Wrote Hints on the unlimited diffusion of useful
Knowledge. Edinburgh, 1834; and, with Patrick Neill,
Observations on the proposal of building at the Cross.
Edinburgh, 1837.
Edin Dir
- FRASER, William bookseller Fraserburgh
Northshore Street 1837
Pigot 1837
- FREE CHURCH PUBLICATION SCHEME DEPOSITORY, Edinburgh
24 Victoria Street 1846
J. Johnstone bookseller 15 Princes Street 1847-49
Johnstone and Hunter same address 1850-51
Edin Dir
- FREEBAIRN, Charles bookseller & stationer
Bonhill
Bonhill 1852
Slater 1852
- FREEBAIRN, David bookseller and auctioneer
Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1699
North side of the High Street near the stair to the Ship Tavern
1700-09
North side of the High Street opposite to the Main Guard
1710
Successively Minister of Gask, Auchterarder and Dunning. An outed
Episcopalian Minister and in 1722 Bishop of Edinburgh. His first
wife Jean Graham was buried in Greyfriars Churchyard 27 July 1697.
He married 5 March 1699, Anna, daughter of the deceased Richard
Dobie and niece of Sir Robert Dobie of Stanihill. He was made a
Burgess 1 September 1699. The National Library of Scotland has
A Catalogue of books to be sold the 6th of May 1700
at Mr David Freebairn's auction house. Edinburgh, 1700 and
Queries to the Presbyterian Ministers. Edinburgh, 1812.
Died December 1739. Father of Robert Freebairn.
GreyBuri; EdinMarr; NLS Impr Ind; W. J. Couper. 'The
Pretender's Printer'. Scottish Historical Review xv, 106-123
(1918)
- FREEBAIRN, Robert printer, bookseller and auctioneer
Edinburgh and Perth
Edinburgh 1701-03
Parliament Closs 1704-15
Perth 1715-16
Parliament Closs, Edinburgh 1716-28
Robert Freebairn & Co 1727-31
auctioneer Shop below the Trone Church 1732
printing house in Kennedy's Close 1734
Assigns of R. Freebairn 1750-52
Graduated Master of Arts at Edinburgh University 29 April 1701;
Burgess and Guild Brother, as bookbinder, by right of father Mr
David Friebairn, Minister 6 November 1706. ' In 1706, Mr John
Spottiswood Advocate, and Professor of Law, brought Home a neat
little House for printing his Law Books: But in a little time
after, dispos'd of it to Mr Robert Freebairn Bookseller, who has
very much enlarged the same and done several large Works in it, at
Edinburgh.' Watson. History of Printing. Printer to the
Queen for Scotland 11 August 1711. Printing for the Pretender's
army under the Earl of Mar. Publihed a quarto edition of John
Major's History of Scotland. Edinburgh. 1740. Robert
Freebairn died 10 May 1747. Apprentice: John Aitken 27 November
1706, Burgess [stationer and bookbinder] 10 September 1718. Robert
Freebairn printer in Edinburgh admitted to Sanctuary for debt at
Holyroodhouse 11 February 1736 bookseller 10 March 1738.
NLS Impr Ind; EdinBurg; EdinPren; W. J. Couper. 'The
Pretender's Printer'. Scottish Historical Review xv, 106-123
(1918); A Letter from a Gentleman in Edinburgh to his friend at
London. Edinburgh, 1711; Narrative of the proceedings of
the arbiters in the submission betwixt Mr Robert Freebairn, his
Majesty's printer, and Mr James Blair of Ardblair, and Mr John
Nairn of Greenyards, now aspiring to be King's Printers. Edinburgh,
1736; Information for Mr Robert Freebairn, His Majesty's Printer
for Scotland, Pursuer, against Richard Watkins, His Majesties
Stationer there, Defender July 5. 1742; Information for Richard
Watkins, One of His Majesty's Printers, and Stationer for Scotland,
Defender; against Mr. Robert Freebairn Bookseller in Edinburgh,
Pursuer. July 5th, 1742. The Petition of Mr Robert Freebairn, his
Majesty's Printer for Scotland. November 1, 1742. The Additional
Petition of Mr Robert Freebairn... against Mr Thomas Heriot,
defender. November 23. 1742. The Petition of Mr Robert Freebairn,
His Majesty's Printer for Scotland. February 23. 1743.
- FREE PRESS NEWSPAPER OFFICE Glasgow
90 Bell Street 1828
161 Trongate 1835
Glas Dir
- FRIENDLY LIBRARY circulating library Glasgow
1 Antigua Place 1825
Pigot 1825
- FROST, Forbes bookseller and stationer Aberdeen
Aberdeen ca 1800?
Partner in Alexander Brown & Co, but often listed separately
in advertisements and occasionally in imprints.
Beavan
- FROST, Francis bookseller Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1509
One of the merchants mentioned in Chepman's complaint to the Privy
Council as importing books of Sarum use.
Aldis 1904
- FROST, William bookseller Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1509
One of the merchants mentioned in Chepman's complaint to the Privy
Council as importing books of Sarum use.
Aldis 1904
- FRYER [John J.] and THOMSON [Lewis] pianoforte and music
sellers Edinburgh
12 South St David's Street 1849-53
7 South St Andrew Street 1854
7 and 11 South St Andrew Street 1855-58
Edin Dir
- FULLARTON & CO booksellers and publishers (of
Edinburgh) Dundee
A. Fullarton & Co 50 Barrack Street 1846-52
Agent William Armstrong 1846; Ewen M'Leod 1852
Dundee 1846; Slater 1852
- FULLARTON & Co booksellers and stationers
Edinburgh
15 College Street 1845
Edin Dir
- FULLARTON [FULLERTON], Archibald bookseller Glasgow
and Edinburgh
W. Sommerville, A. Fullarton and J. Blackie & Co Black Boy
Close, Glasgow 1809-1811
5 Saltmarket 1811-16
East Clyde Street 1816-19
13 Gayfield Square, Edinburgh 1819-22
[Archibald] Fullarton, [William] Sommerville & Co 20 Bank
Street 1820
A. Fullarton & Co 13 Blair Street 1820-28
booksellers and publishers 63 South Bridge 1829-31
31 South Bridge, Edinburgh 1833-35
34 Hutcheson Street, Glasgow 1835-37
printers and stereotypers Villafield, Glasgow
1835-40
110 Brunswick Street, Glasgow 1840
6 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh 1836-40
publishers and booksellers 5 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh
1841-43
4 Argyll Street, Glasgow 1844
printers and publishers Steed's Place, Leith Walk and 5
Nicolson Street 1844-45
booksellers and stationers 15 College Street 1845
printers, stereotype founders, publishers and booksellers
Stead's Place and 15 College Street 1846-48
1 Argyll Arcade, Glasgow 1847
40 Union Street, Glasgow D.F. M'Kay agent 1849
Stead's Place, Edinburgh 1849
Stead's Place - agency Lothian Street 1850
Fullarton, Alder & Co same address 1851-70
A[rchibald] Fullarton & Co same address 1871-80
Fullarton & Co 123 Causewayside 1881-85
215 Causewayside 1886-96
On 20 November 1809, Archibald Fullarton, William Sommerville and
John Blackie went into partnership, taking over the part publisher
A. & W.D. Brownlie, in which they had previously worked.
Archibald Fullarton was made a Burgess and Guild Brother of Glasgow
as married to Jean daughter to John M'Naught weaver 18 December
1815.In 1819 the firm split, though remaining in partnership,
Fullarton and Sommerville starting a new bookselling firm in
Edinburgh. In 1821 William Sommerville resigned from the firm. No
entry 1832. Names too late for insertion 1833. D. Campbell agent
1838-43; Niel M'Niell agent 1844; John A. Fullarton of Fullarton
& Co 1845-50. William Hutchison of Fullarton & Co 1848.
Lothian Street is the house address 1849.
Glas Dir; GlasBurg; Edin Dir; Pigot 1820, 1825; 1837;
Schenck; Agnes A. Blackie. Blackie & Son 1809-1959: a
short history of the firm. London and Glasgow, 1959
- FULLARTON, Robert bookseller Irvine
High Street 1837
& printer same address 1852
Pigot 1837; Slater 1852
- FULLARTON SOMMERVILLE & CO booksellers
Edinburgh
Fullarton Sommerville & Co 20 Bank-street 1820
Pigot 1820
- FULTON, George printer Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1772
Married Jacobina daughter to James Tod schoolmaster 15 March
1772.
EdinMarr
- FULTON, George bookseller Glasgow
At James Knox's printing-house in Gibson's wynd 1765
Sold Thomas Taylor's A short account of Alexander Provan.
1765.
NLS Impr Ind
- FULTON, R.F. apprentice printer Glasgow
Glasgow 1820
At the instigation of an emissary of Alexander Richmond, an agent
provocateur of the Government, Fulton was induced for £2 to print a
seditious address which was posted up in Glasgow 1 April 1820. He
was immediately packed off to America, lest he should peach on the
instigators.
Peter Mackenzie. Reminiscences of Glasgow. vol.1 p.135,
1890
- FULTON, Thomas bookbinder Glasgow
131 Trongate 1835-37
125 High Street 1847-49
Initial S. in trade section of Glasgow Directory 1835, probably a
misprint.
Glas Dir; Pigot 1837
- FYFFE [FYFE], Archibald newspaper agent
Edinburgh
bookseller of Messrs. Constable & Co head of Craig's
Close 1819
255 High Street 1820-22
of Chronicle Office 6 Hope Park 1823-24
297 High Street 1825
7 Broughton Street 1826
23 London Road 1827
advertising agent 297 High Street 1828-29
4 Howe Street 1830
glazier same address 1831
Mrs Archibald Fyfe glazier same address 1832
Burgess 28 April 1826.
Edin Dir; EdinBurg
- FYFE, J. & P. lithographers, engravers and
printers Glasgow
22 Argyll Street 1837-40
Glas Dir; Schenck
- FYFE, John apprentice bookseller Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1647
Son to the late James Fyfe, timberman in North Leith, apprenticed
with Andrew Wilson bookseller 13 January 1647.
EdinPren
- FYFE, John R. reporter newspaper office
Edinburgh
of the Scotsman Office 179 Canongate 1834
17 St Patrick Square 1835-43
Theree are two shorthand reports by Fyfe in the National Library
of Scotland, of discussions on church establishments 1838, and the
Corn Laws 1842.
Gray 1834; 1835; Edin Dir
- FYFE, Peter engraver, wood engraver and lithographer
Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1820
William Chambers. Memoir of William and Robert Chambers.
12th ed. Edinburgh and London, 1883, pp.162-163.
- FYFE, Peter lithographer and engraver Glasgow
23 Hutcheson Street 1852-53
Schenck; Johnst3
- GAINES, Daniel printer Dundee
Dundee 1703
Was given £1.4s. by the Presbytery of Dundee 'to help him in
setting up the Art of Printing in Dundee'. Nothing further is known
of him.
Millar
- GAIRDNER, James printer Edinburgh
2 Holyrood Street 1824
New Dir 1824
Edin Dir
- GALBRAITH, Henry printer Dundee and Edinburgh
Henry Galbraith & Co Dundee 1754-58
near to the Main Guard, Dundee 1759-1770
Bull Close opposite the Tron Church, Edinburgh 1771-75
West Bow 1776-83
Henry Galbreath, son of John Galbreath, apprenticed to John
M'Callum printer Glasgow 1750. Married Marion daughter of the
deceased Alexander Burton farmer at Craiglockhart in Collingtoun 30
May 1756. In 1755 he published a newspaper The Dundee Weekly
Intelligencer. His most important works were a folio edition
of Ostervald's Bible with engravings which he issued in
parts, as he afterwards did an edition of the works of Ambrose
Phillips. Millar says these were printed in Holland, but that seems
highly unlikely. He printed at least three chapbooks, A short
account of the behaviour of William Pickworth, from his
condemnation to his death in 1771; a chapbook edition of
The whole prophecies of Thomas the rhymer in the West Bow
1778, and The life and prophecies of Daniel Cargill in the
same year. In the collections for George Chalmers's projected
history of Scottish printing (NLS Adv.MS.81.9.7 folio 168) is a
letter from Thomas Colville, at that time printing in Dundee, which
says that Galbraith was the first printer in Dundee and left there
for Edinburgh in 1772.
Maxted; James Thomson and James McLaren. The history
of Dundee. Dundee, 1874. p.345; Millar; EdinMarr;
Chapbook Printers; NLS Impr Ind; Edin Dir
- GALBRAITH, James bookseller Glasgow
High Street 1783
Glas Dir
- GALBRAITH, John bookseller and circulating library
Edinburgh
Front of the Royal Exchange 1796-97
Member of the Edinburgh Bookseller's Society 3 October 1796.
Notice to creditors & sale of circulating library Herald
& Chronicle 28 October 1797; married Elizabeth daughter of
William Murray farmer, Old Cumnock, Ayrshire 26 January 1798.
NLS Impr Ind; Edin Dir; EdinMarr; Sher. Edinburgh
Booksellers
- GALBRAITH, John Murray music seller Edinburgh
Gow and Galbraith 60 Prince's Street 1826
Music Seller to His Majesty 57 Princes Street 1827-28
Burgess 26 March 1827; Guild Brother 2 July 1828
Edin Dir; EdinBurg
- GALBRAITH, Joseph printer and bookseller Glasgow
Joseph Galbraith & Co 1761-62
Queen Mary's Head in Paul's Closs above the Cross 1763
Joseph Galbraith same address 1765-8
Joseph Galbraith & Co same address 1769
John & Joseph Galbraith same address 1771
Joseph Galbraith same address 1771
Glasgow 1772-82
High St 1783
Glasgow 1784-98
A consignment of Bibles printed for him in Ireland with false
imprints was seized at Irvine 15 September 1773.
NLS Impr Ind; Glas Dir; McDougall. Smugglers
