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- GRAY, William merchant and bookseller Lanark
Sometimes 'Lanerk' 1736-40
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- GRAY, William merchant and bookseller
Prestonpans
Preston (probably Prestonpans) 1740-43
Occasionally sold religious works.
NLS Impr Ind
- GREEN, C.W. papermaker Penicuik
manager at Valleyfield Mill 1850-53
Edin Dir
- GREENHILL, John stationer Edinburgh
10 Bank Street 1825-29
wholesale and retail stationer same address 1830-65
Burgess 25 June 1825.'stationer' Edin Dir 1831, 1835,
1839-41.
Edin Dir; EdinBurg; Pigot 1837
- GREENHILL, Thomas printer Edinburgh
Courant Office Old Fish Market Close 1824-30
Edin Dir; New Dir 1824
- GREENLEES, James bookseller and stationer
Glasgow
96 Hutcheson Street 1815
Glas Dir
- GREENOCK ADVERTISER newspaper office Greenock
17 William Street 1831
3 William Street 1834-36
2 Bank Street 1845
1 Bank Street 1853
Greenock Advertiser and Clyde Commercial Journal 29 Hamilton
Street 1861-75
Started in 1799. James Scott & Alexander Mackenzie printers
1845; last issue 8 April 1884.
Waterloo Directory; Fowler 1831; 1834; 1836; Greenock 1845;
1853; 1861; 1868; 1873; 1875; Newsplan Scotland
- GREENOCK INTELLIGENCER newspaper office Greenock
3 Broad Close 1834-36
Founded 1832. William Clark printer 1834; Dr Kirk editor 1832; A.
Colquhoun editor 1832-36
Waterloo Directory; Newsplan Scotland; Fowler 1834;
1836
- GREENOCK LIBRARY subscription library Greenock
Mason's Hall 28 Charles Street 1831
Mason's Hall 36 Charles Street 1834-36
Watt Building 5 Union Street 1845
Watt Monument 9 Union Street 1853-75
Instituted 1783, a collection of foreign literature was commenced
in 1807 (Appendix to Fowler 1831; 1834); Rev John Dunn
Librarian 1831-36; Mr James Black librarian 1845 (Register p.44
Greenock 1845). In 1831 it contained 8,000 volumes and had
about 230 subscribers; in 1836 it had upwards of 10,000 volumes and
about 231 subscribers. In 1845 the number of volumes was the same,
and it was said to have above 200 subscribers. A catalogue of the
library was printed in 1897.
Fowler 1831; 1834; 1836; Greenock 1845; 1853; 1861; 1868;
1873; 1875
- GREENOCK MECHANICS LIBRARY subscription library
Greenock
4 Sir Michael Street 1834-36
Greenock Mechanics' Institution 7 Sir Michael Street 1845
11 Sir Michael Street 1853-61
13 Sir Michael Street 1868-75
Instituted 1832. It appears in the register of Fowler
1831, but without an address. David M'Leod and John Orr were
librarians in 1831; Thomas Boyd, John Henry and Peter Blair in
1834; Robert Allan in 1836. In 1834 it had 1,000 volumes and 300
members; in 1836 above 1200 volumes and had 300 members. In 1836
The Mechanics Institution built itself a new building with a public
museum as well as the library and a reading room. In 1845 the
library had 2,000 volumes.
Fowler 1831; 1834; 1836; Greenock 1845; 1853; 1861; 1868;
1873; 1875
- GREENOCK OBSERVER newspaper office Greenock
Greenock 1840-44
1 William Street 1845
Greenock 1846
Started 1 April 1840. Printed advertisement Greenock 1845
'The Observer was established in 1840...[and] underwent a
considerable enlargement in February 1843'. Survived until 6 May
1846.
Waterloo Directory; Greenock 1845; Newsplan Scotland
- GREENSHIELDS BROTHERS pianoforte and music sellers
Glasgow
29 Argyll Arcade 1847
19 Argyll Arcade 1849
James Greenshields of Greenshields Brothers listed separately
1847. David and Robert listed separately 1849.
Glas Dir
- GREENSHIELDS, John printers joiner Edinburgh
23e Drummond Street 1833-34
8 Pleasance house - 23 Drummond Street 1835
Edin Dir
- GREIG, D[avid] & J[ohn] printing and copying press
makers Edinburgh
Lothian Road 1844-61
96 Fountainbridge 1862
Fountainhall Works, [96] Fountainbridge 1863-77
John Greig & Sons same address 1878-85
Fountainhouse Works 28-30 Dundee Street 1886-20th Century
Edin Dir
- GREIG, George bookbinder Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1665
His child buried in Greyfriars Churchyard 7 December 1665. There
are two registers kept by separate gravediggers at this date. The
other record for this entry gives the father's name as George
Kairgil. This entry is probably a ghost.
GreyBuri
- GREIG, George printer Kelso
Market Place 1837
Pigot 1837
- GREIG, J. & Sons smiths, machine & steelplate
makers Edinburgh
Lothian Road 1840
printing press makers same address 1843
John Greig junior of 1843.
Edin Dir
- GREIG, John bookseller Edinburgh
261 High Street 1812-17
15 Bank-street 1818-23
Burgess and Guild Brother as apprentice to Manners and Millar
booksellers 28 January 1813.
Edin Dir; EdinBurg; Pigot 1820
- GREIG, John printer Edinburgh
of Neill & Co Old Fishmarket Close 1826
8 Middle Arthur Place 1833
Neills 9 Middle Arthur Place 1834-36
18 Middle Arthur Place 1839-40
433 Lawnmarket 1841-52
John Greig & Son same address 1853-57
6 Old Physic Garden 1858-67
3 Brown Square 1868-74
57 Frederick Street 1875-78
Preses of the Edinburgh Compositors Society 1826. John Thomson
printer was at 8 Middle Arthur Place in 1834-36
Edin Dir; Gray 1833; 1836
- GREIG, John smith Edinburgh
13 Wellington Street 1821-22
110 Rose Street 1823-25
John & William Greig smiths 110 Rose Street
1826-30
John Greig same address 1831-32
John Greig & Sons same address 1833-34
smiths and gasfitters same address 1835
158 Rose Street 1836-39
smiths, machine & steelplate makers Lothian Road
1840-42
printing press makers same address 1843
D[avid] & J[ohn] Greig same address 1844-61
96 Fountainbride 1862
Fountainhall Works, Fountainbridge 1863-66
96 Fountainbridge 1867-75
John Greig junior of 1838-43.
Edin Dir
- GREIG, John saddler and bookseller Glasgow
Glasgow 1730-41
Sold Works by Erskine. Possibly John Greg Hammerman Burgess 28 Nov
1728. He is later called a Cordiner.
NLS Impr Ind
- GRIEG, M. bookseller St Andrews
St Andrews 1747
Sold an Act of Parliament printed in Edinburgh.
NLS Impr Ind
- GREIG, Thomas printer Edinburgh
[John] Walker & [Thomas] Greig Foulis Close 1806-09
Parliament Stairs 1810-30
5 Buccleuch Place [house] 1824-31
204 High Street 1831-35
Thomas Greig 5 Buccleuch Place [house] 1836-37
late printer 24 Buccleuch Street 1838-45
Burgess as apprentice to John Ritchie printer 9 September 1807;
Guild Brother 30 August 1813
Edin Dir; EdinBurg
- GRIER, Archibald bookseller Moffat
Moffat 1735
Thomas Brooks Precious remedies. 5th ed. Glasgow. 1735
was printed for him.
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- GRIERSON, J. bookseller Dumfries
Dumfries 1745-59
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- GRIERSON, John printer Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1682
Married Janet Scott 15 June 1682.
EdinMarr
- GRIEVE [James] & SHEPHERD [Colin] printers
Dundee
6 High Street 1846
Dundee 1846
- GRIEVE, Adam paper maker Dunipace
James Liddell Herbertshire Paper Mill 1789
Daniel Macdonald same address November 1790
Edward and Richard Collins same address 1791-95
Francis Strachan and Gilbert Laing same address 1795-97
Adam Grieve same address 1797-1800
Charles Laing same address 1801-24
Robert Weir same address 1824-33
Andrew Duncan same address 1834-20th Century
William Morehead owner of the Herbertshire estate built a
papermill in 1789, Mill Excise No 39, and leased it to a succession
of tenants. Edward Collins of the Herbertshire Mill was
sequestrated in 1795. In 1824 the mill was bought by Robert Weir a
Glasgow stationer. He leased it to Andrew Duncan in 1834, who
eventually bought it in 1860. He died in 1863 aged 53. The mill
continued in his name until it was bought in 1906 by Carrongrove,
who closed it down in 1908.
Thomson; Ewen Jardine. 'The history of paper mills in
Central Scotland'. IPH Yearbook vol.7 1988 p.81-93
- GRIEVE Alexander papermaker Balbirnie
Robert Tullis's manager at Auchmuchty by Kirkaldy 1809
Markinch Mill, Balbirnie 1816
Markinch Mill, No 14 in the Excise Lists, was founded by Alexander
Grieve in 1816. In the List of Mills 1825 the owner is given as
Janet Grieve.
Thomson
- GRIEVE, Alexander bookbinder Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1771-72
Bell's Wynd 1773-76
Allan's Close 1778-82
President Stairs, Parliament Close 1784-97
Married Barbara daughter of deceast George Low porter in
Gilmertoun in the parish of Liberton 28 July 1771. Daughter Agnes
married Charles Allan bookbinder 24 July 1794. Advertised for
Journeyman Bookbinder Edinburgh Evening Courant 9 March
1789. Burgess 16 February 1792. Apprentice: Robert Alison 11 May
1797, Burgess 11 May 1797.
EdinMarr; Edin Dir; NLS Impr Ind; EdinPren; EdinBurg
- GRIEVE, Archibald bookseller Dumfries
Dumfries 1746-48
Rosamond. an opera was printed for him in Glasgow in
1746.
NLS Impr Ind,
- GRIEVE, David paper maker Balbirnie
Alexander Grieve Markinch Mill, Balbirnie 1816
Janet Grieve Balbirnie in Fife 1825
Grieve & Co Markinch, Balbirnie, Fife 1837-60
Mill 14, Pigot gives the owner as David Greive in 1825
but it was Janet Grieve according to The List of Papermills in
Scotland 1825, and Janet Grieve & Co in 1853 and 1860. In
1876 the mill belonged to Grosset & Dixon.
Pigot 1825; 1837; Thomson
- GRIEVE, David paper maker Loanhead
Springfield Paper Mill 1813
'Died at Springfield Paper Mill, on the 9th February, Mr David
Grieve, one of the partners, and manager of said mill'
Edinburgh Evening Courant 20 February 1813
- GRIEVE, Fullarton printer Cupar and Edinburgh
Fife Sentinel Office Crossgate, opposite the Post Office, Cupar
1843-August 1844
489 Lawnmarket Edinburgh 1846-47
Campbell Cupar; Edin Dir
- GREIVE, James printer Dundee
House 43 Overgate 1846
Of Greive and Shepherd 6 High Street.
Dundee 1846
- GRIEVE, James bookseller and Merchant
Houpeshouse
Perhaps Hopes near Haddington in East Lothian 1757
Sold copies of James Burgh's Britain's remembrancer.
Edinburgh. 1757.
NLS Impr Ind
- GREIVE, Janet paper maker Balbirnie
Markinch Mill, Balbirnie in Fife 1825
Janet Grieve & Co Markinch, Balbirnie, Fife 1837-60
Mill 14, Pigot 1825 gives the owner as David
Grieve.
Pigot 1825; Slater 1852 Thomson
- GRIEVE, Robert bookbinder Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1795
Married Mary daughter of deceased James Farmer coachman 3 July
1795.
EdinMarr
- GRIEVE, Robert bookbinder Edinburgh
32 College Wynd 1824
Edin Dir
- GRIEVE, Walter bookseller Melrose, Jedburgh, Dunse,
Kelso
bookseller, stationer and printer Dunse 1820
bookseller Market Place, Kelso 1825-37
'Bad; Formerly of Melrose, Jedburgh and Dunse and compounded
lately at Dunse "A rolling stone &c."' Oliver and Boyd
Travellers Logbook NLS Acc.5000/78
Pigot 1820; 1825; 1837; Bell
- GRIEVE, William papermaker Lasswade
Kevock Bank Mills 1842-47
Kevock Mill was in the hands of a Mr Sommerville in 1848.
Edin Dir
- GRIFFIN, Richard & Co booksellers and circulating
library Glasgow
75 Hutcheson Street 1819-24
64 Hutcheson Street 1825-28 (but 75 in an imprint in 1826)
wholesale booksellers, publishers, and dealers in fancy
goods Western Bazar [sic] 115 Buchanan Street 1834-37
and stationers and manufacturers of chemical apparatus 24
Canon Street 1839-42
40 Buchanan Street 1844-49
41 West Nile Street 1856
39 & 41 West Nile Street 1857-60
41 West Nile Street 1861
Important publisher of childrens books including a splendid
Book of Trades. John Griffin is listed as a member of the
firm in 1835; John Joseph and Charles in 1840, 1844 and 1849.
Griffin's Chemical Museum was at Prince of Wales Buildings, 40
Buchanan Street in 1844.
Glas Dir; Chapbook Printers; Pigot 1825; 1837
- GROCOTT, Thomas engraver and lithographer
Glasgow
11 and 13 Wellington Arcade 1847
General fancy bazaar and repository for stationery, perfumery
and Berlin wools same address 1847-48
English, French and German toy warehouse and general fancy
bazaar 23 Cambridge Street 1849
Glas Dir; Schenck
- GROOT HAERE [GRAET HAERE, GRYTHER], Peter papermaker
Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1590
James VI granted a privilege for making paper in Scotland in
February 1590 to Peter Graet Haere, and a grant of a monopoly under
the Privy Seal to Pietter Gryther and Michael Kysar almanis on 5
December 1590. Michael Keysar in partnership with Mungo Russell
opened a mill at Dalry very shortly afterwards. Waterston
illustrates a watermark of the royal sign manual IR6 with a crown
from a Privy Council Paper of 15 December 1589, and another with IR
and AR monograms and a crowned thistle from another of 25 January
1593.
Waterston 1; Waterston 2; Thomson
- GROVES, James agent Glasgow
48 Dundas Street 1847
Agent for J. & F. Tallis, publisher, London.
Glas Dir
- GRUBB, John S. music seller Edinburgh
21 Broughton Place 1845-46
19 Gayfield Place 1847-52
1 Gayfield Place 1853-64
25 Forth Street 1865-69
Mrs J.S.Grubb no trade same address 1870-93
Edin Dir
- GRYTHER [GRAET HAERE, GROOT HAERE], Peter papermaker
Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1590
James VI granted a privilege for making paper in Scotland in
February 1590 to Peter Graet Haere, and a grant of a monopoly under
the Privy Seal to Pietter Gryther and Michael Kysar almanis on 5
December 1590. Michael Keysar in partnership with Mungo Russell
opened a mill at Dalry very shortly afterwards. Waterston
illustrates a watermark of the royal sign manual IR6 with a crown
from a Privy Council Paper of 15 December 1589, and another with IR
and AR monograms and a crowned thistle from another of 25 January
1593.
Waterston 1; Waterston 2; Thomson
GUARDIAN newspaper office Glasgow
78 Miller Street 1844
94 Miller Street 1847-49
Glas Dir
- GULLAN, Archibald bookseller Anstruther
Tolbooth Wynd 1837
Pigot 1837
- GULLON [GILLAN], John bookseller Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1719-21
Advertisements in Scots Courant 5 June 1719 and
Edinburgh Evening Courant 26 June 1721.
NLS Impr Ind
- GULLEN, John printer Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1761
Married Euphan Clerk 11 January 1761.
EdinMarr
- GUNN, D. printer Edinburgh
9 South Richmond Street 1835
8 South Richmond Street 1836
Mr D. Gunn of Napier and Gun paper rulers in street index Gray
1836.
Gray 1835
- GUNN, John bookbinder Edinburgh
8 St Andrew Square 1845
15 Clyde Street 1846-52
13 George Street 1853-56
Edin Dir
- GUNN, John black borderer Glasgow
10 Frederick Lane 1847
Glas Dir
- GUNN, Robert newspaper office Edinburgh
of North British Advertiser Office 6 Beaumont Place 1827
Edin Dir
- GUNN, Robert printing machine maker Edinburgh
7 North Bank Street 1833-36
Names too late for insertion Edin Dir 1833.
Edin Dir
- GUNTER, Laurence printer Edinburgh
at Heriot's Bridge in the Grassmarket 1685
In partnership with John Colmar, one of the Dutch printers who
John Cairns brought over to print Murray's Acts, he printed N.
Paterson's A panegyrick to Thomas Kennedie. 1685.
Aldis 1904
- GUTHRIE and ANDERSON booksellers Edinburgh
25 South Bridge, East Side 1788-1805
Guthrie and Anderson same address 1806-14
Alexander Guthrie same address 1815-19
Regent Bridge 1820
Charles Guthrie 8 Waterloo Place 1821-32
C.S. Guthrie 13 Waterloo Place 1833-4
Burgess 28 August 1793; Guild Brother 12 September 1822. 'John
Guthrie' Edin Dir 1790.
NLS Impr Ind; EdinBurg; Edin Dir
- GUTHRIE [John] and TAIT [James] booksellers
Edinburgh
John Guthrie Opposite the Fountainwell, Netherbow 1784-88
2 Nicolson Street 1790-1803
[John] Guthrie and [James] Tait same address 1804-10
4 Nicolson-street 1811-44
41 Clerk Street 1845
Born in the parish of Botriphine in Aberdeenshire. A chapman or
pedlar from the age of eleven, John Guthrie eventually settled in
Edinburgh and set up a bookstall at the Linen Hall in the
Canongate, afterwards opening a shop at the Netherbow. Described as
bookbinder in Edinburgh Directory for 1786; married Elizabeth
daughter of deceased John Huline carpenter in London 8 February
1790. Stationers and Circulating Library 1833-40; Mr John Guthrie
died 10 May 1824, but his partner continued the firm under the name
of Tait & Guthrie.
NLS Impr Ind; Edin Dir; EdinMarr; Pigot 1820; Timperley
890-91; Kay
- GUTHRIE, Alexander bookseller Edinburgh
25 South Bridge, East Side 1788-1805
Guthrie and Anderson same address 1806-14
Alexander Guthrie same address 1815-19
Regent Bridge 1820
Charles Guthrie 8 Waterloo Place 1821-32
C.S. Guthrie 13 Waterloo Place 1833-4
Burgess 28 August 1793; Guild Brother 12 September 1822. 'John
Guthrie' Edin Dir 1790 Member of the Edinburgh
Bookseller's Society 23 June 1790.
NLS Impr Ind; EdinBurg; Edin Dir; Sher. Edinburgh
Booksellers
- GUTHRIE, C.S. bookseller Edinburgh
Waterloo Place 1833-34
Edin Dir
- GUTHRIE, Charles bookseller Edinburgh
8 Waterloo Place 1821-22
and stationer same address 1823-32
13 Waterloo Place 1833-34
Successor to Alexander Guthrie
NLS Impr Ind; Edin Dir
- GUTHRIE, David bookseller Ayr
1 High Street 1852
Slater 1852
- GUTHRIE, David printer Edinburgh
134 High Street 1849-50
243 High Street and 13 Hanover Street 1851
243 High Street and 36 George Street 1852
377 High Street 1853-63
editor Daily Review same address 1864-69
Printer and publisher of the North British
Agriculturalist. Author of Christianity and Natural
Science. Edinburgh, 1866.
Edin Dir
- GUTHRIE, John bookbinder Edinburgh
Opposite Fountain Well 1786
Edin Dir
- GUTHRIE, John bookseller Edinburgh
Opposite the Fountainwell, Netherbow 1784-88
2 Nicolson Street 1790-1803
[John] Guthrie and [James] Tait same address 1804-10
4 Nicolson-street 1811-44
41 Clerk Street 1845
Born in the parish of Botriphine in Aberdeenshire. A chapman or
pedlar from the age of eleven, he eventually settled in Edinburgh
and set up a bookstall at the Linen Hall in the Canongate,
afterwards opening a shop at the Netherbow. Described as bookbinder
in Edinburgh Directory for 1786; married Elizabeth daughter of
deceased John Huline carpenter in London 8 February 1790. Member of
the Edinburgh Bookseller's Society 19 August 1790. The National
Library of Scotland has John Guthrie's Catalogue 1802. Stationers
and Circulating Library 1833-40; Mr John Guthrie died 10 May 1824,
but his partner continued the firm under the name of Tait &
Guthrie.
NLS Impr Ind; Edin Dir; EdinMarr; Pigot 1820; Timperley
890-91; Kay; Sher. Edinburgh Booksellers
- GUTHRIE, John bookseller Edinburgh
8 Waterloo Place 1821
Charles Guthrie same address 1821-32
13 Waterloo Place 1833-4
Born 1789 died 1821.
NLS Impr Ind
- GUTHRIE, William newspaper editor Kelso
Victoria Cottage 1852
Editor of the Kelso Mail
Slater 1852
H, I. printer Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1663
Printed Pleasant history of Roswall and Lillian in
Edinburgh in 1663.
Aldis 1904
- HADDEN, Alexander bookseller Glasgow
155 High Street 1835-37
and stationer same address 1840
181½ High Street 1844-49
'and 181½ High Street' Trade index 1840
Glas Dir; Pigot 1837
- HADON, John apprentice bookseller Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1718
John Hadon, son of James Hadon merchant of Douglas, apprenticed to
John Paton bookseller Edinburgh 1718.
Maxted
- HADDEN, John bookseller and stationer Glasgow
179 High Street 1849
Glas Dir
- HADDOW, John apprentice bookseller Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1718
Son to deceased James Haddow, Merchant in Douglas, apprenticed to
John Paton bookseller 26 November 1718.
EdinPren
- HAGEN, van see VAN HAGEN
- HAIG & WHITE papermakers Pennicuick
Esk Mills (Valleyfield) after 1775
'In 1775 the first buildings at Esk Mills were erected by Peter
Brotherstone. Soon after this date, Messrs Haig & White became
associated with the firm whose chief product was cotton, but from
the beginning about one ton of paper was made weekly... in 1804 the
buildings were advertised for sale in the Edinburgh Evening
Courier.'
Esk Mills Jubilee 1898-1848. Pennicuick; Printed for
James Brown & Co 1948.
- HAIG, Henry engraver Edinburgh
St John's Close 1825-27
7 Brighton Street 1828-48
Died 4 January 1848
Edin Dir; Pigot 1837; Johnst3
- HAIG, John stationer Edinburgh
35 Hanover Street 1828
Edin Dir
- HAISTIE, David printer Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1685
Married Margaret Chalmers 10 December 1685.
EdinMarr
- HALDANE, [James]. & Co engravers and copperplate
printers Glasgow
Argyll Street 1789
Donald's Land, 154 Trongate 1790-1806
James Haldane 626 Argyll Street 1807-25
42 Argyll Street 1826-38
James Halden same address 1839-43
Born 13 June 1767. Married Janet Thomson 31 December 1810. Died
Glasgow 19 June 1843. He left money to found the Haldane Academy of
the Fine Arts. In 1869 the trustees contributed towards the funds
of the Government School of Design, which had been founded in 1840,
and which was then renamed the Glasgow School of Art and Haldane
Academy. It was known by this name till 1892, when it became simply
the Glasgow School of Art.
Glas Dir; Pigot 1825; Pigot 1837; Bush.2; Johnst3
- HALIBURTON, Isabel paper maker Colinton
Upper Spylaw Mill 1703-07
Widow of James Lithgow who started the mill in 1681.
Thomson
- HALIBURTON [HALLIBURTON], John bookseller, stationer and
stamp office Coldstream
Coldstream 1825-37
Stamp Office Pigot 1837
Pigot 1837
- HALIBURTON, Robert paper maker Colinton
Upper Spylaw Mill 1687
In December 1687 James Lithgow signed an agreement to teach
Haliburton how to make paper.
Thomson
- HALIBURTON, William apprentice stationer
Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1668
Son to Thomas Haliburton of Newmaynes, apprenticed to Robert
Browne stationer 2 December 1668.
EdinPren
- HALIDAY, [John] and FERRIER, [William] bookbinders
Edinburgh
Old Fishmarket Close 1810
42 Old Fishmarket Close 1811
John Haliday same address 1812-16
1 James Square 1817-18
Edin Dir
- HALIDAY, John bookbinder Edinburgh
John Haliday and William Ferrier Old Fishmarket Close 1810
42 Old Fishmarket Close 1811
John Haliday same address 1812-16
1 James Square 1817-18
Edin Dir
- HALKET, George printer Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1793
Married Marion daughter of James Robertson porter 30 December
1793.
EdinMarr
- HALL and MUIR bookbinders Edinburgh
Back of the Fountain Well, High Street 1810
Edin Dir
- HALL & SLAVERT librarians Peebles
Peebles 1852
Public Library and Reading Room.
Slater 1852
- HALL, David apprentice printer Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1729
Son to James Hall, of Westfield, apprenticed to John Mosman &
William Brown His Majesty's Printers 16 April 1729
EdinPren; Maxted
- HALL, James paper maker Cathcart
Newlands Mill 1716-63
Burgess and Guild Brother of Glasgow gratis at the desire of Lord
Pollok 4 December 1716. Will registered of Isobel Lang, lawful
daughter of Robert Lang, Comptroller of H.M. Customs of Glasgow and
spouse of James Hall, paper maker at the New Paper Mill of Cathcart
28 February 1763.
GlasBurg; GlasTest; Thomson
- HALL, John printer Glasgow
Near the middle of the Saltmarket 1750-60
NLS Impr Ind
- HALL, Joseph lithographer Edinburgh
of the Diorama 3 Hope Street, Charlotte Square 1828-29
Diorama, Lothian Road 1830-32
lithographer and Diorama Lothian Road 1833-45
late lithographer 33 Howe Street 1846
Specimen in advertisement Edin Dir 1835; illustration of
his office in view of Diorama and Cosmorama and advertisement
'Specimen of Pen & Ink Lithography 1835.
Edin Dir; Pigot 1837; Schenck
- HALLIBURTON, John bookseller & subdistributor of
stamps Coldstream
Coldstream 1852
Slater 1852
- HALIDAY, [John] and FERRIER, [William] bookbinders
Edinburgh
Old Fishmarket Close 1810
42 Old Fishmarket Close 1811
John Haliday same address 1812-16
1 James Square 1817-18
Edin Dir
- HALLIDAY, David bookseller Dumfries
163 High Street 1825
bookseller and printer 113 High Street 1837
Old Council Chambers 150 High Street 1852
Pigot 1825; 1837; Slater 1852
- HALLIDAY, David bookseller and stationer
Edinburgh
51 South Bridge 1836
57 South Bridge Street 1837
Edin Dir; Pigot 1837; Gray 1836
- HALLIDAY, David bookseller & library
Lockerbie
High Street 1852
Slater 1852
- HALLIDAY, George apprentice bookbinder Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1712
Son to deceased George Halliday, Merchant, apprenticed to George
Steuart bookbinder 19 November 1712.
EdinPren
- HALLIDAY, James bookbinder Inverkeithing
Inverkeithing 1852
Slater 1852
- HALLIDAY, John printer Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1784
Married Margaret daughter of James Graham mason 21 May 1784.
EdinMarr
- HALIDAY, John bookbinder Edinburgh
John Haliday and William Ferrier Old Fishmarket Close 1810
42 Old Fishmarket Close 1811
John Haliday same address 1812-16
1 James Square 1817-18
Edin Dir
- HALLIDAY, John general merchant and bookseller
Sanquar
Sanquhar 1825-37
'Good; a General merchant' Oliver and Boyd Travellers Logbook NLS
Acc.5000/78; not in Pigot 1821 bookseller and stationer
and agent for the Caledonian Fire Office also Grocer and Spirit
deale and Stocking Dealer 1825; in 1837 he is still listed as
Grocer & Spirit Dealer & Wine Merchant, Woolstapler and
Stationer.
Bell; Pigot 1825; 1837
- HAMILTON [Gavin] and BALFOUR [John] booksellers, printers,
paper makers and auctioneers Edinburgh
Gavin Hamilton bookseller Opposite to the Parliament
Closs 1730-36
Gavin Hamilton & John Balfour same address 1739-64
printers Hamilton Balfour and Neill 1749-59
Hamilton Balfour Neill and John Reid 1759-60
paper maker Gavin Hamilton Bogsmill, Colinton
1756-60
Gavin Hamilton and John Balfour same address 1761-64
Gavin Hamilton same address 1764-67
Dr Robert Hamilton same address 1767-74
John Balfour 1774-1813
Kate's Mill, Colinton 1783-1830
1704-1767. Gavin Hamilton acquired the lease of Bogsmill in 1756.
The partnership with Balfour was dissolved in 1762 but the firm was
carried on by John Balfour under old name until 1764; Hamilton,
Balfour and Neill were Printers to the University 1754-62. The
papermaking partnership was also dissolved in 1762 but continued by
Balfour under the same name until 1764. Apprentices: John Yair 4
June 1735; Thomas Punton, son of Archibald Punton, apprenticed to
Gavin Hamilton & Co booksellers Edinburgh 1744; John Johnston
23 May 1750; David Sloas 23 February 1751; Thomas Denham 9 January
1754; Walter Balfour apprenticed to Hamilton and Balfour
booksellers Edinburgh 1754.
NLS Impr Ind; EdinMarr; EdinPren; Waterston 2;
Maxted
- HAMILTON [Gavin], BALFOUR [John] and NEILL [Patrick]
printers Edinburgh
printers Hamilton Balfour and Neill 1749-59
Hamilton Balfour Neill and Reid [John] 1759-60
Hamilton, Balfour and Neill were Printers to the University
1754-62. Apprentices: John Johnston 23 May 1750; Thomas Denham 9
January 1754; Walter Balfour apprenticed to Hamiltonand Balfour
booksellers, Edinburgh 1754..
NLS Impr Ind; EdinMarr; EdinPren; Maxted
- HAMILTON [David] and MULLER [J.M.?] pianoforte and music
seller Edinburgh
116 George Street 1839-44
David Hamilton same address 1845
Hamilton and Muller same address 1846-89
David Hamilton organ builder same address 1839-41; J.M. Muller
teacher of music 21 Heriot Row 1839. No other Mullers in Edin
Dir 1839. London Pianoforte Warehouse 1841
Edin Dir
- HAMILTON, Alexander bookbinder Edinburgh
9 High School-yards 1820
Pigot 1820
- HAMILTON, Daniel newspaper office Edinburgh
of the Witness Office 10 St Patrick Square 1845
19 George IV Bridge 1846
1 East Adam Square 1847-51
Edin Dir
- HAMILTON, David musicseller Edinburgh
David Hamilton & Co pianforte makers 63 North Bridge
1822-23
David Hamilton musical instrument maker same address
1824
organ and piano builder 3 Hanover Street 1825-27
30 St Andrew Street 1828-32
and musicseller? same address 1833-34
organ builder and organist of St John's Chapel same
address 1835-37
116 George Street 1838
Hamilton and Muller same address 1839-89
Edin Dir
- HAMILTON, Gavin (Galvinus) bookseller, printer, paper maker
and auctioneer Edinburgh
bookseller Opposite to the Parliament Closs 1730-36
Gavin Hamilton & John Balfour same address 1739-64
printers Hamilton Balfour and Neill 1749-59
Hamilton Balfour Neill and John Reid 1759-60
paper maker Gavin Hamilton Bogsmill, Colinton
1756-60
Gavin Hamilton and John Balfour same address 1761-64
Gavin Hamilton same address 1764-67
Dr Robert Hamilton same address 1767-74
John Balfour 1774-1813
Kate's Mill, Colinton 1783-1830
1704-1767. Gavin Hamilton acquired the lease of Bogsmill in 1756.
The partnership with Balfour was dissolved in 1762, but the firm
was carried on by John Balfour under old name until 1764; Hamilton,
Balfour and Neill were Printers to the University 1754-62. The
papermaking partnership was also dissolved in 1762 but continued by
Balfour under the same name until 1764. The National Library of
Scotland has A Catalogue of exceeding curious and valuable
books to be sold in the shop of Gavin Hamilton & John
Balfour. Edinburgh, 1764. Daughter, Miss Louisa married the
Rev. Mr James Woodrow Minister at Dunlop 22 April 1759.
Apprentices: John Yair 4 June 1735; Thomas Punton, son of Archibald
Punton was apprenticed to Gavin Hamilton & Co booksellers
Edinburgh 1744; John Johnston 23 May 1750; David Sloas 23 February
1751; Thomas Denham 9 January 1754.
NLS Impr Ind; EdinMarr; EdinPren; Maxted; Waterston
2
- HAMILTON, George apprentice bookseller Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1646
Son to John Hamilton, indweller in Edinburgh, apprenticed with
Duncan Muir [or rather Munn] bookseller 23 December 1646.
EdinPren
- HAMILTON, George bookseller, stationer and musicseller
Edinburgh
34 Nicholson Street 1825-29
54 Nicolson Street 1830-33
Edin Dir; Pigot 1825
- HAMILTON, James bookseller Borthwick
Borthwick 1724-28
Sold a number of works by Ralph Erskine.
NLS Impr Ind
- HAMILTON, James bookseller Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1724
Ralph Erskine's Law-death. Edinburgh, 1724 sold by
him.
NLS Impr Ind
- HAMILTON, James of Little Earnock paper maker
Restalrig and Edinburgh
Restalrig [Clockmill] Mill 1690-93
[shop] on the South side of the head of the Canongate a little
above St John's Cross Edinburgh 1691
Bought from Peter Bruce his patent for playing cards and his
papermill at Restalrig in 1690. The papermill was on the 'River of
Tumble' and is perhaps the clockmill of Clockmill Lane. A clock
mill is a watermill with a horizontal wheel used when a stream was
too shallow to take a vertical wheel. Two sets of his 'Cards
armorial containing the Arms of the four Kingdoms' are in the
National Library of Scotland.
Waterston 1; 2; 3; Thomson
- HAMILTON, James bookseller Strathaven
'Strathven' 1761
Appears in subscription list of Confessions of faith.
Glasgow: Bryce. 1761
NLS Impr Ind
- HAMILTON, John circulating library Dundee
High Street 1824
2 High Street, South side 1829
Dundee 1824; 1829
- HAMILTON, John bookbinder Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1658-71
Burgess by right of father John Hamilton stabler 15 September
1658. Married Agnes Gibsoun 6 October 1659. His daughter Janet
buried in Greyfriars Churchyard 3 October 1671. There are two books
for this date. the other record calls him stabler, perhaps in
mistake for his father. Apprentice: Patrick Woodrow 8 December
1658.
EdinBurg; EdinMarr; GreyBuri; EdinPren
- HAMILTON, John apprentice stationer Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1674
Son to John Hamilton in Prestoun, apprenticed to Henry Lesly
stationer 16 December 1674.
EdinPren
- HAMILTON, John printer Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1696
A child buried in Greyfriars Churchyard 1 April 1696.
GreyBuri
- HAMILTON, John journeyman bookseller Edinburgh
Foot of Burnet's Close and at Murray & Cochrane's Craig's
Close 1767
Editor of Companion for the festivals and fasts of the Church
of England. Edinburgh Evening Courant 4 May
1767.
NLS Impr Ind
- HAMILTON, John music seller and stationer
Edinburgh
24 North Bridge 1799-1811
14 Princes Street Suppl to Edin Dir 1811
26 Princes Street 1812-13
Born 1761, John Hamilton was a song-writer and contributed to
Johnson's Museum. Also wrote The Chronicle of Scottish
Poetry. Among his songs was Up in the morning early.
Burgess of Edinburgh 2 June 1803. Died 23 September 1814.
DNB: Edin Dir; EdinBurg
- HAMILTON, John bookseller, stationer, music seller and map
seller Edinburgh
15 South St Andrew Street 1831-38
Edin Dir; Pigot 1837
- HAMILTON, John merchant and stationer Glasgow
Glasgow 1653 - before 1717
Burgess as serving apprentice with James Sanderis stationer 18
March 1653. John Craig hammerman in Partick Burgess of Glasgow as
married to Christine daughter to deceased John Hamilton stationer
13 March 1717.
GlasBurg
- HAMILTON, John bookseller Glasgow
Glasgow 1737-38
Sold two works by Isaac Ambrose.
NLS Impr Ind
- HAMILTON, Robert paper maker Colinton
Bogsmill Paper Mill near Colinton 1767-74
A Doctor, Sold the mill to John Balfour in 1774
NLS Impr Ind
- HAMILTON, Robert running stationer Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1784-92
Married Elizabeth daughter of Joseph Thomson printer in Glasgow 14
December 1784. Witness at the trial of Walter Berry and James
Robertson for publishing a seditious libel 1792.
EdinMarr; Trial of Walter Berry and James Robertson
Edinburgh,1792
- HAMILTON, Robert bookbinder Edinburgh
Old Assembly Close 1809-11
Back [or Parliament] Stairs 1812-23
stationer 22 St Andrew's Square pocket book and jewel
case maker 12 West Register Street 1824
Ornamental stationer to His Majesty 22 St Andrews Square
1825-26
22 South St Andrews Street 1827-29
R. Hamilton stationer to the King and bookbinder 2 Rose
Street 1830
Robert Hamilton bookseller to the King 19 Queen Street
1834-37
bookseller same address 1838-45
4 Hunter Square 1846-58
Robert Hamilton, Parliament Stair, bookbinder and stationer
Burgess and Guild Brother 9 April 1816. Sequestration in SRO
1830.
Edin Dir; New Dir 1824 'manufactory 12 East
Register Street'; not in Edin Dir 1831; John Morris 'An Egyptian
binding by Robert Hamilton, Edinburgh 1820' (English and Foreign
Bookbindings 50)' Book Collector xxxviii,514-5 (1989);
Ramsden; EdinBurg; SRO CS231/H/2/19
- HAMILTON, Robert bookseller Edinburgh
21 Broughton Place 1825
Pigot 1825
- HAMILTON, Robert die stamp and seal engraver
Glasgow
114 Trongate 1840-44
190 Trongate 1847
Glas Dir
- HAMILTON, Robert bookseller Hamilton
Hamilton 1713
Andrew Cant's Sermon preached after the renovation of the
National Covenant printed for him 1713.
NLS Impr Ind
- HAMILTON, William bookseller Edinburgh
Below the Laigh Coffee-House 1732
Opposite to the Cross 1735-53
William Hamilton, son of William Hamilton deceased, apprenticed to
James Davidson bookseller Edinburgh 1722. Joint auction with Allan
Ramsay Caledonian Mercury 25 November 1736. Apprentice:
James Wood 22 May 1745.
NLS Impr Ind; EdinPren; Maxted
- HAMILTON, William paper maker Pennicuick and
Colinton
Pennicuick 1716
Redhall Mill 1716-18
Son of James Hamilton of Restalrig Mill.
Thomson
- HAMILTON, William stationer and circulating library
Glasgow
139 Renfield Street 1835-40
and printer same address 1844
bookseller, stationer, librarian and printer 139 and 141
Renfield Street 1847-49
Published a series under the title The comic songster.
The National Library of Scotland has the second edition of
No.XXIII, of 1839.
Glas Dir; Pigot 1837; Chapbook Printers
- HAMPTON, John bookseller Brechin
High Street 1846
House East Mill.
Angus 1846
- HAMPTON, Walter bookbinder and stationer Leith
16 Dock Street 1842
Edin Dir
- HANNA [HANNIN], John printer Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1696
His son William buried in Greyfriars Churchyard 21 June 1696; his
widow Margaret Moor 28 May 1698.
GreyBuri
- HANNAY, James bookseller Curghie
Curghie 1852
Slater 1852
- HARDEN, John and Company printers of the Caledonian
Mercury Edinburgh
Fishmarket Close 1810-12
Burgess in right of wife Jessie, daughter of Robert Allan banker
28 March 1811. Printer of The Caledonian Mercury.
Edin Dir; EdinBurg
- HARDIE, J. printer Edinburgh
142 High Street 1826-27
Edin Dir
- HARDIE, J. Merchant Old Meldrum
Old Meldrum 1781
Took in subscriptions for Samuel Rutherfoord's Letters.
Advertisement in Howie's Scots Worthies. 1781
NLS Impr Ind
- HARDIE, James bookbinder Edinburgh
Gosford's Close, Lawnmarket 1793-97
Edin Dir
- HARDIE [HARDY], James newspaper office Edinburgh
of Gazette Office 5 North Bank Street 1837-40
12 North Bank Street 1841
13 North Bank Street 1842-46
Edin Dir
- HARDIE, Robert printer Edinburgh
Weekly Chronicle Office Parliament Stairs 1820-22
Parliament Stairs 1823
University Printing Office Parliament Stairs 1824-25
Parliament Stairs 1829-30
University Printing Office 1 Park Street 1831-32
53 George Street 1833-35
32 Thistle Street 1836-44
Robert Hardie & Co 77 Rose Street 1845
20 Frederick Street 1846-58
20 Frederick Street and 77 Rose Street 1859-70
77 Rose Street 1871-95
Not in 1826-28. Robert Hardie & Co published a series called
Hardie's Rides upon Railways to Picturesque Places. The
National Library of Scotland has one for The Caledonian Railway,
Carlisle Section. [1848]; and another called The Handbook of
the trip to Dirleton and North Berwick by The North Britiah
Railway. Edinburgh [ca 1850]. 'Overseer, Stevenson's Office,
Law Department' Gray's Dir 1832.
Edin Dir
- HARDIE, Samuel printer Edinburgh
Canongate 1728
Married Ann daughter to the deceased Patrick Christy dyer in
Edinburgh 22 November 1728.
CanonMarr
- HARKNESS, Thomas printer Dumfries
150 High Street 1852
Slater 1852
- HARPER, John apprentice stationer Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1673
Son to Robert Harper tailor, apprenticed to Gedeon Shaw stationer
11 February 1673.
EdinPren
- HARRIS engraver Stirling
Kirkwoods 1790-1810
Johnst3
- HARRIS, Mrs stationer Edinburgh
Thomas Harris 15 Leith Street 1807-09
Mrs Harris same address 1810
29 Leith Street 1811-14
15 Broughton Street 1815-16
Edin Dir
- HARRIS, Andrew bookseller and stationer
Edinburgh
45 Princes Street 1848
and pocket-book, jewel and dressing-case maker same
address 1849
Edin Dir
- HARRIS, James paper maker Glasgow
32 Bell-street 1820
Pigot 1820
- HARRIS, James rag and paper merchant Glasgow
30 Bell Street 1818-20
Glas Dir
- HARRIS, Thomas stationer Edinburgh
Thomas Harris 15 Leith Street 1807-09
Mrs Harris same address 1810
29 Leith Street 1811-14
15 Broughton Street 1815-16
Edin Dir
- HARRISON, Benjamin printseller and stationer
Edinburgh
33 George Street 1832
Edin Dir
- HARROWER & BROWN general printers and engravers
Glasgow
59 Trongate 1847
and lithographers 11 St Andrew's Square 1848-50
Glas Dir; Schenck