Burgesses and Guild Brethren of Glasgow – 1573 to 1750
Transcribed from the Scottish Record Society – Burgesses and Guild
Brethren of Glasgow – 1573 to 1750
B = Burgess
GB = Guild brethern
F = Freeman
1.
John Douglas , maltman, B and
F gratis, at request of my lord Duke of Levenox – 25 May 1599
Walter Douglas, maltman, B and F, as mar. the dau. of a burgess
gratis – 3 July 1599
George Douglas, page to his lordship, B and
F gratis – 23 May, 1601
John Douglas, B and F gratis – 1 Sept
1601
Robert Douglas, maltman, B, as mar. (-) Dau. To Patrick Drew
– 3 Dec 1612
John Douglas, also his servitor (Sir Alexander Hay)
B gratis – 6 Dec 1612
John Douglas, maltman, B, as mar. Helen 1.
dau. To dec. John Ottirburn, maltman, burgess – 20 Sept 1621
Walter Douglas, of Keystoun, B gratis – 30 Sept 1629
William
Douglas, his servant (Lord William Dalkeith, B gratis) – 11 Feb 1631
Lord Archibald Douglas, B gratis – 6 Oct 1632
Francis Douglas,
brother to the said earl (Lord Archibald Douglas, B gratis) – 6 Oct
1632
Richard Douglas, B gratis – 6 Oct 1632
James Douglas, B
gratis – 6 Oct 1632
Robert Douglas, brother to the laird of
Glenbervie, B gratis – 6 Oct 1632
Sir Archibald Douglas, younger
of Maynes, B gratis – 30 July 1633
Robert Douglas, of Blakestoun,
B gratis – 30 July 1633
John Douglas, son to John D of
Killiwarrane, B gratis – 30 July 1633
John Douglas, of Blaquharne,
B gratis – 30 July 1633
Alexander Douglas, hatmaker, B and GB, as
mar. Jean 1. dau. to Walter Douglas, sometime one of the bailies, B
and GB gratis – 15 April 1645
2
Sir Joseph Douglas, Knight, of
Poumpoherstoun, B and GB gratis – 5 April 1649
Patrick Douglas, B
– 5 Apr 1650
William Douglas, B – 5 Apr 1650
Douglas, ane
noble and potent Marquis James, Marquis of Douglas, Earl Angus, Lord
Abernethie and Jedburghforrest, B and GB gratis – 23 Nov 1663
Douglas, Lord James, youngest 1. son to dec William, Marquis of
Douglas, B and GB gratis - 23 Nov 1663
John Douglas, son to Sir
John D, of Barres, servitor to William, Duke of Hamilton, B and GB
gratis - 23 Nov 1663
William Douglas, page to the Marquis of
Douglas, B and GB gratis - 23 Nov 1663
Robert Douglas, servitor
to Major Alexander Thomesoun, B gratis, at the desire of his master
– 23 May 1665
Walter Douglas, page to the Marquis of Montrose, B
and BG gratis – 13 Aug 1665
William Douglas, maltman, B as
serving appr, with dec. James Selkrig, wright, burgess, and William
S, his son since his decease – 25 Apr 1667
John Douglas, cordiner,
B as serving appr. with John Wilson, cordiner, B and GB; gratis, for
reasons known to the magistrates and the Dean of the Guild and his
brethren – 14 Aug 1679
Edward Douglas, weaver, B, wife – 28 Apr
1688
George Douglas, cordiner, B, wife – 12 July 1689
Rt Hon.
Sir William Douglas, colonel of one of HM regiments of foot, B and
GB gratis – 5 Apr 1891
Major John Douglas, of Col. George
Hamilton’s regiment, B and GB gratis – 3 Aug 1700
James Douglas,
factor in Camphere, B and GB gratis – 26 Sept 1700
James Douglas,
quartermaster in the Royal regiment of dragoons, B and GB gratis –
12 Feb 1702
3
Lieut Robert Douglas, in Major-General
Maitland’s regiment, B gratis – 6 May 1706
William Douglas,
provisor to the Duke of Atholl, B gratis – 20 Jan 1707
John
Douglas, maltman, B, father – 14 Feb 1710
His Excellency Walter
Douglas, of Bads, Governor and Captain General in and over all HM
Leeward and Carubie Islands, and vice-admiral of the same, B gratis
– 17 Nov 1712
Alexander Douglas, feltmaker in Edinburgh, B and GB
gratis – 11 May 1713
James Douglas, coachman, B and GB gratis –
10 Dec 1713
Captain William Douglas, in Brigadier Grant’s
regiment, B and GB gratis – 9 Sept 1715
His Grace Archibald, Duke
of (Douglas), B and GB gratis – 29 Sept 1715
Archibald Douglas,
of Cavers, B and GB gratis – 29 Sept 1715
John Douglas, maltman
in Barloch, B as mar. Margaret 1 dau. to dec William Douglas,
maltman, burgess – 14 Feb 1717
Edward Douglas, weaver, B as eld.
1 son to Edward D, weaver, burgess – 17 June 1718
Patrick
Douglas, serjeant in Shannon’s regiment, B and GB gratis – 12 Dec
1718
Archibald Douglas, son to Cavers, B and GB gratis – 5 Oct
1719
Mr James, junior, merchant in London, B and GB gratis – 17
Aug 1720
Andrew Douglas, smith in Dudieston, B and GB gratis – 28
Mar 1722
David Douglas, of Brigadier Douglas’ late regiment of
foot, B and GB gratis – 27 Sept 1723
David Douglas, weaver, B and
GB, as serving appr. with John Jamieson, weaver, B and GB – 6 June
1741
Neil Douglas, late servant to Mr John Poeterfield, advocate,
B and GB gratis, conform to act of council dated 17 Sept 1740 – 1
June 1745
4
James Douglas, merchant, B and GB as mar. Mary 1.
dau. to dec John McLea, tailor, B and GB – 19 May 1748
John
Douglas, of Mains, B and GB gratis, at the desire of the Dean of
Guild – 5 Oct 1750
Note: In both Scottish
Record Society Transcriptions on the Burgesses and Guild Brethren of
Glasgow 1. 1573 to 1750 and 2. 1751 to 1846 – I think that the
number 1. indicates Merchant rank as opposed to number 2. which is
Craft rank.
B = Burgess
GB = Guild Brother
F = Freeman of
the burgh
In the preface to Volume 43 of the Scottish Record
Society - Glasgow - 1573 to 1750 it states -
“...From the
earliest times the regulation of the admission of Burgesses was in
the hands of the community, and as representing the community, the
power lay with the Town Council...Burgesses were received and sworn
in presence of the Magistrates and Council, and their entries are
engrossed in the Minute Books of the town. This procedure continued
for some thirty-five years, but by an act of council dated 7th
October 1609 the right was transferred to the Dean of the Guild and
his Council, and thereafter the admissions are recorded in the Act
Books of that Court.
In the Register there are several distinct
classes of Burgesses, who, though all nominally admitted to the
burgh had different privileges conferred upon them. Up to the year
1605 the Burgess Freemen of Glasgow were all simple Burgesses and no
more, whether belonging to the Merchant class or to the Crafts...”
Because of discord between the merchants and craftsmen a ‘Letter of
Guildry’ was introduced in 1605 -
“...By this letter a Dean of
Guild and his Council was established and provision (was) made for
the institution of the brotherhood...”
5
A Freeman who did not
make the choice to enter a Guild ‘remained outside the Guildry and
continued as a simple Burgess’.
Another class of Burgess, the
‘Honorary Burgesses’ were persons admitted gratis by favour of the
town council.
“...Burgess tickets granted to ordinary entrants
were written on small pieces of parchment, but those presented to
persons of distinction were more or less ornate in character...”
Compiled by: Sally E Douglas - 4 January 2013
See also:
Burgesses and Guild Brethren of Glasgow – 1751 to 1846
Glasgow merchants
Glasgow records
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