1741. Jan. 31. Oct. 10.

Thomas Fraser, mert; Alex' Christall, maltster.

Robert Hadden, shoemaker.

17. Alex Bean, farmer and merchant; William Leith, tobacconist mert; John Wallace, gardner; Peter Mutch, blacksmith.

1742. Jan. 16. Mathew Dalgarno, merch and wright; John Mitchell, shoemaker in Spithill; James Milne, shoemaker; James Birnie, shoemaker in Spithill; James Moir, shoemaker and mert, eldest son in life to George Moir, mert.

Apr. 10. James Fruce, taylior; James Harper, taylior.

Sept. 25. Joseph Mackie, maltster; George Balfour, gairdner;
Alex' Smith, mert; Wm Toash, barbor and wig-maker; George
Paul, gairdner; James Beaverly, taylior.

1743. Sept. 3. Alex' Hill, only son to James Hill, mer1; James Swap, maltster; John Catto, weaver.

10. John Jamison, taylior; Wm Aberdein, taylior in Roisk in the parioch of Old Meldrum.

24. William Rainy, mert; James Anderson, taylor; William Catto, taylor.

Nov, 26.

1744. Mar. 17.

Apr. 25.

May 5.

Alexander Moir, taylior.

Alexander Gill, flesher at foul Pooll of Murcur.

Robert Rea, mert in Mountjoy.

Robert Cruikshank, eldest son to Robert Cruikshank, maltster; John Aberdein, eldest son to William Aberdein, taylior.

Aug. II. William Beaverly, wheelwright, only son to James
Beaverly, wright; Jon Cruikshank, wheelwright; Alexander
Cruikshank, wheelwright; Alexander Christy, saddler.

Sept. 29. John Auld, merchant in Old Abdn.

Nov. 10. Andrew Hunter, baiker; James Day, quechmaker.

1745. June 29. William Lauson, mert; James Aiken, mert; John

Thomson, weaver.

1746. Oct. 18. James Clark, eldest son of James Clark, merch'; James Bradfutt, merchant; John Gordon, merchant.

5. Peter Murray, mercht; James Allan, gairdner; James Thomson, farmer; James Fawns, farmer.

1747. Sept. 19. Alexander Farquhar, merch'; George Angus, merch';

Andrew Balfour, merch', son of a burgess; Robert Skene, farmer.

1747. Oct. 10.

1748. Jan. 16.

July 2.

John Mackie, wright.

John Mcintosh, shoemaker.

Mr James Dalgarno, merchant, son to Bail. Dalgarno; George Balfour, mercht; Will. Fides, dyster, as merch'; James Anderson, farmer.

Oct. 1. John Kennedy, merch'; Andrew Davidson, farmer. Nov. 12. Geo: Paul, gairdner and merch'; James Fruce, taylor, as merch; John Aberdein, taylor, as merch'; George Laing, farmer; Alex. Leslie, flesher; John Laws, flesher; John Chalmers, flesher, son of a burgess; Peter Mutch, smith, as mercht.

1749. Jan. 10. Alexander Sadler, flesher; William Craig, flesher; William Leslie, flesher; Thomas Nicol, flesher; John Anderson, flesher.

30. William Gavin, tayler.

May 6. Hector Ritchie, shoemaker.

July 15. James Dunbar, merch'; Henry Selbie, weaver.

1750. Jan. 13. Alex' Henderson, eldest son to Wm Henderson, taylor; John Ferguson, son to Chas Ferguson, flesher; George Stead, flesher.

Apr. 7. James Smith, merch'; John Mellis, mercht.

Sept. 17. James Cantly, mercht; Alex' Duncan, merch'; Alex'
Forrest, barber, son of a burgess.

29. James Thomson, saddler, son to Alex. Thomson, cooper. Oct. 13. Alex' George, merch'; Peter Hadden, shoemaker, now merch; John Paton, shoemaker, son to Andrew Paton, shoemaker.

1751. Apr. 1.

Alex' Lillie, shoemaker; John Crushank, baker.
June 21. Peter Lendrum, merch'; John Cumming, merch';
George Cumming, wright, son of a burgess.

Oct. 10.

David Turriff, merch', son of a burgess; James Thomson, merch', son of a burgess; John Swap, skinner, son of a burgess.

1752. Jan. 4. James Bruce, merchant.

Sept. 29. John Smith, younger, blacksmith; Thomas Schivas, gardner.

Oct. 28. William Mitchell, mercht; Wm Fawns, eldest son of Jas. Fawns; Alex Moir, merch', son to Alex. Moir, merch1 and tayler.

1753. June 9.

1754. May 11.

July 27.

Alexander Bean, merch'.

Donald Fraser, tayler.

John Bruce, farmer; William Henderson, you', taylor, son to Wm Henderson, eld', tayler.

Aug. 21. George Tilleray, merchant; William Davidson, gaird

ner; George Chalmers, shoemaker.

Nov. 23. William Volum, merchant, eldest son of Thos Volum, weaver; John Ross, merchant, eldest son of William Ross, weaver; Alex' Barnet, son to John Barnett, tradesman; William Forsyth, son to Rob Fersth, tradesman; James Robertson, weaver; John Urquhart, weaver.

1755. July 26. Alex' Moir, shoemaker, son to John Moir, taylor; Geo. Hadden, son to Peter Hadden, shoemaker; Rob Crokart, shoemaker; John Leslie, merch'; Rob Coutts, shoemaker.

Sept. 27. Alex' Leslie, smith, son to Alex. Leslie, flesher; Peter
Robertson, staymaker.

1756. Jan. 17. George Allan, mercht; Lewis Mason, merch', son to John Mason, smith.

Apr. 10. John Shand, merch'; Tho. Hutcheon, mercht'.
July 28.

William Paull, gairdner.

Sept. 11. Hugh Hay, wright.

Nov. 19.

Geo: Morrice, son to Thos Morrice, wright; John Tilleray, eldest son to Tho Tilleray, farmer; John Mellis, younger, merch.

1757. Feb. 23.

1758. Mar. 11.

James Webster, merchant; James Walker, gardner.
John Garvick, tayler.

Sept. 13. James Mitchell, mercht; Walter Anderson, merch';
John Greogory, eldest son to David Greogory, merch'.

Oct. 28. Adam Maitland, merchant; James Charles, taylor,
eldest son of James Charles, tayler.

1759. Jan. 27. And. Walker, bricklayer, as mercht; Robert Midleton, gardiner, as merch'.

Oct. 27. Robert Rainy, eldest son to Wm Rainy, weaver;
Wm Duncan, shoemaker.

1760. Feb. 16.

Mar. 29.

Apr. 5.

Mathew Whyte, smith.

James Low, merch'.

Wm George, son to Alex' George, merch'; John Cruikshank, baker, as mercht; And. Davidson, gardiner, as merch'.

1762. Jan. 2.

23.

30.

Mar. 27.

May 15.

Colin Allan, goldsmith; Thomas Black.
Andrew Fowler; Alex' Swap; John Leslie.
Robert Chalmers; John Clerk.

John Robertson; James Walker, litster.

William Paull, gardner; Alex' Airth.

Oct. 16. James Pirie, merch'; Alex' Walker, merch'; William
Aiken, merch'.

30. Wm Fettes, flesher, son to Alex' Fettes, flesher; James Brown, merch'; James Aiken, merch', son to William Aiken, merchant.

1763. Jan. 8. James Moir, tayler.

Apr. 16. Alex Fiddes at Bridge of Don, as merchant.

23. Robert Massie, son of James Massie, merchant, deceast, caut. William Massie.

June 9.

burgess.

Dec. 17.

1764. Jan. 7. 23.

June 2.

Aug. II.
Dec. 22.

Andrew Walker of Toryleith, as merch', son of a

David Duncan, laxfisher at Bridge of Don.
John Cruckshank, wheelwright.

Alexander Beverlay, tayler, caut. Jas. Beverly, tayler.
Alex' Burges, blacksmith.

John Morice, wright, son to Thomas Morice, wright. James Jaffray, younger, wright, son to James Jaffray, elder, wright.

1765. Aug. 3. John Reith, son to Alex Reith, tayler, as merchant; John Laing, merchant; George Paul, younger, gardiner, as merch'; Andrew Lawson, blacksmith; John Bodie, merchant.

Nov. 16. William Brow, laxfisher at Bridge of Don, as a flesher; William Nicoll, laxfisher at Bridge of Don, as a flesher; James Catto, farmer.

1766. Oct. 5.

Dec. 13.

1767. Oct. 24. 29.

Nov. 28.

1768. Jan. 23.

James Anderson, merch', son of a burgess.

William Duncan, gardner; John Polson, farmer.
Robert Mennie, gardner, as a merchant.

William Forsyth, taylor.

James Davidson, maltman, as a merchant.

Peter Dumbar, weaver, son to the deceast John Dumbar, weaver; Norman Nicoll, wright; Nathaniel Thomson,

weaver.

Oct. 26. Alex' Sangster, wheelwright.

1769. Jan. 21. Walter Leith, weaver; George Henderson, weaver, son of a burgess; John Robertson, weaver.

Sept. 30. James Bruce, baker.

Oct. 5. George Youngson, shoemaker; David Cruickshank, shoemaker, caut. John Cruickshank.

1770. Sept. 29. James Nicoll, tayler; James Jaffray, sen', wright, as a merchant; William Davidson, merchant in new Aberdeen, as having married the only daughter of James Laurenston, merchant.

Oct. 13. Alexander Fiddes, flesher, eldest son to Robert Fiddes, flesher.

27. William Chalmers, flesher, eldest son of Rob' Chalmers, flesher; Robert Chalmers, flesher, second son of Rob Chalmers, flesher; William Henderson, taylor; Robert Mckiray, litster, as a merchant; James Jaffray, jun", wright, son of a burgess.

Nov. 10. John Crevie, son of John Crevie, merchant; Wm Williamson, gardner.

1771. Apr. 2. William Taylor, shoemaker in Spithill.

Sept. 28.
Oct. 26.

John Aberdein, gardner; George Thom, gardner.
George Jaffray, wright, son to James Jaffray, burges.