hi folks, i've just stumbled in this brilliant free resource while looking for something totally unrelated. I couldn't believe it :-) .. great if any of your forebears was connected to printing, publishing bookbinding &c :-) while some of their entries are fairly limited info-wise, others are wonderfully detailed. It's roughly in alphabetical order .. but some are strangely out of sequence so be prepared to double check if your name doesn't seem to be included - and bear in mind thosue obscure creative spellings our forebears were so good at :-] For instance, the pages for names M'Clure – M'Goun are followed by Mearn – Miller which are then followed by M'Gowan – MacLachlan, then Miller – Moodie..! http://www.nls.uk/catalogues/resources/sbti/index.html here are a few examples to whet your appetite: MacLACHLAN, Robert printer Dumfries Dumfries 1771-93 Robert Maclachlan apprenticed to Allan M'Lauchlan & Co booksellers and stationers Dumfries 1771. Son of Allan. Bankrupt 1793. Sold his share to his brother Cuthbert. NLS Impr Ind; Maxted McLACHLAN [McLAUCHLAN], Isabella printer Dumfries 23 High-street, 1820 34 High Street 1825 28 High Street 1832 & Co Dumfries 1834 Successor to Cuthbert M'Lachlan. NLS Impr Ind; Pigot 1820; 1825 There's a ton of Elders for instance, and this is just one entry: ELDER, John bookseller, bookbinder and stationer Edinburgh Middle of the Horsewynd 1786-88 John Watson John Elder & Co 19 & 20 Parliament Close 1791 John Elder 7 North Bridge 1791 9 North Bridge 1792-1801 house 37 North Bridge 1793 Binding Shop and house Parliament Square 1800-02 41 North Bridge 1801-2 Post-House Stairs Parliament Close & Foot New Bank Close 1803-5 Old Post Office Stairs, Parliament Close Denovan's 1804 bookbinder Parliament Square 1805 Burgess in right of father Henry Elder weaver 2 November 1786; Member of the Edinburgh Bookseller's Society 31 March 1787. Guild Brother 13 April 1797; Married Elizabeth daughter of William Cleghorn bookbinder 22 September 1789. Agent for the Cheap Repository Tracts. Indicted for publishing The declaration of the rights of man by the National Assembly September 1792. Apprentice: Joseph Clark 29 November 1789. Menzies Bain and Robert Elder clerks or shopmen 1792, witnesses in his trial for sedition. Indictment NLS L.C.1133(5) NLS Impr Ind; Chapbook Printers; EdinBurg; EdinMarr; Edin Dir; EdinPren; Sher. Edinburgh Booksellers ELLIOT, John bookseller Hawick Hawick 1793 Samuel Charters' Two discourses was printed for Cornelius Elliot in Edinburgh and John Elliot in Hawick in 1793. 'Bad; Failed lately - only a 4th rate' Oliver and Boyd Travellers Logbook NLS Acc.5000/78 NLS Impr Ind; Bell HOG, Andrew apprentice stationer and bookseller Dumfries Dumfries 1718 Andrew Hog apprenticed to John Duncan stationer and bookseller Dumfries 1718. Maxted HOGG, James printer Edinburgh Wight's Place, 97 Causewayside 1836 bookseller and printer 116 Nicolson Street 1837-40 printer and stationer same address 1841-42 stationer and printer 122 Nicolson Street 1843-44 printer and publisher 122 and 56 Nicolson Street 1845-47 122 and 56 Nicolson Street and 45 Crosscauseway 1848 4 Nicolson Street and 45 Crosscauseway 1849-51 4 Nicolson Street and Brown Street Lane 1852-55 18 St Andrew Square and Brown Street Lane 1856-57 James Hogg & Sons publishers 18 St Andrew Square 1858-62 Son of James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd, was born near Edinburgh 26 March 1806, and apprenticed to James Muirhead, printer, 24 August 1818. After his apprenticeship he entered the 'book house' attached to The Caledonian Mercury. He went into business as printer and publisher in 1837. He published Hogg's Weekly Instructor from March 1845-December 1859. The name was changed to The Instructor and was later known as The Titan. In 1858, his sons James and John, became partners, and the firm gave up printing. The sons opened a branch office in London, whither the firm was transferred. The firm was dissolved in July 1867. James Hogg died in London 14 March 1880. DNB; Edin Dir; Gray 1836 rich pickings for some folks :-) le dùrachd fionnghal ___________________________________________________________ The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html