Andrew, there's a large book with bios of all the members of the Signet Society. Your library may have a copy, If not, let me know and I'll send you the writeup on your signet member. It was really quite an amazing legal organization - providing funds to widows of members, for instance. They also have a lovely library (unfortunately not open to the public) right next to St. Giles. Members of the Signet Society were very proud of their designation and always referred to themselves as, for instance, "Adam Rolland, W.S." throughout their lives, including on private correspondence. Jean Coker Jacksonville, Florida (a ROLLAND descendant) > > From: "A.G.Forman" <[email protected]> > Date: 2007/03/20 Tue PM 02:38:44 EST > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SCT-EDINBURGH] Writer and Writer to the Signet, > Edinburgh. Same thing in 1749? > > Thanks for that. I had come to the same conclusion > BINGO! > Shortly after I posted my query, I found on Scotlandspeople what must be > the birth entry for Elisabeth. (I had found a candidate on IGI- but > obviously no details of occupation etc.) It goes as follows:-"Alexander > Gordon, Writter [sic] and Helen Grant his spouse ADN ["A Daughter Named" > I assume] Elizabeth. Mr William Grant. Writter. Ludovick Brodie Writter > to the Signet. Born 30 June last". > The Clerk has made a distinction between Writter (twice) and Writter to > the Signet > It looks very likely that Ludovick was Helen's uncle as his wife > according to the book was also a Helen Grant daughter of another > Writer, John. Incidentally this Ludovick according to the WS book was > grandfather of Deacon Brodie so if correct I will have a Black Sheep to > be proud of!!. > > Andrew Forman > 01756 730730 > > > judy olsen wrote: > > Yes, then as now, the WS lawyers were an elite. There were for > > example plenty of humble country 'writers'. > > > > > > Judy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 20 Mar 2007, at 11:39, A.G.Forman wrote: > > > > > >> Can anybody please advise if Writer and WS were different at that > >> time. > >> > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >