Records of the Incorporation of Candlemakers, Edinburgh., 1517-1884.
Series
Identifier: MSS.216-277
Dates
- Creation: 1517-1884.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
62 Volumes ; The volumes are folio unless otherwise described.
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Custodial History
These records were formerly in the possession of John Dickson, of Thomas Dickson and Son, Semple Street, Edinburgh, the last member of the Incorporation. On his death in 1892, they passed to his sisters and in 1913 to Alexander Mackenzie Ross, junior, his grand-nephew. Mr Ross gave them to Mr Reid of Lauriston Castle.
Separated Materials
See the account of the records by Mr Mackenzie Ross, junior, and newspaper cuttings about the Incorporation in MS.225, pages 152, 159.
Bibliography
See also W Forbes Gray, ‘The Incorporation of Candlemakers of Edinburgh, 1517-1884’, in 'The Book of the Old Edinburgh Club', volume xvii (Edinburgh, 1930), page 91.
Repository Details
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk