| Description | Council meeting, 27 September 1814
[Sederunt given]
The Council considered the report of the Standing Committee on the expediency of augmenting the composition payable by entering Burgesses of Guild, in accordance with the Act of Council of 30 September 1813. The proposal was supported by the Dean of Guild Court, which recommended that the Town Council increase the dues to a level not more than double the amount of current compositions. [Minute of meeting of Dean of Guild Court of 24 September 1814 engrossed.] The Council enacted that from 1 January 1815 entering Burgesses of Guild should pay the following sums of money to the Dean of Guild:
First, extraneans should pay an entry composition of £50 (of which £30 to go to the Guildry, £1 Arms money, £2 to the Guild Wine Fund and £17 to the Additional Fund).
Second, persons who had married the daughter of a Burgess of Guild should pay an entry composition of £20 to the Guildry, £1 Arms money, £2 to the Guild Wine Fund and £17 to the Additional Fund.
Third, persons who had served a regular apprenticeship to a Burgess of Guild (not under three years) and had paid £3 to the Dean of Guild during their indenture, should pay an entry composition of £20 to the Guildry, and £1 Arms money, £2 to the Guild Wine Fund and £17 to the Additional Fund.
Fourth, persons who had married the daughter of a Burgess of Guild, had served a regular apprenticeship to a Burgess of Guild, and had paid £3 to the Dean of Guild during their indenture, should pay an entry composition of £10 to the Guildry, £1 Arms money, £2 to the Guild Wine Fund and £17 to the Additional Fund.
Fifth, apprentices who had paid £2 to the Dean of Guild before 27 September 1814, should pay an entry composition of £24 to the Guildry, £1 Arms money, £2 to the Guild Wine Fund and £17 to the Additional Fund. If apprentices had paid £3 before the expiry of their indentures, they should pay an entry composition of £20 to the Guildry, plus £1 Arms money, £2 to Guild Wine Fund and £17 to Additional Fund.
Sixth, all sons of Burgesses of Guild should pay £6 to the Additional Fund, £1 Arms money and £1 to the Guild Wine Fund, but nothing to the Guildry.
Seventh, all children of Burgesses, if admitted when under age, should pay £6 to the Additional Fund before they are allowed to exercise their Freedom.
Eighth, the compositions payable do not include the Town Clerks' and officers' dues which are fixed at £1 5 shillings (16 shillings to the Clerks and 9 shillings to the officers, of which 5 pence is delivered to the Provost at the time of entry).
The Council appointed this Act to be laid before the Double Council on 28 September 1814 for their approbation. (34v - 36v)
The Council granted the application from Mr John Ewen, merchant in Aberdeen, representing the late Miss Elizabeth Peacock, lawful daughter of the late Mr Francis Peacock, many years Teacher of Dancing in Aberdeen, for liberty to insert a square tablet bearing an inscription in the north west outer pillar of Drum's Isle, on payment of five guineas to the Master of Kirk Work. (36v)
The Council granted the petition from Mitchell Sinclair, residing in Aberdeen, requesting to be admitted as a coal metter at the Shore, in place of the deceased George Garvock, to whom he had acted as Assistant, on condition that he found caution to the satisfaction of the magistrates. (36v)
The Council approved the Provost's report that the Treasurer had borrowed the following sums of money for the public purposes of the community, and had granted bonds to the following persons, for payment with five per cent interest:
James Catto and Barbara Low, Poynernook - £66
William Middleton in Fordmouth, in addition to £140 - £10
Alexander Middleton in Bridge end, in addition to £100 - £50
Mary Twendale, Gilcomston - £20
Margaret Johnston, Aberdeen, in addition to £250 - £500
James Murray at Buxburn - £15
Margaret Grant, Aberdeen, in addition to £60 - £10
Elizabeth Forbes, Upper Coullie, in addition to £30 - £14
Janet Lobban, Upper Coullie, in addition to £50 - £2 10 shillings
Patrick Moir, Monymusk, in addition to £110 - £95
Janet Watt in Haughton, in addition to £130 - £10
John Campbell, Aberdeen, in addition to £750 - £90
William Wright, Old Aberdeen, for Jonathan Wright - £140
William Wright, Old Aberdeen, for Alexander Wright at Bourty - £100
William Wright, Old Aberdeen, for himself, in addition to £40 - £10
William Dunn, Mains of Nether Banchory - £80
William Forbes, late of Skellater - £800
William Murdoch in Nether Blair - £80
James Bisset in Kinmuck - £65
Quaker Society in Aberdeen, in addition to £400 - £100
Jean Moir, Tarves, in addition to £205 - £15
Agnes Brown in Wester Hatton - £50
John Brott in Mill of Cavin - £100
Margaret Petrie at Cotton - £100
Ann Davidson at Cotton, in addition to £80 - £10
John Dunn, tailor, Aberdeen - £100
Kirk Session of Kintore - £120
Captain Green's Trustees - £700
Captain Champion's Trustees - £700
Miss Rebecca Urquhart - £500
Alexander Clerk in Howboat, in addition to £70
Amos Wigham at Kinmuck - £70
John Reid at Kettocksmill - £800
John Smith, servant to Mr Shand, Kintore - £57
Alexander Dalgarno, Old Aberdeen - £100
Slater Society, Aberdeen - £50
William Duthie, Skene's Square, in addition to £22 - £11
James Mackie, Mill of Potts, in addition to £1,600 - £100
George Walker in Walls, Parish of Fyvie - £500
Alexander Littlejohn in Parkhill, in addition to £40 - £10
Agnes Reid, Inverury - £50
John Maitland, Balhagarty, in addition to £280 - £40
James Clerk, cooper, Old Aberdeen - £100
Lewis Regies, in addition to £95 - £5
Andrew Milne, Hawkhillock, in addition to £45 - £55
Margaret Crokard, in addition to £66 - £2
John Buchan, slater, Aberdeen - £200
Peter Taws in Kinellar, in addition to £45 - £5
James Coutts, flaxdresser, Aberdeen - £300
Robert Moir in Tarty - £200
Elspet Roy at Strickathra - £260
George Reid at Mill of Ord - £100
Alexander Reid at Portlethen, in addition to £225 - £25
James Rannie, Brooms of Lethenty, in addition to £22 - £11
James Ellis at Fintray, in addition to £100 - £5
George Walker at Skene - £200
James Black at Drumdurno, in addition to £26 - £9
Henrietta Gordon, Aberdeen - £20
William Frost in Easter Culairly - £100
George Smith in Pitscurrie, in addition to £123 - £150
John Alexander, servant at Pitscurrie - £60
John Rae in [no place stated], in addition to £40 - £10
Alexander Ronald, Inveramsay - £40
George Burgess in Newmachar - £20
George Philip in Buckie - £12
Janet Moir, spouse to William Watt - £100
Alexander Mutch in Longhill - £50
George Rae at Murcar - £80
Helen Garden, Aberdeen, in addition to £20 - £6
John Dawson, in addition to £220 - £10
Alexander Argo at Foveran - £20
William Cheyne - £75
James Smith, slater, Aberdeen - £200
Isabel Innes, Aberdeen - £50
Collector of Kirk Session, Aberdeen - £100
John Donald, Aberdeen - £100
John Cruickshank in Leys of Lessendrum, in addition to £100 - £400
Catharine Robertson, Aberdeen - £80
Alexander Weir at Parkhill, in addition to £210 - £40
John Hunter, Aberdeen, in addition to £400 - £20
Mary Chalmers at Crabstone - £45
James Riddel at Foveran - £30
John Bowman, quill dealer, Aberdeen - £240
Patrick Downie at Fetterneer - £40
Rachel Smith in Tillioch - £100
William and James Smith in Thornton - £70
Benjamin Hall, Aberdeen - £27
Ann Milne, Aberdeen, in addition to £20 - £20
Jean Leslie, Old Aberdeen - £55
James McFarlane, Burnside - £50
Andrew Lawson, Old Aberdeen - £20
William Copland for Trinity Chapel, in addition to £280 - £108 6 shillings 6 pence
John Knight in Millbowies, in addition to £40 - £7
Elizabeth Adam, Aberdeen, in addition to £105 - £5
John Rae and George Kesson, as Trustees for John Malcolm - £108
John Ewen in Blairs - £100
John Ewen in Blairs, in addition to £20 - £40
Janet Thomson, Aberdeen - £25
John Knowles at Torrie - £60
Alexander Bisset in Horsecrook - £20
John Hill in Kintore, in addition to £23 - £7
George Laing at Haddo House - £20
George Black, Aberdeen - £20
Janet Cruickshank, Aberdeen - £148
John Birse in Tillycairn - £425
William Allan, Torrie - £40
James Thomson in Lonend of Durno - £58
Isabel Robertson, Aberdeen, in addition to £20 - £10
Rev George Ross Munro - £400
Robert Thomson in Standing Stones, in addition to £20 - £20
Sir Archibald Grant's Lodge of Gardeners, Monymusk - £100
George Allan in Hatton of Fintray - £30
Barbara Catanach and Lewis McKenzie in Burnside of Morven - £300
Alexander Nicol in Whitecorse - £200
Thomas Cowie, Aberdeen, in addition to £130 - £15
John Knight in Millbowies - £20
James Grassie at Broadford - £20
James Davidson at Kinmundy - £60
William Johnston, merchant, Aberdeen - £145
William Napier, weaver, Gilcomston - £20
TOTAL - £12,898 16 shillings 6 pence
(36v - 38v)
The Council approved the following sums having been sunk in the hands of the Treasurer. First, £56 had been sunk by the Managers of the North Shipping Company in return for an annuity of £7 per annum for ten years, payable half yearly for the behoof of the families of the crew of the Lord Dundass, which was wrecked some time before. Second, £200 had been sunk on a life annuity of £70 payable to Alexander Allan, shipmaster in Aberdeen, aged 56, and £200 on a life annuity of £22 payable to Jean Simmer, aged 62, spouse to the said Alexander Allan. (38v - 39r)
The Council admitted William Catto and Walter Sim, merchants in Aberdeen as Infant Burgesses. Eighteen other Burgesses of Guild were admitted and eight Tradesmen were received as Freemen of their Craft. [No other names given.] (39r) |