Names From Old Aberdeen, 1636
by Mari ingen Briain meic Donnchada (Kathleen M. O'Brien)
© 2011-2102 by Kathleen M. O'Brien. All rights reserved.
Version 1.4, updated 12 February 2012
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Thanks go to Effric Neyn Kenȝocht Mcherrald (Sharon Krossa) for feedback and
advice that has helped me improve this article,
especially regarding orthography and formats found in Scottish manuscripts that she has studied
from the first half of the 17th C.
The Entries
The names found in this article are taken from a list of inhabitants of Old Aberdeen recorded in 1636,
a transcription of which was published in the
Records of Old Aberdeen in 1899.
While today Old Aberdeen is incorporated into the city of Aberdeen, in the early 17th century it was a separate burgh,
similar to a small university town today. King's College was founded in the burgh of Old Aberdeen in 1495 and
we can see influences of this institution in some of the titles and occupations that appear in the list of inhabitants.
In total, this enumeration covers 203 households including a total
of 379 people who are listed by name. The total number of inhabitants is well more
than 379 because the enumeration normally does not list names
for wives, children, and some servants.
Of the 379 people listed by name, 152 are women, 226 are men,
and there is one person for whom a gender cannot be determined as
only a surname is listed.
This list enumerates each household by grouping the residents, their family members,
and their servants into a single entry. Some examples include:
Thomas Dolas, wobster, his wyff, two young bairnes, Alexander Edward, Williame Johnstoune and Cristiane Scherer, servantes.
[p. 347 entry 8]
Cristiane Hay, breidseller, and Bessie Watsone, her servant.
[p. 349 entry 9]
Walter Sinclair, wricht, his wyff and thrie bairnes, the eldest 15 yeir.
[p. 352 entry 15]
From the variety of spellings shown in these entries, it is likely that
little to no spelling normalization was done when these records were transcribed in 1899.
However, it seems certain that capitalization and punctuation editorial changes were made.
See the "Punctuation and Capitalization" section below.
Z Used for the Yogh (Ȝ) Character
Yogh (capital Ȝ, lowercase ȝ) is a character that was used in Middle Scots and Middle English.
It was pronounced approximately like the y at the beginning of the words you or
yes in modern English.
A standard convention in 19th century when transcribing manuscripts into
typeface (and into the 20th century as well)
was to represent the yogh character (ȝ) using a z.
Some entries in this list of inhabitants which exhibit this convention include:
Thomas Robertsone, wobster, his wyff, four bairns, Alexander Senzeour and William Ailes, servantes.
[p. 347 entry 4]
George Zoungsone, wobster, his wyff and thrie bairnes.
[p. 351 entry 27]
Elspet Tailzeour, candlemaker, and Issobell Fraser, spinster.
[p. 353 entry 12]
In these cases, the surnames Senzeour, Zoungsone, and Tailzeour
that appear in these entries respectively, would appear as
Senȝeour, Ȝoungsone, and Tailȝeour
in the original manuscript.
Plural Forms of Surnames
In a handful of cases, surnames are listed in a plural form.
These cases usually occur when two servants are listed who have the same last name.
Example of this type of entry include:
George Chalmer, flescher, his wyff, ane bairn, Johne and Margret Grayes, servantes.
[p. 350 entry 24]
Walter Ortoun, his wyff, George and Issobell Ortounes, their bairnes, men and women.
[p. 353 entry 1]
In these entries, it seems that a surname has been formed into a plural form,
a practice that is not present in English today.
In the cases above, Grayes likely represents a singular form of
either Gray or Graye and
Ortounes likely represents a singular form of either Ortoun or
Ortoune.
I have noted plural constructions in the name lists below.
Possessive Forms of Surnames
Some entries identify the owner of the land or house where the family is dwelling.
In those cases, the owner's surname is shown in a possessive form.
Examples of this type of entry include:
Elspet Gray, puddinwricht, tuo bairnes, the one of them ane ydle sone in Williame Hayes land.
[p. 349 entry 18]
Meriorie Guthrie, without ane calling, in Johne Mersers land, absent.
[p. 350 entry 2]
William Willox, spinster, in Williame Nicoll's land.
[p. 351 entry 5]
Issobell Carnecorse and Elspet Norie, of no calling, in Johne Gilcrystes hous, absent.
[p. 352 entry 22]
Today, we would normally use 's to form a possessive form of the
owner's surname. However, only the single entry shown above includes
an apostrophe in a posssessive form and that is likely an editorial addition
inserted as part of the 19th C transcription. For details, see the
section "Punctuation and Capitalization" below.
Punctuation and Capitalization
According to Effric Neyn Kenȝocht Mcherrald (Sharon Krossa), the Scottish manuscripts that she has
studied from the first half of the 17th C
have inconsistent capitalization in names and punctuation is mainly limited
to periods at the ends of sentences and commas to delimit clauses in a sentence, but not in lists.
Also, a mark that appears similar to an apostrophe is sometimes used to mark abbreviations, but an apostrophe
as we know it today does not appear in those manuscripts to indicate possessive.
The 19th C transcription of this list of inhabitants shows nearly perfect capitalization and use of
commas in lists. Also, one name shows an apostrophe in a possessive form (Williame Nicoll's land).
Based on the manuscript norms for 17th C Scotland described by Effric, the consistent capitalization and use of commas
in lists, as well as the addition of the apostrophe in Nicoll's are editorial additions inserted
when this transcription was created in the 19th C.
Construction Patterns
Of the 379 named persons in this record, 378 of the names shown
are formed using the pattern [given name] [surname].
There is a single example of a locative appended to the name
(John Gordon of Deuchries, p. 351 entry 6).
Name Elements found in this Record
I have also extracted a complete list of full names found in this record.
In addition, I have compiled lists of descriptions and
occupations that appear in this record.
While these descriptions and occupations do not appear as a formal part of the actual names, these lists
give an interesting insight into descriptions applied to some of the people and
some of the professions practiced by residents of Old Aberdeen at this time.
Source
Records of Old Aberdeen, MCLVII-[MCMIII], Volume 1. (Aberdeen, Scotland: Printed for the New Spalding Club, 1899).
pp. 347-355.
(http://books.google.com/books?id=0LJCAAAAYAAJ,
accessed 27 Jul 2011)
Other Resources
Black, George. The Surnames of Scotland. (The New York Public Library, 1993).
Dictionary of the Scots Language. (http://www.dsl.ac.uk/).
Reaney, P. H. and R. M. Wilson. A Dictionary of English Surnames. 3rd edition.
(Oxford University Press, 1997).
Feminine Given Names | | Masculine Given Names |
Sorted By Frequency | | Sorted Alphabetically |
| Name: | Frequency: |
| Janet | 29 |
| Jane | 1 |
| Janet | 21 |
| Jeane | 7 |
| Elspet | 28 |
| Issobell | 20 |
| Margret | 20 |
| | Margaret | 8 |
| Margret | 12 |
| Agnes | 12 |
| Agnes | 11 |
| Annas | 1 |
| Meriorie * | 11 |
| | Mariore | 1 |
| Mariorie | 3 |
| Meriore | 1 |
| Meriorie | 6 |
| Cristiane | 10 |
| Kathrin | 6 |
| Katherin | 2 |
| Katherine | 1 |
| Kathrin | 3 |
| Bessie | 4 |
| Beatrix | 3 |
| Helene | 3 |
| Barbara | 2 |
| Marioune | 2 |
| | Marioune | 1 |
| Merione | 1 |
| Annable | 1 |
| Rebecca | 1 |
|
| |
| Name: | Frequency: |
| Agnes | 12 |
| Agnes | 11 |
| Annas | 1 |
| Annable | 1 |
| Barbara | 2 |
| Beatrix | 3 |
| Bessie | 4 |
| Cristiane | 10 |
| Elspet | 28 |
| Helene | 3 |
| Issobell | 20 |
| Janet | 29 |
| Jane | 1 |
| Janet | 21 |
| Jeane | 7 |
| Kathrin | 6 |
| Katherin | 2 |
| Katherine | 1 |
| Kathrin | 3 |
| Margret | 20 |
| | Margaret | 8 |
| Margret | 12 |
| Marioune | 2 |
| | Marioune | 1 |
| Merione | 1 |
| Meriorie * | 11 |
| | Mariore | 1 |
| Mariorie | 3 |
| Meriore | 1 |
| Meriorie | 6 |
| Rebecca | 1 |
|
|
| |
Sorted By Frequency | | Sorted Alphabetically |
| Name: | Frequency: |
| Johne | 40 |
| John | 12 |
| Johne | 28 |
| William | 33 |
| William | 20 |
| Williame | 13 |
| Alexander | 30 |
| James | 22 |
| Robert | 17 |
| George | 16 |
| Thomas | 16 |
| Andro | 15 |
| Andrew | 1 |
| Andro | 11 |
| Androw | 3 |
| Patrick | 7 |
| Patrick | 6 |
| Patricke | 1 |
| Gilbert | 6 |
| David | 3 |
| Dauid | 1 |
| David | 2 |
| Walter | 3 |
| Archibald | 2 |
| Archbauld | 1 |
| Archibald | 1 |
| Arthour | 2 |
| Hendrie | 2 |
| Harie | 2 |
| Hendrie | 2 |
| Adame | 1 |
| Cristopher | 1 |
| Donald | 1 |
| Hector | 1 |
| Lawrence | 1 |
| Nicoll | 1 |
| Peter | 1 |
| Richard | 1 |
| |
| Name: | Frequency: |
| Adame | 1 |
| Alexander | 30 |
| Andro | 15 |
| Andrew | 1 |
| Andro | 11 |
| Androw | 3 |
| Archibald | 2 |
| Archbauld | 1 |
| Archibald | 1 |
| Arthour | 2 |
| Cristopher | 1 |
| David | 3 |
| Dauid | 1 |
| David | 2 |
| Donald | 1 |
| George | 16 |
| Gilbert | 6 |
| Hector | 1 |
| Hendrie | 2 |
| Harie | 2 |
| Hendrie | 2 |
| James | 22 |
| Johne | 40 |
| John | 12 |
| Johne | 28 |
| Lawrence | 1 |
| Nicoll | 1 |
| Patrick | 7 |
| Patrick | 6 |
| Patricke | 1 |
| Peter | 1 |
| Richard | 1 |
| Robert | 17 |
| Thomas | 16 |
| Walter | 3 |
| William | 33 |
| William | 20 |
| Williame | 13 |
|
|
* These are all forms of the name we know today as Marjorie.
Surnames |
Sorted By Frequency |
|
Sorted Alphabetically |
| Name: | Frequency: |
| Andersone | 9 |
| Anderson | 1 |
| Andersone | 8 |
| Gordoun | 9 |
| Gordon | 1 |
| Gordone | 1 |
| Gordoun | 6 |
| Gordoune | 1 |
| Hay | 8 |
| Hay | 5 |
| Hayes (possessive) | 2 |
| Hayis (possessive) | 1 |
| Forsyith | 7 |
| Forsyith | 3 |
| Forsyithe | 2 |
| Forsythe | 2 |
| Gray | 7 |
| Gray | 6 |
| Grayes (plural) | 1 |
| Nicoll | 7 |
| Nicol | 3 |
| Nicoll | 3 |
| Nicoll's (possessive) | 1 |
| Smythe | 7 |
| Smythe | 6 |
| Smythes (possessive) | 1 |
| Cruikshank | 5 |
| Cruikshank | 3 |
| Cruikshanke | 2 |
| Dauidsone | 5 |
| Dauidsone | 3 |
| Davidsone | 2 |
| Ross | 5 |
| Ros | 2 |
| Ross | 3 |
| Torrie | 5 |
| Bauerlay | 4 |
| Iruing | 4 | modern: Irving |
| Iruing | 2 |
| Irwing | 2 |
| Johnstoune | 4 |
| Johnestoune | 1 |
| Johnstoun | 1 |
| Johnstoune | 2 |
| Law | 4 |
| Ortoun | 4 |
| Ortoun | 2 |
| Ortoune | 1 |
| Ortounes (plural) | 1 |
| Robertsone | 4 |
| Robersone | 1 |
| Robertsone | 2 |
| Robertsoune | 1 |
| Simsone | 4 |
| Tailyeour | 4 |
| Tailyeour | 1 |
| Tailzeour | 3 |
Note: likely Tailȝeour in
the original manuscript. |
| Volume | 4 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Volumes (plural) | 1 |
| Watsone | 4 |
| Ailes | 3 |
| Barnet | 3 |
| Blake | 3 |
| Blake | 2 |
| Blakis (possessive?) | 1 |
| Chalmer | 3 |
| Duncan | 3 |
| Duncan | 2 |
| Duncane | 1 |
| Forbes | 3 |
| Foullartoun | 3 |
| Foullartoun | 2 |
| Fullartoun | 1 |
| Garioche | 3 |
| Gibsone | 3 |
| Hendersone | 3 |
| Innes | 3 |
| Kilgour | 3 |
| Kilgour | 2 |
| Kilgouris (plural) | 1 |
| Lumsden | 3 |
| Lumisden | 1 |
| Lumsden | 2 |
| Merser | 3 |
| Merser | 2 |
| Mersers (possessive) | 1 |
| Reid | 3 |
| Adame | 2 |
| Addie | 2 |
| Addie | 1 |
| Adie | 1 |
| Blakburne | 2 |
| Blinschell | 2 |
| Clerke | 2 |
| Couttes | 2 |
| Cuming | 2 |
| Drone | 2 |
| Duthie | 2 |
| Farquharsone | 2 |
| Farquharsone | 1 |
| Farquhassone | 1 |
| Fraser | 2 |
| Gairden | 2 |
| Guthrie | 2 |
| Halden | 2 |
| Herevie | 2 |
| Herevie | 1 |
| Heruie | 1 |
| Howat | 2 |
| Jaffray | 2 |
| Jaffray | 1 |
| Jaffrey | 1 |
| King | 2 |
| Knolles | 2 |
| Leslie | 2 |
| Moir | 2 |
| Orem | 2 |
| Orem | 1 |
| Orum | 1 |
| Rainie | 2 |
| Rainie | 1 |
| Rainy | 1 |
| Sangster | 2 |
| Stewart | 2 |
| Still | 2 |
| Tellie | 2 |
| Tellie | 1 |
| Tellies (possessive) | 1 |
| Thomsone | 2 |
| Troup | 2 |
| Wat | 2 |
| Williamsone | 2 |
| Willox | 2 |
| Wobster | 2 |
| Vobster | 1 |
| Wobster | 1 |
| Woode | 2 |
| Wode | 1 |
| Woode | 1 |
| Wyllie | 2 |
| Youngsone | 2 |
| Youngsone | 1 |
| Zoungsone | 1 |
Note: likely Ȝoungsone in
the original manuscript. |
| Abell | 1 |
| Aberdour | 1 |
| Allane | 1 |
| Andro | 1 |
| Annand | 1 |
| Arthour | 1 |
| Auld | 1 |
| Baird | 1 |
| Bannermane | 1 |
| Barker | 1 |
| Bartlet | 1 |
| Bischope | 1 |
| Blythe | 1 |
| Boyes | 1 |
| Boyne | 1 |
| Brames | 1 |
| Brine | 1 |
| Broune | 1 | modern: Brown |
| Buchane | 1 |
| Burnet | 1 |
| Campbell | 1 |
| Carll | 1 |
| Carnecorse | 1 |
| Catto | 1 |
| Cheilles | 1 |
| Chrystie | 1 |
| Citchie | 1 |
| Collie | 1 |
| Con | 1 |
| Coulles | 1 |
| Couper | 1 |
| Courage | 1 |
| Cow | 1 |
| Craighead | 1 |
| Crewie | 1 |
| Curlande | 1 |
| Cushnie | 1 |
| Cuthbert | 1 |
| Cuy | 1 |
| Daniell | 1 |
| Dauie | 1 |
| Deanes | 1 |
| Dolas | 1 |
| Donald | 1 |
| Dreden | 1 |
| Duiguid | 1 |
| Edward | 1 |
| Elmslie | 1 |
| Fergusone | 1 |
| Fiddes | 1 |
| French | 1 |
| Fyiff | 1 |
| Gartlie | 1 |
| Gawine | 1 |
| George | 1 |
| Gerret | 1 |
| Gilcrystes (possessive) | 1 |
| Glenie | 1 |
| Gormake | 1 |
| Hall | 1 |
| Hantoun | 1 |
| Hendrie | 1 |
| Hog | 1 |
| Hunter | 1 |
| Hutcheon | 1 |
| Jake | 1 |
| Jamesone | 1 |
| Kedie | 1 |
| Kellie | 1 |
| Kelman | 1 |
| Kemp | 1 |
| Keythe | 1 |
| Lamb | 1 |
| Leeche | 1 |
| Leith | 1 |
| Lessell | 1 |
| Lidingham | 1 |
| Lillie | 1 |
| Lindsay | 1 |
| Linsie | 1 |
| Littilljohne | 1 |
| Low | 1 |
| Lundie | 1 |
| Mackie | 1 |
| Mackrines | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Maxuell | 1 | modern: Maxwell |
| Meeke | 1 |
| Megus | 1 |
| Menzies | 1 |
Note: likely Menȝies in
the original manuscript. |
| Middiltoun | 1 |
| Mill | 1 |
| Milne | 1 |
| Moriesone | 1 |
| Moubray | 1 |
| Nicolsone | 1 |
| Nisbit | 1 |
| Norie | 1 |
| Omond | 1 |
| Paip | 1 |
| Pantoune | 1 |
| Paterson | 1 |
| Pattone | 1 |
| Peirie | 1 |
| Petrie | 1 |
| Philp | 1 |
| Porter | 1 |
| Prat | 1 |
| Reiths | 1 |
| Ritchie | 1 |
| Rollie | 1 |
| Rose | 1 |
| Russell | 1 |
| Sandie | 1 |
| Schand | 1 |
| Scheipheard | 1 |
| Scherer | 1 |
| Schives | 1 |
| Scrogie | 1 |
| Selbie | 1 |
| Senzeour | 1 |
Note: likely Senȝeour in
the original manuscript. |
| Settoun | 1 |
| Sibbald | 1 |
| Sime | 1 |
| Simmer | 1 |
| Sinclair | 1 |
| Skedway | 1 |
| Small | 1 |
| Spens | 1 |
| Stanneris | 1 |
| Stewinsoune | 1 |
| Sutherland | 1 |
| Turner | 1 |
| Vricht | 1 |
| Wadie | 1 |
| Wagrellis | 1 |
| Walker | 1 |
| Wicht | 1 |
| Wilsone | 1 |
| Wricht | 1 |
| Wrquhart | 1 |
| |
| Name: | Frequency: |
| Abell | 1 |
| Aberdour | 1 |
| Adame | 2 |
| Addie | 2 |
| Addie | 1 |
| Adie | 1 |
| Ailes | 3 |
| Allane | 1 |
| Andersone | 9 |
| Anderson | 1 |
| Andersone | 8 |
| Andro | 1 |
| Annand | 1 |
| Arthour | 1 |
| Auld | 1 |
| Baird | 1 |
| Bannermane | 1 |
| Barker | 1 |
| Barnet | 3 |
| Bartlet | 1 |
| Bauerlay | 4 |
| Bischope | 1 |
| Blakburne | 2 |
| Blake | 3 |
| Blake | 2 |
| Blakis (possessive?) | 1 |
| Blinschell | 2 |
| Blythe | 1 |
| Boyes | 1 |
| Boyne | 1 |
| Brames | 1 |
| Brine | 1 |
| Broune | 1 | modern: Brown |
| Buchane | 1 |
| Burnet | 1 |
| Campbell | 1 |
| Carll | 1 |
| Carnecorse | 1 |
| Catto | 1 |
| Chalmer | 3 |
| Cheilles | 1 |
| Chrystie | 1 |
| Citchie | 1 |
| Clerke | 2 |
| Collie | 1 |
| Con | 1 |
| Coulles | 1 |
| Couper | 1 |
| Courage | 1 |
| Couttes | 2 |
| Cow | 1 |
| Craighead | 1 |
| Crewie | 1 |
| Cruikshank | 5 |
| Cruikshank | 3 |
| Cruikshanke | 2 |
| Cuming | 2 |
| Curlande | 1 |
| Cushnie | 1 |
| Cuthbert | 1 |
| Cuy | 1 |
| Daniell | 1 |
| Dauidsone | 5 |
| Dauidsone | 3 |
| Davidsone | 2 |
| Dauie | 1 |
| Deanes | 1 |
| Dolas | 1 |
| Donald | 1 |
| Dreden | 1 |
| Drone | 2 |
| Duiguid | 1 |
| Duncan | 3 |
| Duncan | 2 |
| Duncane | 1 |
| Duthie | 2 |
| Edward | 1 |
| Elmslie | 1 |
| Farquharsone | 2 |
| Farquharsone | 1 |
| Farquhassone | 1 |
| Fergusone | 1 |
| Fiddes | 1 |
| Forbes | 3 |
| Forsyith | 7 |
| Forsyith | 3 |
| Forsyithe | 2 |
| Forsythe | 2 |
| Foullartoun | 3 |
| Foullartoun | 2 |
| Fullartoun | 1 |
| Fraser | 2 |
| French | 1 |
| Fyiff | 1 |
| Gairden | 2 |
| Garioche | 3 |
| Gartlie | 1 |
| Gawine | 1 |
| George | 1 |
| Gerret | 1 |
| Gibsone | 3 |
| Gilcrystes (possessive) | 1 |
| Glenie | 1 |
| Gordoun | 9 |
| Gordon | 1 |
| Gordone | 1 |
| Gordoun | 6 |
| Gordoune | 1 |
| Gormake | 1 |
| Gray | 7 |
| Gray | 6 |
| Grayes (plural) | 1 |
| Guthrie | 2 |
| Halden | 2 |
| Hall | 1 |
| Hantoun | 1 |
| Hay | 8 |
| Hay | 5 |
| Hayes (possessive) | 2 |
| Hayis (possessive) | 1 |
| Hendersone | 3 |
| Hendrie | 1 |
| Herevie | 2 |
| Herevie | 1 |
| Heruie | 1 |
| Hog | 1 |
| Howat | 2 |
| Hunter | 1 |
| Hutcheon | 1 |
| Innes | 3 |
| Iruing | 4 | modern: Irving |
| Iruing | 2 |
| Irwing | 2 |
| Jaffray | 2 |
| Jaffray | 1 |
| Jaffrey | 1 |
| Jake | 1 |
| Jamesone | 1 |
| Johnstoune | 4 |
| Johnestoune | 1 |
| Johnstoun | 1 |
| Johnstoune | 2 |
| Kedie | 1 |
| Kellie | 1 |
| Kelman | 1 |
| Kemp | 1 |
| Keythe | 1 |
| Kilgour | 3 |
| Kilgour | 2 |
| Kilgouris (plural) | 1 |
| King | 2 |
| Knolles | 2 |
| Lamb | 1 |
| Law | 4 |
| Leeche | 1 |
| Leith | 1 |
| Leslie | 2 |
| Lessell | 1 |
| Lidingham | 1 |
| Lillie | 1 |
| Lindsay | 1 |
| Linsie | 1 |
| Littilljohne | 1 |
| Low | 1 |
| Lumsden | 3 |
| Lumisden | 1 |
| Lumsden | 2 |
| Lundie | 1 |
| Mackie | 1 |
| Mackrines | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Maxuell | 1 | modern: Maxwell |
| Meeke | 1 |
| Megus | 1 |
| Menzies | 1 |
Note: likely Menȝies in
the original manuscript. |
| Merser | 3 |
| Merser | 2 |
| Mersers (possessive) | 1 |
| Middiltoun | 1 |
| Mill | 1 |
| Milne | 1 |
| Moir | 2 |
| Moriesone | 1 |
| Moubray | 1 |
| Nicoll | 7 |
| Nicol | 3 |
| Nicoll | 3 |
| Nicoll's (possessive) | 1 |
| Nicolsone | 1 |
| Nisbit | 1 |
| Norie | 1 |
| Omond | 1 |
| Orem | 2 |
| Orem | 1 |
| Orum | 1 |
| Ortoun | 4 |
| Ortoun | 2 |
| Ortoune | 1 |
| Ortounes (plural) | 1 |
| Paip | 1 |
| Pantoune | 1 |
| Paterson | 1 |
| Pattone | 1 |
| Peirie | 1 |
| Petrie | 1 |
| Philp | 1 |
| Porter | 1 |
| Prat | 1 |
| Rainie | 2 |
| Rainie | 1 |
| Rainy | 1 |
| Reid | 3 |
| Reiths | 1 |
| Ritchie | 1 |
| Robertsone | 4 |
| Robersone | 1 |
| Robertsone | 2 |
| Robertsoune | 1 |
| Rollie | 1 |
| Rose | 1 |
| Ross | 5 |
| Ros | 2 |
| Ross | 3 |
| Russell | 1 |
| Sandie | 1 |
| Sangster | 2 |
| Schand | 1 |
| Scheipheard | 1 |
| Scherer | 1 |
| Schives | 1 |
| Scrogie | 1 |
| Selbie | 1 |
| Senzeour | 1 |
Note: likely Senȝeour in
the original manuscript. |
| Settoun | 1 |
| Sibbald | 1 |
| Sime | 1 |
| Simmer | 1 |
| Simsone | 4 |
| Sinclair | 1 |
| Skedway | 1 |
| Small | 1 |
| Smythe | 7 |
| Smythe | 6 |
| Smythes (possessive) | 1 |
| Spens | 1 |
| Stanneris | 1 |
| Stewart | 2 |
| Stewinsoune | 1 |
| Still | 2 |
| Sutherland | 1 |
| Tailyeour | 4 |
| Tailyeour | 1 |
| Tailzeour | 3 |
Note: likely Tailȝeour in
the original manuscript. |
| Tellie | 2 |
| Tellie | 1 |
| Tellies (possessive) | 1 |
| Thomsone | 2 |
| Torrie | 5 |
| Troup | 2 |
| Turner | 1 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Volumes (plural) | 1 |
| Vricht | 1 |
| Wadie | 1 |
| Wagrellis | 1 |
| Walker | 1 |
| Wat | 2 |
| Watsone | 4 |
| Wicht | 1 |
| Williamsone | 2 |
| Willox | 2 |
| Wilsone | 1 |
| Wobster | 2 |
| Vobster | 1 |
| Wobster | 1 |
| Woode | 2 |
| Wode | 1 |
| Woode | 1 |
| Wricht | 1 |
| Wrquhart | 1 |
| Wyllie | 2 |
| Youngsone | 2 |
| Youngsone | 1 |
| Zoungsone | 1 |
Note: likely Ȝoungsone in
the original manuscript. |
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Descriptions |
| Note: these descriptions do not appear as a formal part of the actual names.
This list is provided to give an insight into descriptions applied to some of the residents of Old Aberdeen at this time. |
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| Description: | Frequency: | Notes: |
| commer | 1 | most likely: "A female gossip or intimate friend" |
| elder | 1 | |
| poor | 1 |
| vidow | 1 | "widow" |
| younger | 3 | |
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Occupations |
| Note: these occupations do not appear as a formal part of the actual names.
This list is provided to give an insight into some of the professions practiced by residents of Old Aberdeen at this time. |
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| Occupation: | Frequency: | Notes: |
| Advocat | 1 | "A professional pleader in a court of justice" (so, a lawyer) |
| baxter | 2 | a baker |
| belman | 1 | "One employed to make public announcements after ringing a hand-bell to call attention." |
| book binder | 1 |
| breidseller | 7 | a seller of bread |
| breadseller | 1 |
| breidseller | 6 |
| bronduster | 1 | a mistranscription of brouduster "embroiderer" |
| browster | 3 | a brewer |
| brewster | 1 |
| browster | 2 |
| candlemaker | 1 |
| cordiner | 13 | a variant of "cordwainer" - a shoemaker |
| couper | 2 | "cooper" - a barrelmaker |
| cuike | 1 | "cook" |
| customer | 1 | "An official having charge of the customs; a customs officer." |
| fischseller | 1 | "fish-seller" |
| flescher | 4 | "flesher" - a butcher |
| gairdner | 4 | "gardiner" |
| heilmaker | 1 | "heel-maker" (as in the heel of a shoe) |
| husbandman | 8 | a farmer |
| kailseller | 2 | "kale-seller" (kale is a form of cabbage) |
| keiper | 1 | "A keeper of a herd of cattle, sheep, etc.; a herdsman." |
| laxfisher | 2 | a salmon fisher |
| laxfischer | 1 |
| laxfisher | 1 |
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| Occupation: | Frequency: | Notes: |
| measone | 1 | "mason" |
| merchant | 2 |
| merchand | 1 |
| merchant | 1 |
| muxter | 1 | (unknown meaning) |
| net wywer | 1 | "net-weaver" |
| notar | 1 | a notary |
| puddinwricht | 1 | a pudding maker |
| saidler | 1 | "saddler" - a saddlemaker |
| servant | 149 |
| sewster | 2 | someone who sews |
| sewster | 1 |
| sewsteris (plural) | 1 |
| shanker | 2 | "One who knits, or weaves, stockings." |
| skinner | 2 |
| smythe | 5 | "smith" |
| spinster | 8 | someone who spins |
| spinster | 7 |
| spinsteris (plural) | 1 |
| staibler | 2 | runs a stable |
| sub-principall | 1 | "A university vice-principal (at King’s College, Aberdeen)." |
| tailzeour | 11 | "tailor" - likely tailȝeour in the original manuscript |
| traveller | 1 | "One who travels, a traveller or wayfarer." |
| wobster | 22 | "webster" - a weaver |
| workman | 1 |
| wricht | 5 | "wright" |
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Medieval Scotland | Medieval Names Archive | Names From Old Aberdeen, 1636
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