John Yearstoun (of Corstorphine) & Agnes Cleghorne 
John and Agnes were married in a religious ceremony in 1642 in Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had five sons and a daughter, named James, John, Edward, Robert, George and Helen. Edward and Robert were twins. James and John were twins.
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Personal Details
John Yearstoun (of Corstorphine)
John was born on July 18th, 1619 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Children
Birth Notes
17/01/1645 YEARSTOUN HELEN JOHN YEARSTOUN/AGNES CLEGHORNE FR33 F Corstorphine EDINBURGH CITY/MIDLOTHIAN 678/ 0010 0026 VIEW (PAID)Birth Notes
marking location Edinburgh
name George Yorstoun I
alias George Yorkston
alias George Yorstoune
alias George Yorstan
initials GY
town Edinburgh
first mentioned 1684
last mentioned 1700
notes See cross reference to his apprentice; son; and to his widow.
from records MA
14 May 1684
[388] George Yorstone his essay
The calling having considered George Yorstounes bill prenteis to Thomas Yorstoune to be tryed to be a frieman they ordained the said George to mak for his essay a pair of new fashioned candlesticks with snuffers and snuff panne with ane plaine woope and appoynts Alexander Reed elder and James Cockburne to be oversiers and ordeanes the essay to be made within the said Thomas Yorstounes choppe and ordeanes George Yorstoune to have his essay readie betuixt and the last Saturday of Junii nixt to come [signed] A Gray cls
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Edinburgh Goldsmiths' Minutes 1525-1700 Index:
Yorstoun (Yorston, Yorstoune), George, f.g., essay (1684) A388; freedom (1684) A390; NR_[158x159]; signed D5; qmr. (1684) A393; qmr. (1685) A397; his appr. (1686) B252; qmr. (1686) C209; his shop (1686) A403; overseer (1687) A407; qmr. (1687) C218; his appr. (1688) B258; produced indentures of another's appr. (1688) B263; on committee (1689) C229; boxmr. (1690) C238; his appr. (1691) B283; boxmr. (1691) C249; his a/c as boxmr. (1691) C251; his a/c as boxmr. (1693) C264; do. (1693) C278; overseer (1694) A426; his appr. (1694) B298; qmr. (1694) C285; qmr. (1695) C300; fined for employing gs. in Canongate (1695) C304; his ex-appr., his shop (1697) A437; his ex-appr. (1697) A439; stolen silver given in by (1698) C346
see also Agnes Smith : widow
James Yorstoun : son
Charles Blair : apprentice
James Tait : apprentice 1694
Thomas Yorstoun : master
John Yorstoun I : apprentice
James Hunter : apprentice 1686
William Pringle : apprentice 1691
John Robertson : apprentice 1688
Death Notes
Midlothian: Edinburgh - Register of Marriages, 1701-1750
Volume 5. The Register of Marriages.
Register of Marriages of the City of Edinburgh, 1701-1750.
1820, January.
County: Midlothia
Country: Scotland
Yorston (Yorstoun), George, goldsmith, burgess; his widow. See Agnes Smith.
James Yearstoun
James was born on March 30th, 1643 in Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
Helen Yorstoun
Helen was born on January 2nd, 1645 in Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland and her baptism took place there on January 17th, 1645.
Edward Yearstoun
Edward was born on February 13th, 1653 in Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
Robert Yearstoun
Robert was born on February 13th, 1653 in Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
George Yearstoun
George was born on September 23rd, 1660 in Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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