George Yearstoun 
George was born on September 23rd, 1660 in Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.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.
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Connections & Relationships
Relationship Notes
James was Apprenticed to his uncle, George Yorstoun, 14 Mar.1694. Freeman 3 Jun.1704.
George had an unspecified social relationship with James Tait.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1595
- b.18 Jul 1619 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
- b.1595
- b.23 Sep 1660 in Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
- b.~ 1572
- b.11 Jan 1618 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
- b.1488 in Dumferline, Fife, Scotland d.1560 in Dumferline, Fife, Scotland
- b.1515 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland d.1580 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
- b.1540 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland d.1610 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
- b.1572 in Dunfermline Parish, Fife, Scotland
- b.1544 in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d.1620 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Details of George's family with Martha Sympson
Details of George's family with Agnes Smith
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