---
_id: cni00052793
data:
  actDates:
    - end: 1850
      lang: eng
      start: 1825
      text: 1825-1850
  extResource:
    - display: http://www.nls.uk/
      note:
        - lang: eng
          text: Scottish Book Trade Index online (list)
      url: http://www.nls.uk/catalogues/scottish-book-trade-index
  external:
    - auth: NLS-SBTI
      country: UK
      date: 20080207
  foundIn:
    - Edin Dir
    - 'Ian MacDougall. “A Catalogue of some Labour Records in Scotland”. Edinburgh, 1978 10b; 14b'
  generalNote:
    - lang: eng
      text: Edinburgh Compositors' Society founded 1824. There was a Society of Journeymen Printers (1750?-) There are articles with a list of members for 1824 in the Edinburgh Room Edinburgh City Library.
  heading:
    - part:
        - entry: Compositors' Society
      usedBy:
        - NLS-SBTI
  name:
    - note:
        - lang: eng
          text: "10 Old Fishmarket Close, **Edinburgh ; Charles M'Pherson preses"
      part:
        - entry: Compositors Society
      start: 1831
      tmp: sbti:confirm variant
      typeOfName: varn
    - note:
        - lang: eng
          text: 'Old Bank Close, **Edinburgh ; J.Logan, preses'
      part:
        - entry: Compositors Society
      start: 1832
      tmp: sbti:confirm variant
      typeOfName: varn
    - end: 1834
      note:
        - lang: eng
          text: 'D. Fergusson, preses'
      part:
        - entry: Compositors Society
        - addition: "[Ballantyne & Co] Paul's Work"
      start: 1833
      tmp: sbti:confirm variant
      typeOfName: varn
    - note:
        - lang: eng
          text: 'D. Hoe, Praeses'
      part:
        - entry: Compositors Society
        - addition: "Constable's Printing Office [1 Thistle Street]"
      start: 1835
      tmp: sbti:confirm variant
      typeOfName: varn
    - end: 1837
      note:
        - lang: eng
          text: John M'Queen preses
      part:
        - entry: Compositors Society
        - addition: Messrs Neill and Cos Printing Office
      start: 1836
      tmp: sbti:confirm variant
      typeOfName: varn
    - note:
        - lang: eng
          text: J. Baxter preses
      part:
        - entry: Compositors Society
        - addition: Courant Printing Office
      start: 1838
      tmp: sbti:confirm variant
      typeOfName: varn
    - note:
        - lang: eng
          text: R. Lindsay preses
      part:
        - entry: Compositors Society
        - addition: Mercury Office
      start: 1839
      tmp: sbti:confirm variant
      typeOfName: varn
    - end: 1845
      note:
        - lang: eng
          text: R. Lindsay preses
      part:
        - entry: Compositors Society
        - addition: North British Advertiser Office
      start: 1840
      tmp: sbti:confirm variant
      typeOfName: varn
    - end: 1847
      note:
        - lang: eng
          text: Thomas Wright clerk
      part:
        - entry: Compositors Society
        - addition: Caledonian Mercury Office
      start: 1846
      tmp: sbti:confirm variant
      typeOfName: varn
    - note:
        - lang: eng
          text: William G. Souter clerk
      part:
        - entry: Compositors Society
        - addition: Oliver & Boyd's
      start: 1848
      tmp: sbti:confirm variant
      typeOfName: varn
    - end: 1850
      note:
        - lang: eng
          text: '10 Middle Arthur Place, **Edinburgh'
      part:
        - entry: Compositors Society
        - addition: William G. Souter clerk
      start: 1849
      tmp: sbti:confirm variant
      typeOfName: varn
  place:
    - id: cnl00026636
      part:
        - name: Edinburgh
      typeOfPlace: actv
  related:
    - id: cni00053435
      note:
        - lang: eng
          text: 'David Stewart, Preses'
      part:
        - entry: Edinburgh Compositors' Society
        - addition: at Messrs. Ballantine & Co. Printers
      start: 1825
      typeOfEntity: cni
      typeOfRelationship: ex:hasRelatedEntity
    - id: cni00053435
      note:
        - lang: eng
          text: John Greig preses
      part:
        - entry: Edinburgh Compositors' Society
        - addition: '[Neill & Co] Old Fishmarket Close'
      start: 1826
      typeOfEntity: cni
      typeOfRelationship: ex:hasRelatedEntity
    - id: cni00053435
      note:
        - lang: eng
          text: W. Miller preses
      part:
        - entry: Edinburgh Compositors' Society
        - addition: 'Scotsman Office, 257 High Street'
      start: 1827
      typeOfEntity: cni
      typeOfRelationship: ex:hasRelatedEntity
    - id: cni00053435
      note:
        - lang: eng
          text: 'R. Marshall, preses'
      part:
        - entry: Edinburgh Compositors' Society
        - addition: 'Clarke & Co, Old Stamp Office Close'
      start: 1828
      typeOfEntity: cni
      typeOfRelationship: ex:hasRelatedEntity
    - end: 1830
      id: cni00053435
      note:
        - lang: eng
          text: Charles M'Pherson preses
      part:
        - entry: Edinburgh Compositors' Society
        - addition: '[Neill & Co] 10 Old Fishmarket Close'
      start: 1829
      typeOfEntity: cni
      typeOfRelationship: ex:hasRelatedEntity
  typeOfEntry: 0
meta:
  history:
    - timestamp: 2014-03-14T12:00:00Z
  remark:
    - "SBTI original entry: COMPOSITORS' SOCIETY Edinburgh"
    - 'Warning: the SBTI information was converted from unstructured format by automation. The assignment of data elements is to be regarded with caution.'
  status: n