
Presiding Deacon Convener:
Andy Leiper – Bakers
1587 – George Elphinston – Saidler
10th Oct 1599 – Alexander Stiven – Baker
12th Dec 1599 – Gilbert Black – Couper
20th Oct 1600 – George Elphinston – Saidler
5th Oct 1601 – Gilbert Black – Couper
6th Oct 1612 – John Mercer – Saidler
13th Jan 1613 – John Mercer – Saidler
Oct 1614 – George Bruice – Saidler
Dec 1615 – Andrew Watson – Wright
Oct 1616 – Gilbert Blake – Couper
Dec 1617 – James Gregorie – Saidler
Oct 1618/1620 – John Mercer – Saidler
Nov 1621 – James Gregorie – Saidler
Dec 1622/1624 – Hew Anderson – Goldsmith
April 1625 – George Bruice – Saidler
Feb 1626 – John Mercer – Saidler
Jan 1627 – Thomas Gardyne – Taylour
Jan 1628 – Alex. Chalmers – Couper
Oct 1628 – Thomas Garden – Taylour
Oct 1629 – George Bruice – Saidler
Oct 1630 – John Mercer – Saidler
Oct 1631 – Thomas Garden – Taylour
Oct 1632 – Thos. Robertson – Cordoner
Oct 1633 – Hew Anderson – Goldsmith
Oct 1634 – William Ord – Wright
Oct 1635 – Thos. Robertson – Cordoner
20th Oct 1636 – James Chrystie – Taylour
16th Oct 1637 – George Pyper – Wright
15th Oct 1638 – William Ord – Wright
14th Oct 1639 – George Pyper – Wright
15th Oct 1640 – William Ord – Wright
16th Oct 1641 – James Chrysty – Taylour
Oct 1642 – Thomas Clarke – Weaver
7th Oct 1643 – William Anderson – Couper
15th Oct 1644 – Patrick Annand – Baker
15th Oct 1645/1647 – William Anderson – Goldsmith
4th Jan 1648 – Alex. Williamson – Baker
19th Oct 1648 – Alex. George – Smith
16th Oct 1649 – John Malice – Couper
22nd Oct 1650 – Alexander Clerk – Weaver
11th Oct 1651 – William Anderson – Goldsmith
23rd Oct 1652/1653 – George Moreson – Tailour
14th Dec 1654 – William Anderson – Couper
13th Nov 1655 – Patrick Murray – Baker
25th Oct 1656 – Alex. Cruickshank – Couper
20th Oct 1657/1658 – William Christy – Goldsmith
22nd Oct 1659 – Alexander Clerk – Weaver
15th Oct 1660/1661 – William Scott – Wright
15th Oct 1662 – Walter Melvill – Goldsmith
4th Oct 1663/1665 – William Christie – Goldsmith
23rd Oct 1669 – Alex. Ettershank – Couper
20th Oct 1670 – William Scott – Wright
14th Oct 1671 – William George – Smith
16th Oct 1672 – Alexander Charles – Wright
6th Nov 1673 – Robert Clerk – Weaver
20th Oct 1674 – George Rosse – Pewterer
4th Nov 1675 – Alex. Galloway – Goldsmith
12th Oct 1676 – James Blinshell – Weaver
23rd Oct 1677/1678 – James Shand – Couper
30th Nov 1679/1680 – Alexander Idle – Cordiner
25th Oct 1681/1682 – William Scott – Goldsmith
23rd Oct 1683 – James Shand – Couper
25th Oct 1684 – Alex. Patersone – Armourer
17th Oct 1985 – Alexander Idle – Shoemaker
22nd Nov 1686 – James Shand – Couper
7th Jan 1687 – John Wobster – Couper
6th Dec 1688 – John Leslie – Weaver
2nd Nov 1689 – Alexander Scott – Glover
16th Oct 1690 – Patrik Whytt – Hookmaker
12th Oct 1691 – James Smith – Blacksmith
14th Oct 1692 – Patrik Whytt – Hookmaker
28th Oct 1693 – William Phanes – Tailour
29th Oct 1694 – William Coutts – Wright
24th Oct 1695 – Patrik Whytt – Hookmaker
21st Oct 1696 – James Douglas – Baker
18th Oct 1697 – John Christie – Tailour
29th Oct 1698 – Patrick Whytt – Hookmaker
10th Nov 1699 – William Coutts – Wright
9th Nov 1700 – James Douglas – Baker
18th Nov 1701 – Patrik Whytt – Hookmaker
20th Nov 1702 – William Coutts – Wright
4th Nov 1703 – Patrik Whytt – Hookmaker
11th Nov 1704 – James Douglas – Baker
17th Nov 1705 – Patrik Whytt – Hookmaker
28th Nov 1706 – John Findlay – Couper
13th Nov 1707 – James Simpson – Tailor
5th Nov 1708 – Robert Smith – Tailor
8th Nov 1709 – David Speedieman – Glover
23rd Nov 1710 – Gilbert Moir – Couper
27th Oct 1711 – David Speedieman – Glover
25th Oct 1712 – John Findlay – Couper
3rd Nov 1713 – William Lindsay – Goldsmith
16th Oct 1714/1715 – Patrick Gray – Wright
25th June 1716/1717 – James Simpson – Tailor
1st Nov 1718/1719 – Alexander Smith – Cordoner
17th Oct 1920 – James Simpson – Tailor
14th Nov 1721/1722 – George Walker – Goldsmith
15th Oct 1723/1724 – John Walker – Goldsmith
23rd Oct 1725 – James Simpson – Tailor
7th Nov 1726/1727 – George Robertson – Shoemaker
1st Nov 1728/1729 – William Smith – Tailor
6th Nov 1730/1731 – William Chrysall – Wright
6th Nov 1732/1733 – William Smith – Tailor
8th Nov 1734/1735 – Alexander Forbes – Goldsmith
9th Nov 1736/1737 – Robert Smith – Blacksmith
10th Nov 1738/1739 – Patrick Barron – Wright
6th Nov 1740/1741 – John Auldjo – Baker
6th Nov 1742/1743 – John Sim – Couper
20th Oct 1744/1745 – John Auldjo – Baker
7th Nov 1746/1747 – James Smith – Saddler
29th Oct 1948 – John Auldjo – Baker
6th Nov 1749/1750 – John Sim – Cooper
9th Nov 1751/1752 – William Johnston – Pewterer
27th Oct 1753/1754 – James Smith – Saddler
18th Oct 1755/1756 – George Donaldson – Weaver
22nd Oct 1757/1758 – John Thorn – Blacksmith
20th Oct 1759/1760 – George Forbes – Baker
17th Oct 1761/1762 – James Norie – Tailor
29th Oct 1763/1764 – Colin Allan – Goldsmith
12th Oct 1765/1766 – Patrick Durward – Baker
10th Oct 1767/1768 – George Donaldson – Weaver
25th Oct 1769/1770 – William Duncan – Wright
26th Oct 1771/1772 – George Davidson – Cooper
25th Oct 1773/1774 – John Tower – Cooper
11th Nov 1775/1776 – Robert Mackie – Skinner
28th Oct 1777/1778 – David Shirriffs – Wright
23rd Oct 1779/1780 – James Clark – Tailor
27th Oct 1781/1782 – Thomas Taylor – Wright
25th Oct 1783 – John Tower – Cooper
30th Oct 1784/1785 – John Low – Tailor
4th Nov 1786/1787 – William Donald – Baker
25th Oct 1788/1789 – Alex. Hutcheon – Shoemaker
6th Nov 1790/1791 – John Wallace – Baker
3rd Nov 1792/1793 – Alex. Hutcheon – Shoemaker
8th Nov 1794/1795 – James Clark – Tailor
5th Nov 1796/1797 – William Michie – Wright
27th Oct 1798/1799 – George Craig – Shoemaker
1st Nov 1800/1801 – Arthur Farquhar – Shoemaker
30th Oct 1802/1803 – John Leslie – Goldsmith
10th Nov 1804/1805 – Alex. Thomson – Cooper
1st Nov 1806/1807 – John Webster – Weaver
5th Nov 1808/1809 – David Reid – Wright
3rd Nov 1810/1811 – John Webster – Weaver
7th Nov 1812/1813 – William Douglas – Shoemaker
6th Nov 1814/1815 – William Nicol – Tailor
2nd Nov 1816/1817 – William Douglas – Shoemaker
7th Nov 1818/1819 – William Milne – Glazier
11th Nov 1820/1821 – Alex. Harper – Baker
9th Nov 1822/1823 – James Robb – Wright
6th Nov 1824/1825 – William Smith – Glazier
11th Nov 1826/1827 – Andrew Affleck – Shoemaker
8th Nov 1828/1829 – Alex. Mortimer – Baker
6th Nov 1830/1831 – David Carter – Hammermen
10th Nov 1832/1833 – Alex. McKenzie – Weaver
8th Nov 1834/1835 – Alex. Cooper – Saddler
5th Nov 1836/1837 – Alex. McKenzie – Weaver
10th Nov 1838/1839 – James Topp – Baker
7th Nov 1840/1841 – Alex. McKenzie – Weaver
5th Nov 1842 – James Clyne – Shoemaker
11th Nov 1843/1844 – John Leslie – Weaver
8th Nov 1845/1846 – Chas. Playfair – Hammermen
6th Nov 1847/1848 – William Murray – Wright
10th Nov 1849/1850 – Hugh Sutherland – Glazier
8th Nov 1851/1852 – Robert Watson – Wright
5th Nov 1853/1854 – John Fraser – Shoemaker
10th Nov 1855/1856 – John Fyfe – Tailor
7th Nov 1857/1858 – George Donald – Glazier
5th Nov 1859/1860 – James McKenzie – Baker
9th Nov 1861/1862 – Robert Beveridge – Weaver
7th Nov 1863/1864 – Robert Thomson – Tailor
11th Nov 1865/1866 – James Berry – Watchmaker
9th Nov 1867/1868 – James Mitchell – Baker
6th Nov 1869/1870 – William Allan – Wright
11th Nov 1871/1872 – Daniel Laird – Tailor
8th Nov 1873/1874 – Alexander Adam – Cooper
6th Nov 1875/1876 – James Abel – Baker
10th Nov 1877/1878 – John Mitchell – Weaver
8th Nov 1879/1880 – Alexander Robertson – Hammermen
5th Nov 1881/1882 – Peter Raeburn – Baker
10th Nov 1883/1884 – David Byres – Weaver
7th Nov 1885/1886 – Andrew Robb – Hammermen
5th Nov 1887/1888 – George Rose – Flesher
9th Nov 1889/1890 – James Ogilvie – Tailor
4th Nov 1891/1892 – James Forbes – Wright
8th Nov 1893/1894 – Andrew Munro – Shoemaker
6th Nov 1895/1896 – John Ledingham – Baker
3rd Nov 1897/1898 – Robert Beveridge – Weaver
8th Nov 1899/1900 – Alexander Latto – Hammermen
6th Nov 1901/1902 – Thomas Skea – Tailor
4th Nov 1903/1904 – James MacBeth – Wright
8th Nov 1905/1907 – Alex Hutchison – Baker
4th Nov 1908/1909 – James Ducat – Weaver
4th Nov 1910/1911 – Lewis Morrison – Shoemaker
4th Nov 1912/1913 – John Williamson Jnr – Flesher
4th Nov 1914/1915 – William McPherson – Baker
8th Nov 1916/1917 – Robert Tindall – Hammermen
6th Nov 1918/1919 – David M Kilgour – Weaver
3rd Nov 1920/1921 – Alexander Fullerton – Wright
8th Nov 1922/1923 – Alex J Morrison – Shoemaker
5th Nov 1924/1925 – Robert Littlejohn – Flesher
3rd Nov 1926/1927 – Alexander Forbes – Tailor
7th Nov 1928/1929 – James L Dean – Hammmermen
5th Nov 1930/1931 – Thomas Mitchell – Baker
2nd Nov 1932/1933 – John H Ducat – Weaver
2nd Nov 1934/1935 – J MacPhail Massie – Wright
2nd Nov 1936/1937 – James Sangster – Flesher
2nd Nov 1938/1939 – James Ogilvie Skea – Tailor
1st Nov 1940/1941 – John L Gorrard – Cooper
4th Nov 1942/1943 – David Dron – Baker
8th Nov 1944/1945 – Frank Cassie – Hammermen
6th Nov 1946/1947 – Athol Benzie – Weaver
6th Nov 1948/1949 – David Law – Shoemaker
8th Nov 1950/1951 – Alex Mathieson – Flesher
5th Nov 1952/1953 – William Daniel – Wright
3rd Nov 1954/1955 – Jack A Lewis – Hammermen
7th Nov 1956/1957 – Ian G McPherson – Baker
5th Nov 1958/1959 – George D Bruce – Tailor
2nd Nov 1960/1961 – George E Forrest – Weaver
7th Nov 1962/1965 – James Strachan – Shoemaker
2nd Nov 1966/1967 – George Gorrod – Cooper
6th Nov 1968/1969 – Cecil A B Duncan – Hammermen
4th Nov 1970/1971 – Ronald A Murray – Tailor
8th Nov 1972/1973 – Dennis L B King– Baker
6th Nov 1974/1975 – James Cameron – Weaver
3rd Nov 1976/1977 – John T L Parkinson – Hammermen
8th Nov 1978/1979 – Eric Thomson – Hammermen
5th Nov 1980/1981 – Norman E Hutchison – Baker
3rd Nov 1982/1983 – Winston J Hunter – Hammermen
7th Nov 1984/1985 – John A Smith – Baker
5th Nov 1986/1987 – Alistair D Garden – Wright
2nd Nov 1988/1989 – Ramsay P H Pirie – Shoemaker
7th Nov 1990/1991 – Andrew G Mutch – Tailor
4th Nov 1992/1993 – William P M Sutherland – Weaver
2nd Nov 1994/1995 – George A Robertson – Baker
30th Oct 1996/1997 – John A Milne – Shoemaker
3rd Nov 1998/1999 – George S Stevenson – Wright
1st Nov 2000/2001 – Ronald Taylor – Weaver
30th Oct 2002/2003 – Ronald M Chalmers – Baker
3rd Nov 2004/2005 – William Bruce – Tailor
1st Nov 2006/2007 – George Bruce – Shoemaker
29th Oct 2008/2009 – Graeme Nicol – Weaver
27th Oct 2010/2011 – J George Ross – Baker
24th Oct 2012/2014 – David N Parkinson – Tailor
22nd Oct 2014/2016 – Alexander C Mckinnon – Baker
Oct 2016/2018 – George M Esson – Weaver
24th Oct 2018/2021 – Mervyn R Donald – Shoemaker
20th Oct 2021 – Bruce D. Campbell – Hammermen
18th October – Andy Leiper – Baker