Trinity Hall, Aberdeen (geograph 3353835)

Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen is an ancient society of craftsmen in

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. Their home is Trinity Hall on the city's Holburn Street.

Composition

The society comprises seven trades: * Hammermen (1519) * Bakers (1398) * Wrights and Coopers (1527) * Tailors (1511) * Shoemakers (1484 and 1520) * Weavers (pre 1222) * Fleshers (1534)

History

The first Deacon Convenor of the joint seven trades was George Elphinstone, a saddler in the Guild of Hammermen, appointed in June 1587. In an effort to alleviate disputes between the various trades this body was created and created what was known as the Aberdeen Magna Carta, a charter drawn up to agree processes and settlement of disputes ratified in August 1587 and raised to the status of a Royal Charter by King

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on 16 July 1617.

Notable Patrons

* Dr

William Guild William Guild (1586–1657) was a Scottish minister, academic and theological writer. Life He was the second son of Marjorie (born Donaldson) and Matthew Guild, a wealthy armourer and hammerman of Aberdeen, and Deacon of the Guild of Hammerm ...

1632 to 1657 * Rev Dr Thomas Blackwell 1716 to 1728 * Very Rev

James Sherriffs James Sherriffs or Shirreffs (1752–1830) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1807. Life He was born in Aberdeen in 1752 the son of David Sherriffs. He was educated locally then ...

1785 to 1814 * Rev Dr William Laurence Brown 1824 to 1828 * Very Rev J

Mitford Mitchell James Robert Mitford Mitchell (1843–1914) was a Scottish minister. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1907. He was Chaplain in Ordinary in Scotland to both Queen Victoria and King Edward VII. Life He ...

1890 to 1895 * Sir

George Adam Smith :''Note in particular that this George Smith is to be distinguished from George Smith (Assyriologist) (1840–1876) who researched in some overlapping areas.'' Sir George Adam Smith (19 October 1856 – 3 March 1942) was a Scottish the ...

1924 to 1938 * Very Rev Alan Main 2000 to 2013

References

External links

{{Official website, http://www.seventradesofaberdeen.co.uk/ History of Aberdeen Organisations based in Aberdeen