John Traill

John Traill (11 January 1835 – 8 June 1897) was the owner of Traill's Temperance Coffee House which was regularly visited by Greyfriars Bobby.

John Traill
John Traill, 1895
Born(1835-01-11)January 11, 1835
Dunfermline, Scotland
DiedJune 8, 1897(1897-06-08) (aged 62)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Resting placeNewington Cemetery
SpouseMary Traill
Children2

Early and personal life

Traill was born in 1835 in Dunfermline and was the son of a weaver. He and his wife Mary had two children called Alexander and Elizabeth Ann.

Traill's Temperance Coffee House

Traill's Temperance Coffee House was a temperance coffee house located on the ground floor of 6 Greyfriars Place. In 1975, 4, 5 and 6 Greyfriars Place were B listed by Historic Environment Scotland.[1] In modern times, Greyfriars Bobby's Bar and Greyfriars Bobby Fountain are located in Greyfriars Place.

Later years and death

In 1895, Oliver Morris painted a picture of Traill which has been on display at the City Art Centre since 1962.[2] Traill died in 1897 and is buried at Newington Cemetery in Edinburgh.

References

  1. Historic Environment Scotland. "4, 5 AND 6 GREYFRIARS PLACE (LB18973)". Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. "John Traill (1835–1897), Master of Greyfriars Bobby Oliver Morris (active 1866–1895) City Art Centre". ArtUK. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. Atkinson, Eleanor. "Greyfriar's Bobby Text". The Project Gutenberg EBook of Greyfriars Bobby, by Eleanor Atkinson. Project Gutenberg. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. "Greyfriars Bobby The True Story of a Dog (1961)". BFI. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017.
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