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

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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

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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

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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.

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References

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  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.