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Owner of Traill's Temperance Coffee House From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Born | Dunfermline, Scotland | January 11, 1835
Died | June 8, 1897 62) Edinburgh, Scotland | (aged
Resting place | Newington Cemetery |
Spouse | Mary Traill |
Children | 2 |
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 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.
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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