NASMITH (MITCHEL), MICHAEL, wright; B and GB in right of w Lillias, daughter of decd Alexander Anderson, coppersmith, B and GB, 8 March 1758; wright, Grassmarket, shop in New Street, Canongate 1773–74; Old Playhouse Close 1788–90; wright and measurer, New Street, Canongate 1795–96. i(1, 2)

Father of Alexander Nasmith, artist and painter of Robert Burns; grandfather of James Nasmith, inventor of the steam hammer.