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Secondary sources have occasionally confused John Ainslie the writer (father of John Ainslie, surveyor) with John Ainslie the druggist. Watson's 1906 article^[1] clearly distinguishes them: the father was "John Ainslie, writer in Jedburgh," while the baptism witness was "John Ainslie, druggist" who held the office of bailie. The druggist/bailie was likely a relative—perhaps a brother or cousin, but this relationship has not been confirmed. Wikipedia's article on John Ainslie (the cartographer) incorrectly describes the father as "a druggist, Writer to the Signet and burgess of the burgh," conflating the two men.Fgtbell (talk) 21:33, 7 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

See 'A history of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet : with a list of the members of the society from 1594 to 1890 and an abstract of the minutes' The Society of Writers to the Signet - List of Members. There is no John Ainslie, Writer to the Signet in the 1700s; the only one was in 1606. Therefore John Ainslie, writer, the father of John Ainslie, surveyor, was a plain "writer," not "writer to the Signet."Fgtbell (talk) 21:33, 7 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]