- Thomas Easton, provost, grain merchant, grocer
- John Cairns, senior bailie, mill owner
- George Irving Bell, town clerk
- John Milne Home, property agent for Duke of Buccleuch
- James Morrison, inspector of the poor, registrar
Business owners
- Arthur Bell, mill owner
- Edward Bell, mill owner, territorial army officer, town councillor
- Fred Graham, mill owner
Shopkeepers
- Walter Wilson, stationer, publisher, printer, shipping line agent
Church leaders
- John Buchanan, Church of Scotland parish church
- George Orr, North United Free Church, founder of societies
Community volunteers
- Lady Ewart, Red Cross Hospital
- Maud Miesegaes, sphagnum moss dressings
Soldiers (died 1915)
- James Thomson. CWGC.
Soldiers (survived)
- Lawson Cairns, Royal Scots, diary writer