Gilbert Primrose was born c.1540, at Culross, Fife, Scotland. He was the son of Duncan Primrose and Helen Smyth,The Great Seal of Scotland no.1043, confirmed 1 October 1586. whose niece, Euphan Primrose, married Sir George Bruce, from whom the Earls of Rosebery are descended.Douglas, Robert. The peerage of Scotland: containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. Edinburgh : Printed by George Ramsay and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh p575 https://archive.org/details/peerageofscotlan02douguoft On 6 June 1558 he was admitted to the Incorporation of Surgeons and Barbers of Edinburgh as apprentice to Robert Henrysoun, one of the founder members of the Incorporation.Comrie, J.D. History of Scottish Medicine to 1860. London, Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, 2nd ed, 1932 p 174 https://archive.org/details/b2045711x
