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I have a couple, Nicol Robertson and Isabella Mackay who are recorded as being buried at Dorrit's Land in the New Ground, South Leith.  Is anyone familiar with this?  Know where I can find more information.  Thank you.

Thank you both!! Annette, I am thrilled as in my long searching I never ran across that one!  Can I ask where you found her?
 Leslie

So, many of your names are in the wrong locale.  IE: Cruickshank
Jane Cruickshank: 
Cruickshank and Lillias Mearns of Aberdeenshire were married in 1790. They had seven children: William (1792), Alexander (1795), Jean/Jane (1797), George (1799), Lilly (1801), Margaret Ellen (1804), Benjamin (1805).
Amelia Forbes Cruickshanks:
Amelia Cruickshank Bridge of Earn 1814 Rev.d I Beatson

Genealogy

Amelia Forbes Cruickshanks was the oldest daughter of Alexander Cruickshanks, a weaver at the Bridge of Earn, and Helenor Grieg, born 25 September, christened 2 October 1803 in Dunbarney, Perthshire. Siblings included James (1805), Helen (1807) and Ann (1810).

Amelia married John Cowans, a widowed baker. While we cannot pin the down exact date of the marriage, we do know that his first wife, Janet Mill, died after the 1841 census. The 1851 Scottish Census lists the household of John Cowans (63), a baker employing four men in the town of Bridge of Earn. Included in the household are Amelea (43), James (21), John (16, a draper's assistant), Mary (14), David (12) and Ann (4). Ann is Amelia's daughter; the other children were from John's first marriage. Ann died in 1879 at the age of 74; cause of death is listed as circumstances resulting from senility. John Cowans died in 1888.

We've also located Reverend James Beatson, of Kirkpottie, Perthshire, who died 1820 and is buried in the Old Dunbarney Cemetery. He is buried with his father Revd. David Beatson and his mother, Amelia Forbes. We presume our Amelia was named for this woman.

2 Paterson's one from Melrose and one from Edinburgh. Wyllie from Brechin in Angus...
MARGRET WYLLIE MM 1804 TENEMENTS OF CALDHAM

Genealogy

Margret was born December 11 and baptized on December 18, 1791. Her father, John Wyllie, was a mason. Her mother's name was Catharine Deis.

Records indicate that on May 25, 1805 Margret was contracted to marry David Ross, a blacksmith, in Brechin.

Period

Brechin, Angus
Additional

There is a companion sampler done by Agnes Allardice, owned by the National Trust of Scotland, that has been made into a fire screen and is currently on display at Culzean Castle. Both samplers list MM on the signature line, presumed to be their teacher.
AND
Margaret Wyllie born the y 1785
James Wyllie Margaret Webster

Genealogy

M. James Wyllie and his wife Margaret Webster did indeed have a daughter they named Margaret 12 July 1785 in Forfar Parish, Angusshire. James Wyllie's profession is entered as Writer. Another daughter, Isabel, was born 18 November 1783.

Thank you.  I have two additional questions.  I was under the impression it was required by law that you had to register births?  Also was it likely that someone would start C of S and then stray to a sect and then come back?  Seems unusual.
A bit of background if you are interested...I collect antique textiles (samplers) done by little girls.  I specialized in Scottish.  It gives me huge pleasure to do the genealogy on the girls and give them a second life from birth to death.  I had a sampler done by the schoolmaster at Forgandenny and recently found her sisters sampler at auction.  I was able to reunite them and that made me very happy.  I love learning more about the social histories of the nineteenth century in Scotland.
Sorry if that was moe then you wanted to know.  Thank you for your help.

Thank you all.  It makes more sense then anything I came up with!