friends with
William Whitmore and William Jones (c. 1809-1855)
James Scadlock and Robert Tannahill
Robert Archibald Smith and Robert Tannahill
Alexander Borland (1773-1828) and Robert Tannahill
William McLaren and Robert Tannahill
William Livingstone and Robert Tannahill
Thomas Doubleday and Robert Roxby
John Ceiriog Hughes and Robert Davies
William Billington and Richard Dugdale
Billington and Richard were childhood friends