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`A Description of the Islands belonging to the Crowne of Scotland taken from severall manuscripts, and the relations of thos that lived in them or frequented them`, written probably circa 1700.
The volume begins with a brief general account of Scottish islands followed by detailed descriptions of the Western isles.
The fullest descriptions are of Mull, Iona, Harris and Lewis, Islay, Skye, Uist and in particular, St. Kilda (folios 21 verso, 26 verso, 27 verso).
Towards the end of the volume are transcripts of ‘Genealogies of the Chief Clans of the Isles’ (folio 34 verso) and `Descriptio Insularum Orchadiarum (folio 35).
Antiquarian papers of James Dennistoun of Dennistoun, advocate and antiquary.
Commonplace book of James Gray, priest of the diocese of Dunblane.
Correspondence and papers concerning various peerages on which James Maidment conducted genealogical research.
Excerpts from the diary of John Smith, sculptor and builder in Darnick, near Melrose, Roxburghshire; with a typed transcript of the diary.
Extracts, 1556, from chartularies of the Archbishopric of Glasgow which were deposited in the Scots College in Paris; followed by a short history, in Scots, of the Hamilton family entitled 'Frier Mark Hamiltonis historie'
Fair copy of `Diplomatum veterum collectio`, being Richard Augustine Hay`s transcripts of charters and other formal documents contained in cartularies of mediaeval Scottish religious houses and the archives of the city of Edinburgh.
The copy was probably begun in 1696 (the date quoted on the title page) and not completed until 1701 or later (34.1.10(iii), folio 294 verso), made apparently by a copyist from the transcripts made by Hay when he was in Scotland between 1686 and 1689.
‘Genealogie and pedigree of the most ancient and noble family of the Earles of Sutherland’ by Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun, transcribed by Alexander Munro, Master of the Musick School at Tain’.
MacDougall genealogy in Gaelic, with 19th century transcript.
Material relating to Sir Walter Scott.
The material includes transcripts of letters of Sir Walter Scott not printed in the Centenary Edition; transcripts of letters of his family and other correspondents; and extracts, correspondence, and notes on his ancestry and on various episodes in his life.
Microfilm of genealogical material.
Miscellaneous Gaelic papers in various hands, including that of William Forbes Skene.
Papers, consisting of historical and genealogical notes and extracts, transcripts of formal and legal documents of earlier periods (as well as a number of original documents and papers), and a few unrelated letters.
Papers of and concerning the Horsburgh family.
Comprising:
1. pedigree, 19th century, of the Horsburgh family
2. transcripts of, and extracts from, charters and letters concerning members of the Horsburgh family
3. presentation, 1836, of the Reverend David Gairdner to the Church and Parish of Skirling
4. presentation, 1831, of the Reverend Dr George Burns to the Church and Parish of Tweedsmuir.
Papers of Archibald Shiells, merchant in Edinburgh, and his family.
Includes papers of, and relating to, the family of Wilsone of Murrayshall, Stirlingshire, 1701-1925; and Scottish charters and other legal and administrative documents, mainly from Fife.
Papers of Keith William Murray.
Includes genealogical articles, notes, and transcripts, 1892-1909 and undated, concerning the Murray family.
With drafts for the "Scots Peerage" of Sir James Balfour Paul, with letters pasted in, 1902-1917 and undated. Letter writers include:
James Balfour Paul, John Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl, J Maitland Thomson and George Cokayne.
Photocopy of a transcription of a genealogical account of the family of Maclean, by Hector Maclean of Gruline.
Photographic copies of some family papers of Mr and Mrs Thomas Adams, Alloway, relating chiefly to Mrs Adams’ great-great-uncle, the Reverend Donald Stewart (1803-1831).
Research papers concerning Clan Gregor, including extracts and copies of historical and genealogical papers; with some papers relating to the history and administration of the Clan Gregor Society.
The arrangement and description of the papers from the Clan Gregor Centre was undertaken by Sheila McGregor on behalf of the Centre. The described papers represent the activities of a small number of people who collected and compiled them over many years, combining traditional knowledge with research to both preserve and extend information about the clan.