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Burgess tickets.

 Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: Certificate of burgesry demonstrating the status or privileges of a burgess.

Found in 155 Collections and/or Records:

Burgess ticket of Banff to Andrew Fletcher of Milton., 8 May 1744.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.14612
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer purchased Saltoun and Glencorse in 1642; Glencorse was sold in 1647. The documents concern both the estate and individual members of the family.

Dates: 8 May 1744.

Burgess-ticket of Berwick on Tweed in favour of the 1st Earl of Minto., 1791.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.10460A
Scope and Contents From the Series: The charters of the Minto family include titles to all the lands owned by the family in Roxburghshire, Fife, and Angus. The Roxburghshire titles include a few from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries but they and the Angus titles are not numerous until the seventeenth century. The earliest Fife titles however go back to the twelfth century, and the series is virtually complete from then until modern times.The lands of Headshaw were acquired by Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Baronet,...
Dates: 1791.

Burgess ticket of Brechin, Angus in favour of William Chalmers of Auldbar., 1757.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.12787
Scope and Contents From the Series:

As well as charters relating to the Chalmers family itself, there are other items which are apparently unrelated but which came with the bulk of the papers. Only one document (Ch.12806) is of 15th century date, and only one (Ch.12776) is of the 16th century. The rest of the collection dates largely from the 17th and 18th centuries. A detailed list is available.

Dates: 1757.

Burgess-ticket of Campbelltown granted to John Walker, Minister of Moffat [subsequently Professor of Natural History, Edinburgh University, and Minister of Colinton]., 7 June 1764.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.8492
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

A collection of five formal documents, 1544-1607, relating to the lands of Skeoch, Stirlingshire (Ch.8486-8490), together with an extract, 1711, of an acknowledgement of payment, 1710, by Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun (Ch.8491), and a burgess ticket of Campbeltown, 1764, granted to John Walker, botanist (Ch.8492). An inventory is available.

Dates: 7 June 1764.

Burgess ticket of Dumfries to Andrew Fletcher Esq., 22 August 1744.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.14614
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer purchased Saltoun and Glencorse in 1642; Glencorse was sold in 1647. The documents concern both the estate and individual members of the family.

Dates: 22 August 1744.

Burgess ticket of Dunbar East Lothian, in favour of Patrick Chalmers of Auldbar, advocate, Sheriff Depute of Forfar., 1748.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.12803
Scope and Contents From the Series:

As well as charters relating to the Chalmers family itself, there are other items which are apparently unrelated but which came with the bulk of the papers. Only one document (Ch.12806) is of 15th century date, and only one (Ch.12776) is of the 16th century. The rest of the collection dates largely from the 17th and 18th centuries. A detailed list is available.

Dates: 1748.

Burgess ticket of Dunbar, East Lothian in favour of William Chalmers, merchant., 1748.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.12801
Scope and Contents From the Series:

As well as charters relating to the Chalmers family itself, there are other items which are apparently unrelated but which came with the bulk of the papers. Only one document (Ch.12806) is of 15th century date, and only one (Ch.12776) is of the 16th century. The rest of the collection dates largely from the 17th and 18th centuries. A detailed list is available.

Dates: 1748.

Burgess ticket of Dundee in favour of Patrick Chalmers of Auldbar, advocate, Sheriff Depute of Forfar., 1772.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.12785
Scope and Contents From the Series:

As well as charters relating to the Chalmers family itself, there are other items which are apparently unrelated but which came with the bulk of the papers. Only one document (Ch.12806) is of 15th century date, and only one (Ch.12776) is of the 16th century. The rest of the collection dates largely from the 17th and 18th centuries. A detailed list is available.

Dates: 1772.

Burgess ticket of Dundee in favour of Patrick Chalmers of Auldbar, esquire., 1768.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.12784
Scope and Contents From the Series:

As well as charters relating to the Chalmers family itself, there are other items which are apparently unrelated but which came with the bulk of the papers. Only one document (Ch.12806) is of 15th century date, and only one (Ch.12776) is of the 16th century. The rest of the collection dates largely from the 17th and 18th centuries. A detailed list is available.

Dates: 1768.

Burgess ticket of Dundee in favour of Robert Moubrie of Cockernie., 14 July 1735.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.12981
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Comprised of: title deeds to their various estates and other properties in Fife and elsewhere (Ch.12871-12978), burgess tickets (Ch.12979-12984), military commissions (Ch.12985-12993) and other documents (Ch.12994-1296) relating to various members of the family, and a few apparently unrelated documents. An inventory, listing each document individually, is available.

Dates: 14 July 1735.

Burgess ticket of Dundee to Andrew Fletcher Esq., 22 August 1743.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.14611
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer purchased Saltoun and Glencorse in 1642; Glencorse was sold in 1647. The documents concern both the estate and individual members of the family.

Dates: 22 August 1743.

Burgess ticket of Dysart in favour of Robert Moubray of Cockcarnie., 5 February 1729.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.12980
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Comprised of: title deeds to their various estates and other properties in Fife and elsewhere (Ch.12871-12978), burgess tickets (Ch.12979-12984), military commissions (Ch.12985-12993) and other documents (Ch.12994-1296) relating to various members of the family, and a few apparently unrelated documents. An inventory, listing each document individually, is available.

Dates: 5 February 1729.

Burgess ticket of Edinburgh given to Archibald Graham, Bishop of the Isles., 1685.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.1565
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Ch.1492-1539 relate to a family of Spottiswood (most often spelt Spottiswod; also other variants) in Edinburgh.

Dates: 1685.