Retours. Legal instruments
Found in 107 Collections and/or Records:
Special retour of William Hakat to James Hakat, his father, in a certain third part of the lands called the `thryd` part of the lands of Ouchtertyre, Balcrag and mill thereof, in the sheriffdom of Forfar., 19 April 1446.
This item is fully dated, Dundee, 19 April 1446.
Special retour of William Skirven of lands of Plewlandhill held of William, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1527)., 7 December 1573.
Included are charters of Deer Abbey which passed to the family on the Reformation as the lordship of Altrie. Notes on these charters appear in Patrick Keith Murray`s `Inventory of Marischal Papers, 1905`, MS.21114.
Special retour, Sir Robert Halkheid of Pitfirrane, knight, as heir to his father, in an annual-rent of twenty-seven merks from the lands of Pitliver., 27 April 1605.
The charter and legal material contained here is of importance as giving the continuous history of a landed family in Fife from the 13th to the 18th century. The Halkett family appear to have risen partly on the decline of the Lochores of Lochore. By 1431, the former are having transumpts made of charters of the early 13th century granted to the latter (Ch.6018-6019).
Special retour, Thomas Stanehouse, as heir of Robert Stanehouse, portioner of Maistertoun, his father, in annual-rent of 300 merks from lands of Pitfirrane., 15 November 1623.
The charter and legal material contained here is of importance as giving the continuous history of a landed family in Fife from the 13th to the 18th century. The Halkett family appear to have risen partly on the decline of the Lochores of Lochore. By 1431, the former are having transumpts made of charters of the early 13th century granted to the latter (Ch.6018-6019).
Special service of Edward Ellice of Invergarry (d 1880) as heir to Edward Ellice of Invergarry (d 1863)., 5 November 1863.
The papers relate to the various activities in which members of the family were involved. An inventory of these charters is available.
Titledeeds of the lands of East Barns, alias Grange, in Dunfermline., 1566-1806.
Four of these are signed by James VI and Anne of Denmark.
Transumpt, 14 December 1476, of Special Service, dated 5 October 1445, of John of Kynninmont to Sir James of Kinninmont, knight, his father, in the lands of Pitkarn, Coquhelliis, Pitrennis and Urquhard in shire of Fife., 5 October 1445.
The charter and legal material contained here is of importance as giving the continuous history of a landed family in Fife from the 13th to the 18th century. The Halkett family appear to have risen partly on the decline of the Lochores of Lochore. By 1431, the former are having transumpts made of charters of the early 13th century granted to the latter (Ch.6018-6019).