Retours. Legal instruments
Found in 101 Collections and/or Records:
Retour of the general service of William Cockburn (afterwards 2nd Baronet) to his father, Sir James., 1700.
Transcriptions and translations will be found in MS.2996(ff.14-37).
Retour of William, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1623) as heir to Robert Keith., 29 May 1630.
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.
Retour of William, Lord Blantyre as heir to his brother Walter., 5 March 1753.
Some of the items in this series belong in other parts of the Saltoun collection, but their relationship was not discovered until after the arrangement had been finalised; others may have been acquired by various members of the family.
Retours., 1435-1781.
Service of five-sevenths of the lands of Eastbarnes alias Grange in favour of James Bennet son of deceased Captain James Bennet of Grange., 8 April 1698.
Four of these are signed by James VI and Anne of Denmark.
Service of retour granted to Janet Dunbar as nearest heir in the lands of Dunbeath and Brawyll [possibly, Braal], Caithness, to her sister Elizabeth Dunbar (who died in November 1586)., 18 March 1594.
Special retour, George Stewart of Rossyth to Robert Stewart, portioner of Over Grange of Kingorne Wester, brother’s son of the late David Stewart of Rossyth, great-grandfather of said George Stewart, in a fourth part of Over Grange of Kingorne Wester., 18 January 1580/1581.
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 in favour of Arthur Forbes, 7th of Culloden of the half lands of Altirlies., 22 September 1781.
An inventory of the collection is available for consultation.
Special retour in favour of John Forbes, 4th of Culloden, of lands of Meikle and Little Leanachs and Belvraid., 4 June 1706.
An inventory of the collection is available for consultation.
Special retour of Aeneas Ranaldson Macdonell of Glengarry., 7 November 1828.
These documents srelate to the ownership of the estate by the MacDonells and later by the Marquess of Huntly, and by William, Baron Ward (subsequently created Earl of Dudley), prior to the purchase by Edward Ellice.
Special retour of Arthur Forbes, 7th of Culloden, as heir of John Forbes, 6th of Culloden in the lands and baronies of Culloden and Ferintosh., 9 August 1773.
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Special retour of five sevenths of the lands of Eastbarns alias Grainge in favour of James Bennet son of the late Captain James Bennet of Grainge., 8 April 1693.
Four of these are signed by James VI and Anne of Denmark.
Special retour of Henry Halket to his father, William Halket of Pitfurane, in a third part of the lands of Pitfurane, and in another third part of said lands, in two-sixth parts of Pitconnochy, and in the lands of Cragtowne., 12 January 1500/1501.
One-third of Petfurane is held of the laird of Craghall, the other of the laird of Balwery; one-sixth of Pitconnochy is held of the King, the other of the laird of Polmais; the lands of Cragtowne of the baron of Canbe.
William Halket died six weeks prior to the serivce.
Special retour of James Murray, burgess, Perth, in an annualrent out of Cairnies., 29 March 1676.
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Special retour of John Forbes 6th of Culloden as heir to his uncle, John Forbes 4th of Culloden, of the half lands of Altirlies., 8 September 1772.
An inventory of the collection is available for consultation.
Special retour of Patrick Haket to John Haket of Petfurane, his father, in the third part of Petfurane, with mansion house etc., 23 April 1555.
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 of Simon Fraser of Inverallochy of his service as heir to Sir Simon Fraser of Inverallochy his grandfather, in the barony of Kinkell Fraser., 3 May 1659.
An inventory of the collection is available for consultation.
Special retour of two sevenths of the lands of Eastbarns, alias Grange, in favour of Robert Moubray of Cockairnie, son of the late Robert Moubray of Cockairnie., 20 May 1806.
Four of these are signed by James VI and Anne of Denmark.
Special retour of two sevenths of the lands of Eastbarns, alias Grange, in favour of Robert Moubray of Cockairnie, son of the late Robert Moubray of Cockairnie., 29 May 1806.
Four of these are signed by James VI and Anne of Denmark.
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.