Estate records.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Documents relating to the management of all aspects of a landed estate, which is to be considered property of notable extent which may include, as general examples, any of the following: dwellings; outbuildings; grounds; pasturage; arable land; woodland; water courses. For papers concerning the administration of personal estates, in the narrow legal sense, on death see 'Estate inventories', 'Probate records'' and 'Probate accounts'.
Found in 1182 Collections and/or Records:
Dundas estate account book: wage book., 1614-1623.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.3.9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The papers, with some exceptions, have been arranged in the following categories:Adv.MSS.80.1.1-80.1.18: Correspondence.80.2.1-80.2.66: Financial papers.80.3.1-80.3.57: Account books.80.4.1-80.4.16: Miscellaneous estate papers.80.5.1-80.5.6: Legal papers.80.6.1-80.6.14: Notes and notebooks of George Dundas of Dundas, Advocate.80.7.1-80.7.14: Miscellaneous papers and books.The main exceptions are...
Dates:
1614-1623.
Dundas estate account books., 1604-1818.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.80.3.8-80.3.40
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The papers, with some exceptions, have been arranged in the following categories:Adv.MSS.80.1.1-80.1.18: Correspondence.80.2.1-80.2.66: Financial papers.80.3.1-80.3.57: Account books.80.4.1-80.4.16: Miscellaneous estate papers.80.5.1-80.5.6: Legal papers.80.6.1-80.6.14: Notes and notebooks of George Dundas of Dundas, Advocate.80.7.1-80.7.14: Miscellaneous papers and books.The main exceptions are...
Dates:
1604-1818.
Dundas estate account books: accounts of disbursements., 1695-1702.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.80.3.29-80.3.30
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The papers, with some exceptions, have been arranged in the following categories:Adv.MSS.80.1.1-80.1.18: Correspondence.80.2.1-80.2.66: Financial papers.80.3.1-80.3.57: Account books.80.4.1-80.4.16: Miscellaneous estate papers.80.5.1-80.5.6: Legal papers.80.6.1-80.6.14: Notes and notebooks of George Dundas of Dundas, Advocate.80.7.1-80.7.14: Miscellaneous papers and books.The main exceptions are...
Dates:
1695-1702.
Dundas estate account books: accounts of receipts and disbursements for crops 1640-1641., 1640-1641.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.80.3.15-80.3.16
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The papers, with some exceptions, have been arranged in the following categories:Adv.MSS.80.1.1-80.1.18: Correspondence.80.2.1-80.2.66: Financial papers.80.3.1-80.3.57: Account books.80.4.1-80.4.16: Miscellaneous estate papers.80.5.1-80.5.6: Legal papers.80.6.1-80.6.14: Notes and notebooks of George Dundas of Dundas, Advocate.80.7.1-80.7.14: Miscellaneous papers and books.The main exceptions are...
Dates:
1640-1641.
Dundas estate account books: notes relating mainly to disbursements., 1615-1623.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.80.3.10-80.3.11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The papers, with some exceptions, have been arranged in the following categories:Adv.MSS.80.1.1-80.1.18: Correspondence.80.2.1-80.2.66: Financial papers.80.3.1-80.3.57: Account books.80.4.1-80.4.16: Miscellaneous estate papers.80.5.1-80.5.6: Legal papers.80.6.1-80.6.14: Notes and notebooks of George Dundas of Dundas, Advocate.80.7.1-80.7.14: Miscellaneous papers and books.The main exceptions are...
Dates:
1615-1623.
Dundas estate accounts: account and vouchers for crop 1807., 1807.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.38
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The most important event in this period was the execution, in an attempt to relieve the estate of its burden of debt, of a deed of trust by James Dundas of Dundas (died 1780). This deed (dated 23 February, 1773 but effective from Martinmas, 1772) resulted in the administration of the estate by trustees up to and including crop 1805 (18 August 1806) and, due to the minority of James Dundas of Dundas (died 1881), by curators up to 14 January 1814. In the period before the trust, Robert Seton,...
Dates:
1807.
Dundas estate accounts: account and vouchers for crop 1808., 1808.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.39
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The most important event in this period was the execution, in an attempt to relieve the estate of its burden of debt, of a deed of trust by James Dundas of Dundas (died 1780). This deed (dated 23 February, 1773 but effective from Martinmas, 1772) resulted in the administration of the estate by trustees up to and including crop 1805 (18 August 1806) and, due to the minority of James Dundas of Dundas (died 1881), by curators up to 14 January 1814. In the period before the trust, Robert Seton,...
Dates:
1808.
Dundas estate accounts: account and vouchers for crop 1809., 1809.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.40
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The most important event in this period was the execution, in an attempt to relieve the estate of its burden of debt, of a deed of trust by James Dundas of Dundas (died 1780). This deed (dated 23 February, 1773 but effective from Martinmas, 1772) resulted in the administration of the estate by trustees up to and including crop 1805 (18 August 1806) and, due to the minority of James Dundas of Dundas (died 1881), by curators up to 14 January 1814. In the period before the trust, Robert Seton,...
Dates:
1809.
Dundas estate accounts: account and vouchers for crop 1810., 1810.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.41
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The most important event in this period was the execution, in an attempt to relieve the estate of its burden of debt, of a deed of trust by James Dundas of Dundas (died 1780). This deed (dated 23 February, 1773 but effective from Martinmas, 1772) resulted in the administration of the estate by trustees up to and including crop 1805 (18 August 1806) and, due to the minority of James Dundas of Dundas (died 1881), by curators up to 14 January 1814. In the period before the trust, Robert Seton,...
Dates:
1810.
Dundas estate accounts: account and vouchers for crop 1811., 1811.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.42
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The most important event in this period was the execution, in an attempt to relieve the estate of its burden of debt, of a deed of trust by James Dundas of Dundas (died 1780). This deed (dated 23 February, 1773 but effective from Martinmas, 1772) resulted in the administration of the estate by trustees up to and including crop 1805 (18 August 1806) and, due to the minority of James Dundas of Dundas (died 1881), by curators up to 14 January 1814. In the period before the trust, Robert Seton,...
Dates:
1811.
Dundas estate accounts: account and vouchers for crop 1812., 1812.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.80.2.43-80.2.44
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The most important event in this period was the execution, in an attempt to relieve the estate of its burden of debt, of a deed of trust by James Dundas of Dundas (died 1780). This deed (dated 23 February, 1773 but effective from Martinmas, 1772) resulted in the administration of the estate by trustees up to and including crop 1805 (18 August 1806) and, due to the minority of James Dundas of Dundas (died 1881), by curators up to 14 January 1814. In the period before the trust, Robert Seton,...
Dates:
1812.
Dundas estate accounts: account and vouchers for crop 1812., 1812.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.43
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The most important event in this period was the execution, in an attempt to relieve the estate of its burden of debt, of a deed of trust by James Dundas of Dundas (died 1780). This deed (dated 23 February, 1773 but effective from Martinmas, 1772) resulted in the administration of the estate by trustees up to and including crop 1805 (18 August 1806) and, due to the minority of James Dundas of Dundas (died 1881), by curators up to 14 January 1814. In the period before the trust, Robert Seton,...
Dates:
1812.
Dundas estate accounts: account and vouchers for crop 1812., 1812.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.44
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The most important event in this period was the execution, in an attempt to relieve the estate of its burden of debt, of a deed of trust by James Dundas of Dundas (died 1780). This deed (dated 23 February, 1773 but effective from Martinmas, 1772) resulted in the administration of the estate by trustees up to and including crop 1805 (18 August 1806) and, due to the minority of James Dundas of Dundas (died 1881), by curators up to 14 January 1814. In the period before the trust, Robert Seton,...
Dates:
1812.
Dundas estate accounts: account and vouchers for crops 1756-1757., 1756-1757.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.16
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The most important event in this period was the execution, in an attempt to relieve the estate of its burden of debt, of a deed of trust by James Dundas of Dundas (died 1780). This deed (dated 23 February, 1773 but effective from Martinmas, 1772) resulted in the administration of the estate by trustees up to and including crop 1805 (18 August 1806) and, due to the minority of James Dundas of Dundas (died 1881), by curators up to 14 January 1814. In the period before the trust, Robert Seton,...
Dates:
1756-1757.
Dundas estate accounts: account for crops 1773-1779., 1773-1779.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.22
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The most important event in this period was the execution, in an attempt to relieve the estate of its burden of debt, of a deed of trust by James Dundas of Dundas (died 1780). This deed (dated 23 February, 1773 but effective from Martinmas, 1772) resulted in the administration of the estate by trustees up to and including crop 1805 (18 August 1806) and, due to the minority of James Dundas of Dundas (died 1881), by curators up to 14 January 1814. In the period before the trust, Robert Seton,...
Dates:
1773-1779.
Dundas estate accounts: accounts and vouchers for crops 1773-1774., 1773-1774.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.23
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The most important event in this period was the execution, in an attempt to relieve the estate of its burden of debt, of a deed of trust by James Dundas of Dundas (died 1780). This deed (dated 23 February, 1773 but effective from Martinmas, 1772) resulted in the administration of the estate by trustees up to and including crop 1805 (18 August 1806) and, due to the minority of James Dundas of Dundas (died 1881), by curators up to 14 January 1814. In the period before the trust, Robert Seton,...
Dates:
1773-1774.
Dundas estate accounts: accounts and vouchers for crops 1805-1806., 1805-1806.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.37
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:
(i) Account and vouchers for crop 1805 (folio 1).
(ii) Account and vouchers for crop 1806 (folio 107).
Dates:
1805-1806.
Dundas estate accounts: accounts and vouchers for crops 1813-1814., 1813-1814.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.45
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:
(i) Account and vouchers for crop 1813 (folio 1).
(ii) Account and vouchers for crop 1814 (folio 128).
Dates:
1813-1814.
Dundas estate accounts: accounts and vouchers for crops 1815-1816., 1815-1816.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.46
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:
(i) Account and vouchers for crop 1815 (folio 1).
(ii) Account and vouchers for crop 1816 (folio 136).
Dates:
1815-1816.
Dundas estate accounts: accounts and vouchers for crops 1817-1818., 1817-1818.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.47
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:
(i) Account and vouchers for crop 1817 (folio 1).
(ii) Account and vouchers for crop 1818 (folio 151).
Dates:
1817-1818.
Dundas estate accounts: accounts and vouchers for crops 1819., 1819.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.48
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:
(i) Account and vouchers for crop 1819 (folio 1).
(ii) Account and vouchers for crop 1820 (folio 109).
Dates:
1819.
Dundas estate accounts: accounts and vouchers for crops 1821-1824., 1821-1824.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.49
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:
(i) Account and vouchers for crop 1821 (folio 1).
(ii) Account and vouchers for crop 1822 (folio 54).
(iii) Account and vouchers for crop 1823 (folio 110).
(iv) Account and vouchers for crop 1824 (folio 171).
Dates:
1821-1824.
Dundas estate accounts: discharges and some precepts concerning teinds and ministers` and schoolmasters` stipends., 1532-1662.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.1
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:
(i) Abercorn, 1632-1662 (folio 1).
(ii) Dalmeny, 1583-1662 (folio 36).
(iii) Kirkliston, 1532-1635 (folio 115).
(iv) Linlithgow, 1638-1662 (folio 147).
(v) Livingston, 1577-1658 (folio 164).
Dates:
1532-1662.
Dundas estate accounts: discharges concerning annualrent, tocher, allowances to members of the Dundas family, etc., 1578-1669.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The greater part of the series concerns in detail the administration of the Dundas estate, and consists of accounts and discharges or vouchers relating to public burdens and feu-duty, annualrent, annuities, and other regular payments, and a wide variety of transactions with merchants, tradesmen, and estate tenants and servants. More personal accounts are also represented in considerable quantity, though until the 18th century they are not clearly distinguished from the estate accounts. There...
Dates:
1578-1669.
Dundas estate accounts: discharges concerning taxation and feu-duty., 1561-1665.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.2
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:
(i) Taxation, 1598-1665 (folio 1).
(ii) Feu-duty, 1561-1652 (folio 201).
Dates:
1561-1665.