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:
Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 3rd Earl of Minto concerning London property., 1883-1890.
File
Identifier: MS.12337(i)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
William Hugh Elliot Murray Kynynmound was the eldest surviving son of the 2nd Earl of Minto, who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1814 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1859. He was Member of Parliament for Hythe, 1837-1841, for Greenock, 1847-1852, and for Clackmannan and Kinross, 1857-1859; served as chairman of the Lunacy Commission, Scotland, 1857. As an active back-bench MP and peer, who was closely related to some of the leading political figures of his time - he was, for example, the...
Dates:
1883-1890.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of William Hugh Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1814-1891), 3rd Earl of Minto.
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Financial and legal correspondence and papers of the 3rd Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers concerning London property, and miscellaneous accounts of and concerning the 3rd Earl of Minto.
Correspondence and papers of Edmund Ferguson of Baledmund, factor at Delvine, chiefly relating to the estate., 1772-1791, undated.
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Identifier: MS.1272
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Contains correspondence and papers of John Mackenzie, Advocate and a Principal Clerk of Session, of Cramond and later of Delvine (died 1731), his sons Alexander, Writer to the Signet and a Principal Clerk of Session (died 1737), and John, Writer to the Signet, Deputy-Keeper of the Signet (died 1778), and Alexander's grandson Sir Alexander Muir Mackenzie, 1st Baronet, Writer to the Signet (died 1835); formed a distinguished line of lawyers who were active in the affairs of their day and...
Dates:
1772-1791, undated.
Correspondence and papers of John Elliot (1732-1808), 4th son of Lord Minto, Lord Justice Clerk., 1723-1815.
Series
Identifier: MSS.12865-12884
Scope and Contents
John Elliot entered the Royal Navy in 1745 and reached the rank of Admiral in 1799. He was Member of Parliament for Cockermouth, 1767-1768, and served as Governor of Newfoundland, 1786. Most of this material relates to his estate of Essenside in the parish of Ashkirk, Roxburghshire, and to his mining interests, especially the affairs of the White Water Mineral Company. In the family and general correspondence, there is material relating to his naval career, especially his Governorship of...
Dates:
1723-1815.
Correspondence and papers of the family of Forbes of Culloden., 1701-1714.
File
Identifier: MS.2964
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The earlier papers, to about 1660, treat of the affairs of Inverness (of which Duncan and John Forbes, 1st and 2nd of Culloden, were Provosts, and which both represented in Parliament) and Inverness-shire, especially complaints against the Earl of Moray's manner of executing his commission against Clan Chattan, 1626-1629, the losses entailed by the wars, and such burdens as garrisoning. They also deal with the private affairs of the family, chiefly trade (in wine, salmon, etc.) with France,...
Dates:
1701-1714.
Correspondence and papers of the family of Forbes of Culloden., 1715-1717.
File
Identifier: MS.2965
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The earlier papers, to about 1660, treat of the affairs of Inverness (of which Duncan and John Forbes, 1st and 2nd of Culloden, were Provosts, and which both represented in Parliament) and Inverness-shire, especially complaints against the Earl of Moray's manner of executing his commission against Clan Chattan, 1626-1629, the losses entailed by the wars, and such burdens as garrisoning. They also deal with the private affairs of the family, chiefly trade (in wine, salmon, etc.) with France,...
Dates:
1715-1717.
Correspondence and papers of the family of Forbes of Culloden., 1718-1725.
File
Identifier: MS.2966
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The earlier papers, to about 1660, treat of the affairs of Inverness (of which Duncan and John Forbes, 1st and 2nd of Culloden, were Provosts, and which both represented in Parliament) and Inverness-shire, especially complaints against the Earl of Moray's manner of executing his commission against Clan Chattan, 1626-1629, the losses entailed by the wars, and such burdens as garrisoning. They also deal with the private affairs of the family, chiefly trade (in wine, salmon, etc.) with France,...
Dates:
1718-1725.
Correspondence and papers of the family of Forbes of Culloden., 1726-1734.
File
Identifier: MS.2967
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The earlier papers, to about 1660, treat of the affairs of Inverness (of which Duncan and John Forbes, 1st and 2nd of Culloden, were Provosts, and which both represented in Parliament) and Inverness-shire, especially complaints against the Earl of Moray's manner of executing his commission against Clan Chattan, 1626-1629, the losses entailed by the wars, and such burdens as garrisoning. They also deal with the private affairs of the family, chiefly trade (in wine, salmon, etc.) with France,...
Dates:
1726-1734.
Correspondence and papers of the family of Forbes of Culloden., 1735-1744.
File
Identifier: MS.2968
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The earlier papers, to about 1660, treat of the affairs of Inverness (of which Duncan and John Forbes, 1st and 2nd of Culloden, were Provosts, and which both represented in Parliament) and Inverness-shire, especially complaints against the Earl of Moray's manner of executing his commission against Clan Chattan, 1626-1629, the losses entailed by the wars, and such burdens as garrisoning. They also deal with the private affairs of the family, chiefly trade (in wine, salmon, etc.) with France,...
Dates:
1735-1744.
Correspondence and papers of the family of Forbes of Culloden., 1745-1800.
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Identifier: MS.2969
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The earlier papers, to about 1660, treat of the affairs of Inverness (of which Duncan and John Forbes, 1st and 2nd of Culloden, were Provosts, and which both represented in Parliament) and Inverness-shire, especially complaints against the Earl of Moray's manner of executing his commission against Clan Chattan, 1626-1629, the losses entailed by the wars, and such burdens as garrisoning. They also deal with the private affairs of the family, chiefly trade (in wine, salmon, etc.) with France,...
Dates:
1745-1800.
Correspondence and papers of the family of Forbes of Culloden., 1625-1800.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.2961-2970
Scope and Contents
The earlier papers, to about 1660, treat of the affairs of Inverness (of which Duncan and John Forbes, 1st and 2nd of Culloden, were Provosts, and which both represented in Parliament) and Inverness-shire, especially complaints against the Earl of Moray's manner of executing his commission against Clan Chattan, 1626-1629, the losses entailed by the wars, and such burdens as garrisoning. They also deal with the private affairs of the family, chiefly trade (in wine, salmon, etc.) with France,...
Dates:
1625-1800.
Correspondence and papers of the family of Forbes of Culloden., 1661-1674.
File
Identifier: MS.2962
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The earlier papers, to about 1660, treat of the affairs of Inverness (of which Duncan and John Forbes, 1st and 2nd of Culloden, were Provosts, and which both represented in Parliament) and Inverness-shire, especially complaints against the Earl of Moray's manner of executing his commission against Clan Chattan, 1626-1629, the losses entailed by the wars, and such burdens as garrisoning. They also deal with the private affairs of the family, chiefly trade (in wine, salmon, etc.) with France,...
Dates:
1661-1674.
Correspondence and papers relating chiefly to the estate of Wells in Roxburghshire, and other properties of the Elliot of Wells family., 1685-1818, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12928-12932
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
William Nassau Elliot of Wells was Commissary and Commissary-General to the allied army in Germany, 1761-173, and his son, William Elliot of Wells was Member of Parliament for Portarlington, 1801-1802, and for Peterborough, 1802-1818, and Chief Secretary for Ireland in the ‘Talents' Ministry, 1806-1807. The Elliots of Wells were only very distantly related to the Elliots of Minto, the common ancestor being Robin Elliot of Redheugh (florished 1582). However, William Elliot of Wells was a...
Dates:
1685-1818, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers chiefly of William Nassau Elliot of Wells (?1736-1775), Barrister (Inner Temple), and of his son, William Elliot of Wells (1766-1818), Member of Parliament.
Correspondence of Sir William Forbes on subjects including New Pitsligo and other estates matters., Circa 1805-1817.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/464
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
Circa 1805-1817.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Factors Letters.
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Miscellaneous papers relating to Fettercairn estate.
Correspondence of the factors of Saltoun estate., 1781-1886, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17282-17343
Scope and Contents
Correspondence of the estate factors (chiefly Henry and Henry M Davidson, sheriff-clerks of Haddington), who dealt with the management of the estate of Saltoun, the feuing and leasing of property in Edinburgh (see also MS.17475), and increasingly with all the family finances.
Their correspondents are mostly members of the family, tenants and prospective tenants, lawyers, and tradesmen.
There are few letters for 1827, 1833, and 1837 and none for 1838-1842.
Dates:
1781-1886, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Estate papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning Saltoun estate.
Correspondence on accounts and expenses at New Pitsligo., 1933-1936.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/531
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1933-1936.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Pitsligo and New Pitsligo estate papers.
Correspondence on the Fettercairn Rents., 1880-1886.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/471
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1880-1886.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Factors Letters.
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Miscellaneous papers relating to Fettercairn estate.
Coventree Quarry accounts., 1861-1865.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/842
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1861-1865.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Estate Management Papers.
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Other Estate Papers.
Coventree Quarry accounts and vouchers., 1854-1861.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/841
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1854-1861.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Estate Management Papers.
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Other Estate Papers.
Crop and Stock book Fettercairn House., 1853-1857.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/868
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1853-1857.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Estate Management Papers.
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Fettercairn crop and stock books.
Crop book of Fettercairn House., 1811.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/862
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1811.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Estate Management Papers.
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Fettercairn crop and stock books.
Crop book of Fettercairn House., 1812-1813.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/863
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1812-1813.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Estate Management Papers.
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Fettercairn crop and stock books.
Crop book of Fettercairn House., 1813-1815.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/864
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1813-1815.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Estate Management Papers.
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Fettercairn crop and stock books.
Current Expenses for Fettercairn House., 1830.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/597
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1830.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Estate Management Papers.
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Accounts for Fettercairn and other estates.
Day Book., November 1819 - November 1820.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/891
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
November 1819 - November 1820.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Estate Management Papers.
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Fettercairn Day Books and Work Books.
Day Book., September 1828 - May 1830.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/893
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
September 1828 - May 1830.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Estate Management Papers.
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Fettercairn Day Books and Work Books.