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Genealogical tables. Genealogies.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents representing the lineage of a person or persons in tabular or diagrammatic form.

Found in 75 Collections and/or Records:

'Genealogical Table of the Family of Spottiswoode of Spottiswoode from 1296 to 1851', preceded by a copy of a certificate of the Lyon King of Arms regarding the arms of the family, 1814., 1814, (1851, or after).

 File
Identifier: MS.2952
Dates: 1814, (1851, or after).
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the family of Spottiswoode of Spottiswoode, from Spottiswoode House.

Genealogical table of the Fletchers of Saltoun., 19th century.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.14728
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: 19th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers. / Fletcher of Saltoun documents. / Documents relating to the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.

Genealogical table of the Galliard family., 19th century.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.15490
Scope and Contents From the Series:

These papers relate mostly to personal and business affairs. An inventory of these charters is available.

Dates: 19th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters, other formal documents, and plans, from the Richards and Ashburner papers. / Miscellaneous documents relating to the Richards family of Gardiner, Maine.

Genealogical table of the Kings of Norway., 18th century.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.15341
Dates: 18th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Formal documents from the MacLeod of Geanies papers.

Genealogical table of the MacLeods of Lewis and Assynt, with notes., 18th century.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.15342
Dates: 18th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Formal documents from the MacLeod of Geanies papers.

Genealogical tables of the MacLeods of Geanies., 19th century.

 File
Identifier: Ch.15343-15344
Dates: 19th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Formal documents from the MacLeod of Geanies papers.

Genealogical tables of the MacLeods of Geanies and the Gordons of Carroll., 19th century.

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Identifier: Ch.15345-15346
Dates: 19th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Formal documents from the MacLeod of Geanies papers.

Genealogical tables of the Morgan family., 19th century.

 File
Identifier: Ch.15499-15500
Scope and Contents From the Series:

These papers relate mostly to personal and business affairs. An inventory of these charters is available.

Dates: 19th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters, other formal documents, and plans, from the Richards and Ashburner papers. / Documents, mostly legal, relating to the Ashburner family and their relatives.

Genealogical tree of the family of Lamont of Lamont., 1891.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.7565
Dates: 1891.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Deeds of, or connected with, the Lamonts of Lamont.

Genealogy and family documents of the Willison family., Circa 1757, 1855-1889, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.11049/1-5
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Papers of the Willison family, who farmed in both Lanarkshire and Perthshire, covering personal and business matters. The collection includes a detailed family history and genealogy composed by Ralph Willison Simmonds (Edinburgh 1989), detailed transcripts and a booklet with historical notes: The Willisons of South Lanarkshire (Edinburgh, 1994), also by Mr Willison - see Acc.11049/1 and Acc.11049/76.

Dates: Circa 1757, 1855-1889, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Personal and estate papers of the Willison family of Perthshire and Lanarkshire, including farming notebooks, private correspondence and family documents; with family history and genealogical papers compiled by Ralph Willison Simmonds.

‘Grant manuscript’, volume 1., 1494-1577.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.2.2 (1)
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.A few notes of accounts, 1494-1499, between the Burgh of Hadington and their fermorars. Decisions of the Court of Session (practicks), December 1550 – October 1577, collected chronologically by Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington. Numbered up to 254 and continued to about 200 more.Extracts from the Books of Sederunt of the Court of Session, 1532-1568, imperfect at the beginning.'Tables of the kings of Scotland,...
Dates: 1494-1577.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / ‘Grant manuscript.’

Legal documents, notes and other papers., 1736-1815, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10229/119-124
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Correspondence and papers, literary manuscripts and journals of Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie (1744-1823) and of earlier members of the Douglas family, mainly his great-grandfather, Robert Douglas (1625-1716), Bishop of Brechin, 1682-1684, and the last Bishop of Dunblane (1684-1689) in the pre-Revolution episcopal establishment of the Church of Scotland; and his father, John Douglas of Fechil in the parish of Ellon, Aberdeenshire (1714-1762).

Dates: 1736-1815, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence, notebooks, journals and other papers of Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie, Bishop Robert Douglas, and of the Douglas family and estates. / Personal and professional correspondence, manuscripts, drafts, journals and other papers of Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie.

Letter of Jonathan Duncan to the 1st Earl of Minto concerning the affairs of Baroda, with an enclosed genealogical tree of the Gaekwar's family., 1807.

 File
Identifier: MS.11641
Scope and Contents From the Series: Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates: 1807.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India. / Correspondence with and papers concerning the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras, and other territories east of the Cape. / Correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto and the Bengal Government with the Bombay Government.

Letters and other papers, some of which are printed, originally found inside MS.21248: ‘The Ogilvies of Boyne’ by Alistair and Henrietta Tayler, but now kept separately., 1719, 1929-1933, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.21249
Dates: 1719, 1929-1933, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / ‘The Ogilvies of Boyne’ by Alistair and Henrietta Tayler (Aberdeen, 1933), containing inserts; with further letters and papers formerly loosely enclosed therein.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Kerr, William (?1761-1843) to Khan., 1807-1927.

 File
Identifier: MS.40648
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Kerr, William (?1761-1843).Letters, 1818-1819, of William Kerr to John Murray II. Folios 1-7.Folio 4-5. Copy of a petition, 1818, to the ‘Board of Commissioners for victualling His Majesty’s Navy’ on behalf of Dr William Brown, surgeon. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1818, of William Kerr to John Murray II, folios 1-3.Kerr, William Williamson....
Dates: 1807-1927.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.

Lithographed copy of a genealogical table compiled by Sir William Fraser in 1840 of Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, and his wife Anna Maria (née Makdougall), showing their descents and connexions in the female lines., 1840.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.25.8.18
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Printed books owned by John Riddell, consisting of standard works of Scottish genealogical reference, volumes of printed session papers, collections of papers in peerage and other claims, and copies of some of Riddell`s published works.

Dates: 1840.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer. / Printed books, manuscripts, correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection. / Printed Books from the Riddell Collection.

Manuscript family trees rolled into scrolls, relating to research for 'King hereafter' by Dorothy Dunnett., Undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12135/145-147
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates: Undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Literary and personal papers of Dorothy Dunnett. / Literary papers of Dorothy Dunnett, relating to works by her. / Literary papers of Dorothy Dunnett relating to the novel, 'King hereafter'.

Material, chiefly genealogical, collected by John Philp Wood, chiefly leaves found loose in MSS.1872-1877., 1775-1814.

 File
Identifier: MS.1878
Scope and Contents

Also included are: a State of Terregles Parish, 1776 (folio 24); a printed ‘Song for the Duddingston Curling Society’, 1817, with manuscript notes of the names of the persons mentioned (folio 26); and two leaves printed from John Philp Wood's biographies of the Presidents of the Court of Session (Adv.MS.37.2.1, pages 1-19), showing that he intended to publish them (folio 28).

Dates: 1775-1814.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Material, chiefly genealogical, collected by John Philp Wood.

Miscellaneous items relating to Jessy Harden and her family., 1801-1811, [?1945.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.8870 (1)-(3)
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Jessy Harden's journal, essentially a series of family newsletters, was sent in instalments to her sister, Agnes Ranken, in India. Many of her husband's drawings were used to illustrate it. Journals and sketches alike survived because Agnes Ranken preserved them and eventually brought them back to Great Britain.

Dates: 1801-1811, [?1945.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Drawings and journals chiefly of John Harden, a landowner from Tipperary and an accomplished amateur water-colourist, and of his wife Jessy, the daughter of Robert Allan, the Edinburgh banker, and an assiduous diarist.

Miscellaneous papers relating to the MacLeods of Geanies., 1672-early 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.19308
Scope and Contents The papers include a letter of 1672 from Kenneth Mackenzie of Suddie to David Corbat of Ballingall (folio 1), and genealogical tables and notes of the MacLeods of Assynt and Geanies, 1739 to early 20th century (folio 2). Also, correspondence of William Palmer and his wife, Mary, sister to Margaret Crawford the wife of Donald MacLeod, 3rd of Geanies, 1796-1824. The letters are chiefly from George and James Crawford and discuss the dispute between the two brothers over the finances of the...
Dates: 1672-early 20th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and miscellaneous papers of the family of MacLeod of Geanies.

‘Napoleonic autographs’., 1783-1846.

 File
Identifier: MS.9315
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The letters, which were collected for their autograph interest, are chiefly on army administrative matters, but a few concern military conditions and contemporary events.

Dates: 1783-1846.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters, engraved portraits, printed biographical notes, and other papers, chiefly of generals and admirals who served under Napoleon.

Note-book 'No. 2' of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, 'Some of the Pedigrees of the Innes Family'., [?1850-?1855.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.624
Scope and Contents From the Series:

These papers are in continuation of MS.535.

The papers relate chiefly to claims to estates, especially that of Innes of Stow.

Dates: [?1850-?1855.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and papers of William Strang Petrie, calling himself William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, 'law genealogist'. / Note-books of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, containing correspondence and copies of documents relating to the claimants to the estate of Innes of Stow.

Note-book of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, containing copies of documents relating to the claimants of the estate of Stow., [?1850-?1855.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.628
Scope and Contents From the Series:

These papers are in continuation of MS.535.

The papers relate chiefly to claims to estates, especially that of Innes of Stow.

Dates: [?1850-?1855.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and papers of William Strang Petrie, calling himself William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, 'law genealogist'. / Note-books of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, containing correspondence and copies of documents relating to the claimants to the estate of Innes of Stow.

Note-book of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, 'Innes Papers, containing Genealogical and historical account with Pedigrees of various Innes branches, copies, Registers, inscriptions on Tombs and private remarks'., [?1850-?1855.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.626
Scope and Contents From the Series:

These papers are in continuation of MS.535.

The papers relate chiefly to claims to estates, especially that of Innes of Stow.

Dates: [?1850-?1855.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and papers of William Strang Petrie, calling himself William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, 'law genealogist'. / Note-books of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, containing correspondence and copies of documents relating to the claimants to the estate of Innes of Stow.

Notes and letters on the genealogy of the Douglas family of Springwood Park including transcripts of charters and notes on other families related by marriage to the Douglases., 1739-1875, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.8107
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Most of these notes and letters were collected by Sir George H Scott-Douglas in preparation for the printing of the family's pedigree (MS.8109).

Dates: 1739-1875, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Douglas family of Springwood Park, near Kelso, Roxburghshire. / Family papers of the Douglas family of Springwood Park. / Pedigree, notes and letters on the genealogy of the Douglas family of Springwood Park.

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