Genealogies.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Accounts or histories of the descent of persons, families, or other groups, from an ancestor or ancestors; enumerations of ancestors and their descendants in the natural order of succession. (AAT) This heading was used in the published catalogues for general works on genealogy as a subject, and also for collections of genealogies. Particular genealogies were indexed under the name of the family. (NLS).
Found in 820 Collections and/or Records:
Genealogical papers chiefly of the Richards and Ashburner families., 19th century.
Series
Identifier: MSS.20395-20398
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The Richards family of Horndean in Hampshire began its connection with America in the early 19th century when John Richards opened a business in Boston, Massachusetts. Although his son, Francis Richards, established a manufacturing business in Gardiner, Maine, the family retained strong European ties. The constant coming and going across the Atlantic gives the collection a very cosmopolitan outlook enhanced by the marriage in 1878 of Francis Gardiner Richards to Anne Ashburner whose family...
Dates:
19th century.
Genealogical papers concerning the Earls Marischal and the Keiths of Ravelston., [Circa 1748]-1802, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.21188
Scope and Contents
The papers include copies of ‘History of Keith Marischal of Scotland’ by Alexander Keith of Ravelston and Dunnottar (folio 7); ‘History of the family of Keith Marischal’ by Bishop Robert Keith (folio 45), and an essay and letters of Alexander Keith of Ravelston and Dunnottar concerning Bishop Keith's ‘History’ (folios 2, 52-60).Appended to the inside of the front and back covers of the volume are an English Translation, 1802, of the German inscription on Marshal Keith's Tomb in...
Dates:
[Circa 1748]-1802, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, legal, miscellaneous, and estate papers of the Murrays of Ochtertyre, Baronets, and their relations by marriage the Keiths, Earls Marischal.
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Papers of the Keiths, Earls Marischal.
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Genealogical papers of, and concerning, the Keith family.
Genealogical papers concerning the Earls Marischal, Earls of Kintore, Keiths of Ravelston, Keiths of Ludquhairn, and the Clan Chattan., [Circa 1680]-1927.
File
Identifier: MS.21187
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Murray papers concern chiefly their estates in Perthshire, but there is also some family correspondence, household accounts and inventories, and letters and papers of Jacobite interest. Of particular interest is the fine series of letters of General Sir George Murray written during his campaigns in the Peninsula and elsewhere.The papers of the Keiths, Earls Marischal came to the Murrays of Ochtertyre following the marriage of Helen, heiress of Sir Alexander Keith of Dunnottar...
Dates:
[Circa 1680]-1927.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, legal, miscellaneous, and estate papers of the Murrays of Ochtertyre, Baronets, and their relations by marriage the Keiths, Earls Marischal.
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Papers of the Keiths, Earls Marischal.
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Genealogical papers of, and concerning, the Keith family.
Genealogical papers concerning the Home family of Whitfield and Ninewells., 19th century-20th century.
File
Identifier: Acc.6976/5
Dates:
19th century-20th century.
Genealogical papers concerning the Stewarts of Monteith, compiled by Margaret B Monteith.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.5333
Scope and Contents
With two sets of proofs, circa 1930, of Monteith`s book on the lineage of the Earls of Menteith, and the manuscript of "Les Gardes Ecossais".
Dates:
Circa 1930.
Genealogical papers, mainly concerning Shetland, compiled by John S Mouat.
File
Identifier: Acc.11630
Dates:
20th century.
Genealogical papers mostly concerning the Sandilands family, Aberdeenshire.
Item
Identifier: Acc.6404
Dates:
19th century to 20th century.
Genealogical papers of, and concerning, the Keith family., 1623-1927, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21187-21188
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Murray papers concern chiefly their estates in Perthshire, but there is also some family correspondence, household accounts and inventories, and letters and papers of Jacobite interest. Of particular interest is the fine series of letters of General Sir George Murray written during his campaigns in the Peninsula and elsewhere.The papers of the Keiths, Earls Marischal came to the Murrays of Ochtertyre following the marriage of Helen, heiress of Sir Alexander Keith of Dunnottar...
Dates:
1623-1927, undated.
Genealogical papers of the Dunlop family., [Circa 1650]-1952, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.9274-9300
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Much of the collection concerns William Dunlop, Principal of Glasgow University, his son Alexander, Professor of Greek at Glasgow, and his grandson John, Tide Surveyor at Greenock. The papers of William Dunlop include material on the colony of South Carolina, the Darien Scheme, and the affairs of the Church of Scotland, while those of Alexander chiefly concern the University of Glasgow. The collection also includes diaries and literary works of John Dunlop of Gairbraid, the temperance...
Dates:
[Circa 1650]-1952, undated.
Genealogical papers of the Family of Fletcher of Saltoun., 17th century-19th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17858-17860
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates:
17th century-19th century.
Genealogical papers on the different branches of the Bruce family collected by Major William Bruce Armstrong for his work ‘The Bruces of Airth and their cadets’.
Series
Identifier: MSS.15982-15988
Scope and Contents
Most of the material is printed, with annotations by William Brue Armstrong.
Dates:
Mid 19th century-[before 1892.]
Genealogical papers on various branches of the Bruce family., Mid 19th century-[before 1892.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.15986-15987
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Most of the material is printed, with annotations by William Brue Armstrong.
Dates:
Mid 19th century-[before 1892.]
Genealogical research compiled by James Hunter Macgregor.
Item
Identifier: Acc.6364
Dates:
1901-1933.
‘Genealogie and pedigree of the most ancient and noble family of the Earles of Sutherland’ by Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun, transcribed by Alexander Munro, Master of the Musick School at Tain’.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.3.3
Dates:
1736.
‘Genealogie of noble families of Scotland’, volume ii, by William Dunlop.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.3.7
Dates:
1693.
'Genealogie of the family of Achinbreck' (Campbell): a typewritten copy of a manuscript, 1741, in Adv.MS.34.6.19 (Genealogical collections), with autograph notes and corrections by Herbert Campbell, Cyprus, circa 1932.
Item
Identifier: MS.810
Dates:
1741, [circa 1932].
'Genealogie of the wholl Nobility of Scotland ... since ye reign of K. Orbred ye It.... By H. R. by comand of HMK’., 1685.
File
Identifier: MS.2108
Scope and Contents
'Hugh McKy' appears as owner of the book on folios 1, 187 verso, 190 verso; 'Hu: Rose' on folio 1.The account of the nobility is followed by lists of officials in the same hand (folio 175). In another hand is a poem (folio 185), 'Lowe and honour, or the lowers fairweell to Calista being sent from see in the latte engagement agst the Duth to his mistris under the name of Armeda wt ye Ladys deploring and ingenuous ansr to a new sad air much in request or the tune of the Tirrant hes...
Dates:
1685.
Genealogies and other matter relating to the Richardson family, bound up with 'The Late John Richardson', by Lord Moncrieff, extracted from the 'North British Review', December 1864., 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.3992
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
A note on John Richardson's children will be found in MS.3989, folio i.
Dates:
19th century.
Genealogies and other papers of Sir James Balfour.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.2.40
Scope and Contents
A volume titled ‘Balfour’s Genealogies’, containing:
1. A copy of ‘Genealogies of the Scottish nobility’ (Adv.MS.33.2.39).
2. Commission for the valuation of teinds, and proceedings of the commissioners, 1627-1643.
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.187) includes the reference: (A.4.25).
Dates:
1st half of 17th century.
Genealogies, notes, formal documents and other papers of and concerning the Elphinstone family of Lopness.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.8924/1-45
Dates:
1511-1951, undated.
Genealogies of European royalty and nobility.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.7.24
Scope and Contents
The genealogies appear to have been compiled, partly from printed material, between 1582 and 1587, but have additional material, some of which is in German, up to 1613.
There is a list of contents on folio 111.
Dates:
Late 16th century.
Genealogies of Scottish families.
File
Identifier: MS.10973
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) A copy of the compilation by Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh. For notes on some of the manuscripts and a list of the families treated in the text, see R W Munro, “Notes on Sir George Mackenzie's ‘Families of Scotland’”, in ‘The Scottish genealogist’, volume iv (1957), pages 38-42. This copy was made after July 1684, when the Earl of Linlithgow gave up his colonelcy of the Guards. (Folio 1.)(ii) 'The genealogie of the nobility of...
Dates:
Late 17th century.
Genealogies of Scottish families.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.3.14
Scope and Contents
(i) The compilation by Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (see Adv.MS.34.3.19). This copy (folio 1) appears to have been made between 1679 and 1684, during which period the Earl of Linlithgow was colonel of the Guards (folio 40). A leaf containing notes by David Sibbald of Kair on the Sibbald families of Balgonie and Kair has been inserted (folio 65), and notes by Sir Robert Sibbald on the family of Boyd have also been added (folio 67 verso).(ii) Copy of part of William Drummond,...
Dates:
Late 17th century.
Genealogies of Scottish families, copied by Robert Mylne.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.6.8
Scope and Contents
The contents of the manuscript are as follows:(i) The compilation by Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (see Adv.MS.34.3.19) copied from a manuscript of 1685 or later, with some additional material taken from ‘The Great historical geographical, genealogical and poetical dictionary’ (page 1).(ii) Genealogical material taken partly from Camden, Dugdale and other historians (page 395).(iii) Verses on the death of William, 6th Earl of Douglas (page 480)....
Dates:
1685, or later.
Genealogies of Scottish Peers, compiled probably in 1702 or 1703., 1702-1703.
File
Identifier: MS.7115
Scope and Contents
Very many small gaps have been left in the text for intended insertion of dates, names and other additional information.
Dates:
1702-1703.