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 Memoirs of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun' and of related families., 1796.
File
Identifier: MS.17860
Scope and Contents
The text is an amended and amplified version of MS.17859.
Dates:
1796.
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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Miscellaneous papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Genealogical papers of the Family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
Genealogical notebook concerning the Malcolm of Burnfoot and Palmer Douglas families.
Item
Identifier: Acc.11709
Dates:
19th century.
Genealogical notebook mainly concerning the Gill family.
Item
Identifier: Acc.9983
Dates:
20th century.
Genealogical notes and drafts, undated, of George Francis Stewart Elliot., 2nd half of 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.13096
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Much of the material concerns George Francis Stewart Elliot's antiquarian and genealogical interests, and his book, ‘The Border Elliots and the Family of Minto’ (Edinburgh, 1897).
Dates:
2nd half of 19th century.
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 the Honourable George Francis Stewart Elliot (1822- 1901), 4th son of the 2nd Earl of Minto, barrister and Private Secretary to Lord John Russell.
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Antiquarian and genealogical papers, chiefly undated, of George Francis Stewart Elliot, including notes and drafts for 'The Border Elliots and the Family of Minto'.
Genealogical notes and lists on the Scottish nobility compiled by Robert Mylne.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13320
Scope and Contents
Section title pages dated 1707 and 1708. Includes notes on genealogies of Scottish noble families, notes on Scottish kings, and a list of the provosts of Aberdeen.
Dates:
1707-1708
Genealogical notes and miscellaneous papers, of Charles Grant, Vicomte de Vaux, and his family., 1755-1807, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.25169
Scope and Contents
Included are pages from Charles Grant's ‘Mémoires’ and verses by members of his family.
Dates:
1755-1807, undated.
Genealogical notes and tables, 16th-19th centuries, of the Richards and Ashburner families probably compiled, 19th century, by Reginald S Beddington, Anne Richards and her brothers George Ashburner and Walter Ashburner., 19th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.20395 (Part 1)-(Part 2)
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 notes and tables of the Richards and Ashburner families., 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.20395 (Part 2)
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.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, business, and genealogical papers chiefly of the Richards family of Gardiner, Maine, and of the Ashburner family.
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Genealogical papers chiefly of the Richards and Ashburner families.
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Genealogical notes and tables, 16th-19th centuries, of the Richards and Ashburner families probably compiled, 19th century, by Reginald S Beddington, Anne Richards and her brothers George Ashburner and Walter Ashburner.
Genealogical notes and tables of the Richards family., 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.20395 (Part 1)
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.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, business, and genealogical papers chiefly of the Richards family of Gardiner, Maine, and of the Ashburner family.
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Genealogical papers chiefly of the Richards and Ashburner families.
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Genealogical notes and tables, 16th-19th centuries, of the Richards and Ashburner families probably compiled, 19th century, by Reginald S Beddington, Anne Richards and her brothers George Ashburner and Walter Ashburner.
Genealogical notes by Donald Whyte on the families of McLamroch, Nicholson or Nicolson, Whyte and Wodrow or Woodrow.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.12757
Dates:
circa 1969-2005.
Genealogical notes by Walter Macfarlane, in his own hand.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.3.8
Scope and Contents
At the end of the volume are instances of the occurrence of the word ‘Carnalis’ applied to legitimate progeny.
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.187) includes the reference: (Jac.V.5.28).
Dates:
18th century.
Genealogical notes concerning the family of Douglas of Cavers.
File
Identifier: Acc.10971
Dates:
1938 and undated.
Genealogical notes concerning the family of John Borthwick of Crookston (died 1945), written on the flyleaf of the Borthwick family bible (printed Oxford, 1810)., ?19th century-?early 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.10469
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
A E Borthwick (1871-1955), a son of William H Borthwick of Crookston, studied art in Edinburgh and Paris from 1890 to 1896, after which he enlisted in the ranks and helped to raise the Scottish Sharpshooters, 70th company of the XVIII Battalion of the Imperial Yeomanry. He served in the Boer and First World Wars, retiring from the army in 1919 as honorary Staff Captain. As a member of the Royal Academy he specialised in portraits and subjects of a religious genre, his best-known work being...
Dates:
?19th century-?early 20th century.
Genealogical notes of Andrew B W MacEwen, on the MacGregor family of Black River, Prince Edward Island.
File
Identifier: Acc.6829
Dates:
1975.
Genealogical notes of the family of Malcolm of Burnfoot.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11019
Scope and Contents
Includes loosely inserted family and estate papers.
Dates:
1776-1942 and undated.
Genealogical notes on ancient Scottish families compiled by, and partly in the hand of, George Chalmers.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.16.2.29
Scope and Contents
The approximate date of the manuscript has been suggested by the range of dates of the watermarks, 179?, 1800 and 1801.The contents include the families of:Campbell of Lochow (folio 180);Douglas (folios 1, 31);Lindsay of the Byres (folio 101);Ogilvy (folio 187);Percy (folio 10); and,Stewart (folios 5, 16, 29).The Earldoms of:Angus (folio 92);Atholl (folio...
Dates:
Circa 1800.
Genealogical notes on members of the Faculty of Advocates, 1687-1751, compiled by John Philp Wood., Early 19th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.37.2.8
Dates:
Early 19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Biographical and genealogical notes chiefly relating to the Lords of Session, Barons of Exchequer, and members of the Faculty of Advocates, compiled by John Philp Wood (died 1838), Auditor of Excise, Scottish antiquary and biographer.
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Biographical and genealogical notes chiefly relating to the Lords of Session, Baron of Exchequer, and members of the Faculty of Advocates, compiled by John Philp Wood.
Genealogical notes on members of the Faculty of Advocates, 1751-1800, compiled by John Philp Wood., Early 19th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.37.2.9
Dates:
Early 19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Biographical and genealogical notes chiefly relating to the Lords of Session, Barons of Exchequer, and members of the Faculty of Advocates, compiled by John Philp Wood (died 1838), Auditor of Excise, Scottish antiquary and biographer.
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Biographical and genealogical notes chiefly relating to the Lords of Session, Baron of Exchequer, and members of the Faculty of Advocates, compiled by John Philp Wood.
Genealogical notes on members of the Faculty of Advocates, 1800-1835, compiled by John Philp Wood., Early 19th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.37.2.10
Dates:
Early 19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Biographical and genealogical notes chiefly relating to the Lords of Session, Barons of Exchequer, and members of the Faculty of Advocates, compiled by John Philp Wood (died 1838), Auditor of Excise, Scottish antiquary and biographer.
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Biographical and genealogical notes chiefly relating to the Lords of Session, Baron of Exchequer, and members of the Faculty of Advocates, compiled by John Philp Wood.
Genealogical notes on Scottish families: 'Letter C'., [?1790-?1800.]
File
Identifier: MS.9276
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The authorship of the notes has been attributed to ‘Alexander Dunlop of Jamaica, latterly residing at Fairley, near Largs in Ayrshire. Ob. circiter 1800’ (see MS.9291, folio 2).
The manuscripts are referred to by J G Dunlop as ‘the Jamaica MSS’.
As well as genealogical material, lists of dignitaries and army officers are also included.
Dates:
[?1790-?1800.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and legal, financial and other papers of the Dunlop family.
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Genealogical papers of the Dunlop family.
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Genealogical notes on Scottish families; with a selective index to the notes compiled by John Dunlop of Gairbraid, and fair copy abstracts from the notes of material concerning the Dunlop family.
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Genealogical notes on Scottish families, written in several hands, probably between 1790 and 1800.
Genealogical notes on Scottish families: [Letter ?C(2)(i)]., [?1790-?1800.]
File
Identifier: MS.9274
Scope and Contents
The designation 'C(2)' has been supplied based on references in MS.9295. The references, however, refer to entries in both MS.9274 and 9275 under the heading 'Volume (C2)'. Consequently each of these manuscripts is shown with the designation '(C2)'. Whether this accurately reflects the original arrangement of the papers is uncertain.
Dates:
[?1790-?1800.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and legal, financial and other papers of the Dunlop family.
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Genealogical papers of the Dunlop family.
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Genealogical notes on Scottish families; with a selective index to the notes compiled by John Dunlop of Gairbraid, and fair copy abstracts from the notes of material concerning the Dunlop family.
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Genealogical notes on Scottish families, written in several hands, probably between 1790 and 1800.
Genealogical notes on Scottish families: [Letter ?C(2)(ii)]., [?1790-?1800.]
File
Identifier: MS.9275
Scope and Contents
The designation 'C(2)' has been supplied based on references in MS.9295. The references, however, refer to entries in both MS.9274 and 9275 under the heading 'Volume (C2)'. Consequently each of these manuscripts is shown with the designation '(C2)'. Whether this accurately reflects the original arrangement of the epapers is uncertain.
Dates:
[?1790-?1800.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and legal, financial and other papers of the Dunlop family.
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Genealogical papers of the Dunlop family.
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Genealogical notes on Scottish families; with a selective index to the notes compiled by John Dunlop of Gairbraid, and fair copy abstracts from the notes of material concerning the Dunlop family.
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Genealogical notes on Scottish families, written in several hands, probably between 1790 and 1800.
Genealogical notes on Scottish families: 'Letter D'., [?1790-?1800.]
File
Identifier: MS.9277
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The authorship of the notes has been attributed to ‘Alexander Dunlop of Jamaica, latterly residing at Fairley, near Largs in Ayrshire. Ob. circiter 1800’ (see MS.9291, folio 2).
The manuscripts are referred to by J G Dunlop as ‘the Jamaica MSS’.
As well as genealogical material, lists of dignitaries and army officers are also included.
Dates:
[?1790-?1800.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and legal, financial and other papers of the Dunlop family.
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Genealogical papers of the Dunlop family.
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Genealogical notes on Scottish families; with a selective index to the notes compiled by John Dunlop of Gairbraid, and fair copy abstracts from the notes of material concerning the Dunlop family.
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Genealogical notes on Scottish families, written in several hands, probably between 1790 and 1800.
Genealogical notes on Scottish families: 'Letter E'., [?1790-?1800.]
File
Identifier: MS.9278
Scope and Contents
In addition to the genealogical notes the volume includes part of a journal of a visit to the Lake District (folio 1) and descriptions of journeys in Scotland (folio 59).
Dates:
[?1790-?1800.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and legal, financial and other papers of the Dunlop family.
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Genealogical papers of the Dunlop family.
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Genealogical notes on Scottish families; with a selective index to the notes compiled by John Dunlop of Gairbraid, and fair copy abstracts from the notes of material concerning the Dunlop family.
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Genealogical notes on Scottish families, written in several hands, probably between 1790 and 1800.
Genealogical notes on Scottish families: 'Letter F'., [?1790-?1800.]
File
Identifier: MS.9279
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The authorship of the notes has been attributed to ‘Alexander Dunlop of Jamaica, latterly residing at Fairley, near Largs in Ayrshire. Ob. circiter 1800’ (see MS.9291, folio 2).
The manuscripts are referred to by J G Dunlop as ‘the Jamaica MSS’.
As well as genealogical material, lists of dignitaries and army officers are also included.
Dates:
[?1790-?1800.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and legal, financial and other papers of the Dunlop family.
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Genealogical papers of the Dunlop family.
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Genealogical notes on Scottish families; with a selective index to the notes compiled by John Dunlop of Gairbraid, and fair copy abstracts from the notes of material concerning the Dunlop family.
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Genealogical notes on Scottish families, written in several hands, probably between 1790 and 1800.