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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 522 Collections and/or Records:

Miscellany of papers in the claims to the title of Marquess of Annandale, written or corrected by John Riddell as drafts for rewriting., Circa 1830, circa 1836.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.26.1.3-26.1.4
Scope and Contents

Almost all the papers are undated, but appear to have been written about 1830 and about 1856, and many are incomplete.

Dates: Circa 1830, circa 1836.
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. / Correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection. / Papers in the claims to the title of Marquess of Annandale made by Sir George Frederic Johnstone, of Westerhall, 7th Baronet, and by John James Hope Johnstone of Annandale.

Miscellany of papers in the claims to the title of Marquess of Annandale, written or corrected by John Riddell as drafts for rewriting: volume 1., Circa 1830, circa 1836.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.1.3
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Almost all the papers are undated, but appear to have been written about 1830 and about 1856, and many are incomplete.

Dates: Circa 1830, circa 1836.
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. / Correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection. / Papers in the claims to the title of Marquess of Annandale made by Sir George Frederic Johnstone, of Westerhall, 7th Baronet, and by John James Hope Johnstone of Annandale. / Miscellany of papers in the claims to the title of Marquess of Annandale, written or corrected by John Riddell as drafts for rewriting.

Miscellany of papers in the claims to the title of Marquess of Annandale, written or corrected by John Riddell as drafts for rewriting: volume 2., Circa 1830, circa 1836.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.1.4
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Almost all the papers are undated, but appear to have been written about 1830 and about 1856, and many are incomplete.

Dates: Circa 1830, circa 1836.
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. / Correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection. / Papers in the claims to the title of Marquess of Annandale made by Sir George Frederic Johnstone, of Westerhall, 7th Baronet, and by John James Hope Johnstone of Annandale. / Miscellany of papers in the claims to the title of Marquess of Annandale, written or corrected by John Riddell as drafts for rewriting.

Names of members of the Mackenzie family, with dates of birth, death and marriages, written on the preliminary leaves, which are all that survive, of a copy of Samuel Clark's annotated edition of the Bible, 1690., 1712-1877.

 Item
Identifier: MS.2534
Scope and Contents

The manuscript gives details of members of the Mackenzie family from Henry Mackenzie, the author's grandfather, married in 1712, to the children of his son, Lord Mackenzie.

Dates: 1712-1877.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Manuscripts of Henry Mackenzie, author of ‘The man of feeling’, and of his relations.

North Bragar, village genealogies., Circa 1900, 1910.

 File
Identifier: Acc.9711 Box 6(5)
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Concern Gaelic language and literature, and the family and general history of Lewis and Harris, North and South Uist and Wester Ross.

Dates: Circa 1900, 1910.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Reverend William Matheson. / Collections of 18th-20th century papers acquired by Reverend William Matheson. / Box of Reverend William Matheson, containing papers of Major Norman Macleod. / Collections of Major Norman Macleod, relating to Alexander Cameron, the Poolewe bard, and to Arnol, Brue and Bragar, Lewis.

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.

Note-book of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, "The Innes Papers, containing inter alia Mr Strathern's remarks respecting Alexander Innes 3d son of Rora"., [?1854-?1857.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.623
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: [?1854-?1857.]
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.

Notebook containing a few details of bonds, 1772-1778, with a brief genealogical account of the Hamiltons of Abercorn, undated., 1772-1778, undated.

 Item
Identifier: MS.10391
Dates: 1772-1778, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the family of Borthwick of Crookston. / Notebooks and journals of the family of Borthwick of Crookston.

Notebook, "No I 'Jamaica' MSS Letter O and Letter F", containing fair copy abstracts of entries concerning the Dunlop family from Alexander Dunlop's genealogical notes on Scottish families., [Before 1939.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.9292
Scope and Contents

The entries in the notebook have been copied from MSS.9279 ('Letter F') and 9287 ('Letter O').

Dates: [Before 1939.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and legal, financial and other papers of the Dunlop family. / Genealogical papers of the Dunlop family. / 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. / Fair copy abstracts of material concerning the Dunlop family and its connections from MSS.9274-9290: Genealogical notes on Scottish families. / Notebooks containing fair copy abstracts of material concerning the Dunlop family from Alexander Dunlop's genealogical notes on Scottish families.

Notebook, "No II Jamaica MSS [Letter] N(2) [and Letter] K", containing fair copy abstracts of entries concerning the Dunlop family from Alexander Dunlop's genealogical notes on Scottish families., [Before 1939.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.9293
Scope and Contents

The entries in the notebook have been copied from MSS.9283 ('Letter K') and 9286 ('Letter N(2)').

Dates: [Before 1939.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and legal, financial and other papers of the Dunlop family. / Genealogical papers of the Dunlop family. / 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. / Fair copy abstracts of material concerning the Dunlop family and its connections from MSS.9274-9290: Genealogical notes on Scottish families. / Notebooks containing fair copy abstracts of material concerning the Dunlop family from Alexander Dunlop's genealogical notes on Scottish families.

Notebook, "No III [Jamaica MSS] ... Vol. 187", containing fair copy abstracts of entries concerning the Dunlop family from Alexander Dunlop's genealogical notes on Scottish families.., [Before 1939.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.9294
Scope and Contents

The entries in the notebook have been copied from MS.9289 ('[Volume] 187').

Dates: [Before 1939.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and legal, financial and other papers of the Dunlop family. / Genealogical papers of the Dunlop family. / 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. / Fair copy abstracts of material concerning the Dunlop family and its connections from MSS.9274-9290: Genealogical notes on Scottish families. / Notebooks containing fair copy abstracts of material concerning the Dunlop family from Alexander Dunlop's genealogical notes on Scottish families.

Notebook, "[No IV Jamaica MSS] Vol. G, N², C², E, L, H, M", containing fair copy abstracts of entries concerning the Dunlop family from Alexander Dunlop's genealogical notes on Scottish families., [Before 1939.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.9295
Scope and Contents

The entries in the notebook have been copied from MSS.9278 ('Letter E'), 9280 ('Letter G'), 9281 ('Letter H'), 9284 ('Letter M'), 9286 ('Letter N(2)'), 9290 ([Letter L])

Dates: [Before 1939.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and legal, financial and other papers of the Dunlop family. / Genealogical papers of the Dunlop family. / 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. / Fair copy abstracts of material concerning the Dunlop family and its connections from MSS.9274-9290: Genealogical notes on Scottish families. / Notebooks containing fair copy abstracts of material concerning the Dunlop family from Alexander Dunlop's genealogical notes on Scottish families.

Notebook of John Douglas of Tilquhillie (succeeded 1903), containing brief genealogical notes on the Douglas family and notes taken from ‘A modern history’ by John Lord., 1884-1885, undated.

 Item
Identifier: MS.10366
Dates: 1884-1885, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Journals and notebooks of and relating to various members of the family of Douglas of Tilquhillie.

Notebook of John Riddell, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which Riddell was engaged., Circa 1812.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.4.1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The extracts are taken mainly from the public records of Scotland (Registers of the Great Seal and the Privy Seal, and the Acts of the Lords of Council and of Parliament), from Justiciary and Commissary Court Records, and from Burgh Records of various towns, with some from charter chests and other records in private hands, and range from the 14th to the 18th century. The contents, which in some notebooks are very miscellaneous, have not been indexed. Most of the notebooks are...
Dates: Circa 1812.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer. / Notebooks from the Riddell Collection. / Small notebooks from the Riddell Collection, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which John Riddell was engaged.

Notebook of John Riddell, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which Riddell was engaged., Circa 1814, circa 1817.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.4.2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The extracts are taken mainly from the public records of Scotland (Registers of the Great Seal and the Privy Seal, and the Acts of the Lords of Council and of Parliament), from Justiciary and Commissary Court Records, and from Burgh Records of various towns, with some from charter chests and other records in private hands, and range from the 14th to the 18th century. The contents, which in some notebooks are very miscellaneous, have not been indexed. Most of the notebooks are...
Dates: Circa 1814, circa 1817.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer. / Notebooks from the Riddell Collection. / Small notebooks from the Riddell Collection, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which John Riddell was engaged.

Notebook of John Riddell, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which Riddell was engaged., Circa 1812.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.4.3
Scope and Contents

Folios 98-109 are blank.

Dates: Circa 1812.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer. / Notebooks from the Riddell Collection. / Small notebooks from the Riddell Collection, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which John Riddell was engaged.

Notebook of John Riddell, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which Riddell was engaged., Early 19th century.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.4.4
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The extracts are taken mainly from the public records of Scotland (Registers of the Great Seal and the Privy Seal, and the Acts of the Lords of Council and of Parliament), from Justiciary and Commissary Court Records, and from Burgh Records of various towns, with some from charter chests and other records in private hands, and range from the 14th to the 18th century. The contents, which in some notebooks are very miscellaneous, have not been indexed. Most of the notebooks are...
Dates: Early 19th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer. / Notebooks from the Riddell Collection. / Small notebooks from the Riddell Collection, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which John Riddell was engaged.

Notebook of John Riddell, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which Riddell was engaged., Early 19th century.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.4.5
Scope and Contents

A printed letter, 1818, of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is tipped-in at folio 2 inverted.

Dates: Early 19th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer. / Notebooks from the Riddell Collection. / Small notebooks from the Riddell Collection, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which John Riddell was engaged.

Notebook of John Riddell, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which Riddell was engaged., Circa 1820.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.4.6
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The extracts are taken mainly from the public records of Scotland (Registers of the Great Seal and the Privy Seal, and the Acts of the Lords of Council and of Parliament), from Justiciary and Commissary Court Records, and from Burgh Records of various towns, with some from charter chests and other records in private hands, and range from the 14th to the 18th century. The contents, which in some notebooks are very miscellaneous, have not been indexed. Most of the notebooks are...
Dates: Circa 1820.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer. / Notebooks from the Riddell Collection. / Small notebooks from the Riddell Collection, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which John Riddell was engaged.

Notebook of John Riddell, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which Riddell was engaged., Circa 1812.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.4.7
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The extracts are taken mainly from the public records of Scotland (Registers of the Great Seal and the Privy Seal, and the Acts of the Lords of Council and of Parliament), from Justiciary and Commissary Court Records, and from Burgh Records of various towns, with some from charter chests and other records in private hands, and range from the 14th to the 18th century. The contents, which in some notebooks are very miscellaneous, have not been indexed. Most of the notebooks are...
Dates: Circa 1812.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer. / Notebooks from the Riddell Collection. / Small notebooks from the Riddell Collection, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which John Riddell was engaged.

Notebook of John Riddell, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which Riddell was engaged., Circa 1809.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.4.8
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The extracts are taken mainly from the public records of Scotland (Registers of the Great Seal and the Privy Seal, and the Acts of the Lords of Council and of Parliament), from Justiciary and Commissary Court Records, and from Burgh Records of various towns, with some from charter chests and other records in private hands, and range from the 14th to the 18th century. The contents, which in some notebooks are very miscellaneous, have not been indexed. Most of the notebooks are...
Dates: Circa 1809.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer. / Notebooks from the Riddell Collection. / Small notebooks from the Riddell Collection, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which John Riddell was engaged.

Notebook of John Riddell, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which Riddell was engaged., Circa 1812.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.4.9
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The extracts are taken mainly from the public records of Scotland (Registers of the Great Seal and the Privy Seal, and the Acts of the Lords of Council and of Parliament), from Justiciary and Commissary Court Records, and from Burgh Records of various towns, with some from charter chests and other records in private hands, and range from the 14th to the 18th century. The contents, which in some notebooks are very miscellaneous, have not been indexed. Most of the notebooks are...
Dates: Circa 1812.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer. / Notebooks from the Riddell Collection. / Small notebooks from the Riddell Collection, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which John Riddell was engaged.

Notebook of John Riddell, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which Riddell was engaged., Circa 1809.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.4.10
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The extracts are taken mainly from the public records of Scotland (Registers of the Great Seal and the Privy Seal, and the Acts of the Lords of Council and of Parliament), from Justiciary and Commissary Court Records, and from Burgh Records of various towns, with some from charter chests and other records in private hands, and range from the 14th to the 18th century. The contents, which in some notebooks are very miscellaneous, have not been indexed. Most of the notebooks are...
Dates: Circa 1809.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer. / Notebooks from the Riddell Collection. / Small notebooks from the Riddell Collection, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which John Riddell was engaged.

Notebook of John Riddell, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which Riddell was engaged., Circa 1812.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.4.11
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The extracts are taken mainly from the public records of Scotland (Registers of the Great Seal and the Privy Seal, and the Acts of the Lords of Council and of Parliament), from Justiciary and Commissary Court Records, and from Burgh Records of various towns, with some from charter chests and other records in private hands, and range from the 14th to the 18th century. The contents, which in some notebooks are very miscellaneous, have not been indexed. Most of the notebooks are...
Dates: Circa 1812.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer. / Notebooks from the Riddell Collection. / Small notebooks from the Riddell Collection, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which John Riddell was engaged.

Notebook of John Riddell, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which Riddell was engaged., Circa 1810.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.4.12
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The extracts are taken mainly from the public records of Scotland (Registers of the Great Seal and the Privy Seal, and the Acts of the Lords of Council and of Parliament), from Justiciary and Commissary Court Records, and from Burgh Records of various towns, with some from charter chests and other records in private hands, and range from the 14th to the 18th century. The contents, which in some notebooks are very miscellaneous, have not been indexed. Most of the notebooks are...
Dates: Circa 1810.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer. / Notebooks from the Riddell Collection. / Small notebooks from the Riddell Collection, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which John Riddell was engaged.

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