Genealogies.
Found in 522 Collections and/or Records:
Testimony by Lord Lyon, King of Arms, of the genealogy of the Keith family., Undated.
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'The descent probative, branches, and relations of R.M., engr. in Edr.', i.e., Robert Mylne, son of the antiquary, 'by the mother ... Collected from a great many . . . authentick documents in my own custody', with additions and corrections by the father., 1728.
The families chiefly described are those of Govean or Govan (page 1), Forrester of Denovan (page 29), Rind (page 37), Row (the reformer and his descendants) (page 43), Geddie (page 57), and Avery (page 101); detailed accounts are given of some individuals, with extracts from their correspondence. At the beginning (folio ii) is a fragment of an account of Mr John Govean, Minister of Campsie, followed by a list of contents. At the end are miscellaneous notes.
'The Genealogy of the Most Illustrious and noble family of the Hamiltons', compiled between 1643 and 1649., 1643-1649.
‘The Ogilvies of Boyne’ by Alistair and Henrietta Tayler (Aberdeen, 1933), containing press-cuttings pasted inside the front cover, and typed notes and a letter, 1933, tipped in inside the back cover., 1933.
Three documents, 1674, 1708, letters and notes, 1827, and undated, concerning the family of Laurie of Maxwelton., 1674, 1708, 1827, and undated.
The papers relate to: peerage cases and forfeited peerages arranged in alphabetical order of title (Adv.MS.26.1.1-26.1.29); landed families and baronetcies, arranged in alphabetical order of family (Adv.MS.26.2.1-26.2.12); various legal and other topics (Adv.MS.26.2.13-26.2.23).
Three papers and a genealogical table by John Riddell, concerning the relation of General James Durham of Largo to the title of Lord Rutherford., 1824-1825.
The papers relate to: peerage cases and forfeited peerages arranged in alphabetical order of title (Adv.MS.26.1.1-26.1.29); landed families and baronetcies, arranged in alphabetical order of family (Adv.MS.26.2.1-26.2.12); various legal and other topics (Adv.MS.26.2.13-26.2.23).
Three printed papers in the claim to the Earldom of Crawford by John Lindsay Crawford., 1812, 1819, ?1822.
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.
Three versions (the third incomplete) of a memorandum on the genealogy of the family of Buchanan, 1826 (folios 1, 15, 43), followed by some apparently unrelated leaves containing parts of a draft of John Riddell`s ‘Reply to ... Dr Hamilton of Bardowie’ (folio 55)., 1826, 1828.
The papers relate to: peerage cases and forfeited peerages arranged in alphabetical order of title (Adv.MS.26.1.1-26.1.29); landed families and baronetcies, arranged in alphabetical order of family (Adv.MS.26.2.1-26.2.12); various legal and other topics (Adv.MS.26.2.13-26.2.23).
Transcripts and notes, II, early 20th century, all typed, concerning the 'Forty-five., 1740-1748.
Type-written autobiographical account of Morrison and the families of his father and his mother., ca. 1930
Typewritten account beginning "For a long time how, I have had in my mind, writing a sketch of my family and its connections …". 22 pages. The original is loosely inserted into a notebook containing notes and material collected on Morrison family history (entitled on the first page: "Morrison"). This notebook, including the typewritten family history, remains in private hands.
Typescript, with manuscript additions and corrections of an account of the ancestry and early history of the family of Seton, by Colonel R S Marshall., Early 20th century.
Typescript, with manuscript additions and corrections of an account of the ancestry and early history of the family of Seton, by Colonel R S Marshall., Early 20th century.
Typescript, with manuscript additions and corrections of an account of the ancestry and early history of the family of Seton, by Colonel R S Marshall., Early 20th century.
Typescript, with manuscript additions and corrections of an account of the ancestry and early history of the family of Seton, by Colonel R S Marshall., Early 20th century
Typescript, with manuscript additions and corrections of an account of the ancestry and early history of the family of Seton, by Colonel R S Marshall., Early 20th century.
Typescript, with manuscript additions and corrections of an account of the ancestry and early history of the family of Seton, by Colonel R S Marshall., Early 20th century.
Typescript, with manuscript additions and corrections of an account of the ancestry and early history of the family of Seton, by Colonel R S Marshall., Early 20th century.
Typescript, with manuscript additions and corrections of an account of the ancestry and early history of the family of Seton, by Colonel R S Marshall., Early 20th century.
Typescript, with manuscript additions and corrections of an account of the ancestry and early history of the family of Seton, by Colonel R S Marshall., Early 20th century.
Typescript, with manuscript additions and corrections of an account of the ancestry and early history of the family of Seton, by R S Marshall., Early 20th century.
Typescripts, with manuscript additions and corrections of an account of the ancestry and early history of the family of Seton, with information regarding the allied families of Fleming, de Morville, de Quincy, etc., by Colonel R S Marshall., Early 20th century.
Various financial, legal and personal papers of Andrew Stuart., 1727-1800.
Andrew Stuart was a noted lawyer and politician. As lawyer he acted as agent for some important Scottish noble families, in particular the Dukes of Hamilton; as politician he represented Lanarkshire in Parliament, and was a member of the Board of Trade in Lord North's administration. The papers here are almost entirely of a legal and personal nature.
Volume containing 4 printed papers, with notes in an unidentified contemporary hand, and by John Riddell, concerning the genealogy of the family of Dundas of Dundas., 1758-1759.
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.
Volume containing 9 printed papers in claims to the Earldom of Sutherland., 1769-1770, and undated.
A few brief notes and some unimportant marks have been written in the margins in different hands. A contents list has been written on the flyleaf in an apparently contemporary hand.
Volume containing a copy of ‘Vindication of the Clanronald of Glengarry’ (Edinburgh, 1821), presented by Colonel Alexander Ranaldson McDonell of Glengarry (on whose behalf the work was compiled), bearing a few notes by John Riddell, with four other works on the same subject., 1821.
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.