Genealogies.
Found in 522 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence and papers of John Riddell concerning the successful claim of James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford, to that title., 1834-1849.
Most of the correspondence is addressed to James Law, Writer to the Signet, who acted as London agent in many Peerage Cases in which Riddell was involved; and much of it is from other lawyers.
Correspondence and papers of John Riddell concerning the unsuccessful claim of James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford, to the title of Duke of Montrose (created 1488)., 1848-1857.
Most of the correspondence is addressed to James Law, Writer to the Signet, who acted as London agent in many Peerage Cases in which Riddell was involved; and much of it is from other lawyers.
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., [Circa 1700]-1900.
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).
Correspondence, chiefly between John Riddell and Thomas Ferguson, Writer to the Signet, and papers concerning the Earldom of Dumfries., 1825-1827.
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).
Correspondence, chiefly between John Riddell and William Mackenzie of Muirton, Writer to the Signet, and papers, including opinions by Riddell, transcripts of documents and printed session papers in the claim to the Earldom of Buchan by Sir Colin Mackenzie, 1st Baronet, of Kilcoy., 1839-1844, 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).
Correspondence of John Riddell concerning the successful claim of James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford, to that title., 1834, 1842-June 1845.
Most of the correspondence is addressed to James Law, Writer to the Signet, who acted as London agent in many Peerage Cases in which Riddell was involved; and much of it is from other lawyers.
Correspondence of John Riddell concerning the successful claim of James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford, to that title., July 1845-1847, 1849, and undated.
Most of the correspondence is addressed to James Law, Writer to the Signet, who acted as London agent in many Peerage Cases in which Riddell was involved; and much of it is from other lawyers.
Correspondence of John Riddell concerning the unsuccessful claim of James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford, to the title of Duke of Montrose., 1850-1852.
Most of the correspondence is addressed to James Law, Writer to the Signet, who acted as London agent in many Peerage Cases in which Riddell was involved; and much of it is from other lawyers.
Correspondence of various members of the Brown family., 1862-1880, undated.
At the end of the volume are cuttings from the ‘West India Committee Circular’, 1927 and 1933, relating to Major-General John Brown, and portraits and photographs of members of the Brown family. Also included is a lock of horse hair from the tail of 'Alma', the horse ridden by George Brown in to the Battle of Alma, 21 September 1854.
Diary of Thomas Stewart Traill of a trip to Wales and London., 1843.
The diary includes genealogical notes on the Sandbach family.
Documents, circa 1627, ?1656, relating to James, 1st Lord Carmichael, and papers in claims to the Earldom of Hyndford by Major-General Sir James Carmichael Smyth, 1st Baronet, 1817-1818, and undated (folios 12-86), and by his son Sir James R Carmichael, 2nd Baronet, 1846, and undated (folios 87-192)., Circa 1627, ?1656, 1817-1818, 1846, 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).
Drafts and copies of material concerning the genealogical history of the Stuarts., 1788-1792, undated.
The contents are as follows:
(i) Drafts, 1788 and 1790, of a genealogical tree of the Stuarts of Castlemilk (folio 1);
(ii) Drafts and fair copy, 1789, of a genealogical history of the Stuarts of Darnley, Lennox and Aubigny (folio 55);
(iii) Drafts, 1790 and 1792, of parts 1-5 of a genealogical history of the Stuarts' (folio 109);
(iv) Fair copy of a 'Memorial on the pedigree of the Stuarts of Castlemilk' (folio 164).
Drafts of parts 1-5 of the ‘Genealogical history of the Stuarts’ by Andrew Stuart, bearing a close relation to the final printed work., 1796-1797.
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.
Drafts of the supplemental case of Robert Barclay Allardice claiming the title of Earl of Airth, and other papers with a copy of the claim made by Sir William Scott of Ancrum, 1838., 1835-1839, 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).
Early 19th-century copies of late 18th-century papers in the unsuccessful claim to the Earldom of Dunbar by Sir John Home of Renton, and seven letters, 1820-1822, of James Home concerning his own claim thereto., Late 18th century, 1820-1822.
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).
Envelope containing 'The genealogie of the surname of Mackenzie' written by John Mackenzie of Applecross, 1707, and stated by him to have been collected in 1667; and a (?part) copy of a genealogy of John Mackenzie, mid 18th century., 1707, mid 18th century.
Concern Gaelic language and literature, and the family and general history of Lewis and Harris, North and South Uist and Wester Ross.
Fair copy abstracts of entries concerning the Dunlop family from Alexander Dunlop's genealogical notes on Scottish families., [Before 1939.]
The abstracts are copies of entries from MSS.9274 ([Letter C(2)(i)]) and 9285 ('Letter N(1)').
Fair copy abstracts of material concerning the Dunlop family and its connections from MSS.9274-9290: Genealogical notes on Scottish families., [Before 1939.]
The abstracts were probably made for J G Dunlop when he was preparing ‘The Dunlops of Dunlop’, volume 2 (1939) of the ‘The Dunlop Papers’, 3 volumes (London, 1932-1953).
Fair copy of a collection of extracts mostly from mediaeval registers of religious houses, with some from current printed reference books, concerning the ancestors of the family of Stirling of Keir: volume 1., 1818-1822.
Fair copy of a collection of extracts mostly from mediaeval registers of religious houses, with some from current printed reference books, concerning the ancestors of the family of Stirling of Keir: volume 2., 1818-1822.
Fair copy of a collection of extracts mostly from mediaeval registers of religious houses, with some from current printed reference books, concerning the ancestors of the family of Stirling of Keir: volume 3., 1818-1822.
Fair copy of `Diplomatum veterum collectio`, being Richard Augustine Hay`s transcripts of charters and other formal documents contained in cartularies of mediaeval Scottish religious houses and the archives of the city of Edinburgh, volume 3., 1686-1689.
The volume contains a transcript of the cartulary of Paisley (Adv.MS.34.4.14) (folio 13); an account of the Stewarts, as far as the death of King James II (folio 277); and a history of the Trinitarian monks (folio 295).
Fair copy, written on paper watermarked 1825, of a collection of extracts mostly from mediaeval registers of religious houses, with some from current printed reference books, made apparently between 1818 and 1822, concerning the ancestors of the family of Stirling of Keir., 1818-1822.
Family and genealogical papers of the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale., 1715-1763.
Family and miscellaneous papers of Charles Murray., 1866-?1941, undated.
The contents are as follows. (i) Family papers of the Murray and Robbie families, 1866-1926, undated (folio 1). They include genealogical material and a few family letters. (ii) Miscellaneous papers of Charles Murray, 1890-?1941, undated (folio l9).