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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 298 Collections and/or Records:

Genealogical notes on the family of Brown of Finderlie and other Brown families.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.11614
Dates: 19th century to 20th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

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.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Genealogical papers, mainly concerning Shetland, compiled by John S Mouat.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11630
Dates: 20th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Genealogical papers mostly concerning the Sandilands family, Aberdeenshire.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.6404
Dates: 19th century to 20th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

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.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Genealogical research compiled by James Hunter Macgregor.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.6364
Dates: 1901-1933.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

‘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.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

‘Genealogie of noble families of Scotland’, volume ii, by William Dunlop.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.3.7
Dates: 1693.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

'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].
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

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.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

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.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

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.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

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.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

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.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

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.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Genealogies of the nobility of Scotland in the hand of Sir James Balfour.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.2.38
Scope and Contents

Prefixed is a Latin dedication of James Balfour to Charles I.

The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.187) includes the reference: (Jac.V.2.24).

Dates: 1st half of 17th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Genealogies of the nobility of Scotland in the handwriting of Sir James Balfour.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.2.41
Scope and Contents

The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.187) includes the reference: (W.2.16).

Dates: 1st half of 17th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Genealogies of the Scottish nobility by Sir James Balfour.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.2.39
Scope and Contents

The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.187) includes the reference: (Jac.V.6.18).

Dates: 1st half of 17th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

"Genealogy of the Family of Pringle of Torwoodlee".

 Item
Identifier: Acc.7730
Dates: 19th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Genealogy of the Haigs of Bemersyde.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.8076
Dates: circa 1757.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

‘Genealogy of the Mackenzies, from their coming into Scotland’ collected by John McKenzie of Applecross.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.6.27
Scope and Contents

The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.187) includes the reference: (W.6.16).

Dates: 17th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Genealogy of the Maules of Panmure by the Reverend James Greenshields.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.5321
Dates: early 18th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Genealogy of the surname of Douglas by Robert Mylne.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.15.2.22
Dates: Late 17th century-1st half of 18th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

‘Genology of Cunninghame Es. of Glencairne, with the whole cadets of the said familie'.

 File
Identifier: MS.3033
Scope and Contents

Pages 9-57 of a seventeenth-century manuscript.

The following branches of the family are represented: Cunningham, Cuninghame, etc., of Belton (folio 11), Barns (folio 11 verso), Glengarnock (folio 12), Drumquhassie (folio 14), Caprington (folio 15), Aiket (folio 17), Cunninghamehead (folio 17), Auchenharvie (folio 19 verso), Craigends (folio 20), Robertland (folio 22), Corsehill (folio 23), Bar (folio 23 verso), and Wattiestoun (folio 24 verso).

Dates: 17th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Graeme of Inchbrakie papers.

 File
Identifier: Acc.12867
Dates: 16th century to 19th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

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