Genealogies.
Found in 298 Collections and/or Records:
Notebook, presumably of the late nineteenth century, containing an epic poem in Gaelic, and related material.
Notes and descriptions of the important features and places in the various counties and other administrative and jurisdictional areas of Scotland, compiled by Sir James Balfour, 1st Baronet, of Denmilne, Lord Lyon King of Arms.
Notes and drafts by Harry Pirie-Gordon of Buthlaw on the history of Dumbarton Castle, Celtic rulers of Strathclyde, and other topics in Highland history and genealogy.
Notes of births and deaths, 1662-1835, of members of a family named Cogan who lived in Ireland, Glasgow and Edinburgh, contained in a volume including printed works, 1633-1639.
The notes are dispersed through the printed texts, which are:
(1) ‘The Holy Bible’ (London, 1638);
(2) ‘A Briefe Concordance’ (London, 1633); and,
(3) ‘The Whole Book of Psalmes’ (London, 1639).
A typed family tree made out from the notes has been pasted inside the front cover.
‘Notes of genealogies, etc’ in Walter Macfarlane’s handwriting, chiefly regarding his own family, and the Earl of Lennox.
Notes of Scottish genealogies by Matthew Crawfurd, Professor of history at Edinburgh University.
"Notes on the Park Family in New Zealand" of B Murchison, Christchurch.
‘Origo et progressus familiae Gordoniorum de Huntly in Scotia’ by Robert Gordon of Straloch.
Imperfect, the manuscript lacks the first 7 pages.
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.187) includes the reference: (W.6.19).
Orkney genealogies and anecdotes `collected by Robert Nicolson who served as Sheriff Substitute of Orkney from 1793 to 1814 inclusive`.
Papers, 1321-1601, to and of the family of Murray of Falahill.
Includes translations of the papers, genealogical notes, genealogies of the families of Falahill and Philiphaugh, and a copy of a poem "The Song of Outlaw Murray", all mid 19th century.
Papers, chiefly Gaelic, of Duncan Campbell, Inverness (1826-1916).
Papers, chiefly relating to lands and families of Morayshire, Banffshire, and Aberdeenshire, collected by William Rose, in Montcoffer, the genealogist.
Many of the papers bear notes by Rose.
Papers collected and compiled by John Francis Campbell.
Mainly concerning the history and genealogy of the Campbells.
Papers compiled in the preparation of a family history of the Mackays.
Papers concerning the Erskine family, Earls of Mar.
Including George Erskine, "The Genealogie of the Family of Mar and Erskine..." (? 1705).
Papers concerning the family of John Lapraik.
Includes:
11 family letters to Thomas Lapraik, Muirkirk, 1810-1843 and undated
genealogical notes, 19th century
Burgess Ticket for Andrew Berry of Newmilns, 1843.
Papers concerning the history of Caithness.
Includes manuscript of John Henderson, "Caithness Family History" (1879) and Forbes Macgregor, "Pegasos Islands" (1968).
Papers concerning the Mackenzies, MacRaes and Mathesons of Lochalsh and Kintail, Wester Ross, collected by Captain Alexander and Betsy Matheson.
Concerning genealogy, history and traditions of the families.
Papers concerning William Marshall and Brodie Cruickshank.
Including typescript of Pierluigi Valsecchi`s theses, 1979, concerning Cruickshank.
Papers, consisting of historical and genealogical notes and extracts, transcripts of formal and legal documents of earlier periods (as well as a number of original documents and papers), and a few unrelated letters.
Papers, mainly of the Greig family, including convenanting letters, late 17th century, papers, 1806-1828, concerning Walker and Greig, printers, Edinburgh, and genealogical notes.
Papers of and concerning Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Haldane, Royal Engineers.
The manuscript consists of:
Letters, 1796-1797, 1805 to Henry Haldane concerning his applications to retire from the army (folio 1);
Haldane’s account, circa 1821, of his military career (folio 17);
Letters, 1825, concerning the award of a pension to Haldane’s children (folio 23);
Legal papers, 1798-1848, concerning Haldane’s family (folio 30);
Genealogical papers, ?1796, undated, concerning the Haldane family (folio 42).
Papers of and relating to George Rose (1744-1818), Statesman, and several of his descendants, notably his son Sir George Henry Rose, Diplomatist, and his grandson Hugh Henry Rose, Baron Strathnairn.
The correspondence deals with various personal, family, and official matters.
Papers of Archibald Shiells, merchant in Edinburgh, and his family.
Includes papers of, and relating to, the family of Wilsone of Murrayshall, Stirlingshire, 1701-1925; and Scottish charters and other legal and administrative documents, mainly from Fife.