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Instruments of sasine. Legal instruments.

 Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: Scottish law. The deed or document recording the transfer of property. Source: Concise Scottish Dictionary (Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press, 1987).

Found in 744 Collections and/or Records:

Snade Barony: instrument of sasine., 1621.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.1000
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The deeds are arranged under country, county, and smaller unit, the smaller unit being either the subject of the conveyance or a covering unit mentioned in the document. They are indexed under the names of the smaller units and also, in the case of Scotland, under the names of the parties.

Dates: 1621.

Sorn Parish: instrument of sasine., 1811.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.984
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The deeds are arranged under country, county, and smaller unit, the smaller unit being either the subject of the conveyance or a covering unit mentioned in the document. They are indexed under the names of the smaller units and also, in the case of Scotland, under the names of the parties.

Dates: 1811.

South Knapdale Parish: instrument of sasine., 1819.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.979
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The deeds are arranged under country, county, and smaller unit, the smaller unit being either the subject of the conveyance or a covering unit mentioned in the document. They are indexed under the names of the smaller units and also, in the case of Scotland, under the names of the parties.

Dates: 1819.

Strathblane Parish: instrument of sasine., 1806.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.1209
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The deeds are arranged under country, county, and smaller unit, the smaller unit being either the subject of the conveyance or a covering unit mentioned in the document. They are indexed under the names of the smaller units and also, in the case of Scotland, under the names of the parties.

Dates: 1806.

Titledeeds of the lands of Cockairnie., 1535-1807.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.12871-12912
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Comprised of: title deeds to their various estates and other properties in Fife and elsewhere (Ch.12871-12978), burgess tickets (Ch.12979-12984), military commissions (Ch.12985-12993) and other documents (Ch.12994-1296) relating to various members of the family, and a few apparently unrelated documents. An inventory, listing each document individually, is available.

Dates: 1535-1807.

Titledeeds of the lands of East Barns, alias Grange, in Dunfermline., 1566-1806.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.12913-12947
Scope and Contents

Four of these are signed by James VI and Anne of Denmark.

Dates: 1566-1806.

Titledeeds of the lands of Touch in Dunfermline., 1566-1652.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.12948-12955
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Comprised of: title deeds to their various estates and other properties in Fife and elsewhere (Ch.12871-12978), burgess tickets (Ch.12979-12984), military commissions (Ch.12985-12993) and other documents (Ch.12994-1296) relating to various members of the family, and a few apparently unrelated documents. An inventory, listing each document individually, is available.

Dates: 1566-1652.

Titledeeds of various lands in Inverkeithing., 1591-1729.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.12957-12970
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Comprised of: title deeds to their various estates and other properties in Fife and elsewhere (Ch.12871-12978), burgess tickets (Ch.12979-12984), military commissions (Ch.12985-12993) and other documents (Ch.12994-1296) relating to various members of the family, and a few apparently unrelated documents. An inventory, listing each document individually, is available.

Dates: 1591-1729.

Titledeeds of various unrelated lands., 1519-1814.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.12971-12978
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Comprised of: title deeds to their various estates and other properties in Fife and elsewhere (Ch.12871-12978), burgess tickets (Ch.12979-12984), military commissions (Ch.12985-12993) and other documents (Ch.12994-1296) relating to various members of the family, and a few apparently unrelated documents. An inventory, listing each document individually, is available.

Dates: 1519-1814.

Tollie: precept and instrument of sasine., 1673.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.1177-1178
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The deeds are arranged under country, county, and smaller unit, the smaller unit being either the subject of the conveyance or a covering unit mentioned in the document. They are indexed under the names of the smaller units and also, in the case of Scotland, under the names of the parties.

Dates: 1673.

Transumpt, 22 April 1581, of instrument of sasine, 29 May 1570, following precept of sasine, of three sevenths of the lands of East Barnis., 29 May 1570.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.12914
Scope and Contents

The instrument of sasine is in favour of Allane Couttis of Bowhill, chamberlain of monastory of Dunfermline, his wife Matilda Walwood and their son Allane Couttis younger of Bowhill.

Dates: 29 May 1570.

Transumpt, 1653, of instrument of sasine, 1623, of a property called the Sklaitbarn in Dunbar in favour of Alison Brown, daughter of John, and wife of William Kellie, burgess of Dunbar., 1623.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.5864
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

A miscellany of charters and other formal documents from the collection of John Smith, Edinburgh. Most of the documents are deeds relating to land tenure in East Lothian, particularly to lands and properties in Dunbar.

Dates: 1623.

Transumpt, 1658, of instrument of sasine, 1623, of lands in Dunbar in favour of Jean Brown, daughter of John, Dunbar., 1623.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.5881
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

A miscellany of charters and other formal documents from the collection of John Smith, Edinburgh. Most of the documents are deeds relating to land tenure in East Lothian, particularly to lands and properties in Dunbar.

Dates: 1623.

West Calder Parish: precept and instrument of sasine., 1625, 1662.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.1159-1160
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The deeds are arranged under country, county, and smaller unit, the smaller unit being either the subject of the conveyance or a covering unit mentioned in the document. They are indexed under the names of the smaller units and also, in the case of Scotland, under the names of the parties.

Dates: 1625, 1662.

Wigtown: instrument of sasine., 1575.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.1236
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The deeds are arranged under country, county, and smaller unit, the smaller unit being either the subject of the conveyance or a covering unit mentioned in the document. They are indexed under the names of the smaller units and also, in the case of Scotland, under the names of the parties.

Dates: 1575.