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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 729 Collections and/or Records:

Instruments of sasine of the lands of Winterfield in Dunbar by James Forrest, burgess of Dunbar, in favour of his wife, Jean Kellie., 1683.

 File
Identifier: Ch.5887-5888
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: 1683.

Kelso: precepts and instruments of sasine, etc., 1757-1805.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.1182-1195
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: 1757-1805.

Kilpatrick (New) Parish: instrument of sasine., 1807.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.1002
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: 1807.

Kingsdale: instruments of sasine., 1808-1809, 1816.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.1053-1056
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: 1808-1809, 1816.

Kirkcaldy: instrument of sasine., 1627.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.1057
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: 1627.

Kirkmichael Parish: instruments of sasine., 1717, 1733, 1738.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.1164-1166
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: 1717, 1733, 1738.

Knapdale Parish: instrument of sasine., 1547.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.978
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: 1547.

Legal documents relating to properties in Glengarry., 1780-1864.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.12601-12632
Scope and Contents

These documents srelate to the ownership of the estate by the MacDonells and later by the Marquess of Huntly, and by William, Baron Ward (subsequently created Earl of Dudley), prior to the purchase by Edward Ellice.

Dates: 1780-1864.

Legal documents relating to properties in the West Indies belonging to Alexander Ellice and his descendants., 1768-1862.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.12633-12707
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The papers relate to the various activities in which members of the family were involved. An inventory of these charters is available.

Dates: 1768-1862.

Legal papers and charters of the family of Gordon of Halmyre and Gordonstoun., 1630, 1793-1804, 1826-1828.

 File
Identifier: Acc.4642/12
Scope and Contents Contains the following:(i) Charter of William Johnston, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, and his wife Margaret, concerning lands of Hallmyre, 1630.(ii) Sasine in favour of John Brand of Laurieston, 1793.(iii) Heritable bond by George Lyell of Kinneff in favour of John Brand, 1795.(iv) Sasine in favour of John Brand, 1795.(v) Fragment of document admitting an anonymous person to special membership of the Society of Natural Studies,...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1630, 1793-1804, 1826-1828.

Liferent sasine, John Wardlaw and Margaret Mercer, his mother, on disposition by John Hakkat of Pytferan, of the six merkland of Norther Lumfenans., 11 January 1532/1533.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.6731
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The charter and legal material contained here is of importance as giving the continuous history of a landed family in Fife from the 13th to the 18th century. The Halkett family appear to have risen partly on the decline of the Lochores of Lochore. By 1431, the former are having transumpts made of charters of the early 13th century granted to the latter (Ch.6018-6019).

Dates: 11 January 1532/1533.

Mathers: instrument of sasine., 1686.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.1076
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: 1686.

Mearns Parish: instrument of sasine., 1714.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.1170
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: 1714.

Miscellaneous papers relating to Omond., 1818-1837.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.15370-15373
Scope and Contents From the Series:

These documents relate to Professor Traill`s family the Traills of Tirlot in Orkney, his daughter`s family, the Omonds, and the Grahams of Breckness and Gorthie.

Dates: 1818-1837.

Monkland Barony: instrument of sasine., 1678.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.1113
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: 1678.

Notarial extract, 5 March 1557/1558, by Alexander Guthrie (I), from a protocol book of John Foular recording sasines, 4 May 1529. (8)., 4 May 1529.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.5955
Scope and Contents

Recording: (a) of half the Crosshouse given by John Barclay to William Nudry (b) of the same half given by William Nudry to Gavin Logie.

Dates: 4 May 1529.

Notarial extract, 23 March 1557/1558, by Alexander Guthrie (I), from a protocol book by Vincent Strathauchin, dated 21 February 1511/1512 recording sasine of a tenement in Edinburgh to Elizabeth Dunsyre as heir of Janet, alias Dowy, Linton. (10)., 21 February 1511/1512.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.5946
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Comprised of:

Ch.5946-5975: a group of thirty deeds and notarial extracts formerly part of a larger collection of documents, numbered between 1 and at least 33 (but originally not chronologically arranged), relating to properties in the High Street, Edinburgh;

Ch.5976-5990: a group of mostly unrelated documents of a miscellaneous nature arranged in a separate chronological sequence.

An inventory is available.

Dates: 21 February 1511/1512.

Notarial extract, 24 March 1557/1558, by Alexander Guthrie (I), from a protocol book of Vincent Strathauchin recording sasines, 16 November 1529. (9)., 16 November 1529.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.5956
Scope and Contents

Recording: (a) given by Gavin Logie to William Nudry of half the Crosshouse (b) of the same half, given by William Nudry to John Barclay and Elizabeth Nudry his spouse

Dates: 16 November 1529.

Notarial extract, 25 March 1557/1558, by Alexander Guthrie (I), from a protocol book by Henry Strathauchin, recording sasines, 18 September 1517. (3)., 18 September 1517.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.5949
Scope and Contents

Recording: (a) of half the Crosshouse to Marion Frog as heir to Michael Frog; (b) of the same half to James Makcalzean, given by Marion Frog.

Dates: 18 September 1517.

Notarial extract, 25 March 1557/1558, by Alexander Guthrie (I), from a protocol book of Henry Strathauchin, notary public and clerk deputy of Edinburgh, recording sasine, 15 March 1511/1512, of a tenement in the High Street to Michael Frog, as heir to Janet, alias Dowy, Linton. (1)., 15 March 1511/1512.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.5947
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Comprised of:

Ch.5946-5975: a group of thirty deeds and notarial extracts formerly part of a larger collection of documents, numbered between 1 and at least 33 (but originally not chronologically arranged), relating to properties in the High Street, Edinburgh;

Ch.5976-5990: a group of mostly unrelated documents of a miscellaneous nature arranged in a separate chronological sequence.

An inventory is available.

Dates: 15 March 1511/1512.

Notarial instrument by Alexander Guthrie (I), recording sasine of the bakehouse etc in Gray`s Close, given to Alexander Scott as heir of Alexander Scott. (20)., 11 August 1597.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.5961
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Comprised of:

Ch.5946-5975: a group of thirty deeds and notarial extracts formerly part of a larger collection of documents, numbered between 1 and at least 33 (but originally not chronologically arranged), relating to properties in the High Street, Edinburgh;

Ch.5976-5990: a group of mostly unrelated documents of a miscellaneous nature arranged in a separate chronological sequence.

An inventory is available.

Dates: 11 August 1597.