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`Genealogical Collections, concerning the Sir-name of BAIRD, and the FAMILY`S of AUCHMEDDEN, NEWBYTH, and SAUGHTONHALL in particular. With copy`s of old Letters and Paper`s worth preserving, and account of several Transactions in this Country, during the Two last Centurys. Vol. 1`, by William Baird of Auchmedden.
There is a list of contents at page 189.
The volume was originally part (Inv. VIII) of the Rose Collection, Adv.MSS.49.7.1-49.7.20.
Genealogical manuscript titled ‘An Leabhar Muimhneach’ written by Diarmuid Ó Conchubhair.
Genealogical material collected by Sir Robert Douglas, 6th Baronet, of Glenbervie, for his projected ‘Baronage of Scotland’.
The manuscript includes a number of notes by the antiquary James Cummyng. Douglas died in 1770, but the ‘Baronage of Scotland’ was not published until 1798.
Genealogical material collected by Sir Robert Douglas, 6th Baronet of Glenbervie, some of which was used in his ‘Peerage of Scotland’ and ‘Baronage of Scotland’.
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’.
Most of the material is printed, with annotations by William Brue Armstrong.
Genealogical tree of the Bell family.
The last entries show the children of the advocate, George Joseph Bell.
Genealogies of European royalty and nobility.
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.
Genealogies of Scottish families.
Genealogies of Scottish families, copied by Robert Mylne.
‘Genology of Cunninghame Es. of Glencairne, with the whole cadets of the said familie'.
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).
‘Grant manuscript.’
The description is taken from the “Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Advocates’ Library. III. History” (F.R.186).
Lecture notes, 1725, of James A Maxwell, taken at the Catholic College at Douai; with a manuscript genealogy, 19th century, of the Maxwell family.
Letters and papers, 1777-1778, 1795-1804, and undated, sent to the publishers of Sir Robert Douglas`s ‘The Baronage of Scotland’.
Letters to Robert Beatson concerning his proposed work on the English peerage (see Adv.MS.33.5.9).
The letters are mainly from a variety of British peers and several include genealogical accounts of their families.
Manuscript compiled or copied by John Sutherland, "Lineage of Sutherland - Lord Duffus".
Manuscript containing genealogies in Gaelic.
Manuscript containing Irish grammar written by Aodh Ó Dálaigh (Hugo Daly) for Paris Anderson, a student of Trinity College, Dublin.
Manuscript copy of the English ‘History of the Macdonalds’, ascribed by Donald Gregory to a Hugh Macdonald.
Manuscript history of the family of Maitland of Eccles, down to 1740.
Manuscript in Gaelic containing short religious, historical and mythological texts.
Manuscript of `A Genealogical Description of the Mathesons an Ancient Clan in Scotland and other Countries`, known as `The Iomaire manuscript`, by Roderick Matheson.
Manuscript of Geoffrey Keating’s ‘History of Ireland’ written by the scribe Sémus Ó Gribín.
Manuscript of ‘Historia abbatum monasterii a Kynlos’ by Joannes Ferrerius.
The contents are as follows.
(i) 'Historia Abbatum Cisterciencis familiæ Monasterii de Kynlos, cum aliis plerisque vetustis monumentis, Joanne Ferrerio Petemontano Authore’ etc. 1537 (folio 1);
(ii) Gestorum et totius vite Reverendi in Christo patris domini Thome Chrystalli Abbatis a Kynlos Compendium, a J Ferrerio Conscriptum, 1535 (folio 49).