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Birth certificates.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Formal documents certifying the date and place of persons' births and their parentage, as issued by an official in charge of such records.

Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

Certificates of birth of three of the children of Ridley H Herschell.

 File
Identifier: Ch.15469-15471
Scope and Contents

Consists of birth certificates of: Ghetal 1833 (later Burdon-Sanderson), Esther 1834, and Mary 1836 (later Cunliffe).

Dates: 1833-1836.

Family and miscellaneous papers of Charles Murray., 1866-?1941, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.27285
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Family papers of the Murray and Robbie families, 1866-1926, undated (folio 1). They include genealogical material and a few family letters. (ii) Miscellaneous papers of Charles Murray, 1890-?1941, undated (folio l9).

Dates: 1866-?1941, undated.

Family correspondence and documents of Sir Herbert John Clifford Grierson., 1844-1954, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.9347
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Letter, 1896, of Herbert Grierson to Mary Ogston, his future wife. (Folio 1.)(ii) Letters, 1912, of Grierson to his wife describing a tour he made of the Burns country. (Folio 3.)(iii) Letters, 1942-1943, of Grierson to his daughter Flora, concerning family and personal matters; also two letters, 1942, of Molly Dickins to her sister Flora Grierson. (Folio 11).(iv) Letters, 1930-1936, undated, of Mary Grierson to...
Dates: 1844-1954, undated.

Further papers of and relating to the Douglas of Cavers family.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13843/1-13
Content Description

Family papers including correspondence, formal documents, commonplace book, genealogical notes, miscellaneous writings, photographs, and estate papers

Dates: 1712-1947, undated.

Genealogical notes of Sidney Cramer.

 File
Identifier: Acc.9063
Scope and Contents

Includes copies and extracts from birth, marriage and death certificates, with notes and temple ordinance data.

Dates: 1904-1970.

Legal documents of the Geddes and Stivenson families., 1808-1933.

 File
Identifier: MS.10604
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of birth and baptismal certificates of Alexander and Jessie Geddes, wills and other legal documents of John Stivenson, Geddes's grandfather, and Geddes's own wills and executory papers.

Dates: 1808-1933.

Letters, 1924, of David Hay Fleming and Alexander Carlyle to John A Fairley.

 File
Identifier: Acc.4755
Scope and Contents

With photocopies of births, late 18th century, of members of the Welsh family.

Dates: circa 1760-circa 1799, 1924.

Miscellaneous papers of the 9th and 10th Marquesses of Tweeddale., 1857-1898, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.14535
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Will of the 9th Marquess of Tweeddale and papers concerning the executry of the 8th Marquess of Tweeddale, 1874-1876 (folio 1);(ii) Birth certificate, 1886, of Lord Arthur Vincent Hay (folio 28);(iii) Printed election addresses, 1865, 1868, of the 10th Marquess of Tweeddale to the electors of Taunton and East Lothian (folio 29);(iv) Official papers, 1890-1898, of the 10th Marquess of Tweeddale as Lord High...
Dates: 1857-1898, undated.

Miscellaneous papers of the Dunlop family., 1635-20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.9303
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Birth-brieve, 1635, of Isabel Hay, daughter of Francis, 9th Earl of Erroll (folio 1);(ii) Part of 'A memorial of the most rare and wonderful thingis in Scotland', 17th century, concerning Orkney (folio 12);(iii) Letters, circa 1641-1642, to Charles I on political matters (folio 14);(iv) Translations, 20th century, of documents concerning William More, a preacher, 1648 (folio 18);(v) Keys to ciphers,...
Dates: 1635-20th century.

Miscellaneous papers relating to the Rennie family and to the firm of John and George Rennie., 1788-1915, 1928.

 File
Identifier: MS.19953
Scope and Contents

These papers include the birth certificates of John Rennie's children, typescript copies of some early family letters (photocopies of the originals are in MS.19966, folios 12-52), papers concerning the possible purchase of Phantassie, 1896, 1912, and a history of the firm of J and G Rennie from its foundation to its dissolution in 1862.

Dates: 1788-1915, 1928.

Personal and miscellaneous papers of Andrew Stuart., 1746-1791.

 File
Identifier: MS.8325
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Papers, 1746-1759, concerning Andrew Stuart's legal training, including his contract of apprenticeship, and his admission to the Society of Writers to the Signet (folio 1);(ii) Inventories, 1767-1787, of personal and household possessions (folio 12).(iii) Catalogues and lists of books, 1771-1783 (folio 54).(iv) Accounts of household expenses, 1775-1777 (folio 92).(v) Accounts of horse and carriage...
Dates: 1746-1791.