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Burgess tickets.

 Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: Certificate of burgesry demonstrating the status or privileges of a burgess.

Found in 126 Collections and/or Records:

Burgess ticket of Lauder to Andrew Fletcher, younger, of Saltoun., 25 June 1747.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.14624
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer purchased Saltoun and Glencorse in 1642; Glencorse was sold in 1647. The documents concern both the estate and individual members of the family.

Dates: 25 June 1747.

Burgess ticket of Montrose, Aberdeenshire, in favour of Patrick Chalmers of Auldbar, advocate, Sheriff Depute of Forfar., 1771.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.12800
Scope and Contents From the Series:

As well as charters relating to the Chalmers family itself, there are other items which are apparently unrelated but which came with the bulk of the papers. Only one document (Ch.12806) is of 15th century date, and only one (Ch.12776) is of the 16th century. The rest of the collection dates largely from the 17th and 18th centuries. A detailed list is available.

Dates: 1771.

Burgess ticket of North Berwick to Andrew Fletcher, younger, of Saltoun., 13 June 1747.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.14623
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer purchased Saltoun and Glencorse in 1642; Glencorse was sold in 1647. The documents concern both the estate and individual members of the family.

Dates: 13 June 1747.

Burgess ticket of Paisley to Andrew Fletcher Esq., 2 October 1751.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.14631
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer purchased Saltoun and Glencorse in 1642; Glencorse was sold in 1647. The documents concern both the estate and individual members of the family.

Dates: 2 October 1751.

Burgess ticket of Peebles to Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer., 6 October 1637.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.13840
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The family acquired various properties in Angus which were consolidated into the baronies of Innerpeffer and Turin; after Sir Andrew`s purchase of Saltoun the Angus property was sold, some to Col Sir Francis Ruthven in 1648, some to George, Lord Spynie in 1650, and some to George, Earl of Panmure in 1663; current titles will have passed to the purchasers.

Dates: 6 October 1637.

Burgess ticket of Perth in favour of Patrick Chalmers of Auldbar., 1796.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.12789
Scope and Contents From the Series:

As well as charters relating to the Chalmers family itself, there are other items which are apparently unrelated but which came with the bulk of the papers. Only one document (Ch.12806) is of 15th century date, and only one (Ch.12776) is of the 16th century. The rest of the collection dates largely from the 17th and 18th centuries. A detailed list is available.

Dates: 1796.

Burgess ticket of Perth, in favour of Patrick Chalmers of Auldbar, advocate, Sheriff Depute of Forfar., 1769.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.12790
Scope and Contents From the Series:

As well as charters relating to the Chalmers family itself, there are other items which are apparently unrelated but which came with the bulk of the papers. Only one document (Ch.12806) is of 15th century date, and only one (Ch.12776) is of the 16th century. The rest of the collection dates largely from the 17th and 18th centuries. A detailed list is available.

Dates: 1769.

Burgess ticket of Perth to Dom Andrew Fletcher., 21 May 1744.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.14613
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer purchased Saltoun and Glencorse in 1642; Glencorse was sold in 1647. The documents concern both the estate and individual members of the family.

Dates: 21 May 1744.

Burgess ticket of Queensferry in favour of John Moubray of Cockairnie., 3 April 1708.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.12979
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: 3 April 1708.

Burgess-ticket of Rothesay in favour of John Dunlop., 1757.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.8477
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The documents are mostly marriage-contracts, burgess-tickets, and similar documents concerning members of the Dunlop family in the 17th and 18th centuries. Three items concern William Dunlop`s affairs in South Carolina, 1688-1689 (Ch.8456-8458). An inventory is available.

Dates: 1757.

Burgess ticket of Stirling in favour of Robert Moubray of Cockarney., 20 April 1761.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.12983
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: 20 April 1761.

Burgess ticket of Stirling to Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun., 7 May 1708.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.14558
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer purchased Saltoun and Glencorse in 1642; Glencorse was sold in 1647. The documents concern both the estate and individual members of the family.

Dates: 7 May 1708.

Burgess-tickets., 1693-1791.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.10453-10460A
Scope and Contents From the Series: The charters of the Minto family include titles to all the lands owned by the family in Roxburghshire, Fife, and Angus. The Roxburghshire titles include a few from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries but they and the Angus titles are not numerous until the seventeenth century. The earliest Fife titles however go back to the twelfth century, and the series is virtually complete from then until modern times.The lands of Headshaw were acquired by Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Baronet,...
Dates: 1693-1791.

Burgess tickets., 1708-1773.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.12979-12984
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: 1708-1773.

Burgess-tickets, 1764-1791, of various burghs given to Charles Hay, advocate, afterwards Lord Newton. Includes an act of admission, 1781, to the Royal Company of Archers, and his letter and warrant of appointment, 1806, as an Ordinary Lord of Session., 1764-1806.

 File
Identifier: Ch.2103-2114
Scope and Contents

The act of admission, 1781, to the Royal Company of Archers is at Ch.2106 and the letter and warrant of appointment, 1806, as an Ordinary Lord of Session is at Ch.2114.

Dates: 1764-1806.

Burgess tickets of Col George Graeme (d 1840)., 1790-1795.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.15439AG-15439AK
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection relates mainly to properties and military service.

Dates: 1790-1795.

Burgess-tickets of Dunfermline, 1747, and Edinburgh, 1760, in favour of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet., 1747, 1760.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.10459-10460
Scope and Contents From the Series: The charters of the Minto family include titles to all the lands owned by the family in Roxburghshire, Fife, and Angus. The Roxburghshire titles include a few from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries but they and the Angus titles are not numerous until the seventeenth century. The earliest Fife titles however go back to the twelfth century, and the series is virtually complete from then until modern times.The lands of Headshaw were acquired by Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Baronet,...
Dates: 1747, 1760.

Burgess-tickets of Edinburgh, 1693, Dumfries, 1709, and Jedburgh, 1709, in favour of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Baronett., 1693, 1709.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.10453-10455
Scope and Contents From the Series: The charters of the Minto family include titles to all the lands owned by the family in Roxburghshire, Fife, and Angus. The Roxburghshire titles include a few from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries but they and the Angus titles are not numerous until the seventeenth century. The earliest Fife titles however go back to the twelfth century, and the series is virtually complete from then until modern times.The lands of Headshaw were acquired by Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Baronet,...
Dates: 1693, 1709.

Burgess-tickets of Edinburgh, 1727, and Annan, 1736, in favour of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet., 1727, 1736.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.10457-10458
Scope and Contents From the Series: The charters of the Minto family include titles to all the lands owned by the family in Roxburghshire, Fife, and Angus. The Roxburghshire titles include a few from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries but they and the Angus titles are not numerous until the seventeenth century. The earliest Fife titles however go back to the twelfth century, and the series is virtually complete from then until modern times.The lands of Headshaw were acquired by Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Baronet,...
Dates: 1727, 1736.