Deeds. Legal documents.
Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: A formal written instrument setting forth the terms of an agreement, contract, or obligation, whether in relation to persons or things, including the voluntary constitution, transmission, or discharge of rights or obligations relating to either movable or heritable property. Source: Bell, William. 'Dictionary and digest of the law of Scotland'.
Found in 454 Collections and/or Records:
8th Marquess of Tweeddale papers., 1808-1875.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.10971-10994
10th Marquess of Tweeddale papers., 1845-1903.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.11007-11025
17th century deeds, Pitsligo., 1600-1699.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/192
Dates:
1600-1699.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Charters, legal papers and pedigrees.
19th century copies of deeds., 1st quarter of 19th century.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/194
Scope and Contents
Original dates of the deeds are 1446-1675.
Dates:
1st quarter of 19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Charters, legal papers and pedigrees.
63 deeds mostly concerning tenure of lands in North and South Kinkell.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.4802
Dates:
1505-1668.
64 charters and documents, 1513-1773, of the Flemings of Wigtown.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.10539
Scope and Contents
With, 16 charters, 1592-1693, of the Earls Marischal
petition, 1746, of David Carmichael of Maudsley to sell entailed lands
four deeds, 1813-1860, concerning property in Sierra Leone.
Dates:
1513-1860.
A collection of deeds concerning members of the family of Buchanan of Auchentoshan [subsequently Cross-Buchanan].
File
Identifier: Ch.5911-5945
Scope and Contents
Ch.5911 is a charter, 1484, of William, 3rd Lord Graham [subsequently 1st Earl of Montrose] to Thomas Buchanan of Drummikill.
Dates:
1484, 1627-1834.
A collection of documents relating to the family of Moubray of Cockairnie.
Collection
Identifier: Ch.12871-13000
Scope and Contents
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:
1436-1820.
Abbotsgrange., 1606.
Item
Identifier: Ch.8629
Dates:
1606.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar.
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Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family.
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Deeds relating to the Barony of Callendar and the lands within it.
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Deeds relating to lands within the Barony of Callendar.
Aberargie: draft deed of sale., Seventeenth century.
Item
Identifier: Ch.1161
Dates:
Seventeenth century.
Abercorn., 1603.
Item
Identifier: Ch.8736
Dates:
1603.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar.
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Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family.
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Deeds concerning other properties mostly in Stirlingshire and West Lothian, but including properties in Aberdeenshire, East Lothian, Forfarshire Fife, Lanarkshire and Perthshire.
Abstract of deed of covenant of Edward Ellice., 1858.
Item
Identifier: Ch.12740
Administrative, legal and financial papers concerning the estates of the families of Gray of Carntyne, and Anstruther Thomson, afterwards Anstruther Gray, of Kilmany, including records of coal mining interests, and also some private family papers.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8100/1-156
Scope and Contents
Most of these papers consist of titles and estate papers relating to the lands of Carntyne and Shettleston in Glasgow. They are particularly important for the history of the colliery at Westmuir from the death of John Gray of Carntyne in 1796 until that of his grandson, the Rev John Hamilton Gray, in 1867, but there is material from both before, and in particular from after that period. Robert Gray (d.1833) was a resident landowner, and an enthusiastic coalmaster. Though not all the Westmuir...
Dates:
1518-1965, undated.
Airth., 1606, 1621.
File
Identifier: Ch.8737-8738
Dates:
1606, 1621.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar.
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Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family.
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Deeds concerning other properties mostly in Stirlingshire and West Lothian, but including properties in Aberdeenshire, East Lothian, Forfarshire Fife, Lanarkshire and Perthshire.
Albums of letters and documents, almost entirely of Scottish interest, written by or relating to historical celebrities, and dealing with public and private affairs.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.2955-2956
Dates:
1589-1881.
Almond., 1674, 1676.
File
Identifier: Ch.8739-8740
Dates:
1674, 1676.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar.
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Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family.
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Deeds concerning other properties mostly in Stirlingshire and West Lothian, but including properties in Aberdeenshire, East Lothian, Forfarshire Fife, Lanarkshire and Perthshire.
Anchengane., 1648-1675.
File
Identifier: Ch.8631-8634
Dates:
1648-1675.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar.
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Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family.
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Deeds relating to the Barony of Callendar and the lands within it.
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Deeds relating to lands within the Barony of Callendar.
Antiquarian papers of James Dennistoun of Dennistoun, advocate and antiquary.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.19.2.16-19.2.27
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of materials for a projected history of Dumbartonshire (Adv.MS.19.2.16-19.2.24), materials towards a projected work on the Scottish religious houses on the Continent (Adv.MS.19.2.25), and notes and extracts of Scottish interest from manuscripts in continental libraries (Adv.MS.19.2.26), together with a record of the bequest of Dennistoun`s manuscripts and a calendar of them (Adv.MS.19.2.27). The papers were arranged and bound by Mark Napier, executor of James...
Dates:
?1825-1856.
Arnloss., 1653.
Item
Identifier: Ch.8630
Dates:
1653.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar.
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Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family.
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Deeds relating to the Barony of Callendar and the lands within it.
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Deeds relating to lands within the Barony of Callendar.
Assignment of debt and conveyance of plantation in Grenada by William Law to Theophilus Law., 5 May 1862.
Item
Identifier: Ch.12706
Assignment of plantation in Grenada by William Law to Thomas E Jennings., 1 May 1862.
Item
Identifier: Ch.12703
Auchinleck., 1603.
Item
Identifier: Ch.8741
Dates:
1603.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar.
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Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family.
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Deeds concerning other properties mostly in Stirlingshire and West Lothian, but including properties in Aberdeenshire, East Lothian, Forfarshire Fife, Lanarkshire and Perthshire.
Baikie., 1643.
Item
Identifier: Ch.8742
Dates:
1643.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar.
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Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family.
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Deeds concerning other properties mostly in Stirlingshire and West Lothian, but including properties in Aberdeenshire, East Lothian, Forfarshire Fife, Lanarkshire and Perthshire.
Ballenbreich., 1607-1674, undated.
File
Identifier: Ch.8743-8755
Dates:
1607-1674, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar.
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Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family.
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Deeds concerning other properties mostly in Stirlingshire and West Lothian, but including properties in Aberdeenshire, East Lothian, Forfarshire Fife, Lanarkshire and Perthshire.