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Estate records.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Documents relating to the management of all aspects of a landed estate, which is to be considered property of notable extent which may include, as general examples, any of the following: dwellings; outbuildings; grounds; pasturage; arable land; woodland; water courses. For papers concerning the administration of personal estates, in the narrow legal sense, on death see 'Estate inventories', 'Probate records'' and 'Probate accounts'.

Found in 1259 Collections and/or Records:

Dundas estate accounts: vouchers for crops 1801-1804., 1801-1804.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.36
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The most important event in this period was the execution, in an attempt to relieve the estate of its burden of debt, of a deed of trust by James Dundas of Dundas (died 1780). This deed (dated 23 February, 1773 but effective from Martinmas, 1772) resulted in the administration of the estate by trustees up to and including crop 1805 (18 August 1806) and, due to the minority of James Dundas of Dundas (died 1881), by curators up to 14 January 1814. In the period before the trust, Robert Seton,...
Dates: 1801-1804.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the family of Dundas of Dundas. / Financial papers of the family of Dundas of Dundas. / Dundas estate accounts for crops 1756-1824. / Dundas estate accounts: vouchers for crops 1801-1804.

Dundas estate, household, and personal accounts, mostly merchants` and tradesmans` accounts for supplies and services., 1617-1668.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.5
Scope and Contents

The contents of the volume are as follows:



(i) Cloth, Clothing, etc., 1634-1668 (folio 1).

(ii) Physicians` and apothecaries` accounts, 1617-1647 (folio 172).

(iii) Smiths` and saddlers` accounts, 1638-60 (folio 185).

Dates: 1617-1668.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the family of Dundas of Dundas. / Financial papers of the family of Dundas of Dundas. / Dundas estate accounts up to and including crop 1667.

Early Fettercairn estate letter books., 1870-1905.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13827/472-476
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1870-1905.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo. / Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families. / Fettercairn estate letter books.

Estate account book, chiefly in Lord Hailes hand, including household and personal accounts., 1782-1786.

 Item
Identifier: MS.25800
Dates: 1782-1786.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Newhailes estate papers. / Financial papers concerning Newhailes estate. / Estate account books and vouchers of the Hailes and Newhailes estates. / Estate account books, and crops 1725-1792 of the Dalrymple family.

Estate account book, chiefly in Lord Hailes hand, including household and personal accounts., 1792.

 Item
Identifier: MS.25801
Dates: 1792.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Newhailes estate papers. / Financial papers concerning Newhailes estate. / Estate account books and vouchers of the Hailes and Newhailes estates. / Estate account books, and crops 1725-1792 of the Dalrymple family.

Estate account book containing accounts between the 7th Earl of Haddington and Charles Saint Clair, de jure 13th Lord Sinclair., 1744-1746.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14833
Dates: 1744-1746.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Estate account books for the 7th Earl of Haddington.

Estate account book for the 7th Earl of Haddington., 1744-1768.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14834
Dates: 1744-1768.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Estate account books for the 7th Earl of Haddington.

Estate account book kept by Alexander Horsbrugh of Horsbrugh (died 1732) and his son, John Horsbrugh of Horsbrugh (died 1778) recording accounts of charge and discharge, and of rent, 1689-1631, and accounts of money received from tenants, 1733-1777.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14832
Dates: 1689-1777.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Estate account book of the Dalrymple family concerning crops 1725-1727., 1725-1727.

 Item
Identifier: MS.25796
Dates: 1725-1727.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Newhailes estate papers. / Financial papers concerning Newhailes estate. / Estate account books and vouchers of the Hailes and Newhailes estates. / Estate account books, and crops 1725-1792 of the Dalrymple family.

Estate account book of the Dalrymple family concerning crops 1728-1732., 1728-1732.

 Item
Identifier: MS.25797
Dates: 1728-1732.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Newhailes estate papers. / Financial papers concerning Newhailes estate. / Estate account books and vouchers of the Hailes and Newhailes estates. / Estate account books, and crops 1725-1792 of the Dalrymple family.

Estate account book of the Dalrymple family concerning crops 1733-1738., 1733-1738.

 Item
Identifier: MS.25798
Dates: 1733-1738.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Newhailes estate papers. / Financial papers concerning Newhailes estate. / Estate account books and vouchers of the Hailes and Newhailes estates. / Estate account books, and crops 1725-1792 of the Dalrymple family.

Estate account book of the Dalrymple family concerning crops 1739-1751., 1739-1751.

 Item
Identifier: MS.25799
Dates: 1739-1751.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Newhailes estate papers. / Financial papers concerning Newhailes estate. / Estate account books and vouchers of the Hailes and Newhailes estates. / Estate account books, and crops 1725-1792 of the Dalrymple family.

Estate account books, and crops 1725-1792 of the Dalrymple family., 1725-1792

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.25796-25801
Dates: 1725-1792
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Newhailes estate papers. / Financial papers concerning Newhailes estate. / Estate account books and vouchers of the Hailes and Newhailes estates.

Estate account books and vouchers of the Hailes and Newhailes estates., 1643-1935.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.25791-25817
Dates: 1643-1935.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Newhailes estate papers. / Financial papers concerning Newhailes estate.

Estate account books for the 7th Earl of Haddington.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.14833-14834
Dates: 1744-1768.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Estate accounts., 1785-1803, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14693-14700
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Included are accounts of the 7th Marquess of Tweeddale when residing at Bonnington House, Ratho, and Thirlestane Castle, prior to his succession to the Tweeddale title in 1787.

Dates: 1785-1803, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House. / Personal, household and estate accounts of the Hays of Yester. / Personal and household (Yester, Edinburgh and London) and Yester estates accounts. / Accounts chiefly of, to or concerning the 7th Marquess of Tweeddale or Hannah, Marchioness of Tweeddale. / Particular and classified accounts.

Estate accounts by Sir Robert Fletcher, 1654-1658, and by Lord Milton, 1745-1750., 1652-1750.

 File
Identifier: MS.17885
Scope and Contents

On the inverted folios are notes, 1652-1653, of money transactions by Sir Robert Fletcher.

Dates: 1652-1750.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Estate accounts written on the blank leaves, now separated, of the protocol books, late 16th century, of George Abernethy and James Drummond, notaries in Edinburgh.

Estate accounts for Monboddo, kept by James B Burnett., 1861-1863.

 File
Identifier: MS.24608
Scope and Contents From the Series:

James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice in 1767. A large part of the papers consist of his essays, drafts and notes, many of which were used in his books.

Dates: 1861-1863.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (1714-1799) and his family. / Papers of the Burnett family of Monboddo other than Lord Monboddo. / Correspondence and notebooks of the Burnett family of Monboddo.

Estate accounts from the library at Newbattle Abbey., 1883-1889.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.5813-5817
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The collection consists of manuscripts on a wide variety of subjects, many copied from manuscript or printed works, and chiefly dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Among them are some account-books, diaries, and other manuscripts of family interest (including a few concerning the 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, father of the 6th Marchioness of Lothian), but very few letters.

Dates: 1883-1889.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Manuscripts from the library at Newbattle Abbey. / Accounts of the Kerr family, Marquesses of Lothian, from the library at Newbattle Abbey.

Estate accounts in the hand of Henry Fletcher of Saltoun.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.17883-17884
Dates: 1716-1728.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Estate accounts in the hands of Robert Brisbaine, Lord Milton, and others., 1748-1757.

 File
Identifier: MS.17885
Dates: 1748-1757.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Estate accounts written on the blank leaves, now separated, of the protocol books, late 16th century, of George Abernethy and James Drummond, notaries in Edinburgh.

Estate accounts of Melgund and Woodrae., 1681-1707.

 File
Identifier: MS.25816
Dates: 1681-1707.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Newhailes estate papers. / Financial papers concerning Newhailes estate. / Estate account books and vouchers of the Hailes and Newhailes estates.

Estate accounts of the families of Mure of Caldwell and Mure of Glanderston., 1665-1842.

 File
Identifier: MS.4971
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The Mure of Caldwell papers are chiefly of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Some of the earlier papers belonged to the Mures of Glanderston, the two families having been united in 1710 by the succession of William, 4th Laird of Glanderston, to the Caldwell estates.

Dates: 1665-1842.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the family of Mure of Caldwell. / Financial papers of the families of Mure of Caldwell and Mure of Glanderston, consisting chiefly of accounts and receipts. / Estate accounts of the families of Mure of Caldwell and Mure of Glanderston, concerning burdens on the estate, such as property tax, ministers' stipends, and schoolmasters' fees.

Estate accounts of the families of Mure of Caldwell and Mure of Glanderston, concerning burdens on the estate, such as property tax, ministers' stipends, and schoolmasters' fees., 1665-1896.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.4971-4974
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The Mure of Caldwell papers are chiefly of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Some of the earlier papers belonged to the Mures of Glanderston, the two families having been united in 1710 by the succession of William, 4th Laird of Glanderston, to the Caldwell estates.

Dates: 1665-1896.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the family of Mure of Caldwell. / Financial papers of the families of Mure of Caldwell and Mure of Glanderston, consisting chiefly of accounts and receipts.

Estate accounts of the family of Mure of Caldwell., 1843-1845.

 File
Identifier: MS.4972
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The Mure of Caldwell papers are chiefly of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Some of the earlier papers belonged to the Mures of Glanderston, the two families having been united in 1710 by the succession of William, 4th Laird of Glanderston, to the Caldwell estates.

Dates: 1843-1845.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the family of Mure of Caldwell. / Financial papers of the families of Mure of Caldwell and Mure of Glanderston, consisting chiefly of accounts and receipts. / Estate accounts of the families of Mure of Caldwell and Mure of Glanderston, concerning burdens on the estate, such as property tax, ministers' stipends, and schoolmasters' fees.

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