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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:

Discharges and accounts, with a few other financial papers, of the Lords Oliphant and the Oliphants of Gask., 1585-1802.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.82.3.1-82.3.10
Scope and Contents

The papers cover financial transactions and personal, house¬hold, and estate expenditure (but for estate accounts after 1745 and all accounts after 1802 see Adv.MSS.82.3.11-82.3.14, 82.6.1-82.8.9; cf. also Adv.MS.82.4.11). The amount of material preserved varies greatly from year to year.

Dates: 1585-1802.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family and estate papers of the Oliphant family of Gask. / Financial and legal papers of the Oliphants of Gask.

Discharges and accounts, with a few other financial papers, of the Lords Oliphant and the Oliphants of Gask., 1585-1680.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.82.3.1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers cover financial transactions and personal, house¬hold, and estate expenditure (but for estate accounts after 1745 and all accounts after 1802 see Adv.MSS.82.3.11-82.3.14, 82.6.1-82.8.9; cf. also Adv.MS.82.4.11). The amount of material preserved varies greatly from year to year.

Dates: 1585-1680.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family and estate papers of the Oliphant family of Gask. / Financial and legal papers of the Oliphants of Gask. / Discharges and accounts, with a few other financial papers, of the Lords Oliphant and the Oliphants of Gask.

Discharges and accounts, with a few other financial papers, of the Lords Oliphant and the Oliphants of Gask., 1681-1719.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.82.3.2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers cover financial transactions and personal, house¬hold, and estate expenditure (but for estate accounts after 1745 and all accounts after 1802 see Adv.MSS.82.3.11-82.3.14, 82.6.1-82.8.9; cf. also Adv.MS.82.4.11). The amount of material preserved varies greatly from year to year.

Dates: 1681-1719.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family and estate papers of the Oliphant family of Gask. / Financial and legal papers of the Oliphants of Gask. / Discharges and accounts, with a few other financial papers, of the Lords Oliphant and the Oliphants of Gask.

Discharges and accounts, with a few other financial papers, of the Lords Oliphant and the Oliphants of Gask., 1720-1729.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.82.3.3
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers cover financial transactions and personal, house¬hold, and estate expenditure (but for estate accounts after 1745 and all accounts after 1802 see Adv.MSS.82.3.11-82.3.14, 82.6.1-82.8.9; cf. also Adv.MS.82.4.11). The amount of material preserved varies greatly from year to year.

Dates: 1720-1729.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family and estate papers of the Oliphant family of Gask. / Financial and legal papers of the Oliphants of Gask. / Discharges and accounts, with a few other financial papers, of the Lords Oliphant and the Oliphants of Gask.

Discharges and accounts, with a few other financial papers, of the Lords Oliphant and the Oliphants of Gask., 1730-1735.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.82.3.4
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers cover financial transactions and personal, house¬hold, and estate expenditure (but for estate accounts after 1745 and all accounts after 1802 see Adv.MSS.82.3.11-82.3.14, 82.6.1-82.8.9; cf. also Adv.MS.82.4.11). The amount of material preserved varies greatly from year to year.

Dates: 1730-1735.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family and estate papers of the Oliphant family of Gask. / Financial and legal papers of the Oliphants of Gask. / Discharges and accounts, with a few other financial papers, of the Lords Oliphant and the Oliphants of Gask.

Discharges and accounts, with a few other financial papers, of the Lords Oliphant and the Oliphants of Gask., 1736-1739.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.82.3.5
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers cover financial transactions and personal, house¬hold, and estate expenditure (but for estate accounts after 1745 and all accounts after 1802 see Adv.MSS.82.3.11-82.3.14, 82.6.1-82.8.9; cf. also Adv.MS.82.4.11). The amount of material preserved varies greatly from year to year.

Dates: 1736-1739.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family and estate papers of the Oliphant family of Gask. / Financial and legal papers of the Oliphants of Gask. / Discharges and accounts, with a few other financial papers, of the Lords Oliphant and the Oliphants of Gask.

Discharges and accounts, with a few other financial papers, of the Lords Oliphant and the Oliphants of Gask., 1740-1749.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.82.3.6
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers cover financial transactions and personal, house¬hold, and estate expenditure (but for estate accounts after 1745 and all accounts after 1802 see Adv.MSS.82.3.11-82.3.14, 82.6.1-82.8.9; cf. also Adv.MS.82.4.11). The amount of material preserved varies greatly from year to year.

Dates: 1740-1749.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family and estate papers of the Oliphant family of Gask. / Financial and legal papers of the Oliphants of Gask. / Discharges and accounts, with a few other financial papers, of the Lords Oliphant and the Oliphants of Gask.

Discharges and accounts, with a few other financial papers, of the Lords Oliphant and the Oliphants of Gask., 1750-1759.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.82.3.7
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers cover financial transactions and personal, house¬hold, and estate expenditure (but for estate accounts after 1745 and all accounts after 1802 see Adv.MSS.82.3.11-82.3.14, 82.6.1-82.8.9; cf. also Adv.MS.82.4.11). The amount of material preserved varies greatly from year to year.

Dates: 1750-1759.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family and estate papers of the Oliphant family of Gask. / Financial and legal papers of the Oliphants of Gask. / Discharges and accounts, with a few other financial papers, of the Lords Oliphant and the Oliphants of Gask.

Discharges and accounts, with a few other financial papers, of the Lords Oliphant and the Oliphants of Gask., 1760-1788.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.82.3.8
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers cover financial transactions and personal, house¬hold, and estate expenditure (but for estate accounts after 1745 and all accounts after 1802 see Adv.MSS.82.3.11-82.3.14, 82.6.1-82.8.9; cf. also Adv.MS.82.4.11). The amount of material preserved varies greatly from year to year.

Dates: 1760-1788.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family and estate papers of the Oliphant family of Gask. / Financial and legal papers of the Oliphants of Gask. / Discharges and accounts, with a few other financial papers, of the Lords Oliphant and the Oliphants of Gask.

Discharges and accounts, with a few other financial papers, of the Lords Oliphant and the Oliphants of Gask., 1790-1792.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.82.3.9
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers cover financial transactions and personal, house¬hold, and estate expenditure (but for estate accounts after 1745 and all accounts after 1802 see Adv.MSS.82.3.11-82.3.14, 82.6.1-82.8.9; cf. also Adv.MS.82.4.11). The amount of material preserved varies greatly from year to year.

Dates: 1790-1792.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family and estate papers of the Oliphant family of Gask. / Financial and legal papers of the Oliphants of Gask. / Discharges and accounts, with a few other financial papers, of the Lords Oliphant and the Oliphants of Gask.

Discharges and accounts, with a few other financial papers, of the Lords Oliphant and the Oliphants of Gask., 1793-1802.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.82.3.10
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers cover financial transactions and personal, house¬hold, and estate expenditure (but for estate accounts after 1745 and all accounts after 1802 see Adv.MSS.82.3.11-82.3.14, 82.6.1-82.8.9; cf. also Adv.MS.82.4.11). The amount of material preserved varies greatly from year to year.

Dates: 1793-1802.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family and estate papers of the Oliphant family of Gask. / Financial and legal papers of the Oliphants of Gask. / Discharges and accounts, with a few other financial papers, of the Lords Oliphant and the Oliphants of Gask.

Discharges, with some bonds, tacks, and other papers, mostly of the Murrays of Woodend., 1574-1684.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.82.2.5
Dates: 1574-1684.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family and estate papers of the Oliphant family of Gask. / Financial and legal papers of the Oliphants of Gask. / Discharges, with some bonds, tacks, and other papers, mostly of the Murrays of Woodend, including papers concerning the administration of the estate by James Oliphant of Williamston in the 1690s; there are also some Inglis papers and some strays from other series.

Discharges, with some bonds, tacks, and other papers, mostly of the Murrays of Woodend., 1685-1828, and undated.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.82.2.6
Dates: 1685-1828, and undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family and estate papers of the Oliphant family of Gask. / Financial and legal papers of the Oliphants of Gask. / Discharges, with some bonds, tacks, and other papers, mostly of the Murrays of Woodend, including papers concerning the administration of the estate by James Oliphant of Williamston in the 1690s; there are also some Inglis papers and some strays from other series.

Discharges, with some bonds, tacks, and other papers, mostly of the Murrays of Woodend, including papers concerning the administration of the estate by James Oliphant of Williamston in the 1690s; there are also some Inglis papers and some strays from other series., 1574-1828, and undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.82.2.5-82.2.6
Dates: 1574-1828, and undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family and estate papers of the Oliphant family of Gask. / Financial and legal papers of the Oliphants of Gask.

Disposition and assignation documents for Sir John Stuart Forbes, 8th Bart., 1834-1857.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13827/537
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: 1834-1857.
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. / Pitsligo and New Pitsligo estate papers.

Disposition of Charles Norrie in favour of Thomas Robb, New Pitsligo., 1832.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13827/536
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: 1832.
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. / Pitsligo and New Pitsligo estate papers.

Disposition of James Henderson in favour of George Robb, New Pitsligo., 1850-1853.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13827/538
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: 1850-1853.
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. / Pitsligo and New Pitsligo estate papers.

Dispositions and Assignations relating to Sir John Stuart Forbes, 8th Bart., and New Pitsligo., 1830-1847.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13827/535
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: 1830-1847.
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. / Pitsligo and New Pitsligo estate papers.

Dispositions, Assignations, and Sasines in favour of New Pitsligo residents part 1: 1-28., 1809-1883.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13827/533
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: 1809-1883.
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. / Pitsligo and New Pitsligo estate papers.

Dispositions, Assignations, and Sasines in favour of New Pitsligo residents part 2: 29-48., 1809-1883.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13827/534
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: 1809-1883.
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. / Pitsligo and New Pitsligo estate papers.

Documents, accounts, memorials and other estate papers, mostly 18th-19th century, relating to the lands of Monreith and the Maxwell family; also some papers relating to property in the Cowgate, Edinburgh, 1643-circa 1700.

 Collection
Identifier: Dep.299
Dates: 1643-19th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Documents concerning the Duke of Douglas, with notes of the Reverend Dr John Struthers, Minister of Prestonpans., 1755-1758.

 File
Identifier: MS.2126
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: 'Scheme of ... the Duke of Douglas his real and personal Estate, containing also an accompt of the family debts paid ... and of money laid out on purchases or lent out on bonds', 1755 (folio 3); "Rental of ... his Grace's whole estates in the shires of Lanerk and Renfrew for the cropt and year 1757 &c. and of the lands ... in the shire of Air for cropt 1758 &c." (folio 11); with some notes by Dr Struthers.

Dates: 1755-1758.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Collection of manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. / Notes and correspondence of the Reverend Dr John Struthers, Minister of Prestonpans, with manuscripts collected by him.

Documents concerning the estates of Castlemilk and Torrance., 1662-1907.

 File
Identifier: MS.5335
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Letters, 1673-1907 (folio 1);(ii) Rentals of the estates of Glassford, 1662-1682, Fossoway, 1756-1757, and Torrance, 1796-1799 (folio 18);(iii) Inventory of Torrance papers, 1799 (folio 53);(iv) Accounts, 1670-1680, 1712, undated (folio 61), and other financial papers, 1672-1734, undated (folio 78), chiefly concerning the estates of Glassford (of which James Stuart of Torrance was chamberlain) and Torrance;...
Dates: 1662-1907.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family papers, chiefly of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance. / Muniments of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.

Draft of an account book concerning Maler., 1642.

 Item
Identifier: MS.17140
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates: 1642.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun. / Estate papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun. / Papers concerning Innerpeffer and other lands in Angus. / Account books of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning Innerpeffer and other lands in Angus. / Drafts of an account book concerning Maler.

Draft of an account book concerning Maler., 1642.

 Item
Identifier: MS.17141
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates: 1642.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun. / Estate papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun. / Papers concerning Innerpeffer and other lands in Angus. / Account books of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning Innerpeffer and other lands in Angus. / Drafts of an account book concerning Maler.

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