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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 1182 Collections and/or Records:

Dundas estate accounts: vouchers for crops 1777-1783., 1777-1783.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.26
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: 1777-1783.

Dundas estate accounts: vouchers for crops 1777-1783., 1777-1783.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.27
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: 1777-1783.

Dundas estate accounts: vouchers for crops 1784-1787., 1784-1787.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.80.2.28-80.2.29
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: 1784-1787.

Dundas estate accounts: vouchers for crops 1784-1787., 1784-1787.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.29
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: 1784-1787.

Dundas estate accounts: vouchers for crops 1788-1794., 1788-1794.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.80.2.30-80.2.32
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: 1788-1794.

Dundas estate accounts: vouchers for crops 1788-1794., 1788-1794.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.30
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: 1788-1794.

Dundas estate accounts: vouchers for crops 1788-1794., 1788-1794.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.31
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: 1788-1794.

Dundas estate accounts: vouchers for crops 1788-1794., 1788-1794.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.32
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: 1788-1794.

Dundas estate accounts: vouchers for crops 1795-1797., 1795-1797.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.33
Scope and Contents

The contents of the volume are as follows:

(i) Vouchers for crops 1795-1796 (folio 1).

(ii) Vouchers for crop 1797 (folio 97).

Dates: 1795-1797.

Dundas estate accounts: vouchers for crops 1798-1800., 1798-1800.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.34
Scope and Contents

The contents of the volume are as follows:

(i) Vouchers for crops 1798-9 (folio 1).

(ii) Vouchers for crop 1800 (folio 156).

Dates: 1798-1800.

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

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.80.2.35-80.2.36
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.

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

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.35
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.

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.

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.

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.