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Genealogical tables. Genealogies.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents representing the lineage of a person or persons in tabular or diagrammatic form.

Found in 139 Collections and/or Records:

Three papers and a genealogical table by John Riddell, concerning the relation of General James Durham of Largo to the title of Lord Rutherford., 1824-1825.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.1.22
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers relate to: peerage cases and forfeited peerages arranged in alphabetical order of title (Adv.MS.26.1.1-26.1.29); landed families and baronetcies, arranged in alphabetical order of family (Adv.MS.26.2.1-26.2.12); various legal and other topics (Adv.MS.26.2.13-26.2.23).

Dates: 1824-1825.

Two copies of the `Genealogical Tables of Succession to the Ancient Earls of Levenax`.

 File
Identifier: Ch.15467-15468
Scope and Contents

The genealogical table was originally drawn up about 1772 for a projected claim by George Cockburn Haldane. Both copies have additions written between 1804 and 1831.

Dates: After 1772.

Two copies of the Willison family tree by Ralph Willison Simmonds and detailed transcripts extracted from the family papers., Undated.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11049/1
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Papers of the Willison family, who farmed in both Lanarkshire and Perthshire, covering personal and business matters. The collection includes a detailed family history and genealogy composed by Ralph Willison Simmonds (Edinburgh 1989), detailed transcripts and a booklet with historical notes: The Willisons of South Lanarkshire (Edinburgh, 1994), also by Mr Willison - see Acc.11049/1 and Acc.11049/76.

Dates: Undated.

Typed genealogical table of the family of Ellice., Early 20th century.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.12751
Scope and Contents

Contains a number of small errors, showing the ancestry (but not the descendants) of Edward Ellice of Invergarry (d 1863) and his brothers and sisters.

Dates: Early 20th century.

Typescript family tree showing descendants of John Hay of Haystoun (died 1762), from whom the Borthwicks of Crookston were descended., ?19th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.10491
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A E Borthwick (1871-1955), a son of William H Borthwick of Crookston, studied art in Edinburgh and Paris from 1890 to 1896, after which he enlisted in the ranks and helped to raise the Scottish Sharpshooters, 70th company of the XVIII Battalion of the Imperial Yeomanry. He served in the Boer and First World Wars, retiring from the army in 1919 as honorary Staff Captain. As a member of the Royal Academy he specialised in portraits and subjects of a religious genre, his best-known work being...
Dates: ?19th century.

Works of George Harvey Johnston concerning the Ruddiman family., 1887-1901, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.5811/8-10
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Includes biographies and histories of members of the Johnston family, and business records of W and A K Johnston, Ltd, founded in 1826 by William and Alexander Keith Johnston.

Dates: 1887-1901, undated.