Pedigrees. Genealogies (histories).
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Charts or lists showing lineage, especially those showing the ancestors of purebred animals.
Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:
Accounts, correspondence and other papers., 1640-19th century, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.2936
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Account between George Wishart, Bishop of Edinburgh, and his factor in respect of the rental of Holyroodhouse and New Abbey, 1662-1667. (Folio 1.)(ii) Correspondence of Sir James Livingston of Kilsyth (afterwards Viscount Kilsyth), chiefly on his private business, 1640-1661, preceded by an inventory, 1682. From the appearance of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe's name on a leaf enclosed with these papers (folio 35), they appear to have been...
Dates:
1640-19th century, undated.
Antiquarian and genealogical papers, chiefly undated, of George Francis Stewart Elliot, including notes and drafts for 'The Border Elliots and the Family of Minto'. , [Circa 1700]-[circa 1857], undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.13095-13103
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Much of the material concerns George Francis Stewart Elliot's antiquarian and genealogical interests, and his book, ‘The Border Elliots and the Family of Minto’ (Edinburgh, 1897).
Dates:
[Circa 1700]-[circa 1857], undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of the Honourable George Francis Stewart Elliot (1822- 1901), 4th son of the 2nd Earl of Minto, barrister and Private Secretary to Lord John Russell.
Charters, legal papers and pedigrees., 15th-19th centuries.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13827/180-197
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:
15th-19th centuries.
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.
Circular pedigree showing the descent from Sir James Stewart of Kirkfield and Coltness (died 1681), compiled by Louisa Lillias Forbes, née Trotter., 1880.
Item
Identifier: MS.13472
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The founder of the family was Gilbert Elliot (1651-1718), a younger son of Gavin Elliot of Midlem Mill. Gilbert Elliot was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1688, created a baronet in 1700, and appointed a Lord of Session as Lord Minto in 1705; he acquired the lands of Headshaw in Roxburghshire in 1696, and added Minto to his property in 1703.
Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet (1693-1766), likewise had a distinguished legal career, becoming a Lord of Session as Lord Minto in 1726, a...
Dates:
1880.
Correspondence about the family of Christie, chiefly between the Reverend Dr Charles Rogers and Captain J E Christie, Governor of the Calton Jail,, 1876-1878, 1900.
File
Identifier: MS.167
Scope and Contents
Also included are pedigrees of the Christie family and newspaper-cuttings relating to Captain Christie, to whom the correspondence belonged.
Dates:
1876-1878, 1900.
Drafts and copies of material concerning the genealogical history of the Stuarts., 1788-1792, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.5403
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Drafts, 1788 and 1790, of a genealogical tree of the Stuarts of Castlemilk (folio 1);
(ii) Drafts and fair copy, 1789, of a genealogical history of the Stuarts of Darnley, Lennox and Aubigny (folio 55);
(iii) Drafts, 1790 and 1792, of parts 1-5 of a genealogical history of the Stuarts' (folio 109);
(iv) Fair copy of a 'Memorial on the pedigree of the Stuarts of Castlemilk' (folio 164).
Dates:
1788-1792, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers, chiefly of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Papers of Andrew Stuart, the second son of Archibald Stuart, of Torrance, Writer to the Signet.
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Various financial, legal and personal papers of Andrew Stuart.
Excerpts from the diary of John Smith., 1812-1854.
File
Identifier: MS.8499
Scope and Contents
The extracted entries, which were made by a grandchild of John Smith, are always brief. They mainly record a fairly eventful social life, but his professional activities are also mentioned in passing.
A pedigree of the Smiths is also included, along with transcripts of two deeds relating to the family.
Dates:
1812-1854.
Facsimile of pedigree of Swinton of that Ilk, by Captain George Swinton., 1927.
Item
Identifier: MS.350B
Forbes pedigrees., 15th-18th centuries.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/184
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:
15th-18th centuries.
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.
Forbes pedigrees., 15th-18th centuries.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/185
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:
15th-18th centuries.
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.
Forbes pedigrees., 15th-18th centuries.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/186
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:
15th-18th centuries.
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.
Forbes pedigrees., 15th-18th centuries.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/187
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:
15th-18th centuries.
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.
Genealogical notes, undated, on the family of Maxtone of Cultoquhey, and including a printed pedigree, 1931, or after., 1st half of 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.16418
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Correspondence of Thomas Graham is chiefly with his factor, Henry Burt, concerning his estate of Balgowan, but includes also some letters from eminent friends and acquaintances not included in MSS.3590-3645. There are also papers of Mrs M E Maxtone Graham concerning the publication of her book ‘The beautiful Mrs Graham’, and typescript material and correspondence concerning a projected book on Lord Lynedoch.
Dates:
1st half of 20th century.
Genealogy of the family of Harry Robertson, Minister of Kiltearn., [Circa 1890.]
Item
Identifier: MS.19403
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Thomas Traill was born in Orkney in 1781 of the family of Traill of Tirlot and the collection includes miscellaneous genealogical, legal and historial material relating to Orkney. He graduated in medicine in the University of Edinburgh in 1802 and by 1803 had settled in practice in Liverpool where he became a prominent figure being prime mover in the foundation of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool of which he was first Secretary, and assisting in the foundation of the Royal...
Dates:
[Circa 1890.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, and literary papers of Thomas Stewart Traill, Professor of Medical Jurisprudence at Edinburgh University, and of his family.
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Miscellaneous papers of and concerning Professor Thomas Stewart Traill, and his family.
Genealogy of the Macintoshes on the Isle of Skye, 2003 and undated
File
Identifier: Acc.14003/20
Scope and Contents
Print-outs of two genealogical works by Alistair M. MacIntosh:
'The Parson of Wattirnys: possible origins of MacIntoshes of Skye', undated.
'A genealogy of MacIntoshes in Skye. 20 genealogical charts spanning the 18th and 19th centuries', dated 2003. With accompanying correspondence.
Dates:
2003 and undated
'Memoir of Andrew Lumisden.', 1746-[circa 1836], undated.
File
Identifier: MS.14264
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Letter, [circa 1836], of Sir Thomas A L Strange to his son, Lumisden, giving biographical details of his uncle, Andrew Lumisden. (Folio 1.)(ii) Genealogical material, 1836, undated, relating to the Strange family. (Folios 32.)(iii) Pedigree, 1798, of Andrew Lumisden in his own hand, following a letter, 1814, of J Lumisden, Bengal. (Folio 36.)(iv) Printed pamphlet, ‘Votes of the House of Commons 1746’ (London,...
Dates:
1746-[circa 1836], undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Sir Robert Strange, the engraver, and his brother-in-law, Andrew Lumisden, secretary to Prince Charles Edward Stuart, encompassing the period from the '45 Rebellion to the early 19th century, with some earlier family documents and later genealogical material.
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Papers of the Lumisden family.
Miscellaneous letters formerly in the possession of the Reverend John Stirton; with notes of Dr Stirton on his collection of books and manuscripts., 1699-1939, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.3239
Scope and Contents
The contents includes:Letter, undated, of Mary of Modena, written from St Germain, to the Mother Superior of the Convent of the Visitation at Chaillot (folio 1);Letters, 1699-1788, undated, of the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Earls of Selkirk (folio 3);Correspondence, 1841-1855, of and regarding Captain Archibald Macra Chisholm of Glassburn, and letters, 1898-1912, of his wife (folios 14-68, passim);Letter, 1859, signed by Queen Victoria, congratulating...
Dates:
1699-1939, undated.
Miscellaneous papers of the Elliot family of Minto., 1815-1880.
Series
Identifier: MSS.13470-13472
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The founder of the family was Gilbert Elliot (1651-1718), a younger son of Gavin Elliot of Midlem Mill. Gilbert Elliot was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1688, created a baronet in 1700, and appointed a Lord of Session as Lord Minto in 1705; he acquired the lands of Headshaw in Roxburghshire in 1696, and added Minto to his property in 1703.
Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet (1693-1766), likewise had a distinguished legal career, becoming a Lord of Session as Lord Minto in 1726, a...
Dates:
1815-1880.
Miscellaneous papers of the Ker family., 1575-early 19th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.5442-5461
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The Nisbet papers fall into four groups, belonging respectively to the Nisbets of that Ilk, the original owners of the estate; the Kers (later Carres) of Cavers and West Nisbet; who acquired the estate in 1649; the Chisholmes of that Ilk, connected by marriage to Charles St Clair, 15th Lord Sinclair, who succeeded to the estate some time before 1813; and William Molleson, probably related to the sister of Charles St Clair, de jure 13th Lord Sinclair.
Dates:
1575-early 19th century.
Miscellaneous papers of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern., 1804-1844, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.622
Scope and Contents
Included are, besides pedigrees of the Innes family, etc., ‘Schedule of the rates ... of ... Joiner Work in the New Building] and Alterations proposed ... to the Parliament House.—-Edinburgh, March, 1804’, a printed form with the prices inserted by hand (folio 1); letters and papers of Olive Serres, née Wilmot, soi-disant Princess Olive of Cumberland, 1821-[1823] (folio 120) - see G E Cokayne, ‘Complete Peerage’, volume iii (1913), page 574 notes; ‘Annual Register’ (1866), page 223; petition...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1804-1844, undated.
Note-book 'No. 2' of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, 'Some of the Pedigrees of the Innes Family'., [?1850-?1855.]
Item
Identifier: MS.624
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
These papers are in continuation of MS.535.
The papers relate chiefly to claims to estates, especially that of Innes of Stow.
Dates:
[?1850-?1855.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of William Strang Petrie, calling himself William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, 'law genealogist'.
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Note-books of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, containing correspondence and copies of documents relating to the claimants to the estate of Innes of Stow.
Note-book of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, containing copies of documents relating to the claimants of the estate of Stow., [?1850-?1855.]
Item
Identifier: MS.628
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
These papers are in continuation of MS.535.
The papers relate chiefly to claims to estates, especially that of Innes of Stow.
Dates:
[?1850-?1855.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of William Strang Petrie, calling himself William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, 'law genealogist'.
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Note-books of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, containing correspondence and copies of documents relating to the claimants to the estate of Innes of Stow.
Note-book of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, 'Innes Papers, containing Genealogical and historical account with Pedigrees of various Innes branches, copies, Registers, inscriptions on Tombs and private remarks'., [?1850-?1855.]
Item
Identifier: MS.626
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
These papers are in continuation of MS.535.
The papers relate chiefly to claims to estates, especially that of Innes of Stow.
Dates:
[?1850-?1855.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of William Strang Petrie, calling himself William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, 'law genealogist'.
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Note-books of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, containing correspondence and copies of documents relating to the claimants to the estate of Innes of Stow.
Note-book of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, 'Minutes of The Service of Alexander Mitchell as heir of line of the deceased Miss Jean Innes of Stow, 1840'., [?1850-?1855.]
Item
Identifier: MS.625
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
These papers are in continuation of MS.535.
The papers relate chiefly to claims to estates, especially that of Innes of Stow.
Dates:
[?1850-?1855.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of William Strang Petrie, calling himself William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, 'law genealogist'.
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Note-books of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, containing correspondence and copies of documents relating to the claimants to the estate of Innes of Stow.
Note-book of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, "The Innes Papers, containing inter alia Mr Strathern's remarks respecting Alexander Innes 3d son of Rora"., [?1854-?1857.]
Item
Identifier: MS.623
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
These papers are in continuation of MS.535.
The papers relate chiefly to claims to estates, especially that of Innes of Stow.
Dates:
[?1854-?1857.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of William Strang Petrie, calling himself William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, 'law genealogist'.
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Note-books of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, containing correspondence and copies of documents relating to the claimants to the estate of Innes of Stow.