Retours. Legal instruments
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 107 Collections and/or Records:
Extract retour of general service, Sir Charles Halket to Sir James Halket of Pitfirran, knight, his father., 21 January 1671.
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Identifier: Ch.6609
Extract retour of Isobella Falconer, wife of John Ogilvy in Turing as heir to her brother Patrick Falconer, son of Robert Falconer of Ballindro., 14 November 1634.
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Identifier: Ch.15042
Extract retour of lands pertaining to Robert Fletcher, burgess of Dundee in Forfarshire (Panlathie and one third Pitconrane, Haltoun and Cottoun of Innerpeffer)., 1597.
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Identifier: Ch.14207
Extract special retour, George Lundy as heir of George Lundy of Breriehill, his father, in, ‘inter alia’, a quarter of the lands of Over Grange of Wester Kinghorne, etc., 7 September 1592.
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Identifier: Ch.6338
Extract special retour, John Maluile to John Maluile of Carnbe, his grandfather, in the lands and barony of Carnbee., 6 May 1539.
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Identifier: Ch.6732
Extract special retour, Robert Halkheid to George Halkheid of Pitfirrane, his father, in the lands of Bonagall in shire of Kinross, held of the King., 31 May 1599.
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Identifier: Ch.6385
Extract, undated, of retour, 20 October ?1621, of John Rynd of Carss as heir to his grandfather, William Rynd of Carss in Cottoun of Carss, Parkyett, and an annualrent., 20 October ?1621.
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Identifier: Ch.14025
General retour concerning [surviving] children of the late John Steedman minister of the Tron, Edinburgh., 12 March 1731.
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Identifier: Ch.12999
General retour in favour of Alexander Keith of Dunnottar as heir to Alexander Keith of Ravelston and Dunnottar, W.S., 27 June 1825.
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Identifier: Ch.17303
Dates:
27 June 1825.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
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Charters and formal documents from the Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
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Titles of the Keiths, Earls Marischal for their property in Kincardineshire and Aberdeenshire and elsewhere in Scotland.
General retour of Andrew Fletcher as heir to his father., 1 August 1665.
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Identifier: Ch.14528
General retour of George Keith of Northfield as heir to Robert Keith, Marischal of Scotland (circa 1320)., 24 September 1782.
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Identifier: Ch.17301
Dates:
24 September 1782.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
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Charters and formal documents from the Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
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Titles of the Keiths, Earls Marischal for their property in Kincardineshire and Aberdeenshire and elsewhere in Scotland.
General retour of James Grant., 1759.
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Identifier: Ch.A.89
General retour of John Gray to his father, William Gray, Minister of Duns., 4 March 1693.
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Identifier: Ch.17019
Dates:
4 March 1693.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre papers.
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Titles of the Murrays of Ochtertyre for the Baronies of Ochtertyre, Monzievaird and Fowlis Easter.
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Barony of Fowlis Easter.
Indexes of retours, 1701-1823, compiled by John Riddell probably in 1823., ?1823.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.26.2.13
Scope and Contents
The entries in the first index (folio 1) are arranged chronologically within an alphabetical order of the initial letters of the names concerned; the entries in the second index (folio 88) are arranged by county within an alphabetical order of the names concerned.
Dates:
?1823.
Legal documents concerning the family affairs of the Drummonds., 1648-1803.
Series
Identifier: Ch.2203-2237
Legal documents relating to properties in Glengarry., 1780-1864.
Series
Identifier: Ch.12601-12632
Scope and Contents
These documents srelate to the ownership of the estate by the MacDonells and later by the Marquess of Huntly, and by William, Baron Ward (subsequently created Earl of Dudley), prior to the purchase by Edward Ellice.
Dates:
1780-1864.
Manuscript concerning crown patrimony and south-west Scotland, written by two hands, the first, of the first half of the 18th century, being responsible for section (i), the second, circa 1760, for the remainder.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.81.4.9
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:(i) `An Accompt of His Majestys Proper Rent...`, by Sir William Purves. This is a copy of MS.201. See the catalogue record for Adv.MS.31.1.16. (Folio 1.)(ii) `State of the Stipends, Glebes, Grass andc. of the parishes within the presbitrys following [Dumfries, Penpont, Lochmaben, Annan]. Made out by Mr Andrew Chalmer from the Attested Copies of the Reports of the particular Ministers 10 Decr. 1750.` (Folio 47 verso.)...
Dates:
First half of 18th century-circa 1760.
Marriage-contracts and associated papers, wills, general retours, commissions, burgess-tickets, and other papers concerned with persons rather than lands., 1435-1892.
Series
Identifier: Ch.10322-10492
Miscellaneous affairs., 1558-1680.
Series
Identifier: Ch.8597-8617
Notarial copy of retour of Mr James Crichton as heir of his aunt Mariota Crichton, Lady of Inverleith., 15 June 1611.
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Identifier: Ch.13200
Dates:
15 June 1611.
Notarial copy of retour of William Currour as heir of George Currour of Nether Logy., 31 July 1533.
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Identifier: Ch.14969