Marriage-contracts. Contracts.
Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: Scots Law. A contract entered into ante or post-nuptially between persons about to be or actually married, for the purpose of regulating the rights in property of themsleves and their children. Sometimes called a marriage settlement, the English expression. Source: Dewer, A. 'Student's glossary of Scottish legal terms.' (Edinburgh: W Green and Son Ltd, 1946).
Found in 179 Collections and/or Records:
Copy, 1688, of contract of marriage, April 1688, between Henry Fletcher, second son of Sir Robert Fletcher of Saltoun, and Margaret Carnegie, daughter of Sir David Carnegie of Pitcarrow., April 1688.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14552
Copy of contract of marriage, Sir Henry Wardlaw of Pittreavie and Mrs Elizabeth Halket, second daughter of Sir Charles Halket., 13 June 1696.
Item
Identifier: Ch.6679b
Copy of marriage settlement between William, Lord Ross of Halkhead and Margaret, Lady Ross of Halkhead., 19 April 1695.
Item
Identifier: Ch.10646
Dates:
19 April 1695.
Copy of the contract of marriage between Sir Charles Halket of Pitfirran, knight baronet, and Janet Murray, eldest daughter of Sir Patrick Murray of Dryden, knight., 5 August 1675.
Item
Identifier: Ch.6629
Correspondence and papers concerning the marriage contract of the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1806.
File
Identifier: MS.11174
Dates:
1806.
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 Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Financial and legal correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto and family.
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Correspondence and papers concerning the marriage contract of the 2nd Earl of Minto, and private entail acts obtained by the 1st Earl of Minto.
Correspondence and papers concerning the marriage contract of the 2nd Earl of Minto, and private entail acts obtained by the 1st Earl of Minto., 1775-1807.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11174-11175
Dates:
1775-1807.
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 Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Financial and legal correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto and family.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 3rd Earl of Minto., 1844-1880.
File
Identifier: MS.12331
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Wills of the 3rd Earl and Countess of Minto and related papers, 1862-1886 (folio 1);
(ii) Correspondence and papers, 1844-1888, concerning the marriage settlement of the 3rd Earl and Countess of Minto (folio 68);
(iii) Papers, 1866-1881, concerning settlements for the younger children of the 3rd Earl and Countess of Minto (folio 129);
(iv) Correspondence and papers, 1879, concerning the marriage settlement of the Honourable Hugh Frederick Hislop Elliot (folio...
Dates:
1844-1880.
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 William Hugh Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1814-1891), 3rd Earl of Minto.
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Financial and legal correspondence and papers of the 3rd Earl of Minto.
Correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Minto in connection with family trusts and marriage settlements., 1819-1852.
File
Identifier: MS.11938
Scope and Contents
The correspondence and papers concern the Hugh Elliot family, 1819-1844 (folio 1); the Reverend Robert Elliot family, 1814-1857 (folio 24); and Gilbert Elliot, Dean of Bristol, 1819-1852 (folio 98).
Dates:
1819-1852.
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 Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Legal and financial correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Papers on family trusts and marriage settlements of and concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto.
Correspondence of Thomas and Elizabeth Scott, Ann Scott, and Jessie Huxley., 1813-1847.
File
Identifier: Acc.11407/5
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on family and personal matters.
Also included is a 4 September 1915 edition of Notes and Queries, with further correspondence of Thomas Scott’s family, and the marriage contract of Thomas and Elizabeth Scott
Dates:
1813-1847.
Documents, mostly discharges, mainly relating to Sir James and Sir James Skene of Curriehill and John, of Halyards., 1630-1657.
File
Identifier: Acc.12092/8
Scope and Contents
Contains:228. Extract registered discharge Robert Richartsoun of Pencaitland to Sir John Skene of Curriehill for 1000 merks due as tocher for Eupham Skene his daughter due by marriage contract dated 14 December 1609. Written by William Young servitor to Alexander Dunlope, writer. At Edinburgh, 23 November 1610. Witnesses: James Curle, merchant burgess of Edinburgh, James Skene, and Laurence Skene servitor to the said Sir John. Registered Edinburgh, 26 November 1610.
229. Double...
Dates:
1630-1657.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, including charters and legal instruments, of the family of Skene of Rubislaw and related families; including papers concerning Sir Walter Scott and the Scott family.
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Papers of the Skene family and related families.
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Early papers of the Skene family, including charters, sasines, marriage contracts and related legal instruments.
Duplicate marriage contract between George Comb, Brewer, Newgrange, and Marion Newton, Curriehill., 1775.
Item
Identifier: Ch.7599
Duplicate, undated, antenuptial contract of marriage, December 1891, between J S Haldane and Louisa Kathleen Trotter., December 1891.
Item
Identifier: Ch.15513
Epitome, 29 October 1862, of marriage settlement, 29 October 1862, of Francis Charteris Fletcher, Captain in the 60th Regiment and Clara Pusey., 29 October 1862.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14706
Extract contract of marriage, 10 June 1595, registered in Books of Session, 2 July 1600, Robert Halket of Pitfurane and Margaret Murray, eldest daughter of Sir John Murray of Etlestoun, knight., 10 July 1595.
Item
Identifier: Ch.6348
Extract contract of marriage between Patrick, Lord Gray and Barbara Murray., 22 January 1664.
Item
Identifier: Ch.17012
Dates:
22 January 1664.
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.
Extract from contract of marriage between the Master of Arbuthnot and Lady Jane Graham Ogilvy., 1837.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/303
Dates:
1837.
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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Miscellaneous Papers of the Forbes Family.
Extract registered contract of marriage between the Hon Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot and Madeleine Harriet Dagmar Ryan., 6 March 1888.
Item
Identifier: Ch.15396
Family papers, including contracts, retours and sasines, some concerning Gilbert Skene., 1540-1661.
File
Identifier: Acc.12092/3
Scope and Contents
Contains:39. Copy assedation Alexander, Bishop of Brechin, in favour of James Guthrie burgess of Edinburgh and Christiane Barron his spouse of the teinds of the lands of Bannabrioth and half of the mill-lands thereof in liferent and for three heirs lives and 90 years thereafter. Edinburgh, 27 January 1577.40. Contract at Edinburgh 16 September 1575 between Mr Gilbert Skene, doctor of medicine on one part and John Melros, writer burgess of Edinburgh on the other part...
Dates:
1540-1661.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, including charters and legal instruments, of the family of Skene of Rubislaw and related families; including papers concerning Sir Walter Scott and the Scott family.
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Papers of the Skene family and related families.
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Early papers of the Skene family, including charters, sasines, marriage contracts and related legal instruments.
Family papers of the 1st Earl of Tweeddale., 1622-1658, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.14476
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Genealogical account of the 1st Earl of Dunfermline's children, 1622 (folio 1);(ii) Account of the teinds of Denovan, Broomage and Lochlan belonging to the 2nd Earl of Linlithgow, 1622-1623, 1625 (folios 5);(iii) Financial papers, 1622-1627, including accounts, concerning Sir William Hay of Linplum (folio 5);(iv) Financial papers, 1626-1635, undated, concerning the 1st Earl of Seaforth (folio 17);(v)...
Dates:
1622-1658, undated.
Formal documents contained amongst the papers of John Riddell, peerage lawyer.
Series
Identifier: Ch.A.245-250
Dates:
1426-1594.
Formal documents from the additional papers to the Riddell collection.
Series
Identifier: Ch.A.205-209
Dates:
1570, 1837-1848.
Formal documents from the Hunter of Glencarse papers.
Series
Identifier: Ch.15397-15431
Dates:
1685-1842.
Formal documents from the MacLeod of Geanies papers.
Series
Identifier: Ch.15326-15347
Dates:
1662-1805, undated.