Inventory

Dep.327

Fraser of Strichen and Lovat

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Papers of the Frasers of Strichen and Lovat.

This collection consists of the title deeds and estate papers of these two families from the15th century to around 1800. It covers all aspects of the financial and legal affairs ofboth, but those of the Strichen family are particularly well detailed. The collection waspreserved in the basement of Messrs Tods Murray and Jamieson WS, where it wasprobably lodged in the last century while the Strichen family was establishing its claim tothe Fraser of Lovat title. The general arrangement is as follows:

Titles

1-42 Titles to land in Aberdeenshire.

1. Strichen, 1550, 1554, 1561, 1566, 1589, 1591, 1595, 1605, 1711, 1727, 1759.

2. Muirland in Strichen, 1476, 1494.

3. Newton of Strichen, 1551, 1555, 1564, 1566, 1594-5.Whitehill and Mill of Strichen, 1553.

4. Auchorthie, 1506, 1510, 1554-5.

5. Auchorthie, 1563, 1568, 1570, 1573, 1583, 1613, 1623, 1632.

6. Kindrought, 1460-2, 1475, 1478, 1482, 1545, 1564, 1594, 1600. The firstthree documents relate to a confirmation by John Lord of the Isles as Lord ofthe barony of Kinedward to William Cumming of Culter of the lands ofKindrought and Adziel.

7. Kindrought, 1603, 1607, 1611, 1616, 1618.

8. Kindrought, 1619-20, 1622, 1650, 1656, 1663.

9. Halflands of Kindrought and third lands of Saithley, 1504, 1531-2, 1546.

10. Mains of Kindrought, 1600, 1603, 1628-30.

11. Denend of Kindrought, 1545, 1595, 1615.

12. Twaburnpleughs of Kindrought, 1598-9, 1617, 1629, 1643, 1654, 1657-8,1663, 1668.

13. Croft and Yard of Kindrought, 1619.Various ploughlands in Kindrought, 1599, 1603.

14. Sunny half of Kindrought, 1546-7, 1550, 1564, 1567-8.

15. Sunny half of Kindrought, 1575-7, 1579-80, 1581-2, 1583-7, 1590.

16. Sunny half of Kindrought, 1599, 1600, 1603, 1607, 1615-18.

17. Shadow half of Kindrought, 1539, 1566, 1580-1, 1583-4, 1586, 1588-9.

18. Shadow half of Kindrought, 1590-1, 1593-5.

19. Shadow half of Kindrought, 1603-4, 1606, 1623, 1630.

20. Tyrie, 1549-50, 1558, 1562, 1570-1.

21. Tyrie, 1582, 1601, 1630, 1640, 1678.

22. Tyrie, 1722, 1745.

23. Muircroft of Tyrie, 1549.Mains of Tyrie, 1627.

24. Sunhalf of Kirktoun of Tyrie, 1566, 1580, 1594, 1599, 1601, 1630.

25. Shadow half of Kirktoun of Tyrie, 1566, 1569, 1594-5, 1598, 1601, 1617-18.

26. Easter Tyrie, 1570, 1575, 1585, 1592, 1598, 1623, 1643, n.d.

27. Shadow third of Easter Tyrie, 1583, 1586, 1590, 1603.

28. Sunhalf of middle third of Easter Tyrie, 1585, 1592.

29. Saithley, 1560-1, 1570-1, 1573.

30. Saithley, 1581-2, 1587-8.

31. Saithley, 1589-90, 1593.

32. Saithley, 1595, 1611, 1613, 1628, 1688, 1726, 1732.

33. Borrohill, including Whitehill, Auchnarie, Mill of Strichen and others, 1541,1550, 1552-3, 1558, 1564, 1572-3.

34. Auchnarie, 1561, 1566, n.d.

35. Bodychell, 1604.

36. Bodychell, 1623, 1626, 1644, 1673, 1677, 1710.

37. Ardlethan, 1436, 1486, 1490, 1508-9, 1512, 1542, 1569.

38. Ardlethan, 1576, 1579, 1583, 1599, 1606, 1643.

39. Hatton of Forrest, Mill of Forrest, 1623 (copy), 1634, 1775, 1815.

40. Corsindae, 1594, 1596, 1615.

41. Brounside, 1663.Burntbrae, 1557.Memsie, 1643.Pittendrum, 1554.Whiteside of Mormond, 1587.

42. Tacks of lands in Aberdeenshire.Auchnarie, 1658.Auchorthies, 1661, 1664.Garth in Strichen, 1589.Kindrought, 1573, 1587, 1607.Rashieruif, 1658.Saithley, 1662.Savoch of Lonmay, 1690.Waukmill pleuch of Strichen, 1650, 1661.Whitewell, 1705.

42-93 Titles to lands in Invernesshire and Ross.

43. Lovat, 1539, 1545, 1565, 1568, 1576-7, 1580, 1585, 1589, 1621, 1641, 1645.

44. Lovat, 1655, 1659, 1665.

45. Lovat, 1666-7, 1669, 1672-4, 1678.

46. Lovat, 1688, 1690, 1695-8.

47. Lovat, 1702-4.

48. Lovat, 1706, 1708-10, 1713-14, 1718-19.

49. Lovat, 1731, 1734, 1737-8, 1741-2.

50. Barony and Bailliary of Beauly, 1571-2.

51. Barony and Bailliary of Beauly, 1573, 1575, 1580, 1582, 1591-2.

52. Barony and Bailliary of Beauly, 1635, 1669, 1689, 1692, 1707.

53. Mains of Beauly, 1565-83.Salmon fishings of Beauly, 1665.

54. John Cook’s lands in Beauly, 1524, 1588.

55. Aigas, 1523, 1536-7, 1575-6, 1579.

56. Aigas, 1599, 1607, 1610-11, 1638, 1647, 1694.

57. Lands of Ingliston in the barony of the Airds, including the lands ofMonchrew, Phopachy, Beaufort, Kilbirnie and others, 1408, 1450, 1496,1498-9.

58. Lands of Ingliston in the barony of the Airds, including the lands ofMonchrew, Phopachy, Beaufort, Kilbirnie and others, 1501, 1507-9.

59. Lands of Ingliston in the barony of the Airds, including the lands ofMonchrew, Phopachy, Beaufort, Kilbirnie and others, 1511-12.

60. Lands of Ingliston in the barony of the Airds, including the lands ofMonchrew, Phopachy, Beaufort, Kilbirnie and others, 1529, 1536, 1542,1566, 1568, 1571, 1574, 1578.

61. Castle of Lovat with third part of Aird, Abertarf, and Glenelg, 1501, 1524-5.

62. Mains of Lovat, 1580, n.d.

63. Urchany and Farley, 1575, 1577-8, 1592, 1617-18, 1620, 1635, 1659.

64. Wester Moniack, 1616, 1632, 1648, 1663-4, 1666, 1677, 1689, 1707.

65. Easter Moniack, 1614-15, 1649, 1657, 1659, 1694, 1728, 1732-3, 1735,1742.

66. Kirktoun of Farnway, 1450, 1458.

67. Kirtoun of Kilmorack, 1430 (17th cent copy), 1572, 1675, 1677.

68. Balchraggan, 1640, 1643.

69. Balvraid, 1559-60, 1569, 1608.

70. Kinnoudy, 1550, 1554.

71. Conveth, 1576, 1626.

72. Groam, Fingask, and Mill of Achnagairn, 1626, 1670, 1675, 1688, 1718,1723.

73. Kirktoun of Inchberry, 1478, 1527, 1569-70, 1597, 1614, 1641.

74. Brigend and Abriachan, 1509, 1571, 1580, 1588, 1590, 1612, 1618-19.

75. Phoineas, 1574, 1603, 1663.

76. Lands in Inverness, 1538, 1540, 1648.

77. Erchless, 1514, 1528-9.

78. Struy, 1513, 1528, 1532.Eskadale, 1620, 1622.Craigscorry, 1604.Easter Crochail, 1626.Fanellan, 1620Comercroy, 1628.Boblainy Wood, 1695.

79. Dalcross, 1501, 1577, 1597, 1599.

80. Lands of Daltulich and Leys in Dalcross, 1511, 1528-9, 1538, 1576-7, 1605,1620-1, 1623, 1666.

81. Lands in the barony of Abertarf, 1529, 1580, 1612, 1620, 1626, 1640, 1648,1657, 1666, 1673, 1690, n.d.

82. Lands in Stratherrick, 1495, 1557, 1574, 1639, 1660, 1668, 1683, 1688, 1696,1714, 1727, 1731, 1733-4.

83. Aberchalder, 1590, 1623, 1649.

84. Ballicheronoch, Terricherichan, Knockie, 1511, 1557, 1575, 1588, 1595,1600.

85. Ballicheronoch, Terricherichan, Knockie, 1606, 1612, 1659, 1666, 1733.

86. Erchit and Achnabat, 1541, 1612, 1615.Dunnichea, 1687-8.

87. Dingwall, 1614, 1616, 1618.

88. Glenelg, 1542, 1572.

89. Lands in Strathcarron and Strathoykell belonging to Monro of Foulis, ?1617,1642.

90. Kinkell, 1607, 1610.

91. Tacks of Farnway and Wardlaw, 1578-9, 1618, 1690, 1708.

92. Tacks of: Aberchalder, 1580, 1585, 1588, 1590, 1601.Ballicheronoch, 1578, 1589, 1609, 1612.Balvraid, 1690.Conveth, 1571-2, 1618, 1691.Grazings in Glen Convinth, 1663.Culmulin, 1670.Farley and Urchany, 1575.Ingliston and Phopachy, 1590.Inverness, 1660.Killin in Abertarf, 1571, 1651, 1679.Killochy, 1590.Kinmiuy, 1670.Teinds of Lovat, 1707.Meikle Glendo and Ardachy, 1593.Moniack, 1616, 1661-3, 1666, 1678.Thesaury of Ross, 1611.

93. Miscellaneous titles, etc.Bruach, Banffshire, 1624.Charter of erection of Campbeltown, Kintyre, 1727 (copy).Lands of Drummowie and Kinrossy in Perthshire, 1522.Duffus, Moray, 1540.Spynie, Moray, 1626.Strathairlie, Fife, 1705, 1707.Trotternish and Sleat, 1572.Wemyss, 1678.

94. Wills, 1592, 1595, 1606, 1613, 1633, 1635-6, 1640, 1643, 1649, 1651, 1662,1667-8, 1675, 1702, 1706, 1723, 1726-7, 1736, 1738, 1792, n.d.

95. Commissions, warrants &c, 1568, 1573, 1580, 1662, 1668, 1685.Factories, tutories &c, 1524, 1540, 1577, 1581, 1631, 1646, 1660, 1662,1666, 1668, 1680, 1727, 1787.

96. Marriage Contracts, 1572, 1589, 1591-3, 1595 (copy), 1606, 1628, 1642-3,1649, 1652, 1668, 1671, 1678, 1684-5, 1697, 1702, 1711, 1715, 1729, 1733,1764, 1785, 1799.

97. General retours, 1546, 1576, 1629, 1654, 1656-7, 1702, 1705, 1711, 1713,1752.

98. Rentals of Strichen and Tyre, 1657, 1675, (18th cent copy), 1682, 1690, 1720,1733, 1740, 1757-8, 1763, 1766, 1778-82, 1784, 1798.

99. Rentals, Ardlethan, 1599, 1645, 1661.Cardno, 1689.Hatton, 1788.Kindrought, 1653, 1682.Lands in Invernessshire belonging to Fraser of Strichen, 1700, 1703, 1711,n.d.Farnway, 1691.Knockie, 1691.Wester Moniack, 1657, 1663.Stratherrick, 1701.

100. Inventories of writs, 1656-7, 1663, 1671-3, 1678-80, 1691, 1708, 1730-1, n.d.

101. Estate memoranda, 1589, 1597, 1599, ca.1600, ca.1615, 1620, 1629, 1640,1650, 1654-9, 1661-3, 1665, 1667-8.

102. Estate memoranda, 1670, 1673-4, 1676-81, 1686-7, 1689, 1696, 1701, 1721,1724, 1727, 1731, 1765, 1767, 1794-5, 1801, n.d. The memorandum of 1794is a map of part of Strichen.

103. Receipts for teinds etc, Aberdeenshire.Ardlethan, 1601-2, 1605, 1607-8, 1614, 1619, 1622-3, 1625-7, 1629-30,1632-3, 1642, n.d.Lands in parish of Alford, 1618-21.Feuduty receipts for Saithley, 1576, 1579, 1589, 1595, 1604, 1607-8, 1612-13, 1615-20, 1622-4, 1627-8, 1634, 1639, 1658, 1667, 1676.

104. Miscellaneous papers regarding the raising of funds of Ellon Bridge, 1788-91.

105. Receipts for teinds &c in Invernessshire.Aberchalder, 1589-91, 1599-1602, 1604-5, 1607, 1611, 1613, 1616-17, 1621,1627, 1632, 1643, 1646, 1654, 1665.Ballicheronoch, 1591, 1596-7, 1601, 1604, 1606-7, 1610-11, 1617, 1619-22,1628, 1630, 1635, 1637, 1639, 1641-2, 1648, 1666, 1692.Moniack, 1613, 1647, 1649-51, 1654.Wester Moniack, 1613, 1637, 1643-57.

106. Miscellaneous agreements, orders, &c 1569, 1570, 1597 (order againstshooting of wild fowl on Wester Moniack), 1600 (regarding repairs to theparish church of Inverness), 1615-16, 1623, 1625, 1630, 1640, 1643, 1655-8(agreement with William Hamilton, mason, regarding repairs to house ofBallacharnie), 1660-1, 1663-4, 1666, 1669, 1673, 1680, 1684, 1688, 1693,1705, 1763 (contract between Sir Alexander Fraser and the feuars ofFraserburgh), 1775.Baron court minutes.Spyrie, 1591.Farley, 1675-6.Strichen, 1687, 1698.Cardno, 1728.

107-112 Formal accounts.

107. Miscellaneous formal accounts for Moniack, Farley etc, 1628-80, n.d.

108. Lawyers’ accounts, 1698, 1774-80, 1800.Accounts of James Fraser WS, 1779-1802.

109. Accounts of Alexander Shirreffs, advocate, Aberdeen, 1795-1802.

110. Accounts between Strichen and John Vany of that Ilk, ca.1645-69.

111. Formal estate account (mostly Factors’ account) Strichen, 1614-99.

112. Factors’ accounts, 1701-3, 1705, 1715-18, 1720, 1773-4, 1768, 1789-90.John Adamson’s accounts, 1784-1801.Labour Journals &c Strichen, 1772, 1797.

113. Labour Journals Strichen, 1800-02.

114-139 Small estate household bills.

114. 1551, 1554, 1572, 1587, 1591-3, 1596, 1600-1, 1603-4, 1606-10.

115. 1611-29.

116. 1630-3, 1635-9, 1640-3, 1645, 1647-50.

117. 1651-70.

118. 1671-3, 1678-82, 1684-92, 1694, 1696, 1698-9.

119. 1704, 1711, 1715-20, 1723, 1742, 1749-54.

120. 1755-6.

121. 1757-61.

122. 1762-3.

123. 1764-5.

124. 1766-7.

125. 1768-9.

126. 1770.

127. 1771.

128. 1772.

129. 1773-5.

130. 1776, 1779-86.

131. 1787-92.

132. 1793.

133. 1794-5.

134. 1796.

135. 1797.

136. 1798-9.

137. 1800.

138. 1801.

139. 1802.

140-144 Correspondence, mostly on estate matters, though containing some familymaterial. Not all years within each group are represented.

140. 1595-1660.

141. 1661-9, n.d.

142. 1670-1700.

143. 1701-79.

144. 1780-1802, n.d.

145-172 Bonds and related financial and judical papers connected with the financialaffairs of the Strichen family. The papers are arranged alphabetically by thename of the person or family involved in dealings with the Frasers.

145. Aberdeen Banking Co, 1796.Edward Adamson in Kirkhill of Foveran and his sons Edward and William,1644-5, 1652-7, 1659-62, 1664, 1666, 1668-9, 1671, 1673, 1682-4, 1692-3.Alexander Alexander, Merchant Burgess of Aberdeen, 1673-5.Alexander Allardyce, Merchant in Aberdeen, 1792.James Anderson, Burgess of Elgin, 1605, 1609, 1617.

146. Bain of Delnie, 1662-3, 1668-9.Bain of Fairlie, 1619-20, 1624, 1626, 1627, 1631, 1635.Bain of Sligo, 1612, 1616-17.Bain of Tulloch, 1589-91.James Baird of Auchmedden, 1676-7.Alexander Barclay, minister of Peterhead, 1689, 1692.Margaret Lumsden, widow of Thomas Barclay in Curran, 1774, 1778.Capt William Barclay of Auchrydie, George Key in Skelmoir, and tenants inSkelmoir, 1662-6, 1678-80.

147. William Blackburn, Merchant Burgess of Aberdeen and his daughter Jean,1642-4, 1647, 1652-3.Walter Breakie in Windieheads, 1688.William Brockie and John Brown in Quartailhouse of Deer, 1654, 1658,1663, 1665, 1667, 1670, 1672-3.Alexander Brodie of Brodie, 1659.Alexander Brodie, servitor to Alexander Brodie, Merchant Burgess ofAberdeen, 1644.Francis Brodie of Bellivat, 1637, 1642.George Brown in Deer, 1658-9.John Brown in Bankhead, 1670.Agnes Allardyce, widow of Robert Bruce, factor of the Earl of Kintore, 1790,1792.Alexander Bruce, Burgess of Aberdeen, 1652.Robert Bruce, Merchant Burgess of Inverness, 1624.William Bruce, Burgess of Inverness, 1602.Henry Buchan and his son David, Burgesses of Aberdeen, 1617-19, 1623,1625, 1627.

Burnet of Craigmyle, 1654, 1656-9, 1665, 1667, 1673-4, 1678.Andrew Burnet, Merchant in Aberdeen, 1771.John Burnet, Burgess of Aberdeen, 1611.

148. Alexander Cadell (or Calder) of Tonley, 1636-8.Duncan Cameron in Bellalaggan, 1698.Colin Campbell of Boath, 1604.John Campbell of Calder, 1608.John Campbell of Mey, 1649.Robert Campbell, Captain HEICS, 1773, 1793.William Campbell, Burgess of Elgin, 1608.James Chalmers in Chalmerston, Advocate, and his son Thomas, 1666, 1669-70, 1672-3, 1675, 1677-80.John Chalmers of Westfield, 1786.Margaret Dalgarno, Widow of William Chalmers of Auquhorthies, 1616,1619-22, 1625, 1627.Patrick Chalmers, Town Clerk of Aberdeen, 1633, 1643.Chesser in Culsh and in Loanhead of Federate, 1631, 1637-8, 1641-6, 1650,1654, 1657-62, 1664.Chesser in Gullie, 1632, 1636, 1638, 1641, 1643-4, 1648.

149. Cheyne in Blackrie and Keithen, 1657-74, 1676-7, 1679, 1681-7, 1692-3.Helen Nasmyth, wife of John Clark, writer in Aberdeen, 1659.James Clark of Tilliecorthie, and Alexander Clark, Burgess of Aberdeen,1635-6, 1638, 1640-2, 1644-5, 1650, 1654, 1659-63.Alexander Clunes in Dunskaith, 1663, 1667-8.Children of David Cockburn, Cooper in Rearich, 1788.Alexander Collie in Skelmoir, 1643, 1645, 1654, 1660, 1662, 1682.Andrew Collie, Merchant in Aberdeen, 1633.

150. Marjorie Inglis wife successively of George Peacock and Paul Colinson,Burgess of Aberdeen, 1627, 1634, 1646-50, 1655-7, 1661, 1663-6, 1669-73,1675-80, 1686, 1688.

151. John Cook, servitor to John Yeaman, Burgess of Dundee, 1622.William Cooper in Mill of Kindrought, 1644, 1646, 1665.George Crawford of Federate, 1560.James Crawford in Mill of Rathen, 1685.Margaret Ker widow of Thomas Crombie of Kemnay, 1646, 1648.Thomas Cruden in Whitehill, 1682, 1696.James Cumming of Kininmonth, 1793.John Cumming in Pitkarrel and Farquhar his brother, 1657, 1661.Robert Cumming of Birnes, 1692-3.William Cumming, Sheriff Clerk of Inverness, and George Cumming,Merchant there, 1678, 1681.John Cuthbert, Bailie of Inverness, 1665, 1669.

152. Dalgarno in Benwalls, 1641.Dalgarno in Fortry, 1634-8, 1641-2.John Dalgarno in Toux of Pitfour, 1662.William Dalgarno, Minister of St Fergus, and his family, 1688, 1692, 1704-5,1714, 1719-20, 1722, 1725, 1727.Arthur Davidson in Ardlethan, 1661.George Davidson and others in Strichen, 1675.William Davidson, Minister of Rathen, 1620.James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, 1777-8.Patrick Dudgeon of East Craig, 1783, 1799.George Duff in Lewerlands, 1669.George Duff in Old Mill of Foveran, 1704-5, 1724-5.George Duff in Old Overton, 1669-70, 1672-3, 1675-6, 1678, 1680, 1689,1704-5.William Duff of Dipple, 1698.Alexander Dunlop, Minister of Whithorn, 1698.Robert Dunn of Phisik, 1642-5.Sir Alexander Durham of Largo, 1645.James Elphinstone, Writer in Edinburgh, 1671.Jean Garioch wife of James Elphinstone, Skipper, Aberdeen, 1767.Erskine, Earl of Mor, 1628, 1678.

153. Edward Farquhar in Cowboig and George his son, 1636-8, 1640-4, 1647-8,1654, 1656, 1663.Sir Robert Farquhar of Mounie, 1641-2, 1644, 1659, 1661-5.James Farquharson in Camberwell, 1788, 1795, 1800.Colonel James Ferguson, 1695.Patrick Ferguson, Merchant Burgess of Aberdeen, 1634, 1642-4.John Finlay in Bodychell and John and William his sons, 1643-4, 1668.Thomas Finnie in Middletoun, 1657, 1662-4.

154. Forbes in Cuithill, 1654, 1656, 1677-9, 1682, 1684, 1687.Forbes of Ballogie, 1673, 1690-2.Forbes of Ballusk, 1642, 1644-5, 1649, 1654, 1657, 1662-8, 1672-3.Forbes of Culloden, 1661, 1669, 1692.Forbes of Newton, 1678.Forbes of Pitallachie, 1638-40, 1642-4, 1648, 1651, 1653, 1655, 1657-66,1670-3, 1676-7.Forbes, Lord Pitsligo, 1657.Forbes Tolquhon, 1615, 1618-19, 1631, 1638, 1656, 1660, 1662.Forbes Waterton, 1648, 1650, 1652, 1662-4, 1682.

155. Alexander Forbes of Foveran, 1692.Arthur Forbes of Echt, n.d.

Barbara Forbes widow of William Forbes, Minister of Fraserburgh, 1642,1648.Duncan Forbes Merchant Burgess of Inverness, 1612-13, 1616, 1623.Duncan Forbes Merchant Burgess of Inverness, 1664.George Forbes of Upper Boyndlie, 1768, 1783, 1794.Jean and Elspeth Forbes daughters of Corsindae, 1620.John Forbes of Pitmacadle and John his brother, 1632, 1638, 1643.Nathaniel Forbes in Aberdeen, 1794.Patrick Forbes, Bailie of Aberdeen, 1686.Patrick Forbes, Burgess of Aberdeen, 1599, 1602.Patrick Forbes, Merchant in Edinburgh, 1628.Robert Forbes, Tutor of Craigievar, 1678-9.Thomas Forbes in Wankmill of Strichen, 1657, 1661-2.Thomas Forbes of Suplenbrae, 1675-6, 1680.William Forbes in Auchline, 1671.William Forbes in Tombeg, 1648, 1670, 1672, 1677.

156. Fraser of Strichen, 1639, 1643, 1666, 1672, 1684, 1791-2, 1794, 1796.Fraser of Ardochy, 1668.Fraser of Culbokie, 1666, 1672, 1674.Fraser of Dell, 1798.Fraser of Dunballoch, 1695, 1705, 1710, 1746-7, 1749.Fraser of Fairfield, ca.1725.Fraser of Foyers, 1590.Fraser of Fraserburgh, 1595, 1601, 1634.Fraser in Glendo, 1597.Fraser of Gortuleg, 1783.Fraser of Kirktoun of Fraserburgh, 1793.Fraser of Leyis, 1644, 1663, 1666.Fraser of Lovat, 1575, 1588, 1601, 1617, 1622, 1625, 1627, 1636, 1657,1663, 1672, 1675, n.d.Fraser of Moniack, 1588-9, 1595, 1624, 1661, 1664.Fraser of Philorth, 1581, 1583, 1614, 1616, 1630, 1669, n.d.Fraser of Powis, 1735.Fraser of Reelick, 1643, 1652-3.Fraser of Tyrie, 1619-20, 1653, 1658, 1677-9, n.d.

157. Lieut Alexander Fraser (natural son of Lord Strichen), 1767, 1772, 1791-2.Andrew Fraser, Merchant Burgess of Inverness, 1611, 1623.Donald Fraser and William Fraser of Fanellan, Ministers of Kilmorack, 1650,1658, 1661-2, 1665, 1689, 1692.George Fraser, Subprincipal, King’s College, Aberdeen, 1705, 1727.James Fraser, Minister of Ellon, 1667-8.Robert Fraser, Bailie of Fraserburgh, 1677.Thomas Fraser, Mason in Inverness, 1661.William and Hugh Fraser, Minister of Kiltarlity, 1661, 1676-7.

Margaret Monteith, Widow of James Fullerton, Merchant in Edinburgh,1672.

158. John Gall in Kinglassie, 1630, 1644.Garden of Troup, 1762, 1787.Lewis Garden of Rolleston, 1667.Mary Garioch, wife of Andrew Garioch, Merchant in Aberdeen, 1800.Gordon of Dalphollie, 1697, 1703.Gordon of Fechil, 1704, 1724, 1727, 1731.Gordon of Nethermuir, 1692.Alexander Gordon in Oldmade, 1705.Cosmo Gordon, Baron of Exchequer, 1787, 1793, 1796-9.George Gordon, adjutant, 1645.George Gordon of Aberdour, 1788.George Gordon of Littlegowe, 1581, 1587.Hew Gordon of Moy, 1643.James Gordon of Seaton, 1678.

159. John Gordon, Burgess of Aberdeen, 1654-60, 1662, 1672, 1676.John Gordon of Castleton, 1691-3.Lewis Gordon, Physician in Aberdeen, 1696.Sir Ludovick Gordon of Gordonstoun, 1669-70.Patrick Gordon of Barraick, 1598.Thomas Gordon, Sheriff Depute of Aberdeen, 1657-8.William Gordon, Writer in Edinburgh, 1673, 1676-7.

160. Archibald Grant in Kerogair, 1612-13, 1621, 1634.Donald Gray in Halkhill, 1642, 1644.Jean Gray of Fossoway, 1787.Robert Gray of Arboll, 1649, 1665.William Gray of Pettindrum, 1636.John Gregorie, Minister of Drumoak, 1641-2.Greig in Craighill, 1633, 1640, 1670-3, 1681-4, 1690.George Greig in Achline, 1687-8.Katherine Royland widow of Dr William Guild, 1658.Hew Hamilton, Burgess of Edinburgh, 1640.Katherine Alexander, wife of George Harlay, Merchant Burgess ofEdinburgh, 1656.Alexander Hay of Hillhead of Crimond, 1668-70.James Hay of Muldaind, 1634, 1663.John Hay in Sheriffside, 1785.Brothers of John Hay late servitor to Thomas Fraser of Strichen, 1619.William Hay, Bailie of Fraserburgh, 1649.William Hay, WS, 1792.

161. Patrick Henderson in Tillicorthie, 16544, 1658, 1662-3.

Hendry in Inglismaddy, 1790, 1795, 1797-8.John Hunter in Colliston, 1707.Capt John Inglis, RRW, 1780, 1782.George Innes, Minister of Belhelvie, 1682, 1686.James Innes, Writer in Edinburgh, 1666-8.Sir Robert Innes of Innes, 1684.Robert Innes, Servitor to Lord Kintail, 1622.Irvine of Federate, 1638, 1659, 1662, 1664, 1673.James Irvine of Auchtenford, 1691.John Irvine of Kincousie, 1705.Alexander Jack in Kirktoun of Strichen, 1655, 1664-5.John Jaffray in Greens of Kindrought and his son Thomas in Mains ofStrichen, 1629, 1663.John Jameson, Minister of Tyrie, 1643, 1648-9, 1654, 1656-8.David Johnston, Bailie of Aberdeen, 1666.James Johnston, Minister of Crimond, 1773.

162. Keith of Aden, 1602.Keith of Creichie, 1658, 1693.Keith of Lentush, 1690, 1705-6, 1708.George Keith WS, 1639, 1642, 1645.Gilbert Keith, Minister of Bourtie, 1642-3.John Keith, Earl of Kintore, 1679.Robert Keith in Gavel, 1618, 1620, 1622, 1625.Thomas Keith in Camculter, 1683.John Lauder, Merchant in Edinburgh, 1643, 1655-7.Margaret Farquhar, wife of Alexander Lawrence in Tough, 1621.

163. Alexander Leslie, Merchant in Aberdeen, 1796.George Leslie, Provost of Aberdeen, his son John and grandson Thomas,1688-93, 1705, 1708, 1710, 1716-21, 1723-4.Gilbert Leslie, Burgess of Aberdeen, 1638.William Leslie, Merchant Burgess of Elign, 1612-14, 1619, 1623.

164. John Ligertwood in Orchardtoun and his son William, Writer in Edinburgh,1682, 1691.John Lindsay in Easter Tyrie and others, 1671, 1677-8, 1681.William Lindsay in Culsh, 1683-5, 1688.James Lundie, servitor to Lord Fraser of Lovat, 1663, 1666-7, 1669-70, 1676.Marjorie Bain, wife of William McCallum in Kirktoun, 1624.James McCracken in Edinburgh, 1772.Martin McGillivray of Easter Aberchalder, 1664.Isabella Fraser, Wife of Aeneas McKay of Rhinovie, 1785.Colin Mackenzie of Tarvey, 1645-52.Roderick Mackenzie, Writer in Edinburgh, 1657, 1662, 1664.Rorie Mackenzie of Kilmuir, 1664, 1678.

Mackintosh of Aldourie, 1632, 1669, 1677.Mackintosh of Alturlies, 1620, 1626, 1628, 1656, 1658, 1669, 1673.Alexander Mackintosh of Connage, 1662, 1669.Hector Mackintosh of Easter Urchall, 1623-4, 1650.Malcolm Mackintosh in Urlarust, 1607.

165. Charles Maclean in St Martins, 1645.Capt John MacNeil of Rosebank, 1764, 1772.Andrew Bain McNoble in Beauly, 1583.Andrew MacPherson of Essich, 1663.Sween McQueen in Easter Urchall, 1602.Thomas McWarren in Kirktoun, 1662.Maitland of Pitrichie, 1704-6, 1708-9, 1721, 1726, 1731-3.John Maitland, Chamberlain to Maitland of Haltoun, 1675.Richard Maitland, Parson of Aberchirder, 1634, 1666.

166. Thomas Marshall, Writer in Edinburgh, 1656.Nathaniel Martin in Peterhead, 1602.George Meldrum, Minister in Aberdeen, 1672.Alexander Menzies, Brother of Thomas of Balgownie, 1636.George Morison, Bailie of Aberdeen, 1643-5, 1648.Sir George Mowat of Balquholly, 1650, 1656.David Mudie, Merchant Burgess of Montrose, 1675.Patrick Muirhead, Maltman in Falkirk, 1680.Janet Allan, wife of John Murray, Skipper in Leith, 1774.William Mushet, Minister of Slains, 1658, 1666.George Nicolson of Cluny, 1673, 1678.Sir Thomas Nicolson, Lord Advocate, 1649-50, 1659, 1661-3.Andrew Nisbet in Mains of Crimond, 1642-4, 1654, 1656, 1658, 1665, 1669.Thomas Nisbet, Merchant Burgess of Edinburgh, 1639-40.Ogston in Ladyford, 1637, 1640, 1644, 1659, 1662.William Ogston, Merchant in Fraserburgh, 1695.

167. James Paterson, Burgess of Inverness, 1613.Robert Paterson, Principal of Marischal College, 1687, 1692, 1705-6.Robert Petrie, Writer in Edinburgh, 1657.George Piper, Merchant in Aberdeen, 1624, 1659-60.John Polson, Burgess of Inverness, 1638.William Purves of Woodhouse, 1664-5.Alexander Ragg, Bailie of Aberdeen, 1704-6, 1708, 1712, 1723, 1738.Andrew Ramsay in Old Mill of Strichen, 1668, 1674-5, 1678, 1680, 1684,1686, 1692-3.John Ramsay of Barra, 1795, 1798.

168. Patrick Rankin of Lumquhat, Advocate, 1661-3.James Reid, Advocate in Aberdeen, 1657, 1659-60, 1662-5.

James Reid in Ravensden of Northfield, 1772-3.William Reid, Merchant Burgess of Edinburgh, 1674.James Riddell, Merchant Burgess of Edinburgh, 1666, 1688.Thomas Rires, Minister of Lonmay, 1639-44, 1647, 1654, 1657, 1663-4.Andrew Ritchie, Treasurer of Fraserburgh Harbour Stock, 1774.Alexander Robertson in Milton of Fisherie, 1645, 1650.Crawford Leslie, Wife of Col William Robertson of the 10th Regt, 1765,1789.Trustees of Donald Robertson of Kincraigie, 1787, 1791.James Robertson, Merchant in Inverness, 1612, 1623.John Robertson in Saithley, 1662.Walter Robertson, Bailie of Aberdeen, 1682, 1684, 1689.William Robertson, Writer in Edinburgh, 1688.

169. Rose of Clava, 1649, 1656-7, 1659-61, 1663-5, 1670.Rose of Kilravock, 1603, 1643.Alexander Rose, Minister of Daviot and Dunlichity, 1650.John Rose of Cullisse, 1672.Sons of Robert Rose, Provost of Inverness, 1675, 1679.Alexander Ross, Minister of Rathen, 1668-9, 1675.David Ross, Burgess of Inverness, 1614.John Ross of Braidley, 1642.Patrick Ross, Son of Alexander Ross, Minister of Insch, 1679-80, 1682-3.Hutcheon Roy in Clunebackie, 1607.Alexander Russel of Montcoffer, 1797.John Seton, Son of Alexander Seton, 1625.George Shand, Merchant in Aberdeen, 1757, 1776.Alexander Sibbald of Auchredie, 1679.Elizabeth Nicolson, Widow of James Sibbald, Minister in Aberdeen, 1668.Alexander Skene, Merchant Burgess of Aberdeen, 1639, 1649, 1661, 1663.Gilbert Skene of Dyce, 1632, 1634-6, 1638-43, 1665.James Skene, Merchant Burgess of Aberdeen, 1658-9.John Shaw, Clerk of Session, 1622.

170. Isobel Smith, wife of Thomas Smith in Tillydrone, 1795.James Smith, Minister of Dore, 1675.Robert Smith, elder, Burgess of Aberdeen, 1654.Alexander Stephen of Pitmedden, 1792.John Stevenson, Merchant Burgess of Aberdeen, 1657.Charles Stewart, 6th Earl of Moray, 1705.George Stewart, Merchant Burgess of Aberdeen, 1647.Sir James Stewart of Newton, 1603, 1611.Alexander Strachan of Glenkindie, 1650.William Strachan of Tibbertie, 1602.Tenants in Stratherrick, 1659.James Swan, Sheriff Clerk Depute of Aberdeen, 1663, 1666.

William Taylor in Cairniehill, 1659, 1665, 1669.William Taylor in Gavel, 1687.Thomas Thoirs of Auquhorthies, 1634, 1641-5, 1650-1, 1654-5, 1662, 1671.Alexander Thomson, Writer in Aberdeen, 1678.Tenants in Easter Tyrie, 1671, 1678-9.

171. Udny of Udny, of Belhelvie, and of Place of Balechin, 1630, 1632, 1636,1638-43, 1648-51, 1653, 1657-62, 1666-7, 1669-72, 1676.

172. Thomas Udny, Minister of Strichen, 1720.Beatrix Chesser, Wife of Robert Urquhart in Belhangie, 1641-4.John Urquhart of Craigfintray, 1654.John Urquhart of Millseat, 1644-5, 1647, 1650.John Urquhart, Writer in Edinburgh, 1645, 1657.Thomas Urquhart, Servitor to Charles, Earl of Aboyne, 1662-3.William Veitch, Watchmaker, Haddington, 1784.James Veitch of Caponflat, 1790.White of Ardlawhill, 1663, 1686, 1688, 1690, 1692.James Wood, Merchant in Fetteresso, 1784.William Yet in the Alehouse of Fiddes, 1613.

173-84 Papers and related financial and judical papers connected with the affairs ofthe Lovat family. The papers are arranged in the same way as those forStrichen.

173. James Binning of Carlowriehaugh, 1635.Robert Blackwood, Merchant in Edinburgh, 1690.Hugh Bogie, Servitor to Lord Fraser of Lovat, 1703.Brand of Baberton, 1665-6, 1707.Bishop of Caithness, 1730.Sir John Campbell of Cawdor, 1608.John Chancellor of Shieldhills, 1692, 1698, 1701, 1704, 1717.Alexander Chisholm, Sheriff Depute of Inverness, 1703.

174. William Duff of Dipple, 1693-5.William Dunbar of Dulcross, 1690, 1699, 1701, 1703.Alexander Dunbar, Provost of Inverness, 1663, 1666, 1693.John Ellis of Elliston, 1642.

175. Lovat family, 1642, n.d.Fraser of Auchnagairn, 1736.Fraser of Belladrum, 1623-4, 1655, 1673, 1692-4, 1703.Fraser of Belloan, 1731-2, 1734-5.Fraser of Kinarles, 1689, 1693, 1740.Fraser of Struy, 1772.

176. Alexander Fraser of Erogie, 1703.John Fraser in Culinaskiach, 1641.Hutcheon Fraser, son of Hutcheon Fraser of Guisachan, 1588.Robert Fraser, Advocate, 1703-4.William Fraser, Merchant, London, 1699, 1702.

177. George Gordon, Earl of Huntly, 1591.Duke of Hamilton, 1669-70, 1682, 1685, 1695.Patrick Hepburn, Apothecary, Edinburgh, 1640, 1703.Margaret Reid, widow of David Jackson, Merchant in Perth, 1669, 1705.Patrick and Charles, Lords Kinnaird, 1701-5, 1736-7.

178. Walter Lindsay of Balgavie, 1588.George Lawrie, Tailor in St Martins in the Fields, 1665-6.James Lundin in Drumeldrie, 1695, 1702-4.Aeneas MacDonald of Glengarry, 1668.Donald MacDonald Gorm of Sleat and John Campbell, Bishop of the Isles,1586, 1591, 1594.Andrew MacDougall, London, 1693.

179. Mackenzie of Gairloch, 1696, 1705, 1723.Mackenzie of Tarbart, 1688, 1691, 1695, 1704.

180. Mackenzie of Fraserdale, 1712, 1717-18, 1723, 1729-30, 1741.

181. Alexander Mackenzie of Applecross, 1675.Sir Alexander Mackenzie of Broomhill, 1687, 1692, 1694.Alexander Mackenzie of Suddie, 1671, 1696.George Mackenzie of Bellamucky, 1697.Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, 1665, 1667, 1672-3.Sir James Mackenzie, Clerk of the Exchequer, 1704-5.James Mackenzie, Lord Roystoun, 1715, 1734, 1792.John Mackenzie in Logie, 1671.Kenneth Mackenzie, Earl of Seaforth, 1693, 1741.

182. Roderick Mackenzie, Lord Prestonhall, 1692-3, 1695, 1698, 1702-3, 1706-7,1709-17, 1719, 1721, 1725-7, 1729, 1731, 1738.

183. Aeneas MacLeod of Cadboll, 1695, 1703.Lachlan MacPherson, Tailor in the Canongate, 1694.Lachlan McQueen in Cawdor, 1574.Alexander Milne, Minister of Longforgan and his son Alexander, of Muirton,1655, 1675, 1678.William Mitchelson, Merchant in Edinburgh, 1638, 1654-7.Sir Patrick Murray of Ochertyre, 1718, 1729.

184. Walter Reid, Abbot of Kinloss, 1571.William Robertson, Merchant Burgess of Inverness, and his sons John andDavid, 1621, 1626, 1642, 1649, 1658, 1665.George Scott and his son Thomas, Surgeons in Edinburgh, 1667, 1680, 1685.Robert Stewart, Earl of March, 1581.Earl of Wemyss; 1648, 1667, 1680-1.Helen Auchmutie, wife of Alexander Young, Bishop of Ross, 1695, 1703.