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Show moreA bond and assignation from Henry Widnell to his trustees for £1,454 and 8 shillings. The first part of the document is a bond dated August, 14, 1846. Henry Widnell of Lasswade parish near Edinburgh, Scotland, granted Elizabeth Grindon, John Harvey, and William Wade of Bristol, England, £1,454 and 8 shillings plus interest. The assignation is dated June 24, 1870. In this document, Elizabeth Grindon, John Harvey, and William Wade grant Elizabeth Grindon, John Harvey, and John Harvey the younger to act as their trustees.
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Show moreA bond and assignation from Henry Widnell to his trustees for £400. The first part of the document is a bond dated December 21, 1850. Henry Widnell of Lasswade parish near Edinburgh, Scotland, granted Elizabeth Grindon, John Harvey, and William Wade of Bristol, England, £400 plus interest. The assignation is dated June 24, 1870. In this document, Elizabeth Grindon, John Harvey, and William Wade grant Elizabeth Grindon, John Harvey, and John Harvey the younger to act as their trustees.
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Show moreA record of lands in Bothwell parish transferred from William Fleming to Robert Carrick, Esquire. The sasine is dated May 20, 1803. In it, William Fleming transferred the lands of Drumbowie located in Bothwell parish in the county of Lanarkshire to Robert Carrick, Esquire, of Braco. The registration of this document on May 25, 1803, officially transferred ownership of the property to Carrick. The sasine was presented at Edinburgh in the 676th Book of the New General Register of Sasines on the 32-36 leaves. See also: Transfer of lands from William Fleming to Robert Carrick, Esquire (document D4)
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Show moreRecord of lands in Lanarkshire transferred from William Hay to Robert Carrick, Esquire. The sasine is dated December 25, 1809. In it, William Hay of Wellhills transferred lands part and portion of an 8 shilling land of old extent in Wester Glentore in the county of Lanarkshire extending to a 2 shilling land of old extent to Robert Carrick, Esquire, of Braco. Hay also transferred part and portion of a 40 shilling land of old extent of Tannock called Torbrex in the county of Dumbartonshire. No price of the properties was given. The registration of the sasine on January 2, 1810, officially transferred ownership of the land to Carrick. Shilling is used as a measurement term. The sasine was presented at Edinburgh and recorded in the 857th book of the new General register of Sasines on the 6-11 leaves.
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Show moreRecord of lands in Mearns parish transferred from Richard Henderson to Margaret Clark. The sasine is dated August 12, 1806. In it, Richard Henderson, town clerk of Glasgow, transferred lands located in Mearns parish in the county of Renfrewshire. In an earlier deal, Henderson borrowed £600 sterling against three of his properties from Clark. The lands include a 33 shilling and 4 penny land of over Middleton; a 33 shilling and 4 penny land of nether Middleton; and a 3 pound, 6 shilling, and 8 penny land of old extent also of Middleton. The registration of the sasine on August 12, 1806, officially transferred ownership of the land to Clark. Pound, shilling and penny are used as measurement terms not as price. The sasine was presented at Glasgow on the 47-49 leaves of Frederick Dotheringham and Robert Hill 34th book of the particular Register of Sasines kept at Glasgow for the Shire of Renfrew and Regality.
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Show moreAs the executor of the estate of William Martin, Archibald Graham sold a table seat in Black Friars Church in Glasgow, Scotland, to James Marten.
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