| Description | Book for recording feu contracts upon the Seatown lands of Banff, indexed by party in whose favour the deed was made, up to 2 Jun 1795. Volume includes other deeds subsequent to listed feu contract for the Seatown Lands. Volume covers 12th July 1762 to 16th February 1805.
A brief description is given below of all deeds registered; [place of residence of parties is Banff, unless otherwise stated].
26 Dec 1791 Disposition by the Magistrates of Banff to Geo[rge] McKilligan of a seat in the Church. Dated 9 Jul 1791
2 Jan 1792 Agreement between William Monro, merchant, and Marg[are]t Ellis, spouse to Peter Gordon, baxter, relating to house being built by William Monro. Dated 8 Jul 1745
6 Apr 1792 Letters between Alexander Saunders and Margaret Forbes relating ownership of a garden wall. Dated 3 Apr 1792
26 Feb 1793 Submission and decreet arbitral between the Magistrates of Banff and James Reid, square wright, relating to the wright work on the new church of Banff. Decreet dated 4 Oct 1791
14 Oct 1793 Letter, will and testament of James Gordon of Tillynaught. Dated 3 Oct 1791
29 Mar 1794 Assignation of the cash and effects in the possession of the trustees of William Anderson, manufacturer, to William Anderson. Dated 12 Jan 1791
21 May 1794 Submission and decreet arbitral between the creditors of the deceassed John Urquhart, merchant in Fraserburgh, and James Duff, Sheriff Clerk of Banffshire, relating to the division of the funds of John Urquhart. Decreet dated 17 May 1794
16 Aug 1794 Letter from Andrew Wilson to John Russell, Balmade, relating to ownership of a garden wall. Dated 19 Feb 1794
6 Oct 1794 Bond by Mrs Helen Duff, relict of the deceased John Duff of Hatton, and Captain Patrick Duff, now of Hatton, to pay the sum of £1000 Sterling to Mrs Helen Baird, relict of the deceased William Ogilvie, merchant in Banff, by 20 Jun 1794. Dated 13 Jun 1793
3 Nov 1794 Discharge by William Reid, Town Clerk of Banff to James Farquhar and Company and the partners of the Bleachfield Company of Portsoy and to Mary Strachan and the representatives of the deceased James Robertson junior, merchant in Portsoy, of a bill of £136 10 shillings Sterling. 15 Dec 1794 Letter, will and testament of Rev Charles Cordiner, Episcopal Minister in Banff. Dated 14 Jun 1792
22 Dec 1794 Letter from the Duke of Portland, Secretary of State, Whitehall, to the Earl of Fife, Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire, accepting the offer made by the Convener of the Incorporated Trades to raise a volunteer company for the defence of Banff. Dated 2 Dec 1794
20 Jan 1795 Disposition by James Clark, cooper, to Alexander Tillary, writer and his spouse Elspet Clark, of the 6th lot of ground of the Gallowhill. Dated 4 Nov 1794
13 Apr 1795 Submission and decreet arbitral between Sophia Brown, and William Boath, tailor, relating to disputed rents. Decreet dated 11 Apr 1795
28 Apr 1795 Letter from the Managers of the Relief Kirk to George Paterson, gardener at Banff Castle, relating to building work proposed by George Paterson. Dated 28 Apr 1792
2 Jun 1795 Testament of George Paterson, merchant. Dated 22 Apr 1776
2 Jun 1795 Testament of George Paterson, merchant. Dated 25 May 1795
9 Dec 1795 Bond by George Robinson, merchant, to pay to James Murray, nephew of James Murray late of Arkhambryan in the County of York, to pay the sum of £500 Sterling at Whitsun or Martinmas after the fortieth birthday of James Murray (junior) according to the will and testament of James Murray (senior). Dated 22 Sep 1789
6 Feb 1796 Tack for 19 years by the Earl of Findlater in favour of Alexander Hendrie, merchant, of various properties in Banff for specified yearly rents. Dated 12 Dec 1795
10 Nov 1796 Disposition by John Keith, square wright, to his sister-in-law Mrs Margaret Smith alias Darg, spouse to Alexnder Darg, farmer in Cullen, of the great yard in Banff which belonged to Lord Banff. Dated 5 Nov 1795
16 May 1797 Testament of Sophia Smith, Cullen. Dated 21 Jun 1796
4 Jul 1798 Latter will and testament of James Lawtie, Minister of Fordyce. Dated 5 Feb 1791
22 Sep 1798 Indenture of apprenticeship between John Garden, shoemaker, and George Clayton, son of Jean Smith, widow of the deceased Joseph Clayton. Dated 5 Mar 1798
22 Sep 1798 Indenture of apprenticeship between Adam Elder, shoemaker, and Joseph Elder. Dated 21 Mar 1796
1 Jun 1799 Indenture of apprenticeship between Adam Elder, shoemaker, and Forbes Macdonald, son of Donald Macdonald, porter. Dated 31 May 1799
12 Oct 1799 Indenture of apprenticeship between William Davidson, wheelwright, and Alexander Henderson, son of Christian Thain. Dated 10 Oct 1799
24 Oct 1800 Submission and decreet arbitral between George Alexander, merchant, and Thomas Cave, surgeon, relating to the finances of the sloop Elizabeth of Macduff. Decreet dated 24 Oct 1800
24 Feb 1801 Submission and decreet arbital between George Robertson, merchant, and George McKilligan, merchant, relating to the finances of the brigantine the Isabella and the smack the Duchess of Gordon. Decreet dated 14 Feb 1801
30 May 1801 Certificate by James Jackson, Dean of Guild's office, Parliament Square, Edinburgh, attesting the wine gallon measure for the Town of Banff. DAted 22 Apr 1801
10 Oct 1801 Letter from James Gordon Esq to Wiliam Lyon, Towerhill, London, relating to the height of the dyke of Lyon's tenement. Dated 22 Sep 1801
9 Jul 1802 Contract of co-partnery between James and Akexander Wright, merchants, Peter Gillan, coppersmith and Peter Leith, tinsmith. Dated 27 Jan 1802
9 Jul 1802 Contract of co-partnery between James Wright, merchant and Alexander Wright, merchant. Dated 8 Feb 1802
30 Aug 1802 Indenture of apprenticeship between John Whyte, physician and surgeon, and James Rannie, son of the deceased Alexander Rannie, sometime farmer at Lintmill of Boyn. Dated 10 Jul 1800
26 Sep 1802 Byelaws of the Hammermen Incorporation. Signed by all members of the Incoporation. Dated 25 Mar 1802
13 Dec 1802 Latter will and testament of Ann Panton, relict of the deceased Robert Jeffrey, sometime farmer in Auchmeddan. Dated 11 Apr 1798
4 Jan 1803 Indenture of apprenticeship between Alexander Scott, shoemaker, and William Scott, son of Alexander Scott, farmer in Byres in the Parish of Bellie. Dated 3 Jan 1803
9 Apr 1803 Indenture of apprenticeship between John Smith and Company, cart and plough wrights, and James Harper, son of Alexander Harper in Raich in the Parish fo Forgue. Dated 8 Apr 1803
23 May 1803 Indenture of apprenticeship between Adam Elder, shoemaker, and Daniel Macdonald, son of Donald Macdonald, porter. Dated 19 May 1803
15 Nov 1803 Latter will and testament of William Allan and Margaret Thomson in Gatehead of Turtery. Dated 16 May 1790. Codicil dated 6 Jan 1801
15 Dec 1803 Latter will and testament of Mrs Margaret Duff alias Stewart, relict of the deceased John Steuart, sometime Supervisor of Excise in Banff. Dated 19 Feb 1800
2 Feb 1804 Letter from Hugh Wilson, Jamaica, to James Wilson, [Manse of Gamrie] relating to the payments from the Widows Fund to James Wilson's sons and daughters. Dated 10 Nov 1781
26 Sep 1804 Feu charter by Banff Town Council in favour of James Bannerman, residing at Boyndie, of a lot of ground in the Links. Dated 26 Sep 1804
30 Sep 1804 Submission and decreet arbitral between James Clark, portioner of the Gallowhill lands, and James Brands, writer, relating to the financial settlement made on Mrs Helen Clark, daughter of James Clark and wifw of James Brands. Decreet dated 27 Aug 1804
1 Feb 1805 Disposition by Ann Crawshaw of Barnsley in the County of York, and Joseph Bingley of Dodworth in the Parish of Silkston in the County of York, to the Society of Gardeners in Banff, of the sum of £524 15 shillings and a tenement of the Gallowhill lands. Dated 26 Aug and 3 Sep 1789
16 Feb 1805 Contract of co-partnery between John Smith, house builder in Banff, Andrew Ellis junior, millwright at Boyndie, James Fraser, blacksmith and James Robertson, blacksmith. [Incomplete]. Not dated |