| Description | 3 volumes x Copies Accounts of John Cook WS as factor for the trustees of Sir A. Bannerman baronet and the tutors of Miss Bannerman, 1878-79, 1879-1880, 1880-1.
Box 1
- Crimond Inventory Book 1856 (indexed)
- Crimond Note Book
- Bundle 1: conditions and leases on the Crimonmogate, Logie and Kirkhill estate, 1839-1841
- Bundle 2: lease of Hillhead 1859, extract of valuation roll of Elsick 1865 and articles of roup of grass parks on Crimonmogate and Elsick 1875-6.
- Bundle 3: papers relating to Railway guarantees, 1863-1870
- Bundle 4: inventory of timber, 1786-9 and valuations 1830s
- Bundle 5: papers relating to lease of property on Crimond estate, 1837, 1856-7
- Bundle 6: papers relating to tenancy of Newark and correspondence about estates, mainly mid 19th century.
- Bundle 7: lease and other papers relating to tenancies on the Bannerman estates, heritors payments, mainly mid-19th century.
Box 2
- Bundle 1: rentals of estate of Crimonmogate and Logie, 1850s
- Bundle 2: particulars of sale of estate of Crimond, 1841; account with heritors; inventory of title deeds of Crimond 1867; extract of will of George Ferguson of Pitfour, 1820/1842; papers relating to roup of grass park, 1860s; memo for Alexander Bannerman on collection of rents, 1867; conditions of tenancy of estates of Crimonmogate, Logie, Kirkhill and Cairnhill of Elsick.
- Bundle 3: roup rolls of grass parks at Crimonmogate, 1840s-1850s.
- Bundle 4: papers relating to leases on estates, 1840s-1850s.
- Bundle 5: papers relating to leases, division of expenses for obtaining decreet of locality of parish of Lonmay 1859, Alexander Bannerman Bank of Scotland stock sale 1858, copy disposition by trustees of William Shand in favour of Sir Alexander Bannerman, 1853/5.
- Bundle 6: “Miscellaneous Crimond Papers. 1, Teinds given to Sir A.B. 2. Moss of Crimond. 3. Heugh of Rattray 4. Other Writs.”
- Bundle 7: rentals and roups of grass parks, Crimonmogate and Logie 1851-1861
- Bundle 8: title deeds re. Crimond 1830s-1850s
- Assignation of lease of mill of Crimond, 1852
Box 3
- Bundle 1: Papers relating to lease of South Lothian, Crimond.
- Bundle 2: papers relating to mill of Crimonmogate, 1772-1830s.
- Bundle 3: correspondence relating to estates.
- 2 x Plan of proposed parochial school for Crimond, 1868
- Sketch of Netherton Logie, 1849
- Loose papers
Box 4
- Parcel labelled vouchers of Gray and Boyd’s Accounts; Expired Leases.
- Parchment will of Sir Alexander Bannerman of East Harsley in County of York, 1773, with endorsement that it was proved in the local church court in 1773.
- Bundle labelled Sir A. Bannerman’s Executry.
- Rental of the estates of Kirkhill, Elsick and Cairnhill for 1876
- Business account due by A. Bannerman to Newell Burnett, advocate, 1860.
- Envelope, label ripped off – Letters from Burnett & Reid to Alexander Bannerman, 1875-1877.
- Unlabelled bundle 1: legal papers relating to case between Aberdeen Salmon Company and Alexander Bannerman, and Raik, Midchingle and Cruive fishings 1856-1879.
- Unlabelled bundle 2: legal papers an dnotes re. Cowie Commonty (Kincardineshire) and Gallowhill Lands, Banff 1859-1866.
Box 5
- Parcel containing old bank books and counterfoils of cheque books
- Small notebook containing notes about the estates
- Notebook containing Roup Roll 202 Union Street 18 April 1853 P.R. Gordon, and notebook of purchases at sale at same property.
- Small ledger (green cover) recording servants wages, cash account, union street, beer, oats contracts, horses, meal, “commasel co act”, turnips, Benjeman Nead, “grass leat”, potatoes. Cattle, hay. c. 1848-1854
- Bundle labelled “Missive of Agreement between John Duncan advocate for Mr Shand and John Blaikie for Sir Alexander Bannerman as to the purchase of Upper Syackenook, 1853, Plan of Craigellie, Abstract of the settlement of the late Mr Shand of Craigellie.
- Soft-covered contract between Sir Alexander Bannerman and Anne Bannerman, third daughter of Charles Bannerman, 1821/53.
- Bundle labelled Thomson’s last letter to Sir A.B.
- Calculations re. annuity.
- Bundle labelled Cruive Salmon fishings.
- Bundle labelled “Miscellaneous General”.
- Unlabelled bundle 1: papers re. leases on Crimonmogate, 1820s-1850s.
- Unlabelled bundle 2: papers re. Charles Simpson’s accounts.
- Unlabelled bundle 3: conditions of tenancy on estates of Crimonmogate, Logie, Kirkhill and Cairnhill of Elsick.
- Unlabelled bundle 4: conditions of tenancy on estates of Crimonmogate, Logie, Kirkhill; lease 1844; report of surveyor on Kirkhill farm 1851.
- Unlabelled bundle 5: legal papers; conditions of tenancy on estates of Crimonmogate, Logie, Kirkhill; other papers relating to tenancies and heritors.
Box 6
- Envelope labelled Logie School vouchers returned by Miss Stevenson, 1879
- Bundle 1: memos on interest payable by tenants 1864.
- Bundle 2: conditions of tenancy on estates of Crimonmogate, Logie, Kirkhill and Cairnhill of Elsick; bundle of papers labelled Logie School Papers; Extract from Valuation roll of Aberdeen 1878.
- Bundle 3: legal papers (inventory of title deeds re. water of deer) and papers re. Raik, Stell and Midchingle fishings. 1860s -1872,
- Bundle 4: articles of roup of grass parks, 1860s.
- Bundle 5: papers relating to lease on Bannerman’s estates.
- Bundle 6: papers relating to Alexander Bannerman’s property in Union Street, 1850s-1860s.
- Bundle 7: legal papers and legacy duties, relating to estate of Sir Charles Bannerman.
- Bundle 8: vouchers 1854-1860.
- Bundle 9: leases.
- Bundle 10: condition of lease 1862; state of heritable deby on Kirkhill and Cairnhill; 1874; memo Burnett Reid business account, 1879; inventory of papers sent to W&J Cook WS, 1878; bond and assignation in security Willian Duncan to Sir Alexander Bannerman, 1853.
Box 7
- Large bundle labelled Sir Charles Bannerman’s Executry, 1851.
- Copy of Mr Robinson and Mr Chalmer’s letters to Sir Charles Bannerman, 1789-90.
- Bond of annuity and provision by Sir Alexander Bannerman Burnett of Elsick (1741-1813) to Dame Mary Bannerman [his wife], James Charles and Edward Bannerman [his sons] and William Earl of Kintore [his son-in-law, married to his daughter Maria], 1809, and instrument of sasine.
- Bundle labelled “Miss Anne Bannerman’s Executry 1851” [daughter of Sir Charles Bannerman, brother of Sir Alexander Bannerman].
- Copy of result of investigations by Charles Simpson in regard to steadings on the Estates of
Crimonmogate and Logie, 1848.
Draft Inventories of papers belonging to Sir Charles Bannerman 1844.
- Unlabelled bundle 1: roup roll of the gras sparks on Logie & Crimonmogate, 1858; list of documents held by legal firm in Edinburgh; rental of part of Cairnhill wished to be acquired by Sir Alexander Bannerman 1854; contents and estimates of the farm of Savoch of Lonmay; land of Middle Savoch to be divided into lots; conditions of tenancies on estates; expenses of actions of removing tenants 1844; precognition in case against John Wright Paton 1852 for forgery and uttering, evidence of Roderick Gray.
- Unlabelled bundle 2: papers relating to leases on estates 1840s-1850s.
- Unlabelled bundle 3: papers relating to Edward Bannerman’s estate [son of Charles Bannerman, died in India c. 1819].
- Unlabelled bundle 4: accounts and vouchers of expenses for drainage and construction, 1849.
Box 8
Volume: Sir Alexander Bannerman’s Trust, 1875-1889, indexed.
Volume: Miss [Ethel Mary Elizabeth] Bannerman’s Trust 1875-1883, indexed. |
| Administrative History | Sir Alexander Bannerman (1823-1877) was the eldest son of Sir Charles Bannerman (1782-1851). They were the eighth and ninth Baronet Bannerman of Elsick. Sir Alexander Bannerman bought back part of the Elsick estate that had been sold by the fourth Baronet after his father's alleged involvement in the Jacobie rising of 1745. The family also held the lands of Kirkhill, Dyce, via Sir Charles Bannerman ' grandmother Margaret Burnett.
Sir Alexander Bannerman married 1. Lady Arabella Sackville-West in 1860 and 2. Lady Katherine Ashburnham in 1874. He had one daughter, Ethel Mary Elizabeth Bannerman. |