| Description | Manuscript account book recording the collection of rental for Cairn Hall, received at various locations (Key Head, Inverugie, St Fergus, Leslie). Payments are received from: William Scott (1726-1739); relict of William Scott (1740); Patrick Gordon (1740); Margaret Gordon (1741); Gilbert Anderson (1743-1748); Gilbert Anderson's relict (1748-1749, possibly Margaret Gordon?); Margaret Gordon (1749-1757 , some also refer to a Robert Arbuthnot); and John Scott (1757-1766).
Entries signed, presumed by collector, Thomas Steiven (1726-41), George Fordyce (1728-9) John Gairdne (1730-1), James Reid (1741-1762) Alexander Reid (1762-1766).
After these entries there are records of a series of payments 1766-1768 to a variety of individuals, mainly for wool (the names have been transcribed as spelt in the original, place names have been modernised where possible):
• All[exande]r Forbes, Blakwater, St Fergus
• Allaxander Forbes, Kirk town of St Fergus
• Allax[ande]r Fraser, Sand of Cairnbulg
• Allax[ande]r Gall, shoemaker, Peterhead
• All[an]x[ander] Hinderson, Reath
• Alla[ande]r Jefferay/ Jfferay, St Fergus
• Allax[ander] Land, hillhead of Crimond
• Allax[ander] Lourans/Lourens/Lovans, Inverallochy
• Allax[ande]r Massie, Corties
• Allaxander Mill, tigh meary? [Techmuiry?]
• Allaxander Mitchell, hill head of Cairnbulg
• Allaxander Reny, St Fergus
• Allax[ander] Robertson, Inverallochy
• All[an]x[ander] Scott, nidderhill
• Allax[ande]r Scott, Tolorth
• All[e]x[ander] Simson, Land of Kinemon
• Allax[ande]r Smith, Lonmay
• A[lexande]r Smith mill of Rathen
• Allaxander Wilkinson, St Fergus
• Alles Scott, mans of flor
• Andrew Stiven, catzmuir, Strichen
• Andrew Kid, Kirkhill, St Fergus
• Andrew merson/meson/mirson, Inverallochy
• Andrew mill Kinglasser
• Andrew Rob, Carnie, Fraserburgh
• Andrew Walker, St Fergus
• Anges McDonald, Kinbog
• Ann Hinderson, Fitcarn
• Anny whitcross, Whitecairn, Lonmay
• Barbaer/Barbery Carl, watter mill
• Barber Mitchel “in this town”
• Barberay Felte?
• Bettey Grig, Inverallochy
• Charles Scott, Blackwater, St Fergus
• Cristan will
• Cristen Buchen
• Cristen Simers, sea town
• Duncan Swine
• Georgeres Wat
• Gorgen [George?] Buchan
• Gorgeus [George?] Lounnen, Kingllasser
• Gorgous [George?] Will, Stobhall of Crimond
• Ieasbel [Isabel] Scott, Carghill Fraserbrugh
• Ilaspet Forast, Saterhill
• Isbel [Isabel] Andrson, Crimond
• Jannet meson, Rattray in Crimond
• Jannet Mill, St Fergus
• James Brus wastenhill
• Jeames [James] Brus, Remacher, Old Deer
• Jeams [James] Brwn, Fraserburgh
• James Carl, Inverallochy
• Jeames [James] Delgarn, Fraserburgh
• Jeames [James] Hinderson, mans of forest
• Jeames [James] Matthew, shoemaker, Fraserburgh
• Jeames [James] May
• Jeames [James] Mintay/Metay/Menta mill at Links
• James Muray, Hadday of Crimond
• Jeames [James] Park, North Essie, St Fergus
• Jeames [James] Rikert, Whiteside
• Jeames [James] Shirer, kirk of Rathen
• Jeames [James] Tom, Tophead, St Fergus
• Jean Brus, Crimond
• Jean Rolay, Rathen
• Jean Scott, hillhead of Crimond
• Jean Scott, Bilbay [Bilbo, Crimond]
• John Cardno, Inverallochy
• John Carnay, Bankhead, Inverallochy
• John Carnie, Sea town, Cairnbulg
• John Clark, Land of Hadday, Crimond
• John Cormet
• John Cowie, Crimond
• John Duncan Barnyards, St Fergus
• John Dutthay, Inverallochy
• John Farcher, Blackhill, St Fergus
• John Fraser, Rathen
• John Gamon[?]
• John Gaven, overside, St Fergus
• John Gibson in Loghous
• John Giddes, Cainbulg
• John Gordun, Lonmay
• John Kid, Bankhead
• John Kilmen
• John Lamb, Rathen
• John Mckloud, Logie in Crimond
• John Meno, St Fergus
• John Park, mosside
• John Read/Reed, Bankhead, Inverallochy
• John Rob “in this town”
• John Smith
• John Teller, Inverallochy
• John Wals Crimond, Logie
• John Will, St Fergus
• Jon Walker , Stobhall in Crimond
• Lesbah Tom, sea town
• Liesbeth Mill, St Fergus
• Lisbath Jfferay
• Lisbath Mill, Inverallochy
• Lisbeth Finney
• Marget Heays/Heny, Cairnbulg
• Marget Hitson Inverallochy
• Marget Jafferay, St Fergus
• Marget meson, Cairnbulg
• Marget Mitchel/Mitchell/Mithel/Mithil, Hatten
• Marget Wat, Hatton
• Mary Mill, North Essie, St Fergus
• Maven May
• May Smith
• Mr Grant, water mill of Rathen
• Mr Mitchell, Fraserbrugh
• Mr Murray, mintlay
• Mr Shan, Cragillie
• Mr Smit, Mill of Rathen
• Patrick Reney, Rosehearty
• Pitter Leany
• Pitter megson “in this town”
• Robart Carnay, Midal Brugh, Fraserburgh
• Robart Stiven, Inverallochy
• Robert Murday, Hearston
• Robert Stiwen, Sea town of Inverallochy
• Suisie Orchert
• Thomas Jack, Inverallochy,
• Walter Ladly, Dalkeith
• William Brus, Chapeltoun, Fraserburgh
• Will[iam] Burnet “my good brother”
• William Colley, Kingllasser
• Will[iam] Davidson, Grinmir, Land of Bordland
• William Farcher, bilbay [Bilbo] of Crimond
• William Grig, St Fergus
• William Hinderson , South Essie, St Fergus
• William Jafferay, Crimond
• William Kid, Bankhead of Inverallochy
• William Lourn, Cairnbulg
• William May, Inverallochy
• William Park, North Essie, St Fergus
• William Patton
• William Penney/Pennie, Inverallochy
• William Piray/Piveay, Lochpots
• William Scott, Ardglassie, Rathen
• William Scott, St Fergus
• William Shan, North Essie, St Fergus
• William Stiven, Mains of Philorth
• William Talyor, overside, St Fergus
• William Webster, Water mill of Fraserburgh
• William Wightman, Cragiellie
Names Margeret Scott and Daneil Fraser have also been written in the book , dated 1798
At the rear of the volume there is a note about the death of the presbyterian ministers of Rev John Crookshanks and Andrew McCormack in the Pentland Uprising of 1666, and a copy of John Dryden's poem "Life a Cheat". |