Sasines - Abridgements
| Ref | Abridgement | In Brief | Registered | Plot IDs | |
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| 1596.00000 | Charter by Robert Crichton in Cluny, in terms of a contract, dated at St Andrews 1 Dec 1595 to Mr William Ramsay in Nether Friertoun the lands of Nether Friertoun, teindsheaves, etc, inclusive, in the lordship of the priory of St Andrews and the sheriffdom of Fife: To be held in fee and heritage from the granter in free blench, and of the king in feu-farm, for 50 merks yearly. At St Andrews 3 February 1595-6. Writer of deed Alan Watson, son of Charles Watson, notary public. Witnesses, Andrew Cokburn of Tretoun, John Carstairs merchant, and Robert Narne clothier, citizens of St Andrews, and others (1884, box 48). [Laing Charters 1306] | Robert Crichton to William Ramsay | 3 Feb 1596 | 200 | |
| 1673.00000 | Notarial Instrument proceeding on and narating a precept of sasine in a disposition of sale (dated 15 Sep 1673) by Mr Alexander Nairn of Little Over [Upper] Friertoun, in favour of James Nairn merchant in St Andrews, of the town and lands of Little Over Friertoun, occupied by David Ramsay, lying in the parish of Forgan and shire of Fife; also 4 acres of land there, and a tenement in St Andrews, on north side of North Street there, bounded by the tenements of the late John Myles, Walter Gibson, heirs of Mr David Methven, and the late James Peatt, as described; reserving liferents in the lands to Dorathie Quarrell, mother of Mr Andrew Nairn, and Margaret Lundie, his spouse. Sasine given 23 September 1673, and recorded at Cupar 6 October following. Witnesses William Henderson, 'wobster' in Friertoun, David Bell, David Fethers and Alexander Ramsay, servitors to the said David Ramsay. John Millar, notary public (631, box 18). [Laing Charters 2719] | Alexander Nairn to James Nairn | 23 Sep 1673 | 281 | |
| 1782.00284 | Thomas Watson as heir to Alexander Watson merchant St Andrews, his father, seised 17 Mar 1782 pt of St Foord & salmon fishings in River Tay called Broadhaughs, etc; Easter Plewlands of St Foord, Loch of St Foord called Swanleyloch or Swanleymyre; Langside; Nether St Foord, Redmyre, Mills & teinds - in security of £662 in bond by Thomas Walker of St Foord to Catherine Montgomery, relict of James Walker minister Leuchars, in liferent, & said Alexander Watson as Trustee for said James Walker in fee 21 May 1776 - on pr cl con by said Thomas Walker 9 Mar 1782 (see 285 & 286) | loan by Catherine Montgomery / Walker & Tr James Walker to Thomas Walker; loan transferred to Thomas Watson | 23 Mar 1782 | 385 | |
| 1782.00285 | Thomas Walker of St Foord gets ren 20 Mar 1782 by the factor loco tutoris for Thomas Watson, son of Alexander Watson merchant St Andrews, of pt of St Foord & others, & of £662 in bond 21 May 1776 (see 284 & 286) | Thomas Watson loan repaid | 23 Mar 1782 | 385 | |
| 1782.00286 | The factor for Thomas Watson, son of Alexander Watson merchant St Andrews, gets disch 22 Mar 1782 by Edward Bruce WS, Factor for the Trustee of James Walker minister Leuchars, - of £662 in bond 21 May 1776 (see 285 & 286) | Thomas Watson loan repaid | 23 Mar 1782 | 385 | |
| 1783.00628 | David Freer, writer Edinburgh, seised 5 Jun 1783 in Samfurd or St Ford called Easter Plewlands of St Fort & pt of Inverdovat; Loch of St Ford …; Langside; … on disp by Capt Alexander Duncan late in service of East India Co, 27 May 1783 | Alexander Duncan to David Freer | 5 Jul 1783 | 385 | |
| 1783.00629 | Margaret Dalrymple, spouse of Alexander Duncan of St Ford seised 10 Jun 1783 - half of St Ford, salmon fishings in Tay called Broadheugh; St Ford called Easter Plewlands of St Ford pt of Innerdovat; Loch of St Ford (Swanlie Loch or Swanlie Myre); Langside; Southlands of St Ford or Nether St Ford formerly called the Carrucat of St Ford; Redmyre & Mills, barony of Naughton - in security of a restrictable liferent annuity of £300 - on oblig. by said Alexander Duncan 9 Jun 1783 | Alexander Duncan to spouse Margaret Dalrymple | 5 Jul 1783 | 385 | |
| 1784.00939 | John Lyon elder, & younger of Kinnaird seised liferent & fee 24 Aug 1784 pt of Newport on disp by Alexander Duncan of St Fort, 13 Feb 1783. Pr.35.24 | St Fort (Alexander Duncan) to John Lyon & John Lyon jun | 4 Sep 1784 | 385 | sasine extract |
| 1784.00940 | John Hay of Newport & Sophia Kirkcaldie, his spouse, & John Hay their son, seised liferent & fee 24 Aug 1784, Newport & pt of Inverdovat on disp by John Lyon of Kinnaird, merchant, Dundee, 24 Aug 1784. Pr.35.26 | John Lyon to John Hay, Sophia Kirkcaldie & John Hay jun | 4 Sep 1784 | sasine extract | |
| 1786.01529 | Thomas Just of Justfield seised 30 Nov 1786 in Wellgate Park & Breadhaugh being parts of Innerdivot, parish of St Phillans on disp by John Lyon of Kinnaird, 1 Apr 1786. Pr. 36.156 | John Lyon to Thomas Just | 19 Dec 1786 | 161, 162 | sasine extract |
| 1789.02290 | Robert Lindsay, son of James Earl of Balcarres, seised 20 Jul 1789 - half of Samfoord & salmon fishing in River Tay called Broadheugh, barony Naughton - on ch. by Alexander Duncan of St Fort, 20 Apr 1789 | St Fort (Alexander Duncan) to Robert Lindsay | 1 Aug 1789 | 385 | |
| 1789.02407 | John Berry of Bogie & Inverdovat seised 17 Nov 1789 the tenandry of Inverdovat under exceptions; pts of Causewayhead, & salmon fishings in Tay - under burden of £14000 to John Lyon of Kinnaird - on ch resig. G. S. 20 Dec 1788 | to John Berry | 22 Dec 1789 | 211, … | |
| 1790.02527 | half of St Fort | 1790 | 385 | ||
| 1790.02619 | St Fort to Robert Stewart | St Fort to Robert Stewart | 1790 | 385 | |
| 1790.02620 | St Fort to Robert Stewart | St Fort to Robert Stewart | 1790 | 385 | |
| 1790.02622 | St Fort to Robert Stewart | St Fort to Robert Stewart | 1790 | 385 | |
| 1791.02818 | Alexander Syme of Woodhaven seised 11 March 1791 in Flasshill called Harlawshiels; Woodhaven with port & harbour thereof; & salmon fishings in Tay under burden of £200 to spouse Alison Gray on disp by said William Syme 21 Jun 1787 | William Syme to Alexander Syme | 7 May 1791 | ||
| 1791.03001 | St Fort - liferent annuity to spouse | liferent annuity to spouse | 1791 | 385 | |
| 1795.04273 | Ann Lumsden, relict of Peter Kid, merchant, Dundee, seised 22 Aug 1795 the 3 mills of Seamills of Inverdivot; pts of Inverdivot; & park called Woodmuir Park of Inverdivot - in security of £800 on bond & disp by William Gordon, vintner, Dundee. 16 May 1795. GR.547.102 | loan by Ann Lumsden | 27 Aug 1795 | 196, & others | sasine extract |
| 1795.04276 | Scotscraig - incl. Craighead, Newport, Waterstonebrook, Pluck-the-Craw, the Holls, … etc | 31 Aug 1795 | |||
| 1800.05640 | John Berry, Tayfield gets resig ad rem 18 Jul 1800 of an acre of land with the houses thereon on the S side of the water of Tay on proc resig in disp by Agnes Rae daughter of James Rae, vintner, Woodhaven, 7 Nov 1796. Pr.51.369 | Agnes Rae to Berry | 21 Jul 1800 | sasine extract | |
| 1800.05642 | William Berry, Tayfield seised in Inverdovat or Lighton's Lands on ch resig G. S. 5 Jul 1800 | to William Berry | 21 Jul 1800 | ||
| 1800.05723 | Trs of Ann Lumsden, relict of Peter Kid, merchant, Dundee, seised 11 Oct 1800 in (1) the 3 mills of Seamills of Inverdivot; (2) pts of Inverdivot; & (3) park called Woodmuir Park of Inverdivot - in security of £800 on bond & disp by William Gordon, vintner, Dundee to said Ann Lumsden, 16 May 1795 - on disp & settlement by her 20 Jun 1799 (see 4273). GR.624.46 | Ann Lumsden loan to Trs | 23 Oct 1800 | 196, & others | sasine extract |
| 1801.05994 | Half of St Fort to Archibald Campbell Stewart | St Fort to Archibald Campbell Stewart | 1801 | 385 | |
| 1802.06288 | John Stein sen of Kennetpans seised 21 Sep 1802 a pce grnd at Newport on feu ch by John Hay of Newport, consent of Sophia Kircaldie, his mother. PR.53.499 | John Hay to John Stein sen | 4 Nov 1802 | 188 | sasine extract |
| 1803.06406 | William Dalgleish younger of Scotscraig gets ren 24 Jan 1803 by Thomas Just feuar & mason in Justfield in ground of Causewayhead - of a servitude of casting, winning & away taking of peats out of Meikle & Little Craigmyres being parts of Causewayhead, parish of Forgan. Pr.54.215 | Scotscraig gets ren of servitude by Thomas Just | 10 Mar 1803 | ||
| 1803.06515 | William Gordon of Woodhaven gets resig ad rem 5 Jul 1803 of Flasshill called Harlowshiels & salmon fishing in Tay belonging thereto; town & lands of Woodhaven & harbour thereof & salmon fishings in Tay; on proc resig by himself 5 Jul 1803 | to William Gordon | 8 Jul 1803 | ||
| 1803.06516 | William Gordon as heir to William Gordon late of Woodhaven, his father, seised 5 Jul 1803 in Flasshill called Harlowshiels & salmon fishing in Tay belonging thereto; town & lands of Woodhaven & harbour; & salmon & other fishings in Tay under burden of £400, £1400 & £3300 on disp by Alexander Syme late of Woodhaven to William Gordon sen, 8 Nov 1794, & ret gen serv 18 Jan 1803 | Alexander Syme to William Gordon sen to William Gordon jun | 8 Jul 1803 | ||
| 1803.06578 | William Gordon of Woodhaven, son & heir of William Gordon of Woodhaven, gets ren 27 Sep 1803 by Alexander Syme, late of Woodhaven now merchant London, of Flasshill called Harlowshiels & others & of £700, part of £3300 in disp by Alexander Syme to William Gordon sen 8 Nov 1794 (see 6516) | part of Alexander Syme loan repaid | 28 Sep 1803 | ||
| 1803.06583 | Thomas Just, feuar & mason, Causeyhead as heir to David Just, feuar there, his father, seised 18 Aug 1803 in a portion of land called The Holles or Justfield on the east side of Causeyhead & Innerdovat; and 2 riggs or butts of the lands of Causeyhead, with a piece of land in lieu of servitude of pasturage, etc, on the lands of Causeyhead, & teinds, parish of Forgan on pr cl con by William Dalgleish younger of Scotscraig, 11 Mar 1803. Pr.56.33 | Scotscraig to Thomas Just | 7 Oct 1803 | 166 | |
| 1803.06608 | William Gordon of Woodhaven, son & heir of William Gordon of Woodhaven, gets ren 25 Oct 1803 by surviving tr of Anne Lumsdaine, relict of Peter Kid merchant Dundee, of 2 acres grnd & a field called Woodmuir Park, being pts of Inverdovat; & of £800 in bond & disp by said William Gordon sen to said Anne Lumsdaine 16 May 1795 - restricting the security to the 3 mills of Seamilns of Inverdovat, & others (see 5723) | part of Ann Lumsdaine loan repaid | 14 Nov 1803 | 196, & others | |
| 1803.06624 | Alexander Syme of Woodhaven, son of William Syme of Woodhaven, gets ren 26 May 1792 by tutors & curators of John Syme, son of William Syme, of Harlawshiells & Woodhaven & of £200 in disp & settlement by said William Syme 12 Jun 1787 (see 2818) | Trs John Syme loan repaid | 1 Dec 1803 | ||
| 1803.06625 | Alexander Syme of Woodhaven, son of William Syme of Woodhaven, gets ren 26 May 1792 by William Gordon, vintner Dundee & spouse Susan Syme, of Harlawshiels & Woodhaven & of a provision to said Susan Syme of £200 in disp & settl by William Syme 12 Jun 1787 (see 6624) | William Gordon & Susan Gordon / Syme provision repaid | 1 Dec 1803 | ||
| 1803.06626 | Alexander Syme, merchant London gets ren 21 Nov 1803 by his sister Anne Syme daughter of William Syme of Woodhaven, of Flasshill called Harlowshiells & others & of £200 in disp & settl by William Syme 12 Jun 1787 (see 6625) | Anne Syme loan repaid | 1 Dec 1803 | ||
| 1803.06637 | Archibald Campbell Stewart of St Fort seised 3 Dec 1803 in Flasshill called Harlowshiels with salmon fishing in Tay belonging thereto; town & lands of Woodhaven & harbour thereof & salmon & other fishings in Tay; Park or field of Woodmuir, pt of Inverdovat with salmon fishings to W of Newport Pier; & 2 acres of Inverdovat … under burden of (1) £400 in bond by William Gordon, late of Woodhaven, to Alison Greig relict of William Syme of Woodhaven liferent, & Alexander Syme merchant Dundee now London in fee, 8 Nov 1794; (2) £2600 (balance of £3300) bond by William Gordon to Alexander Syme, 8 Nov 1794; (3) £1400 in bond by Alexander Syme to William Dingwall of Bruckley 2 Nov 1791; on disp by William Gordon Woodhaven & others, 16 / 18 Nov 1803 (see 6578) | William Gordon to Archibald Campbell Stewart, St Fort | 17 Dec 1803 | 385, 196 | sasine extract |
| 1806.07459 | John Hay formerly at Newport now at Woodmuirhouse seised 25 June 1806 pts of tenandry of Inverdovat with the toft & coat houses to the eastward of the King's highway leading to Newport (except the hill above the cottar town of Inverdovat, whole of North Common as enclosed with the Loaning leading thereto, piece of ground formerly part of John Hay's feu, & ground called Youngsdale, piece of ground called the Toftlaw, & the unlaboured land on the Kiln Burn stripe), parish of Forgan … in security of £3600 - on bond & disp by John Berry, Tayfield & William Berry, WS, his son. 10 & 11 June 1806. GR757.19 | loan by John Hay | 3 Jul 1806 | 210 | |
| 1807.07650 | John Berry of Tayfield gets resig ad rem of town & lands of Newport consisting of 5 acres; 1.5 acres of land at Inverdovat; barren ground between the King's Highway on S & R Tay on N including the rock opposite to said lands of Newport, & rocks & lands within the flood mark opposite Newport, & piers & harbours built thereon … on proc resig in disp by Suffia Kirkaldie, relict of John Hay of Newport, & John Hay their son, Sept 17, 1806 | Suffia Kirkaldie & John Hay to Berry | 12 Mar 1807 | ||
| 1807.07651 | John Berry of Tayfield gets resig ad rem of the 3 mills of Sea Mills of Inverdovat with the Den & Den lands & lands, houses & yards, being parts of Inverdovat under burden of £800 in bond & disp by William Gordon of Woodhaven to Anne Lumsdaine, relict of Peter Kid, merchant, Dundee May 16, 1795 .. On proc resig in disp by William Gordon son of said William Gordon 25 Oct 1803. (see 6608) GR779.222 | William Gordon to Berry | 12 Mar 1807 | ||
| 1810.08583 | John Rogers farmer Northfield, heir to John Rogers formerly shoemaker Dundee his father, seised field of land of old called North Common, pt of Inverdovat, with salmon & other fishings in Tay on pr cl con by John Berry, Tayfield, Nov 1809 | Tayfield to John Rogers | 8 Jan 1810 | 209 | |
| 1810.08703 | Thomas Kerr, Grange, Monifieth seised pts of Tenandry of Innerdovat in security of £3600 in bond & disp by John Berry & William Berry to John Hay residing Woodmuirhouse Jun 1806 - on disp & assig by him 15 May 1810. (see 7459) | Hay loan transferred to Thomas Kerr | 23 May 1810 | 210 | |
| 1812.09443 | Henry Wedderburn of Wedderburn & Birkhill as heir to Alexander Wedderburn, his brother, seised … Mains of Birkhill …; Wormet with the Mill & Milllands thereof, & salmon fishings of Wormei called Longcraig; & 7 acres of land contiguous to said Mill of Wormet, pt of Dominical lands of Naughton, barony of Naughton - on ch resid G S to said Alexander Wedderburn Jun 1806; disp & taillie by him May 1803, & ret gen serv Sep 1811 | Alexander Wedderburn to Henry Wedderburn | 18 May 1812 | 395 | |
| 1813.09778 | David Kerr, Grange, Monifieth as heir to Thomas Kerr his father, seised pts of Tenandry of Inverdovat in security £3600 in bond & disp by John & William Berry to John Hay at Woodmuir House Jun 1806 - on ch conf & pr cl con by John Berry Dec 1812 (see 8703) | Thomas Kerr loan transferred to David Kerr | 1 May 1813 | 210 | |
| 1813.09912 | George Just, mason, Tayside by Woodhaven, seised 18 Sep 1813 square pce grnd & ho t/on pt of Wellgate Park in lands of Inverdovat - on disp by Thomas Just of Justfield, Fife, his father, 10 Apr 1812. | Thomas Just to George Just | 23 Sep 1813 | 87, 161 | |
| 1814.10026 | George Johnston, farmer, Little Inch, Balmerino seised 22 Dec 1813 square pce grnd & ho t/on pt of Wellgate Park in lands of Inverdovat -in security of £120 on bond & disp by George Just, mason, Tayside by Woodhaven, 10 Dec 1813 | loan by George Johnston | 21 Jan 1814 | 87 | |
| 1815.10426 | Trs of late James Douglas of Edenside, Major E I Co Serv on the Bombay Establishment, seised … Scotscraig … Sandyhills … pts of land of Innerdivot commonly called town & land of Causeyhead & Laverocklaw, town & lands of Den of St Foord, lands of Craighead, a field & pce of grnd on S side of R Tay called Fish House land cut & inclosed by a wall & ditch possessed by John Morrison innkeeper Newport of Dundee, 6 rigs of land on E side of said Newport, the houses & yards of the skippers, & the ho, land & yd in the Newport of Dundee, the lands of Waterston Crook, that grnd with the crofts & yards at the side of the Dundee Waterside, houses & yds on E side of said Newport, 1.5 acres of land called the Holls - pt of the lands of Causeyhead, & pce of grnd called Pluck-the-Craw, with the common pasture on N & S sides or pts of the Commons of Innerdivot & Sclatesmuir, with the salmon fishings belonging to the said lands called Greenside; an annualrent corresponding to £1000 Scots, payable from the said lands of Innerdivot; other pts of Innerdivot & Bank thereof, with pt of the large common; … in security of £2000 - on bond by William Dalgleish, Scotscraig & James Heriot of Ramornie WS, Dec 1814. | loan by Trs James Douglas to William Dalgleish & James Heriot | 18 Jan 1815 | 166, 283 & others | |
| 1815.10726 | George Greenlaw of Baldastard seised … Scotscraig … Sandyhills … pts of lands of Innerdivot called Laverocklaw otherwise a carucate of land in Fluirs & Croft of Innerdivot; 3 acres land in the Fluirs, & croft in village of Innerdivot; the 10 merk lands of Innerdivot called Frynlaws lands; & the 6 acres of land in town of Innerdivot; pts of Innerdivot & Bank thereof; & pt of the great common - on feu disp by William Dalgleish, Scotscraig. Jun 1815. | William Dalgleish, Scotscraig to George Greenlaw | 7 Sep 1815 | 283 & others | |
| 1815.10730 | George Scott, tailor, Seggieden in Friartown, heir to John Scott, tailor at Reusberry in the grnd of Friartown, thereafter at Seggieden, his father, sesied a pendicle of lands of Over Friartown called Seggieden & houses & yards thereof - on ch conf & pr cl con by Archibald Campbell Stewart of Castlestewart & Saint Ford, consent of his curators, June 1814, Apr 1815 | St Fort to George Scott | 9 Sep 1815 | 172 | |
| 1816.11059 | William Dalgleish, Scotscraig seised … Scotscraig … Sandyhills … pts of lands of Innerdivot called Laverocklaw otherwise a carucate of land in Fluirs & Croft of Innerdivot; 3 acres land in the Fluirs, & croft in village of Innerdivot; the 10 merk lands of Innerdivot called Frynlaws lands; & the 6 acres of land in town of Innerdivot; pts of Innerdivot & Bank thereof; & pt of the great common - on disp by George Greenlaw of Baldastard WS. | George Greenlaw to William Dalgleish, Scotscraig | 15 May 1816 | 283 & others | |
| 1816.11236 | John Berry, Tayfield, purchaser & William Berry, his son, cautioner, get ren by Tr Anne Lumsdaine / Lumsden relict of Peter Kidd, merchant, Dundee - of the 3 mills of Seamills of Inverdivot & others, & of £800 in bond & disp by William Gordon, vintner, Dundee to said Anne Lumsdaine, 16 May 1795 (see 7651) | Anne Lumsden loan repaid | 5 Oct 1816 | ||
| 1817.11404 | … loan by Hugh Hay, Morton to Jean Hay, relict of John Hay, Morton … secured over entailed lands & estate of Morton, parish of Forgan (see v2, 393) | loan by Hugh Hay | 24 Mar 1817 | 220 |
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Abbreviations in the notes
t/on - thereon; t/p - turnpike; dw - dwelling; ho - house; pt - part; pce - piece; grnd - ground; bldg - building; Tr/Trs - Trustee/Trustees; dec - deceased; ... - words omitted; pol - poles; yd - square yards; : - bounded; rd - road; ' - feet; " - inches;
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