Sasine Abridgements : The Basic Types
| Transaction | Date | Abridgement text | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creation & sale of original feu | pre-1869 (buyer first, seller last) | Robert Berry, residing Maryton, seised 41 falls 31 ells grnd pt of Seacraig in Maryton on feu ch by Robert Dalgleish, Scotscraig | Robert Dalgleish of Scotscraig sells to Robert Berry, who resides in Maryton, a plot measuring 41 falls 31 ells which is part of the area called Seacraig and now part of Maryton.--- seised = took possession of;--- on feu ch = having been given a charter with the feu | 1826.03335 |
| Creation & sale of original feu | from 1869 (seller first, buyer last) | Feu ch by Jane Fraser / Stewart to George Clark MA, headmster of the Westend Academy, Dundee of 48 pol, : N by 25' road, pt of Woodmuir Park | Jane Fraser or Stewart of St Fort sells to George Clark, MA, headmaster of the Westend Academy, Dundee, a plot of land measuring 48 poles, bounded on the north by a road 25 feet wide, part of Woodmuir Park.--- feu ch by = a charter with the feu is given by | 1880.05899 |
| Sale of property | pre-1869 (buyer first, seller last) | James Ronald & spouse Jessie Knox seised fee & liferent 2 pieces grnd, lots 8 & 9 on plan of Maryton, 1 rood 30 falls 34 ells & houses etc t/on on disp by Charles William Boase & spouse Helen Lindsay | Charles William Boase and his wife Helen Lindsay sell to James Ronald and his wife Jessie Knox 2 pieces of land totalling 1 rood 30 falls 34 ells, with houses on them, marked as lots 8 & 9 on a feuing plan of Maryton. James Ronald owns the property and his wife has the use of it as long as she is alive.--- seised fee & liferent = took possession of, James Ronald owns the property (in fee) and his wife has the use of it as long as she is alive (liferent);--- on disp by = on a disposition (sale) by | 1857.00720 |
| Sale of property | from 1869 (seller first, buyer last) | Disp by Alexander Robertson plasterer to David Rodger, tea merchant Dundee of 22 pol 19 yd, : S by Kirk Road, : N by proposed 22' street, pt of Woodmuir Park | Alexander Robertson, a plasterer, sells to David Rodger, a tea merchant in Dundee, a plot of land measuring 22 poles 19 sq. yds, with Kirk Road on its south side and a proposed street 22 feet wide on its north, a part of Woodmuir Park. (No mention of whether a house has been built or not, but assume nothing).--- disp by = on a disposition (sale) by | 1886.00458 |
| Death of owner, the executors take possession | Not Instr Trs deceased Robert Cowie of pce grnd, : S by t/p to Woodhaven with 108' frontage, : N by high water mark, & dw ho t/on, the W-most pt of Pluck-the-Crow, pt of Tayfield | Robert Cowie has died and his trustees (executors) have claimed the property while they consider its future. The property lies between the river and the turnpike road to Woodhaven, extends for 108 feet along the road, has a house on it, and is the furthest west part of Pluck-the-Crow, which is part of Tayfield.--- Not Instr Trs deceased R C of = Trustees of R C hold the property by means of a notarial instrument (document sworn in front of a notary) | 1882.01561 | |
| Loan secured on the property | pre-1869 (lender first, property owner last) | Peter Geekie gets bond & disp £350 by George Just over 27 falls 33 ells & ho etc t/on, part of croft of Broadhaugh | The owner of the property (George Just) gets a loan of £350 from Peter Geekie, secured over the property - 27 falls 33 ells and house etc, part of the croft of Broadhaugh.--- gets bond & disp £350 by = receives an obligation to repay £350 ( + interest not stated) using the property as security | 1850.03286 |
| Loan secured on the property | from 1869 (property owner first, lender last) | Bond £500 & disp by James Brown builder to Isabella Stewart / Malcolm, Lochee, widow, of pce grnd & dw ho, the 2nd south from Wester Bogie Place, on E side of Kilnburn Place, 28' frontage, pt of 252.33 pol of Kilnburn Field | The owner of the property (James Brown, builder) gets a loan of £500 from Isabella Stewart or Malcolm, Lochee, widow, secured over the property - a piece of ground & dwelling house, the 2nd south from Wester Bogie Place, on the east side of Kilnburn Place, with a 28' frontage on the street, part of a bigger plot of 252.33 poles of the Kilnburn Field.--- bond £500 & disp by J B = J B gives an obligation to repay £500 ( + interest not stated) using the property as security | 1880.06421 |
| Loan repaid | pre-1840s (property owner first, lender last) | Robert Dalgleish, Scotscraig gets ren by Mary Campbell relict of Neil MacGibbon, Glassvar of … Scotscraig … pts of Laverocklaw, Fluirs of Innerdivot, 10 merk lands … 6 acres of land … & pt of Common of Innerdivot & of £5000 in bond & disp by William Dalgleish 16 Mar 1827 (see 3556) | Robert Dalgleish of Scotscraig repays the £5000 loan by Mary Campbell, widow of Neil McGibbon of Glassvar, which was held over parts of Scotscraig estate including parts of Laverocklaw, the Fluirs of Innerdivot, 10 merk lands … 6 acres of land … & part of the Common of Innerdivot. The loan was taken out by William Dalgleish and was registered in the sasines on 16 Mar 1827. Cross-reference given to original loan (1827.03556).--- gets ren by = gets the property back from (renunciation) | 1829.05174 |
| Loan repaid | post-1840s (lender first, property owner last) | William Sturrock grants disch of bond & disp (17 Mar 1857) £100 by John Just & spouse Barbara Clark & declares lot 16 of Woodmoor Park (50.5 pol) & ho t/on disburdened (see 00811) | William Sturrock acknowledges repayment of the loan (details given to determine the correct loan: registered in the sasine registers on 17 Mar 1857, for £100) and returns the property (lot 16 on a plan of Woodmoor Park, area 50.5 poles with a house on it) to its owners John Just & his wife Barbara Clark. Cross-reference given to original loan (1857.00811).--- grants disch of bond & disp = declares the loan repaid;--- declares ... disburdened = frees the property from being used as security | 1858.01613 |
| Loans could be bought, sold and inherited. The interest & capital sum become payable to the purchaser / inheritor. This is a loan being taken over by another party. | pre-1869 (new owner of the loan first, property owner second, original lender third) | 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) | John and William Berry took out a loan of £3600 in Jun 1806 from John Hay, residing in Woodmuirhouse, using parts of the estate of Tayfield as security. On 15 May 1810 John Hay sold the loan to Thomas Kerr of Grange, Monifieth. Cross reference to original loan (1806.07459).--- seised = took possession of;--- in security of £3600 in bond & disp by = receives an obligation to repay £3600 ( + interest not stated) using the property as security;--- on disp & assig by him = on sale or transfer by | 1810.08703 |
| Loans could be bought, sold and inherited. The interest & capital sum become payable to the purchaser / inheritor. This is a loan being taken over by another party. | from 1869 (original lender first, new owner of the loan second, property owner third ) | Assig by Elizabeth Bell / Fyffe, Broughty Ferry ... to Duncan McLachlan, Beech [sic] Cres, Broughty Ferry of bond (13 Jul 1880) £300 by Alexander Robertson plasterer Newport over 27 pol 10 yd & semi-detached dw ho t/on in Wellgate Park, : N by 20' street | Alexander Robertson, plasterer, took out a loan of £300, registered on 13 Jul 1880, from Elizabeth Bell or Fyffe of Broughty Ferry, using the property (27 poles 10 sq yds with a semi-detached house on it, the land is bounded on the north by a 20 feet wide street and is part of Wellgate Park) as security. The loan has been taken over by Duncan McLachlan of Beech Cresc., Broughty Ferry.--- assig by = disposal by | 1881.005043 |
| Property passed to heir of owner | pre-1869 (heir first, previous owner of property second, feudal superior third) | 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 | John Rogers, farmer, son of John Rogers, shoemaker, Dundee, takes over a field previously called North Common, part of Inverdovat, with its salmon and other fishings in the River Tay, on being issued with a new feu charter by John Berry, Tayfield, the superior in Nov 1809.--- seised = took possession of;--- on pr cl con by JB = on precept of clare constat by JB = JB acknowledges it 'clearly appears' that JR is the son and heir and orders a new sasine to be given to him | 1810.08583 |
| Property passed to heir of owner | from 1869 (feudal superior first, heir second, previous owner of property third) | Writ of cl con by John Berry, Tayfield to Andrew Watson Smith cabinet maker Dundee as heir of father Andrew Smith upholsterer there in 7 falls grnd & dw ho t/on on N side of road leading W from Newport Ferry Pier in tenandry of Tayfield | Andrew Watson Smith, cabinet maker, Dundee is the heir of his father Andrew Smith, upholsterer, Dundee and takes over the property (7 falls of ground with a dwelling house on the north side of the turnpike leading west from Newport Ferry Pier, part of Tayfield estate), on being issued with a new sasine by John Berry of Tayfield, the superior.--- Writ of cl con by = writ of clare constat by = JB acknowledges it 'clearly appears' that AWS is the son and heir and orders a new sasine to be given to him | 1873.02145 |
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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