The west of Scotland in historyРипол Классик, 2012 - History "Originally written as a series of independently standing articles, these essays present studies of families or events which took place in "the west of Scotland." Among the families are: Corehouse and the Cranstouns, Auchinleck and the Boswells, the Mures of Caldwell, Cathcart and Its Earls, the Steuarts of Coltness and Allanton, Andrew Stuart of Torrance and Castlemilk, Carnwath and the Lockharts of Lee, Dalrymple and the Stairs, Kelburne, Hawkhead, and the Earls of Glasgow (Boyle), Dundonald and Its Earls, Coilsfield and the Montgomerys, the Lockharts of Milton-Lockhart, Ardgowan: the Stewarts and Shaw-Stewarts, Pollok and the Maxwells, the MacGregors and the Colquhouns, the Grahams of Montrose, Cumbernauld House and the Flemings, the Spreulls of Glasgow, and the Fullartons of Fullarton. There are a wide range of articles included as well on such topics as Queen Mary, Renfrewshire witches, Galloway, the Herries peerage case, St. Columba, and the Scots."--Container insert. |
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Page 32
... Baron's son, Colonel William, recorded in his journal that he remembered going to see the Chateau de Sceaux, belonging to the Count d'Eu, a descendant of Louis XIV., almost a rival to Versailles at the time, but plundered and destroyed ...
... Baron's son, Colonel William, recorded in his journal that he remembered going to see the Chateau de Sceaux, belonging to the Count d'Eu, a descendant of Louis XIV., almost a rival to Versailles at the time, but plundered and destroyed ...
Page 33
... Baron only a few months, but sufficiently long to deplore “as a loss irreparable the death of the oldest and best friend I had in the world ;" adding, “ I should be inconsolable, did I not see an event approaching which reduces all ...
... Baron only a few months, but sufficiently long to deplore “as a loss irreparable the death of the oldest and best friend I had in the world ;" adding, “ I should be inconsolable, did I not see an event approaching which reduces all ...
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... Baron Mure, who died the preceding 5th March. ' When Baron Mure retired from Parliament to ascend the Exchequer Bench in 1761, he was succeeded in the representation of Renfrewshire, at the general election of that year, by Patrick ...
... Baron Mure, who died the preceding 5th March. ' When Baron Mure retired from Parliament to ascend the Exchequer Bench in 1761, he was succeeded in the representation of Renfrewshire, at the general election of that year, by Patrick ...
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... BarOn More in 1773 from designs by Robert Adam. YOHN GLASSFORD 0F DOUGALSTONE. ALONG with William Cunningham of Lainshaw, James Ritchie of Busby, and Alexander Speirs of Elderslie, each to be noticed on another occasion, John Glassford ...
... BarOn More in 1773 from designs by Robert Adam. YOHN GLASSFORD 0F DOUGALSTONE. ALONG with William Cunningham of Lainshaw, James Ritchie of Busby, and Alexander Speirs of Elderslie, each to be noticed on another occasion, John Glassford ...
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... Baron Mure, Glassford expressed a hope that when the Baron came to Glasgow the Canal scheme might be a little riper for judging as to the expediency of taking any concern with others in carrying out the project. “I hope then to have the ...
... Baron Mure, Glassford expressed a hope that when the Baron came to Glasgow the Canal scheme might be a little riper for judging as to the expediency of taking any concern with others in carrying out the project. “I hope then to have the ...
Contents
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CUMBERHAULD Hovsn AND THE ELPHINSTONES | 195 |
GLASGOW CHAMBER or COMMERCE | 206 |
OLD GLASGOW HOUSES | 213 |
THE SPREULLS 0F GLASGOW | 221 |
ANDREW MELVILLE IN Gmscow | 227 |
GRAHAM OF THE MINT | 238 |
THE RENFREWSHIRE WITCHES | 278 |
PAISLEY ABBEY _ | 284 |
PAISLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL | 290 |
ALEXANDER WILSON ORNITHOLOGIST | 299 |
TIIII BARNS or AYR | 306 |
THE HERRIES PEERAGE | 315 |
DRUMLANRIG AND THE DOUGLASBS | 324 |
ST COLUMBA I I | 335 |
GENERAL ROY or CARLUKE | 250 |
KILMARNOCK | 256 |
DUMFRIES ROOD FAIR | 265 |
LEADHILLS AND WANLOCK | 343 |
INVERKIP ro Wasr KILBRIDE | 353 |
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Abbey afterwards Alexander Allanton appear appointed Archibald Ardgowan Argyll Ayrshire Baron baronet born brother Buccleuch burgh Burns Campbell Carrick Castle Castlemilk Cathcart Charles charter Church Colonel Colquhoun connection Council Countess Court Court of Session Crawford Cumbernauld Cunningham Darnley David death died Douglas Duke Dumbarton Earl Earl of Dalkeith Earl of Glasgow early Edinburgh eldest father favour field fifth find fine fire first five Fullarton Galloway George Glasgow Graham Greenock Hamilton Herries Highland honours issue James John Glassford John Maxwell Kelburne Kilmarnock King known Lady Laird lands Lockhart Lollard Lord Lord Ross Lordship Macgregors Magistrates Margaret Marquis marriage married Mary mentioned Montrose Motherwell Mure office officer official Paisley Paisley Abbey parish Parliament passed Pollok present Queen records Renfrewshire Robert Royal Scotland Scott Scottish Sir John Sir William Stair Stewart Stirling Stuart succeeded thair volume wife William Mure