John Traill, of Elsness

JOHN TRAILL OF ELSNESS

Marriage

John Traill of Elness, here treated, married Helen Stewart. The marriage was booked on 6 March 1679, at Kirkwall in Orkney, Scotland. [Kirkwall Baptisms]

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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28 January 1686: Summons at instance of John Traill, younger of Elsness, against [blank]. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Scarth Family of Breckness, Orkney, reference GD217/757

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3 July 1696: Copy of crown charter of apprising in favour of John Traill of Elsness in liferent and Patrick Traill his eldest son, of the eighteen pennylands of Housbie and others in the island of Stronsay in Orkney and various lands in Shetland, once belonging to deceased Laurence Sinclair of Brugh, and apprised at the instance of deceased John Boyd, merchant in Edinburgh. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Family of Stirling Home Drummond Moray of Abercairny, reference GD24/1/995

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21 March 1700: Summons at instance of Mr. Alexander Pitcairne, late minister at Southronaldsha and Birray, against John Traill of Elsnes, for payment of teinds. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Scarth Family of Breckness, Orkney, reference GD217/816

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1709: Admiralty Court : Precept of Admiral, John Traill of Elsness to John Stewart of Brugh. Paper relating to cargo of beer on the Norwegian ship ?Anna? of Pittenwin and four additional papers relating to the same. National Recors of Scotland, Kirkwall Sheriff Court, Admiralty Court of Orkney processes etc, reference SC11/62/1/6

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2 April 1722: Letter, J. McLeod and Alexander Hay, Edinburgh, to John Stewart of Burgh, John Traill of Elsness, Patrick Grahame of Grameshall, John Coventry of Newwork, provost of Kirkwall, Magnus Masson, merchant in Kirkwall, David Traill of Kirkness, George Traill, Chamberlain of Orkney, and David Traill of Midgarth, concerning submission, dated 19 March 1722, by George Baikie, younger of Tankerness, for himself and George Baikie of Tankerness, his father, and James Fea of Clestron for himself and Janet Buchanan, his spouse, heir apparent to deceased Thomas Buchanan of Sandsyde, as to marches of lands belonging to them and rights of servitude thereon. Papers of the family of Fea of Clestrain, Orkney, reference GD31/193

Genealogy

Northern Skies: Traill Genealogy

JOHN TRAILL

John Trail is the son of Patrick Traill of Elsness and his wife Elspeth Pottinger. He was born before 26 July 1657, the date upon which his baptism was registered at Kirkwall in Orkney, Scotland. Kirkwall Baptismal Records