Patrick Traill of Elsness

PATRICK TRAILL OF ELSNESS

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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22 February 1666: Marriage contract between James Fea of Claistren and Barbara Traill, eldest daughter of Patrick Traill of Elsnes, with consent of her said father, and of Elizabeth Pottinger, her mother,whereby said James Fea binds himself to infeft said Barbara, in the liferent of the rowm and lands of Stove and manor place thereof, in Island of Sanday National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Family of Fea of Clestrain, reference GD31/133

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28 November 1668: Elsness: Instrument of sasine following on charter, 17 November 1668, by John Grott of Elsnes to Patrick Traill, skipper in Kirkwall of 24d. land of Elsnes, room and lands of ?Ungyesetter, room and lands called Stevin Coats House, mill on ?Brigge between ?Ungyesetter and Hall Oyse, house called Hall Oyse, house and lands called ?Gerrmen 2 mills of Bea and Stulsetter National Records of Scotland, Papers relating to Orkney and Shetland, reference RH9/15/35

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3 April 1675: Contract between George Redland of Redland, younger, eldest son of Thomas Redland of Redland, elder, and Harry Grahame of Brecknes, whereby said George assigns to said Harry, contract of alienation 25 June 1672, between said George and Patrick Traill of Elsness, wadsetting to said Patrick 3d. land of Redland in parish of Stromnes National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Scarth Family of Breckness, Orkney, reference GD217/41

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28 November 1690: Decreet of perambulation following of brieve of perambulation produced by Francis Murray, eldest son of deceased Patrick Murray, writer in Kirkwall, and Arthur Murray, merchant there, tutor sine qua non of said Francis, for perambulation and division of 11 merkland and [blank] cows' worth of land in town of Kirkbuster, pertaining to said Francis, from lands pertaining to Harry Grahame of Breckness, David Covintrie, merchant, burgess in Kirkwall, Nicol, James and George Wishart in Kirkbuster, Andrew Traill, son of deceased Patrick Traill of Elsness and all other heritors, udallers and others (unspecified), with notes for Harry Grahame thereanent [National Records of Scotland, National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Scarth Family of Breckness, Orkney, reference GD217/30

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