: SCOTTISH RECORD SOCIETY. INDEX TO GENEALOGIES, BIRTHBRIEFS AND FUNERAL ESCUTCHEONS BEGOBDED IJ\' THE LYOX OFFICE. BY FRANCIS J. GRANT, W.S. ROTHESAY HERALD AND LYON CLERK. EDINBURGH PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY BY JAMES SKINNER & COMPANY, EDINBURGH ! PRINTED BY JAMES SKINNER AND COMPANY. — 1403857 PREFACE. The various Records, whose contents are indexed in the list now printed, may be divided into three divisions— Genealogies, Birthbriefs and Funeral Escutcheons. The first consists of the Official Register of all Genealogies and Birthbriefs in Scotland, which commences on 3rd Decem- ber 1727. Volume I. ends on 15th January 1796 and Volume TIL begins 1 6th August 1827 and is continued to date. Volume II. is not now in existence, if indeed it ever existed at all. It is not mentioned in an inventory of the Lyon Office Records in 181 9, but several pedigrees, which were intended to be recorded in it, are still preserved in draft in what is called the "Arboretum" or "collection of trees." The names of those as well as others, not now in the Lyon Office though the fees for recording them are entered in the cash book, have been added to the list. These volumes are referred to as G. I., 11. and III. The Birthbriefs and Funeral Escutcheons give the names and in many instances the arms of the parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and great-great-grand- parents, of the person in whose favour they were granted or of the deceased, whose hatchment was, by warrant of the Lord Lyon, painted and placed over the door of his mansion or burial place. These records, which are intermixed, are contained in fourteen volumes and are referred to as follows, the references being the numbers of the manuscript in the Lyon Office Catalogue : 8. Large folio containing 43 Birthbriefs and Funeral Escutcheons at beginning and 4 at end, 1697-1754. 9. Large folio containing 237 Funeral Escutcheons collected by Roderick Chalmers, Ross Herald (i 724-1 746), and another commencing 2nd August 1724 and ending 1766 contain the seize quartiers of the deceased, but no pedigree. 10. Small folio, formerly in four books, containing 326 Birthbriefs and Funeral Escutcheons. 11. Small folio containing 296 Birthbriefs and Funeral Escutcheons. 12. Small folio containing 82 Funeral Escutcheons, 1720-1732, copied from No. 9 and not indexed separately. 13. Small folio containing 130 Funeral Escutcheons, 1697-17 18. 14. Small folio containing (first) 90 Birthbriefs, mostly foreign ; and (second) 40 Birthbriefs, a number of pen and ink sketches of armorial bearings, and ending with the Funeral Escutcheon of David, Earl of Leven and Melville i860. Preface. 15. Medium folio entitled "Manuscript Genealogies," containing 213 Birthbriefs of the peers of Scotland and others, ending 1756. 32. A volume, which belonged to Joseph Stacey, Ross Herald (1663- 1686), containing 184 Birthbriefs. 34. A thin volume containing 39 notices of the orders and ceremonies of funerals during the seventeenth century. 112. An unbound collection of Birthbriefs, 58 in number, 1684. L. Quarto volume containing pen and ink sketches by Henry Fraser, Ross Herald 1 687-1 724, for Funeral Escutcheons, with 13 Birthbriefs at the end. Only these latter are indexed here. P. The Lyon's Register of Processions, Letters of Precedency, Testifi- cates and Forfaultures 1679, with 23 Funeral Escutcheons at the end. The information given in these records in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries must be accepted with caution by the genealogist. The ancestral tables in many cases have been written down by the Herald Painters from persons whose knowledge was incomplete or inaccurate. The records contain many blanks in the names and dates, which have been supplied from other sources. This information is given in square brackets. 2 INDEX TO GENEALOGIES, BIRTHBRIEFS AND FUNERAL ESCUTCHEONS, RECORDED IN THE LYON OFFICE. Abercorn, James, Earl of, who died at Monktoune, in the sheriffdom of Aire, upon Monday, [23] day of March, and was brought quietly to Paisley till the day of his burial, quhilk was one Saturday, the 29 April 1618, was honourably buried and caryed from the Abbay furth at the foar gate round about eastward to the kirk, and there put in the isle prepared for his resett. lie was but of the age of 43 years, and left his wife and 10 children behind him 32-166, 34-21 „ Marion Boyd, Countess of, who deceased at the Cannongate upon Sunday, the 26 August, and the next night thereafter she was privately convoyed by her son the Earl, ye Mr., Sir Claud, Alexander, her youngest son, and sundry other friends to Paisley, and thereafter was buried in the Abbay Kirk there upon Thursday, the 13 of September 1632 34-58 Abercrombie, George of Tullibody, died without issue, July 1699, son of Thomas Abercrombie of Shieth, and a daughter of Meldrum of Logic 13-22, P. 20 Aberdeen, William, Earl of, died at Edinburgh, 30 March 1745 Q-'S^, 15-10 Aboyne, Charles Gordon, Earl of, espoused Lady Lyon, daughter to the Earl of Strathmore 13-49, 32-145 „ Charles [3rd] Earl of, married [Grace] a daughter to George Lockhart of Carnwath 15-1 i „ Countess of, married James, Lord Doun, and died November 1738 9-80 Afferia, Sir Joseph, Knight, Portuguese Ambassador, 1684 14-6 Agnew, Mrs. Philadelphia, married [Sir William] Lockhart, eldest son to Sir James L. of Carstairs, died at Lockhart Hall, January 1754. Daughter of Major Agnew, and Margaret, daughter of Thomas Wilkyson 8-40, 9-179 „ Robert Vans, of Sheuchan and Barnbarroch 14- 11 „ Sir Robert, of Lochnaw, 9 June 1702 13-51 „ William, of Castle wigg 9-120 Aikenhead, Sir Patrick, of that Ilk, commissar clerk of Edinburgh, interred in the Greyfriars, 20 December 1698, son of Da\id A. of that Ilk, and Anna, daughter to Sir John Hay of Lands, Lord Clerk Register 13-14, 32-8 Aikman, Mr. William of Cairnie, advocate, married Margaret Clark, daughter to John C. of Peniecook, and Mary Gray, daughter to Sir William Gray, and hath issue 10-152, 11-3, ri-267, 15-135, 32-5 Ainslie, General Charles Philip de, son of Colonel Charles Philip Ainslie, A 2 Index to Genealogies, Birthbriefs and 4th Dragoons, and Mary Anne, daughter of James Atkinson. Genealogy, 15 February 1883 G. III. '^y^ Ainslie, George, of Pilton. Genealogy, 14 January 1765 G. I. 109 „ Lieut. -General George Robert, son of Sir Philip Ainslie of Pilton, Knight, and Elizabeth, 5th daughter of John, 12th Lord Gray. Genealogy, 26 January 1836 G. IIL 8 „ Sir Philip, of Pilton 14-140 „ Philip, George, Robert, Elizabeth, Christian, Jean, Penelope and Gratiana, children of George Ainslie of Pilton, and his wife, Jean, daughter of Sir Philip Anstruther of Anstrutherfield, Bart. 8 November 1770, G. L 146 Airly, David, Earl of, married Grizel, daughter of Patrick, Earl of Strathmore, and had issue. 15-12 „ James, Earl of, married [Helen] Ogilvie, daughter to Lord Banff, and hath issue, mother to the present Lady Lindors, James, Earl of A., married [Marie] daughter to Laird of Grant 10-206, 32-303 Aitken, James, Bishop of Galloway, died 15 November 1687, son of James Aitken of Haughtie, and Elizabeth, daughter to Captain Turner 10-7, 1 1-9 Alton, Andrew. See Alexander, Andrew. Albany and York, James, Duke of 14-32 Albemarle, Christopher Monck, Duke of, 1684 112-52 Alexander alias Alton, Andrew, of Kinglassie, son of James Alexander of Kinglassie, and Rachel, daughter of David Aiton of Kinaldie 10-312, 11-7 „ Jean, Lady Lee, died at Lee, May 1750, daughter of Robert A. of Blackhouse 9-174) 15-1 Anguine, Henrick Julius de Burbane, Duke of 14-35 Angus, Rev. George, priest in Holy Orders, Church of Rome, residing at Kensington, son of John Angus, advocate in Aberdeen. Genea- log)') 31 January 1882 G. IH. 32 Annandale, Earl of 34-9 „ James, Marquess of, whose sister-german was Henrietta, married to Charles, first Earl of Hopetoun, died 25 November 1750, and was buried in Abercorn Kirk 15-13 „ William Johnstone, Earl of 32-181 Anstruther, Sir John, of that Ilk. Birthbrief, 10 June 1730 G. I. 7 ,, Sir John of that Ilk, Bart., died at Elie House, 21 September 1753, and was buried 2 October in Ely Church, married Lady Margaret Carmichael, daughter of James, Earl of Hyndford, by whom, John married to Mrs. Janet Fall, daughter of [James] Fall, merchant in Dunbar 8-39, 15-196. „ Sir Philip of that Ilk, son of Sir [Robert] A. and Mary Swift, daughter of Robert, Earl of Carlingford 13-63 „ General Philip, of Ardrie, died at A., 1760, aged 87, and was buried at the Church of Elly 9-201 „ Sir William, one of the Senators of the College of Justice, died in his own lodging at Edinburgh, 24 January 171 1, and was transported from thence to the Tron Church, and lay there till Saturday, 3 February, from thence to his burial place, he was interred in the Abbey Church of Hollyroodhouse, married Lady Helen Hamilton, daughter to the Earl of Haddington, and had issue, Sir John A. of that Ilk, who now succeeds 13-115, 15-140 Arbuthnot, Lady Janet, sister to the present Viscount of A., died at Prestonpans, the day of July 1704, and was interred on the 19 inst. 13-72 Arbuthnott, John, Viscount, married Jean, daughter of William Morison of Prestongrange 15-16 „ Mr. Robert, son of Mr. Alexander A. of Kinghonie, and Margaret, lawful daughter of Mr. John Lamy, Dean of Brechin L. 144 Archer, Captain James Henry Lawrence. Genealogy, 18 September 1867 G. III. 25 Funeral Escutcheons, recorded in the Lyon Office. 3 Argyll, Archibald, 9th Earl of, married first Mary Stewart, daughter to the Earl of Muray, second to Ann, daughter to the Earl of Seaforth, and had no children with her 10-184, 11-181, 32-53 „ Archibald Campbell, loth Earl of, married Elizabeth Talmais, daughter of Sir Lionell T.