Hi Debbie

To Access the record with restricted access you have to first write to

The Registrar

National Register of Archives for Scotland

HM General Register House

Princes Street

Edinburgh   EH1 3YY

who will ask permission of the person to whom the collection belongs.  Since the collection is in the keeping of the National Archives, I think, if permission was given, they would photocopy the record and send it to you.  They normally tell you costs in advance and how to pay.

However, I would hold off at the moment because one of the open records, which I'll look at when I get to Edinburgh is one dated 1825 David Stewart Galbraith v George MacNeal.  For all we know, this may be to do with the same matter, since it is the same person.

Teri

Hi Debbie

I spent some time today in the Mitchell library here in Glasgow going through the sasines for Argyll.  I found several entries for David Stewart Galbraith (or David Steuart Galbreath as it was recorded there!) dating form 1817 to 1852.  My impression of it all, apart from buying properties for himself is that he bought and sold property.  In 1817 he is described as a Writer, Edinburgh but by 1818 he is a Writer, Campbeltown. The term writer means an agent of the bank or underwriter as he is described in the documents in NAS, not an author.  The term Factor Galbraith in AIB Stewart's article refers to his being a house factor as he rented out houses and land to tenants.

 

I wont go through all the entries just the most relevant.  June 11, 1817 D S Galbraith of Lochsannish acquired Dwelling Houses and garden at Lochen, on north west side of Saddell Street, Kirkmichael parish on disposition by Robert  Stewart..  A separate entry fo 1817 shows acquisition of ground commonly called Lochsannish, comprising all the bounds of the siad loch, south of the Lochsannish Canal, Kilmichael and Kilkivan Parish.

 

March 25 1818 records the purchase of 6 merkland of Machrishanish and the north part of piece of ground commonly called Lochsannish, comprising West Machrihanish, East Machrihanish, West Parkfergus, East Parkfergus and Langlands.

 

In the next few years there's a lot of selling and buying of above lands plus the buying then selling of the Mains of Saddell extending to 4 merklands with the mill of Saddell  , land of Ugadale, land of Plock, 2 merkland of Guesdill, 2 merkland of Iffernan and Kilmcihael, land of Bradifernan and 2 merklands of Ugadale with the Castle of Saddell. 7 merklands of Craigs and Barasammell, 3 merkland of Balllicreggan, lands of Colusca, Killean, 2 merkland of Moy and 4 mekrland of Drumoir (Drumore)

 

To be honest there was so much toing and froing of these previous lands I really couldnt make out what he still had and what had been sold!!

 

 

7 October 1824 record sees Daniel Galbreath, Officer of Excise, Arisaig obtaining on 21 September 1824,  part of the merkland of Machrihanish in security of £500 on bond and disposition by David Stewart Galbraith of Machrihanish and Drumoir.

 

Also in 1824 he obtained 3 merklands of Ballicreggan with quarries therof, 4 merklands of Drumoir including superiority lands of Snipefield.

 

More to follow!

Teri

 

 

 

 

Some more records:

 

23 October 1828, David Stewart Galbraith pbtaines Cowdenknows, land of Dalaruan and a pendicle of the 3 merkland of Ballicreggan contiang 14 acres, Moss rooms belonging to tthe tenements in Capbeltown, a piece of ground on the south side of Argyll Street, Campbeltown.

 

More selling of some of previous acquisitions takes place in 1829.

Then purchase of land s of dumore called Snipefield ( earlier bought and sould!0, 5 acres by the water to Campbeltown Milndam, near Kilmichael.  Knockby land and house, Dalaruan land and houses.

 

There is a lull in buying and selling till 24 February 1852:

 

The Edinburgh and Glasgow Bank gets Assignation on 20th and 21st February by the Edinburgh and Leith Bank to Bond and Disposition for £5000 by Lockhart, Hunter and Whitehead as a company and Norman Lockhart, John Hunter Junior and John Whitehead as individual partners thereof by dispostion by D S Galbraith and his Trustees, May 12 and 13th 1843 and to the lands of Craigs and Barraskomill and others burdened therewith.

 

July 24, 1852

The Edinburgh and Glasgow Bank gets Assignation of 3 merklands of Balligreggan and the Quarries and yard, vacant ground and 4 merklands of Drumoir  by disposition  by David Stewart Galbraith on 24 August 1848.

 

You will see by last 2 entries that although sequestration did not take place till 1852 properties were already handed over in 1843 and 1848.

 

Hope this is of use.

Teri

 

 

Hi Debbie

There are some good maps of Kintyre on this website

 

Teri

Hi Debbie

A little more for the tree:

 

Children of Thomas B W  Forster and Emma S Galbraith:

 

Thomas Henry Burton Forster, born December 1850, Bath, Somerset

Emma Judith Mary Forster, born March 1854, Bath, Somerset

 

 

1871 census has Thomas H B Forster as a student at the Military College, Sandhurst.

 

Marriage

Emma Judith Mary Forster married Samuel Hill S Lofthouse in June, 1884 in Bradford West, Wiltshire

 

Death

Emma Judith Mary Lofthouse, maiden surname Forster died June 1885 in Staines, Middlesex

 

I cannot find Thomas H B Forster after 1881 census.  I assume he embarked on his military career and could have gone anywhere.

 

Teri

Hi Debbie

I did notice in the sasines for Argyll that there seemed to be several in 1851 and 1852 records that were banks taking back land from various people.  I dont know if that points to some event that caused a downturn in people's fortunes or if it was a much more frequent occurence than you and i might imagine.  I think, just like today, it would be very easy for people to overextend themselves and it might well be all the property dealings that caused David Stewart Galbraith to come unstuck.  I think the papers in NAS will likely throw light on it.

Teri

Hi Debbie

Firstly, the National Library of Scotland has some really good maps, very old too. If you want to take a look you can find them here:

 

Next, I have the image from the registers at GRO in Edinburgh of the death cert for David Stuart Galbraith.  If you want to email me at [email protected] I will send it to you.  When I go to the records office here in Glasgow, I access the records in Edinburgh as the computer system is linked through to GRO.   I'll certainly do a check for you here in Glasgow for further records when I next visit on 12 May. I've already done a quick look through  the Old Parish Registers (civil registration didnt begin till 1855) and have not found your Galbraiths as yet.  This may well be because the Old Parish Records are Church of Scotland records and, as we know, your Galbraiths may have belonged to a different religious denomination. Certainly the original Stuarts (the royal line of the House of Stuart) were catholic.  The spelling of Stewart as Stuart was because this line were originally french and in french there is no letter 'w'.   You certainly might be able to translate the image of the death cert easier than I as the writing is poor.

Cheers

Teri

Debbie

You'll find quite a bit on the House of Stuart here:

 

 

The history of the clan Stewart here:

 

 

and from Mike the clan Galbraith:

 

Happy reading!

Teri

 

Hi Debbie

I've emailed the death certificate to you.  I'm wondering if it would be worth your while checking with the catholic church in Campebeltown to see if they have any baptismal or marriage records for the Stewarts or Galbraiths.  The churches details are as follows:

 

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Campbeltown	St Kieran
Sunday Masses	Vigil (Sat) 6:30 p.m.; 10:00 a.m.
Holyday of Obligation	10:00 a.m.; 7:00 p.m.
Parish Priest	Rev Mushtaq Azad
	[email protected]
Phone	01586 552160
Address	St Kieran's, 6 St John Street, Campbeltown. PA28 6BQ.

 

I believe some copies of roman catholic records are held in NAS but they have never been indexed and no-one seems to know which parishes or records they cover.

It's just possible the church itself will have the records and might be able to help.

Cheers

Teri

Hi Debbie

No I cant be sure either about religion, apart from Adelaide being a pupil in a convent in Edinburgh (from 1851 census). This was prior to her marriage so it did make me wonder. The other thing, I feel we would find their marriages and baptisms in the old parish records, but so far I havent.  Since the parish records here in the records office are Church of Scotland - the main religion at that time - then it would indicate another religion.  However, I will spend time going through the parish records thoroughly at the records office to see if I can find them.  Other than that, there's nothing definite on religion.

Teri