Forbes of Callendar Papers
Primary maker
Forbes of Callendar
Production date
1531-1974
Description
Correspondence, legal papers, accounts and estate papers of William Forbes and his descendants. Includes correspondence on coppersmith business in London, purchase and re-furbishment of Callendar House and estates, personal and family matters, Earlstoun and Sanquhar estates, plans of estates and houses, contracts, account books, letters, press cuttings, public notices relating to Callendar House and estate, let of lands, agriculture and household accounts, copies of inventories, rent of property, wine cellar lists. Includes records of individual family members, music book of Lady Louisa (d. 1841) and large collection of plans of estates and Callendar House Also includes papers relating to poor relief, mining, Falkirk heritors and two electoral rolls.
The bulk of the records (A727 - 28m) were transferred from the Scottish Record Office in 1994.
Object detail
There have been six successive William Forbes of Callendar: William (1743-1815); William (1806-1855); William (1833-1871); Charles William (1871-1948); William Dudley Henry Charles (1902-1977) and William Frederick (b. 1933).
Callendar House was part of Callendar Estates until 1963 when it was sold along with part of the surrounding parkland to Falkirk Town Council. Another part of the surrounding parkland was transferred in 2000 to a consortium led by the Forestry Commission as part of the Millenium Forest.
You can also see a catalogue of the items in this collection on our website. http://www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/heritage/archives/finding-aids/forbes.aspx
The catalogue is in 28 parts with an introduction.
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