Captain Thomas Johnstone of Mains of Bothkennar papers

Primary maker
1. Thomas Johnstone
2. James Russel (snr)
Production date
1666-1859
Description
Inventories, titles, writs, correspondence, legal papers and accounts. These papers relate principally to the Curatory of Thomas Johnstone and to the tenancy of Mains of Bothkennar. The writs include titles to Mains of Bothkennar which was held by the Maisterson family from a crown grant of 1550 until 1709.

Object detail

Department

Archives Collections

Administrative History

Captain Thomas Johnstone lived in Kincardine, Fife and owned Mains of Bothkennar farm, Airth, which he leased to various tenants. In 1835 his daughters, Janet and Elizabeth, applied for a curator bonis to be appointed because he had been admitted to the Glasgow Lunatic asylum. James Russel was appointed curator bonis and the family were clients of Russel & Aitken.

Elizabeth Johnston married Mathew Middlehurst, cabinet maker, Falkirk (see A1863 for the papers of this family).

Record level

Sub-collection

Collection

Johnstone, Captain Thomas of Mains of Bothkennar/Russel & Aitken/Business Group

Primary maker

Thomas Johnstone

James Russel (snr)

Production date

1666-1859

Subject person

Elizabeth Middlehurst

Subject place

Mains of Bothkennar/Airth area

Measurements

7 items

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Restriction

Open - no restriction on access

Accession number

A1829

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Group record

Accession number: A664 Record level: Collection Name/title: Russel & Aitken records Production date: 1493-1993 See full details

Member records

Accession number: A1829.007 Record level: Item Name/title: Accounts - Estate of Captain Thomas Johnston of Mains Production date: 1835-1852 See full details

Accession number: A1829.003 Record level: Item Name/title: Curatory & Tenancy Papers Production date: 1836-1840 See full details

Accession number: A1829.005 Record level: Item Name/title: Papers on sale of Mains of Bothkennar Production date: 1852-1859 See full details

Accession number: A1829.004 Record level: Item Name/title: Curatory and tenancy papers Production date: 1841-1850 See full details

Accession number: A1829.006 Record level: Item Name/title: Mains of Bothkennar accounts and fue duty receipts Production date: 1841-1849 See full details

Accession number: A1829.002 Record level: Item Name/title: Papers on Mains of Bothkennar and curacy of Thomas Johnston Production date: 1821-1840 See full details

Accession number: A1829.001 Record level: Item Name/title: Titles of Mains of Bothkennar Production date: 1666-1815 See full details

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