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John Rankine
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John Rankine (3) was the eldest son of John Rankine (2) and brother of George, Charles and Robert Rankine. John Rankine spent time in England as an engineer with the Easter Counties Railway Co but by 1840 he was back in Falkirk and soon in severe financial difficulties. He had not other work than managing his properties. He was a heavy drinker and in 1850 he had problems in renewing the licence for the Assembly Rooms, when he undertook to stop public dancing. In 1850 he successfully challenged the terms of his brother, George's will, which named their brothers Robert and Charles (who pre-deceased George) as beneficiaries. The will was deficient in form for Scottish heritable property and therefore John inherited the Scottish heritable property as the eldest brother
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John Heeps
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Mary Walker
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Miss Mary Walker, ( b 10 Sep 1804) was the daughter of William Walker, farmer in Raggieflats or Reddyflats and Jean Kincaid his spouse. Her brother was John Walker (26 Mar 1801 - Dec 1828). She had an illegitimate child and claimed aliment from the family of the deceased William Gibb, farmer at Claret.
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Trustees of John Russel Trust
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These are the trustees of Provost John Russel of Mayfield who is the son of James Russel I of Russel & Aitken.
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Rennie Family
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James Rennie was a Miller and owner of Grahamston Mills. He married Mary Cook, daughter of John Cook. They had three children: John Cook Rennie, who became a grain merchant, Mary Gaff Rennie who married John Russel (later Provost John Russel, of Russel & Aitken), and Margaret Walker Rennie. James Rennie died in 1855 and his widow died in 1874.
His sister, Helen Rennie married Thomas Walker of Cloybank, near Denny, and they had one daughter, Margaret. Thomas Walker died in 1868 after some months of illness and disputes over his executry produced most of the papers in this collection. His nephew in law, Hugh MacPherson of Slafarquhar, farmer and cattle dealer, (husband of Margaret Kirkwood, Thomas’s niece) was Executor Nominate, but Thomas’s widow, Helen, acted against MacPherson’s wishes and Macpherson took out a court action against her. She died in 1869 and her nephew John Cook Rennie of Gowanbank was Executor of her estate. Robert Campbell Writer, Stirling, acted for Hugh MacPherson while Russel & Aitken acted for Helen Walker. There was also a second dispute involving Thomas Walker’s estate. William Harley, another nephew of Helen Walker, looked after Thomas Walker as personal attendant for several months before his death and made a claim on estate for wages. William Harley claimed that Hugh MacPherson of Slafarquhar as Executor Nominate of the deceased Thomas Walker owed and refused to pay him the sum of 23 pounds eight shillings per account. |
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Trustees of John Heugh of Gartcows Trust
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John Campbell
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George Gray MacKay
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Coalmaster
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Trustees of the Dr. John Aitken Trust
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Trustees of John Wilson of South Bantaskine Trust
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John Mitchell
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John Russell
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Lived at one stage in the village of Kingston in the County of Ulster, New York.
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John Scott
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Grocer
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John Clark
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Farmer
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John Aitken
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Son of the deceased John Aitken (Innkeeper) who died in 1845 and executor of his will.
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John Ferguson
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John Ferguson was described as a Builder, in 1829, and as a Machine Maker, and also Smith, in his executry papers. He was also described as a Blacksmith, Change keeper and Innkeeper or Publican. He had premises in Denny.
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John Selby MacKay
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John Selby Mackay, banker and coalmaster in Grangemouth succeeded his grandfather, John Selby, in the office of Collector of canal dues for the Forth and Clyde Canal Company at Grangemouth. John Selby MacKay was also manager of the Grangemouth branch of the Commercial Bank in or before1836. He also became Treasurer and a Director the Grangemouth Gas Company . He was closely involved in Grangemouth Coal Company, Grangemouth Traders Building Company and Grangemouth Towing Company as well as owner of several heritable properties and owner of shares along with his brother, George Gray MacKay, in several ships. He was also collector of subscriptions to the local Volunteer Force from 1860. He was the first Chief Magistrate for Grangemouth, from 1872 to 1878, there being no Provost at the time.
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John Clark
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Trustees of John Thomson Trust
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These are the Trustees of John Thomson (Farmer at Carronflats) who died in 1832
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