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Blackadder, William, 1782-1860 (Surveyor, Architect from Glamis, Forfarshire)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: c1782 - 20 October 1860

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Extracts from Geological Works, 1824

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Identifier: Coll-203/A2/3
Scope and Contents

Contains mostly extracts from select Geological Works, and some illustrations. Geological Works referred to include H[ar]burton on some beds of Shell Marle in Scotland; various authors on Bakie including Blackadder, Ogilvie; Humboldt's Personal Narrative. A number of pages blank, paginated.

Dates: 1824

Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from W. Blackadder, November 1827

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Identifier: Coll-203/3/23
Scope and Contents

Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from W. Blackadder regarding diluvium and post diluvium gravels in the Forfar area. He mentions that Mr Stephen has found a fine axe head near Balgavies Loch and remarks that he is glad that Lyell has got Mr Martin enlisted. November 1827.

Dates: November 1827

Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from W. Blackadder, 15 October 1827

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Identifier: Coll-203/3/24
Scope and Contents

Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from William Blackadder on geological matters. He mentions some post diluvium conglomerate found at Glamis gate, discusses the route of the river Nith from its source in the coalfields of Ayrshire to the Solway Firth and remarks that he considers the sweep of diluvium hillocks near Melgund Castle to be the most extraordinary in the country, 15 October 1827.

Dates: 15 October 1827

Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from William Blackadder regarding the geology of Forfarshire, 16 March 1825

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Identifier: Coll-203/3/25
Scope and Contents

Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from William Blackadder discussing various geological matters including the heights of diluvium in the Forfarshire area, the lochs in the Forfarshire area and his suspicions that land near Cortachie had once been a lake, marl deposition in the Forfarshire and Borders areas of Scotland and flints found in Aberdeenshire, 16 March 1825.

Dates: 16 March 1825

Letters from Blackadder, William, of Glamis, to Charles Lyell, 4 September 1826 - 14 February 1859

 File — Box Box 3.1: Series Coll-203/B1
Identifier: Coll-203/B1/15
Scope and Contents Various discussions including: on the Bodden Bess; Daleway and Ridgeway on Terrage; Western Islands; directions to where different layers can be seen in the localities - around Blairgowrie; gravel of the Dighty, erratic blocks on the Sidlaws, distinctions between various parts of Scotland - Carnoustie beds 8 miles from Dundee; of shells in clay 40ft above sea level at Peterhead, raised beach at Barrowstone; on one of Darwin's papers; Lintrathen property and the geology of Forfarshire; Old...
Dates: 4 September 1826 - 14 February 1859

Newspaper cutting from the Scotsman, Verus et Utilis, Rise in the Bed of the Firth of Forth, 3 November 1834

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Identifier: Coll-203/3/14
Scope and Contents

Printed article concerning the discovery and distribution of oyster shells near the banks of the river Forth, Edinburgh, 3 November 1834.

Dates: 3 November 1834

Notebook No.30, August 1829- August 1829

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 2: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/30
Scope and Contents This brown leather notebook contains diverse notes on British geology, and lists of queries for correspondents Blackadder, Humboldt, and Dr. Fleming. The front 3 pages are missing. Lyell's writing is a combination of steady, small copy hand, and hasty pencil observations. On p. 59, Lyell writes, "Hutton did not go as far as Moro". The list of questions on page 68 includes note 'Mrs. Murchison To ask Mary Anning for rate of waste at Lyme'. ...
Dates: August 1829- August 1829

Notebook No.63, August 1836- April 1837

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 3: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/63
Lyell's Own Index

This black leather notebook contains Lyell's notes on current scholarship from other well-known natural history colleagues, including Darwin, Deshayes, Blackadder, Owen, and more. Notes are made in pencil and ink with some sketches. The index is pasted to the back cover, and the front cover is blank.





Dates: August 1836- April 1837

Notebook No.72, 9 August 1838- September 1838

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 3: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/72
Scope and Contents This red leather notebook include Charles Lyell's geological observations, sketches, some essays with queries, diary entry from August 29th 1838 from Kinnordy about the length and publication of Principles of Geology and Elements of Geology. The index is p. 139,140, and inside back cover. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from...
Dates: 9 August 1838- September 1838

Notebook No.78, 12 August 1839-17 October 1839

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 3: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/78
Scope and Contents This dark maroon colored leather notebook contains Charles Lyell's specimen lists, to do lists, notes from colleagues publications, sketches, many blank pages. Miscellaneous notes; pp.21-22 - References to Darwin's 'Glen Roy' paper. Front and back cover are blank, index is p. 115-6. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from...
Dates: 12 August 1839-17 October 1839

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Diluvium 4
Angus (Scotland) 2
Chalk 2
Conglomerate 2
Fossils 2