Papers of the family of Don Wauchope of Edmonstone
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of bonds of provision, discharges and statements, bonds of corroboration, discharges of interest, dispositions and assignations, bonds of relief, calculations of interest, notes of mines and seams at Edmonstone and Wolmote, lists of bonds due, and states of bonds due.
Dates
- Creation: 1708-1836
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Generally open for consultation to bona fide researchers, but please contact repository for details in advance.
Biographical / Historical
Edmonstone is south east of Edinburgh, adjacent to Little France and to Craigmillar, historically in the parish of Newton in Midlothian. Its name derives from Edmund's tun, or farm. The estate belonged to the Edmonstone family from 1248 until the early 17th century. It briefly belonged to the Rait family before passing to John Wauchope (1633-1709) in 1671, through marriage. Wauchope was related to the Wauchopes of Niddrie Merschell. In 1672 he became Lord of Session and assumed the title Lord Edmonstone.
Like the estates of neighbouring Niddry and Duddingston, there had been coal on the Edmonstone estate.
In the 1940s the roof of Edmonstone House was removed by surviving family in an effort to escape taxation and it subsequently fell into decay.
Today, Edmonstone is part of suburban and built-up Edinburgh and close to the outer ring road.
Extent
50 manuscript documents (approx).
Physical Location
E2007.24
Other Finding Aids
There is a handlist of documents within the collection, composed of lists of names of persons mentioned. Important finding aids generally are: the alphabetical Index to Manuscripts held at Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections and Archives, consisting of typed slips in sheaf binders and to which additions were made until 1987; and the Index to Accessions Since 1987.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired Phillips sale, October 1993, possibly from legal firm Don Wauchope, formerly of Ainslie Place, Edinburgh, Accession no. Acc.95/010, but de-accessioned from there June 2007. New Accession No: E2007.24.
Accruals
Check the local Indexes for details of any additions.
- Title
- Papers of the Wauchope family of Edmonstone
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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