| Collection | GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections |
| Level | Fonds |
| Ref No | MS 3356 |
| Title | Papers of the Tayler family of Rothiemay, Aberdeenshire |
| Date | 19th century - 20th century |
| Extent | 13 boxes and 2 rolls |
| Creator Name | Tayler family of Rothiemay, Banffshire (fl 19th century - 20th century) |
| Administrative History | Rothiemay is a small village and rural parish in Aberdeenshire (formerly lying in the east of the ancient county of Banffshire). |
| Source | Deposited in the University in Mar 1991, by Lindsay, Duncan and Black, W.S., Edinburgh. |
| Description | Rothiemay estate papers, including estate and household accounts, 19th century - 20th century; list of game killed on estate, 1884 - 1887; weekly states of labour on Home Farm of Rothiemay and Inchcorsie, 1886 - 1887; roup rolls of sale at the Home Farm and of furniture at Rothiemay House, May 1887; valuation of Rothiemay House, Home Farm and Inchcorsie Farm, 1887.
Papers relating to Major Tayler's executry, 1845 - 1855, including inventory and valuation of Rothiemay House and estate, and of Castle Lodge, Aberdeen, 1854.
Trust papers of late William J. Tayler of Glenbarry, including sederunt book to 1896, correspondence, 1886 - 1887, states of intromissions, 1886 - 1896; accounts of charge and discharge of trustees, 1888.
Legal papers, 19th c - 20th c, including marriage contract between Major Alexander Francis Tayler, of the 21st regiment of foot, and Jane Duff, eldest daughter of the Hon Alexander Duff, residing in Aberdeen, Jan 1803; marriage contract between Charles Dawson, surgeon in the 54th regiment of foot, and Jane Marion Tayler, only daughter of Major A.F. Tayler and the Hon Jane Duff Tayler, Aug 1848.
Further accounts and misc. papers, 19th c - 20th c, largely unsorted, but including copy of plan of Bilbohall estate, Elgin, the property of William J. Tayler Esq., surveyed by P. MacBey, 1859. |
| Appraisal | This material has been appraised in line with normal procedures. |
| Accruals | None expected. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | The records are available subject to the signed acceptance of the Department's access conditions. |
| Copyright | Subject to the condition of the original, copies may be supplied for private research use only on receipt of a signed undertaking to comply with current copyright legislation. Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the University Archivist and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. Where possible, assistance will be given in identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material. |
| Language | English and Latin |
| Physical Description | No physical conditions affecting use of collection. |
| Originals | Original plan of Bilbohall estate, Elgin, the property of William J. Tayler Esq., surveyed by P. MacBey, 1859 , is deposited in the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh (RHP 48, 970). All other material in this collection is original. |