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How to track a land sale in Shetland
« on: Saturday 02 June 12 18:41 BST (UK) »
Hi Chatters,

I received an e-mail this morning from a new found relative. He was speaking to another "cousin" who indicated that the family owned several islands in Shetland for "many generations" & sold them before they left Shetland between 1881 & 1891.

I'm aware of the Shetland family history website - Bayanne. It doesn't provide any hints that might help us solve this new mystery. Just for clarification, the reason we're interested in this subject is that we have had an old mystery as to where the heck the money came from for the generation of Inkster children born in Shetland between 1859 to 1881.

Can someone suggest how we might determine if the family did own several islands & sell them between 1881 & 1891?

Thank you in advance for any direction you can provide on how we might go about researching land ownership for our family.
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INKSTER of Shetland, Edinburgh, Sask and BC
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Re: How to track a land sale in Shetland
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 02 June 12 18:53 BST (UK) »
Ireland, Co Antrim: Kerr; Hollinger; Forsythe; Moore
Ireland, Co Louth: Carson; Leslie
Ireland, Co Kerry: Ferris
Scotland, Perthshire/Glasgow:  Stewart
England, Devon/Cornwall: Ferris, Gasser/Jasser/Jesser, Norman

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Re: How to track a land sale in Shetland
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 02 June 12 18:57 BST (UK) »
Thank you fifer1947. I'll take a look at that.
MACDONALD of Benbecula, Scotland, Earlswood/Wapella Sask
BAIN of Aberdeenshire, Trafford district, Red Jacket and Moosomin, Sask
CHEYNE of Aberdeenshire & Trafford district, Sask
FISHER of Yorkshire, Ontario & Saskatchewan
INKSTER of Shetland, Edinburgh, Sask and BC
GAUNT of Yorkshire, Kent, BC & Australia
KINCH of Ireland, PEI, Ab, Sask
CORCORAN of Ireland, PEI & Sask
GOTZ / GOETZ of Soufflenheim, Alsace & Ont
MITTELHAUSSER of Soufflenheim, Alsace
MULLER or MILLER of Drusenheim, Alsace & Ont

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Re: How to track a land sale in Shetland
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 02 June 12 18:58 BST (UK) »
Have a read at this thread regarding The Sasine Registers (land/heritable property transfers)

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,26232.0.html



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Re: How to track a land sale in Shetland
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 02 June 12 19:11 BST (UK) »
Thank you Falkyrn. I've not quite figured out the search function to arrive at anything of value ... yet ..., but it sure looks interesting.
MACDONALD of Benbecula, Scotland, Earlswood/Wapella Sask
BAIN of Aberdeenshire, Trafford district, Red Jacket and Moosomin, Sask
CHEYNE of Aberdeenshire & Trafford district, Sask
FISHER of Yorkshire, Ontario & Saskatchewan
INKSTER of Shetland, Edinburgh, Sask and BC
GAUNT of Yorkshire, Kent, BC & Australia
KINCH of Ireland, PEI, Ab, Sask
CORCORAN of Ireland, PEI & Sask
GOTZ / GOETZ of Soufflenheim, Alsace & Ont
MITTELHAUSSER of Soufflenheim, Alsace
MULLER or MILLER of Drusenheim, Alsace & Ont

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Re: How to track a land sale in Shetland
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 02 June 12 23:45 BST (UK) »
While you're at it RM, try the National Archives,   http://www.nas.gov.uk/onlineCatalogue/

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Re: How to track a land sale in Shetland
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 09 June 12 15:21 BST (UK) »
TX Skoosh. We're still looking.  ::)  ;D I'm thinking it may be a needle in a haystack, but I very much appreciate the direction you provided.
MACDONALD of Benbecula, Scotland, Earlswood/Wapella Sask
BAIN of Aberdeenshire, Trafford district, Red Jacket and Moosomin, Sask
CHEYNE of Aberdeenshire & Trafford district, Sask
FISHER of Yorkshire, Ontario & Saskatchewan
INKSTER of Shetland, Edinburgh, Sask and BC
GAUNT of Yorkshire, Kent, BC & Australia
KINCH of Ireland, PEI, Ab, Sask
CORCORAN of Ireland, PEI & Sask
GOTZ / GOETZ of Soufflenheim, Alsace & Ont
MITTELHAUSSER of Soufflenheim, Alsace
MULLER or MILLER of Drusenheim, Alsace & Ont

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Re: How to track a land sale in Shetland
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 09 June 12 16:29 BST (UK) »
If you have the time RM,  http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/SCT-SHETLAND

Skoosh.

I've been mining this looking for an illusive Nicolson ancestor.

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Re: How to track a land sale in Shetland
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 09 June 12 16:49 BST (UK) »
Thanks Skoosh. I'll take a look.

I was originally thinking the land would have transferred through the Inksters, but now I'm wondering if it (if it existed) was through Andrew Williamson (1797-1867) & Janet DerWent Moncrieff (1793-1867). Their daughter married our Inkster, & some in the family believe this branch of the family was somewhat welloff.

Good luck with your Nicolson search.
MACDONALD of Benbecula, Scotland, Earlswood/Wapella Sask
BAIN of Aberdeenshire, Trafford district, Red Jacket and Moosomin, Sask
CHEYNE of Aberdeenshire & Trafford district, Sask
FISHER of Yorkshire, Ontario & Saskatchewan
INKSTER of Shetland, Edinburgh, Sask and BC
GAUNT of Yorkshire, Kent, BC & Australia
KINCH of Ireland, PEI, Ab, Sask
CORCORAN of Ireland, PEI & Sask
GOTZ / GOETZ of Soufflenheim, Alsace & Ont
MITTELHAUSSER of Soufflenheim, Alsace
MULLER or MILLER of Drusenheim, Alsace & Ont