Country code |
GB |
Repository code |
234 |
Organisation |
NAS |
Repository |
National Records of Scotland |
Reference |
GD1/36 |
Title |
Papers of Sheriff William Ivory (1825-1915) |
Dates |
1847-1911 |
Access status |
Open |
Description |
William Ivory (1825-1915) was admitted as advocate in 1849 and was appointed sheriff of Inverness (later Inverness, Elgin and Nairn) in 1862, an office he held until 1900. The great bulk of the material relates to crofting disturbances in Skye and the Outer Hebrides, 1882-96, constituting sections 1 and 2 of the following list. The first handlist of the collection established this division, distinguishing between the correspondence (GD1/36/1) and the police reports (GD1/36/2). This separation has been maintained but it should be noted that the division is not absolute and some correspondence is to be found with the police reports and vice versa. |
Level |
Fonds |
Arrangement |
Ivory's papers were presented to the National Records of Scotland in two parts from 1936 and these were amalgamated to form one group. When first catalogued, these papers were listed under 14 headings and this order has been retained. |
Publication note |
Ivory's papers were used extensively by Dr James Hunter in his book, The Making of the Crofting Community (Edinburgh, 1976). |
Format |
Manuscript |
Related material |
Other documents relating to crofting unrest are noted in the short guide to material in the National Records of Scotland relating to the history of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland (source List No. 26) and in that relating to Skye (No. 32). |
Archival history |
Presented by Eric J Ivory Esq., 9 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, to the Scottish Record Office, HM General Register House, Edinburgh. |
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