Banffshire farm leases

BANFFSHIRE.

Farms in the Boyne, and on the Estate of Birkenbog, to

be Let for 19 Years, from Whitsunday and Martinmas next,

THAT PART of BREACH, possessed by Mr John Black, consisting of about 100 Acres, besides some adjoining Crofts which may be added to it; and should offerers incline, that Part of this Farm called BLACKFOLDS, consisting of from 28 to 30 Acres, will be Let separately.

The NEW PARK, occupied by Walter Gray, together with the PARTS of BREACH and CLASHENDAMER also held by him, containing about 100 Acres; and the PART of CAIRNTOUN, held by John Hendrie, consisting of about 25 Acres.

The Farms may be divided, or differently arranged, to suit the conveniency of offerers, and to some of them additional improveable Land may be annexed.  They are situated in the Parish and near the Village of Fordyce, in that fertile district of country betwixt Portsoy and Cullen, in the immediate vicinity of Sea-ports, Markets, Lime and Manure.  Liberal encouragement will be given to industrious tenants with capital.

Application may be made, and offers given in at Forglen House, near Turriff; or to Archd. Young, Writer in Banff, and the Farms and boundaries will be pointed out by Thomas Gillies, Ground-officer at Birkenbog.

Colleonard, Banff

LANDS AT BANFF.

To bet Let, for 19 years, from Martinmas next.

PART of the MAINS and PARKS of COLLEONARD, as possessed by the late James Gordon, Esq. containing, 58A. 0R. 25F.  Offers will be received by John Fraser, at Cullen-house, or Alexander Rannie, Factor of Boyne, till Saturday the 21st of September, on which day the lands will be let at Cullen-house.

(Not to be repeated.)

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 21st August 1816.

William Ogilvie served heir to Alexander Ogilvie

On Wednesday the 19th inst. WILLIAM OGILVIE, Esq, late a Clerk in the War Office, who claims the title of Earl of Findlater, was served heir male to ALEXANDER OGILVIE of Boyne, who died in 1604, and to Sir PATRICK OGILVIE of Boyne, who died in 1713, by a unanimous verdict of a very respectable Jury, before the Sheriff of Banffshire.  One witness was examined, who is in the 103d year of his age.  It is understood, that WALTER OGILVIE of Boyne, who died about the year 1560, the father of the above ALEXANDER, was the second son of the family of Findlater and Deskford.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 26th February, 1812.