James Horne of Langwell

[camsmith]

Hi

I am wondering if any one has seen a will for James Horne of Langwell W.S. who died I believe in October 1831. I have tried Scotland People but to no avail. He was a writer to the signet, so I presume he would have one.

Any assistance would be most appreciated.

Kind Regards,


Campbell

[Durran]

Hi Campbell,

I have had a similar problem. My 4xgreat grandfather James Fairweather died, aged 70, 1st April 1847 in King Street, Dundee. He was a green cloth manufacturer and I, too, was certain I would find a will for him, but no such luck. These disappointments are presumably needed to balance the breaks we occasionally get while pursuing this fascinating hobby.

John

[Sage]

Apologies if this is obvious...

but have you tried all the versions that the name could be under?
Horn, Horne, Home?

Also look in England, his Will may have been lodged there if the bulk of his estate was in England

[Christina Baldwin]

Hello,


While this extract doesnt help a lot it may give you some further avenues for searching. This quote came from Comraich published in the John O Groat Journal 27 May 1977. Unfortunately the author does not give his sources. I am interested in Rumsdale so if you happen to find any of Hornes (either James or Donald) rental records etc I would very much like to know. Thanks.


"The estate of Langwell passed at John Horne’s death to his nephew Donald Horne. This Donald Horne had been actively engaged “improving” the lands of Rumsdale (Caithness) and in 1822 he removed the six tenants therefrom. The idea of acquiring Rumsdale was to provide summer grazing for the Langwell flocks, the stock being driven from Rumsdale to the Autumn sales at Lairg and sometimes further south.
On Donald Horne assuming proprietorship of Langwell on the death of his uncle in 1830, the new broom was not long in making his presence known, one of his first “improvements” was the turning out of two villages on the estate, each village comprising 12 families, each family paying in rent from £7 to £10 annually."

[camsmith]

Thank you for all the replies. I have tried the variations of the name , but not in England. Will give it ago. I don't have anything on Rumsdale, but will post if I come across anything.

Thanks

Campbell

[spittalhill]

There is a will of Donald Horne, died 1870, on Scotland's People, if that helps.

[Minnymoss]

Not true it was cleared by James in 1822. I have a copy of the removal if you are interested. What is you connection with Rumsdale. These are they Hugh Campbell, John Campbell, Donald Campbell, tenants there, William Gunn senior, another William Gunn senior and Neil Gunn tenants in Coustell, and Alexander Gunn tenant in Torbadtroffin,

[camsmith]

Thanks for your message. I found the copy of the will for James Horne, If you were responsible for correcting the listing thanks very much. I would be interested to get a copy of the removal in Rumsdale. My connection is that my ancestor was James Horne sister, Elizabeth Horne, who married William Stewart, tacksman of dounreay.

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