Records of Farming at Crofthead, West Lothian
- Reference:GB 237 Coll-523
- Dates of Creation:1766-1838
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:2 manuscript volumes
Scope and Content
The records are composed of: an account book, in green vellum, of J.Waddel, the farmer at Crofthead, West Lothian, and of his son James Waddel, 1766-1838; and, a notebook containing lectures on various diseases. Also accounts for sales of butter, cheese, 1787-1793.
Administrative / Biographical History
James Waddel and his son, also James Waddel, farmed at Crofthead, West Lothian during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Crofthead is situated on the edge of the Pentland Hills, by Dippool Water, 4 miles east of the village of Forth in West Lothian.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Accounts material acquired November 1963, Accession no. E64.41. Material on diseases acquired 1966, Accession no. E66.30.
Other Finding Aids
Important finding aids generally are: the alphabetical Index to Manuscripts held at Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections and Archives, consisting of typed slips in sheaf binders and to which additions were made until 1987; and the Index to Accessions Since 1987.
Accruals
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Subjects
Personal Names