Papers concerning Caird's properties

• Reference:GB 254 MS 108/13
• Dates of Creation:1889-1890
• Name of Creator:
  Messrs Dundas & Wilson CS
• Physical Description:
  1 bundle

• Scope and Content

  Papers concerning Caird's properties, in Hawkhill/Blackness, Dundee, Finnart House and 15 Belgrave Crescent, Edinburgh. Including: Particulars of sale of Finnart Estate, 1890, and Copy correspondence between James K. Caird and the West Highland Railway Co., over extension across part of Finnart Estate, 1889-1890.

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Edward Caird was born in Montrose in 1806. He founded Caird (Dundee) Ltd in 1832. His son, James Key Caird took over the business in 1870 and was a noted benefactor; between 1895 and 1914 he gave £240,940 in donations to institutions and organisations within and outside Dundee, and was awarded a baronetcy in 1913. Edward Caird died in 1889.

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• Note

  Edward Caird was born in Montrose in 1806. He founded Caird (Dundee) Ltd in 1832. His son, James Key Caird took over the business in 1870 and was a noted benefactor; between 1895 and 1914 he gave £240,940 in donations to institutions and organisations within and outside Dundee, and was awarded a baronetcy in 1913. Edward Caird died in 1889.

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Kenneth Baxter

• Conditions Governing Use

  Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

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• Additional Information

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