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One hundred and fifty Glasgow-West India merchants, planters or merchant-proprietors involved with the West India Club or Glasgow West India Association as personal attendees/subscribers or associated firms, 1775–1838, including details of wealth on death, and principal landed estate (archival references to wills, testaments and confirmation inventories, are provided).
NRS: National Records of Scotland
W: Wealth on Death
Adamson, Frederick (d. 1848). W: £25,134. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/34, 17/8/1848; SC36/48/37, 20/1/1851.
Alexander, Robert Fulton of Thornbank (d. 1843). W: £1,108. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/30, 21/12/1843. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/19, 21/12/1843.
Alston, George of Muirburn (d. 1850). W: £8,825. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/37, 30/10/1850.
Alston, John of Westertown (d. 1835). W: £979. NRS, Dumbarton Sheriff Court, SC65/34/3, 30/9/1836.
Alston, Robert Douglas of Whistleberry/Auchinraith (d. 1846). W: £62,637. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/32, 22/2/1847; SC36/48/35, 31/1/1849. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/23, 2/2/1847.
Anderson, George (d. 1846).
Bannatyne, John (d. 1878). W: £77,206. NRS, Forfar Sheriff Court, SC47/40/45, 5/10/1878.
Blackburn, John of Killearn (d. 1846). W: £107,109. NRS, Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories, SC70/1/59, 24/8/1840.
Bogle, Adam (d. 1817). W: £28,875. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/13, 16/7/1818.
Bogle, Archibald of Donaldshill/Gilmorehill (d. 1858). W: £31,213. NRS, Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories, SC70/1/98, 12/10/1858; SC70/1/122, 14/9/1864. Edinburgh Sheriff Court Wills, SC70/4/60, 12/10/1858.
Bogle, George (d. 1808). W: £9,524. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/4, 11/1/1809; SC36/48/5, 26/4/1810.
Bogle, George of Rosemount (d. 1854). W: £8,436. NRS, Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories, SC70/1/100, 8/4/1859. Edinburgh Sheriff Court Wills, SC70/4/63, 9/4/1859.
Bogle, Hugh of Calderbank (d. 1834). W: £24,606. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/24, 15/10/1834. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/11, 15/10/1834.
Bogle, James (d. 1832). W: £6,916. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/23, 16/5/1833. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/10, 16/5/1833.
Bogle, Robert of Daldowie (d. 1808). W: £2,579. NRS, Hamilton & Campsie Commissary Court, CC10/7/1, 26/1/1809.
Bogle (junior), Robert of Donaldshill/Gilmorehill (d. 1821). W: £63,127. NRS, Hamilton & Campsie Commissary Court, CC10/7/4, 29/11/1821; CC10/7/4, 29/3/1822. Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/19, 21/9/1824.
Brown, Robert (d. 1873). W: £18,901. NRS, Ayr Sheriff Court, SC6/44/37, 27/10/1873. Ayr Sheriff Court Wills, SC6/46/9, 27/10/1873.
Brown, William of Kilmardinny (d. 1884). W: £6,188. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/107, 15/10/1884. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/89, 15/10/1884.
Buchanan, Andrew of Ardenconnell (d. 1835). W: £9,948. NRS, Dumbarton Sheriff Court, SC65/34/3, 10/9/1835.
Buchanan, James of Ardenconnell (d. 1860). W: £1,342. NRS, Stirling Sheriff Court, SC67/36/43, 1/6/1861.
Buchanan, James of Dowanhill (d. 1844). W: £129,464. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/30, 11/7/1844; SC36/48/30, 5/10/1844. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/2, 11/7/1844.
Burnley, William Frederick (d. 1903). W: £7,908. NRS, Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories, SC70/1/420, 3/2/1903. Edinburgh Sheriff Court Wills, SC70/1/345, 4/2/1903.
Campbell, Alexander of Hallyards (d. 1817). W: £34,432. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/17, 16/4/1822. Glasgow Commissary Court, CC9/7/84, 3/10/1823.
Campbell, Alexander of Haylodge (d. 1835). W: £17,374. NRS, Peebles Sheriff Court, SC42/20/3, 19/12/1835.
Campbell, Colin of Colgrain (d. 1863). W: £169,350. NRS, Dumbarton Sheriff Court SC65/34/11, 26/3/1863.
Campbell, Colin of Hagtonhill (The Lynn) (d. ?).
Campbell, Colin of Jura (d. 1848). W: £49,609. NRS, Dunoon Sheriff Court, SC51/32/6, 15/3/1849.
Campbell (senior), John of Morriston (d. 1807). W: £59,801. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/3, 3/10/1808; SC36/48/3, 5/7/1809.
Campbell (junior), Mungo (d. 1866). W: £44,689. NRS, Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories, SC70/1/134, 9/5/1867.
Campbell, Mungo (d. 1859). W: £6,830. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/46, 1/9/1860. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/41, 1/9/1860.
Campbell, Mungo Nutter of Ballimore/Belvidere (d. 1862). W: £23,274. NRS, Dunoon Sheriff Court, SC51/32/12, 16/3/1863.
Campbell, Thomas (d. 1866). W: £31,494. NRS, Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories, SC70/1/129, 24/4/1866. Edinburgh Sheriff Court Wills, SC70/4/103, 24/4/1866.
Coats, William (d. 1800). W: £15,702. NRS, Glasgow Commissary Court, CC9/7/78, 14/6/1804.
Cole, George (d. 1853). W: £34,766. NRS, Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories, SC70/1/81, 29/10/1853. Edinburgh Sheriff Court Wills, SC70/4/29, 29/10/1853.
Colquhoun, Patrick of Berridyke/Woodcroft (later Kelvingrove) (d. 1820).
Connell, Arthur (d. 1864). W: £2,791. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/52, 2/1/1865. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/47, 2/1/1865.
Connell, David (d. 1819). W: £29,979. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/15, 16/9/1819; SC36/48/20, 20/11/1826. Glasgow Commissary Court, CC9/7/83, 18/1/1820.
Connell, James (d. 1819). W: £29,813. NRS, Glasgow Commissary Court, CC9/7/83, 24/1/1820; SC36/48/18, 29/12/1823. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/1, 14/8/1821.
Craigie, Laurence (d. 1853).
Crooks, Adam (d. 1823). W: £34,024. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/51/4, 16/5/1823; SC36/48/19, 18/10/1824.
Cross, William of Auchintoshan (d. 1813). W: £14,469. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/8, 26/3/1814. Glasgow Commissary Court, CC9/7/81, 26/3/1814.
Cunningham, William of Lainshaw (d. 1849). W: £33,118. NRS, Ayr Sheriff Court, SC6/44/18, 3/5/1850.
Cunninghame, Alex of Craigends (d. 1790).
Dennistoun, James of Colgrain (d. 1834). W: £3,207. NRS, Dumbarton Sheriff Court, SC65/34/3, 5/10/1835.
Dennistoun, James of Golfhill (d. 1835). W: £204,786. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/25, 15/4/1836. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/13, 15/4/1836.
Dennistoun, James Robert (d. 1851). W: £766. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/38, 15/9/1851; SC36/48/39, 6/4/1853.
Dennistoun, Richard of Kelvingrove (d. 1834). W: £1,468. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/24, 16/12/1833. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/11, SC36/48/24.
Dennistoun, Robert (d. 1815). W: £47,294. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/10, 24/2/1816.
Dennistoun, Robert of Dunnerboak (d. 1833).
Dewar, Robert (d. 1829). W: £32,456. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/21, 1/4/1829. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/7, 1/4/1829.
Douglas, Archibald of Glenfinart (d. 1860). W: £28,096. NRS, Dunoon Sheriff Court, SC51/32/11, 22/1/1861; SC51/32/11, 8/7/1861.
Douglas, James (d. 1852). W: £37,151. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/39, 11/1/1853. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/31, 11/1/1852.
Douglas, John (d. 1840). W: £71,497. NRS, Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories, SC70/1/60, 16/4/1841.
Douglas, Thomas Dunlop of Dunlop (d. 1869). W: £241,518. NRS, Ayr Sheriff Court, SC6/44/34, 26/3/1869. Ayr Sheriff Court Wills, SC6/44/6, 26/3/1869.
Dunlop, James (d. 1815).
Dunmore, Robert of Kelvinside (d. 1799).
Eccles, James (d. 1833). W: £27,639. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/24, 30/10/1834.
Eccles, Robert (d. 1848). W: £38,658. NRS, Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories, SC70/1/68, 15/5/1848. Edinburgh Sheriff Court Wills, SC70/4/5, 13/5/1848.
Eccles, William (d. 1846). W: £1,058. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/33, 18/6/1847; SC36/48/37, 15/10/1850. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/23, 18/6/1847.
Edgar, James (d. 1841).
Edgar, Thomas (d. 1831).
Ewing, James of Levenside (later Strathleven) (d. 1853). W: £281,296. NRS, Dumbarton Sheriff Court, SC65/34/7, 24/2/1854.
Ewing, William Leckie of Arngomery (was Broich) (d. 1866). W: £23,292. NRS, Stirling Sheriff Court, SC67/36/52, 9/10/1866.
Ferguson, John (d. 1831).
Findlay, Robert of Easter Dalbeth/Easterhill (d. 1802).
Findlay (junior), Robert of Easterhill (d. 1862). W: £23,292. NRS, Dumbarton Sheriff Court, SC65/34/11, 8/11/1862.
Fyffe, James of Smithfield (d. 1831). W: £17,469. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/22, 6/7/1831. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/9, 6/7/1831.
Garden, Alexander of Croy (d. 1847). W: £20,469. NRS, Dumbarton Sheriff Court, SC65/34/5, 23/12/1847.
Garden, Francis (d. 1831). W: £1,989. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/28, 1/7/1841. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/17, 1/7/1841.
Gordon, Alexander (d. 1828).
Gordon, John of Aikenhead (d. 1828). W: £118,543. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/21, 11/8/1828. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/7, 11/8/1829.
Graham, David (d. 1827). W: £754. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/20, 22/1/1828. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/6, 22/1/1828.
Gray, William (d. 1853).
Greig, Benjamin (d. ?). NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/18, 21/1/1842.
Guthrie, John of Carbeth (d. 1834). W: £8,977. NRS, Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories, SC70/1/51, 15/11/1834.
Haddow, Robert (d. 1826). W: £1,977. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/20, 18/4/1827.
Hagart, Charles of Bantaskine/Dumbreck (d. 1813). W: £41,342. NRS, Stirling Sheriff Court, SC67/36/2, 10/1/1814.
Hagart, Robert (d. 1850). W: £10,726. NRS, Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories, SC70/1/72, 18/2/1851. Edinburgh Sheriff Court Wills, SC70/4/13, 18/2/1851.
Hagart, Thomas Campbell of Bantaskine/Dumbreck (d. 1868). W: £73,142. NRS, Stirling Sheriff Court, SC67/36/56, 23/11/1868.
Hamilton, Alexander West of Pinmore/Belleisle (d. 1837). W: £11,680. NRS, Ayr Sheriff Court, SC6/44/9, 6/6/1838; SC6/44/10, 31/10/1840.
Hamilton, Hugh of Pinmore (d. 1829). W: £15,059. NRS, Ayr Sheriff Court, SC6/44/4, 12/11/1829.
Hamilton, John of Northpark (d. 1829). W: £26,067. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/21, 6/11/1829. Glasgow Sheriff Court Will, SC36/51/8, 6/11/1829.
Hamilton, William of Plantation (later Mavisbank) (d. 1866). W: £831. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/56, 5/9/1866. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/50, 5/9/1866.
Hopkirk, James of Dalbeth (d. 1835). W: £6,752. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/25, 6/1/1836. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/12, 6/1/1836.
Hopkirk, Thomas (d. 1811). W: £2,333. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/6, 28/12/1811. Glasgow Commissary Court, CC9/7/80, 11/1/1812.
Houston, Alexander of Jordanhill (d. 1822).
Houston, Andrew of Jordanhill (d. 1800).
Houston-Rae, Robert of Little Govan/Shawfield-Polmadie (d. 1828).
Kinnier, Robert (d. 1838). W: £23,369. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/27, 12/4/1839.
Kirkland, William Scott (d. 1852). W: £5,557. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/39, 7/2/1853.
Laird, David (d. 1828).
Lamb, James (d. 1828).
Lang, Archibald Graham (d. 1875).
Leitch, John of Kilmardinny (d. 1805).
Lightbody, Adam (d. ?).
Lyon, Jasper (d. 1828).
MacBean, Æneas (d. 1810). W: £27,614. NRS, Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories, SC70/1/4, 11/9/1811.
Mackay, Robert (d. 1802). W: £489. NRS, Glasgow Commissary Court, CC9/7/79, 12/7/1805.
Malcolm, Neill of Poltalloch (d. 1837). W: £549,955. NRS, Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories, SC70/1/55, 29/5/1837.
Malcolm, Neill of Poltalloch (d. 1837). W: £399,666. NRS, Dunoon Sheriff Court, SC51/32/9, 27/5/1858.
Malcolm, David Orme Cuthbert (d. 1832). W: £15,535. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/23, 14/3/1833.
Martin, James (d. 1842). W: £17,053. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/29, 26/5/1842; SC36/48/29, 2/10/1843; SC36/48/32, 26/12/1846. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/18, 26/5/1842.
Mathieson, William (d. 1846). W: £24,101. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/32, 29/3/1847.
McCaul, John (d. 1846). W: £15,270. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/15, 14/8/1819.
McCunn, Robert (d. ?).
McDowall, James (d. ?).
McDowall, William (d. 1784).
McDowall, William (d. 1810).
McInroy, James of Lude (d. 1825). W: £172,912. NRS, Perth Sheriff Court, SC49/31/15, 8/7/1826.
McInroy, James Patrick of Lude (d. 1878). W: £16,827. NRS, Perth Sheriff Court, SC49/31/109, 25/2/1879.
McLachlan (also MacLachlan), Colin of Ardmore (d. 1822). W: £8,262. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/19, 13/12/1824; SC36/48/21, 30/6/1828; SC36/48/21, 30/6/1829.
MacQueen, James (d. 1870).
Muirhead, Alexander (d. ?).
Muirhead, Michael (d. ?).
Munro, John Spens of Garthwat (d. 1798).
Parker, Charles Stewart of Fairlie (d. 1828). W: £117,589. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/21, 5/1/1829; SC36/48/25, 2/5/1836; SC36/48/25, 25/7/1836. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/7, 5/1/1829.
Parker, George (d. 1860). W: £3,198. NRS, Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories, SC70/1/129, 27/3/1866.
Playfair, Patrick of Dalmarnock (d. 1836). W: £16,150. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/26, 24/3/1837. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/14, 24/3/1837.
Ranken, Andrew of Ashburn (d. 1851).
Riddell, John (d. 1803).
Robertson, John of Plantation (d. ?).
Ronald, John (d. ?).
Rowan, Stephen of Bellahouston (d. 1818). W: £14,248. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/15, 21/1/1819. Glasgow Commissary Court, CC9/7/84, 21/1/1819.
Russell, David of Woodside/Hamilton Farm/part Torwoodhead (d. 1808).
Ryburn, John (d. 1844). W: £82,368. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/31, 28/1/1845. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/20, 28/1/1845.
Scheviz, George (d. ?).
Smith, Archibald (d. 1823). W: £20,682. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/19, 10/8/1824. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/4, 20/9/1821.
Smith, Archibald of Jordanhill (d. 1821). W: £47,107. NRS, Hamilton & Campsie Commissary Court, CC10/7/4, 31/10/1821; CC10/7/4, 11/10/1822.
Smith, Archibald of Jordanhill (d. 1883). W: £33,726. NRS, Dumbarton Sheriff Court, SC65/34/26, 16/4/1883. Dumbarton Sheriff Court, SC65/34/26, 31/8/1883.
Smith, James of Craigend (d. 1836). W: £19,591. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/25, 15/12/1836. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/13, 15/12/1836.
Smith, John of Craigend (d. 1816). W: £46,168. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/11, 24/6/1816.
Smith, James of Craighead (d. 1815). W: £71,027. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/9, 9/6/1815.
Smith, James of Jordanhill (d. 1867). W: £17,727. NRS, Paisley Sheriff Court, 7/10/1867, SC58/42/34, 3/10/1867. Paisley Sheriff Court, SC58/42/52, 29/1/1886.
Smith, William of Carbeth Guthrie (d. 1871). W: £4,639. NRS, Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories, SC70/1/153, 12/6/1871. Edinburgh Sheriff Court Wills, SC70/4/133, 12/6/1871.
Somervell, James of Hamilton Farm/part Scotstoun (d. 1791).
Steven, Moses of Polmadie/parts Bellahouston (d. 1831). W: £31,176. NRS, Paisley Sheriff Court, SC58/42/6, 10/7/1833.
Stirling, Charles of Cadder/Kenmure (d. 1830). W: £52,949. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/22, 15/7/1830; SC36/48/24, 18/9/1834. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/8, 15/7/1830.
Stirling, Charles of Gargunnock (d. 1839). W: £14,467. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/27, 29/4/1840.
Stirling, John of Kippendavie/Kippenross (d. 1816). W: £146,043. NRS, Dunblane Commissary Court, CC6/5/33, 14/9/1818; CC6/5/34, 14/9/1818; CC6/5/34, 30/4/1823.
Stirling, William (d. 1862). W: £20,427. NRS, Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories, SC70/1/113, 1/9/1862. Edinburgh Sheriff Court Wills, SC70/4/8, 21/9/1862.
Tasker, James (d. ?).
Thomson, Colin (d. 1818). W: £33,273. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/22, 5/3/1831. Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills, SC36/51/9, 5/3/1831.
Ure, James (d. ?).
Ure (junior), John (d. ?).
Wallace, John of Cessnock/Kelly (d. 1805). W: £22,449. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/1, 13/4/1805. Glasgow Commissary Court, CC9/7/80, 28/4/1809.
Wallace, Robert of Kelly (d. 1855). W: £1,219. NRS, Paisley Sheriff Court, SC58/42/22, 14/8/1855.
Wardrop, David (d. 1854).
Whytlaw, Thomas (d. 1805).
Wighton, Alexander (d. 1824). W: £4,841. NRS, Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories, SC36/48/20, 1/3/1826.