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ARCHIBALD FAMILY OF RUSLAND

Catalogue reference: DDAR

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This record is about the ARCHIBALD FAMILY OF RUSLAND dating from 1545-1927.

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Reference
DDAR
Title
ARCHIBALD FAMILY OF RUSLAND
Date
1545-1927
Description

This collection consists of:

DDAR 1 - 280 Furness Fells and Kirkby Ireleth.

DDAR 281 - 317 Walney Island and Low Furness

DDAR 318 - 321 Nova Scotia

DDAR 322 - 341 Miscellaneous

Held by
Lancashire Archives
Language
English
Creator(s)
<famname>Archibald family of Rusland</famname>
Physical description
342 Files
Immediate source of acquisition

Deposited by Judge Myles Archibald of Rusland, 9 Oct. 1956 and 25 Feb. 1957.

Administrative / biographical background

The Rusland estate was founded in the 16th century by a cadet branch of the Rawlinsons of Graythwaite whose descendant sold it in 1762 to Thomas Walker whose grand-daughter carried it in 1832 to her husband Charles Dickson Archibald, of a Nova Scotia family.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/446504dc-6c7b-4009-bceb-8f25ef8d2280/

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ARCHIBALD FAMILY OF RUSLAND