© David Bromfield - 2001 (dbromfield@ucsd.edu)

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Inventory of the deceased Colonel Stephen Bromfield Esquire of Hassington Mains, Scotland

(National Archives of Scotland: doc# CC18/4/5 proved 29th May 1824)

(The following trascribed from pages 773 - 780 of the above document):

Inventory of the Personal Estate of umquile[1] Col. Stephen Bromfield of Hassington Mains. Stamp Duty - Eighty Pounds		Presented Twenty Ninth May Eighteen Hundred and Twenty Four, to William Oliver (..) Esq. Conveyance Principal by Andrew Turnbull, Writer in Jedburgh.
July 1824 Received - A. T. (Andrew Turnbull)	Inventory of the personal Estate of Colonel Stephen Bromfield of Hassington Mains, who died at Kelso on the 31^st day of May 1823, with Interest due on principal Sums at that date.
First	Principal Sum contained in personal Bond by the Trustee of the Post road district in the County of Edingurgh, Interest whereof payable at the term of Candlemas[2] and Lambas,[3] dated 7^th and 14August, 30^th September, 14^th October 1817, and 11^th March 1818 --------------------------------------		3,000	“	“
	Interest at 5 percent, from 2^nd February to 31^st May; 118 days -----------------------------		48	9	10¼	3,048	9	10¼
Second	Principal Sum in promissory Note, Granted by William Molle Esquire of Mains, W.S. dated 22^nd January 1820, payable two months after demand and bearing Interest at 5 per cent from date...		300	"	"
	Interest from 22^nd January to 31^st May 129 days …………………..		5	6	¼	305	6	¼
Third	Principal Sum in promissory Note Granted by William Oliver Younger of Dinlabyre Esquire, and William Oliver Esquire his Father, dated 11^th September 1820, payable one day after date……		500	"	"
	Interest from 11^th March 1823 to 31^st May - 81 days ……………….		5	10	11½	505	10	11½
	Carried forward……………..£.s.d.					3,859	6	10
Fourth	Principal Sum in Promissory Note, Granted by Mr. James Grant, Surgeon in Jedburgh, and the said William Oliver, Younger of Dinlabyre Esquire, dated 9^th January 1821, and payable one day after date………………..		100	"	"
	Interest at 5 per cent from 9^th January 1823 to 31^st May - 142 days……….		1	18	10¾	101	18	10¾
Fifth	Interest on Bond, and disposition in Security by the Trustees of the late James Wilkie Esquire of Foulden to the Colonel, dated 3^rd and 9^th December 1817 for £2,000; Interest from 15 to 31 May 1823 - 16 days…………		4	7	8	4	7	8
Sixth	Interest on Bond and disposition in Security by William Boyd, Brewer in Kelso, dated 1^st September 1817, for £400; Interest from 1^st March to 31^st May 1823 - 91 days		4	19	8½	4	19	8½
	Carried forward ……………..£.s.d.					3,970	13	1¼
Seventh	Interest on Bond and disposition in Security by John Craig, Senior, Shoemaker in Kelso and George Craig, Shoemaker there, dated 10^th April 1823, for £400; Interest from 10^th April to 31^st May 1823 - 51 days…………		2	15	10½	2	15	10½
Eighth	Interest on Two Bonds and disposition in Security by William Dunn, Farmer in Roxburgh Rig, to the Colonel for £699; Interest from Martinmas[4] 1822 to Whitsunday[5] 1823 …………………..		17	9	6
	Whereof paid by Dunn 30^th May 1823..		15	"	"
	--------------------------		2	9	6
	Interest on these Bonds £699; from 15^th to 31^st May - 16 days ………..		1	10	7¼	4	"	1¼
Ninth	Principal Sum in Deposit Receipt by the Commercial Bank of Scotland's Agent at Kelso in favor of the Colonel, dated 6^th August 1822……….		75	"	"
	Whereof paid to the Colonel 24^th August same year ……….		30	"	"
	--------------------------		45	"	"
	Interest upon £75, at 3 percent from 6^th to 24^th August - 18 days ……..		-	2	2½
	Carried forward ……………..£.s.d.		45	2	2½	3,977	9	1
	Interest on the balance of £45 from 24^th August 1822, to 31^st May 1823, at 3 per cent - 280 days ……………..		1	"	8½	46	2	11
Tenth	To balance of rents of the farm of Hassington Mains preceding Whitsunday 1823, due by John Logan the Tenant………………………		-	-	-	295	16	"
Eleventh	Half years rent due by (William?) Dods, Wright in Hasssington at Whitsunday 1823…		-	-	-	4	"	"
Twelfth	Ditto due by James Black residing there at said term………………….		-	-	-	1	"	"
Thirteenth	Ditto due by Janet Knox, Spinster at Ditto …………………………..		-	-	-	1	"	"
Fourteenth	Ditto due by William Ker, Smith at Ditto……………………….		-	-	-	-	15	"
Fifteenth	One year's rent of House in Kelso possessed by Thomas Marshall from Whitsunday 1822 to Whitsunday 1823..		-	-	-	20	"	"
Sixteenth	Balance of rent due by William and Alexander Lockie at Whitsunday 1823..		-	-	-	2	10	"
	Carried forward ……………..£.s.d.					4,348	13	"
Seventeenth	Ditto due by Andrew Taylor, Shoemaker in Kelso for himself and Mother at Ditto ………………..		-	17	"
	Ditto due by William Clark for Garden at Chalkheugh to Whitsunday 1823…..		1	12	"
Eighteenth	On the following Rents due to the Colonel at, and previous to Whitsunday 1823, no value can be put upon them owing to the desperate situation of the debtors: Widow Moffat - Kelso….£2.2.0. James Law - ditto ………£0.17.0 Agnes Kemp - ditto …….£4.0.0. Total ……………………£6.19.0
Nineteenth	The deceased's Farming Stock crop, Implements of Husbandry, Household furniture, Bed and Table Linen, Wearing Apparel, etc.: Valued by George Hambly licensed appraiser in Kelso, conform to Inventory, and Appraisement dated 23 August 1823…		229	3	"
	TOTAL ………………………£.s.d.					4,580	5	"
*An extract whereof is now exhibited and docqueted and subscribed by the said Deponent and Commissioner as relative hereto.	Jedburgh - 25 May 1824 Grants commission to any one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the Shire or City of Edinburgh to take the Oath of William Molle of Mains the acting Trustee of the defunct before designed and to report. (signed) - Rob Shortreed At Edinburgh the Twenty seventh day of May Eighteen hundred and Twenty Four years. In presence of Robert Cadell Esquire one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Edinburgh appeared William Molle of Maines, Writer to the Signet, first acting Trustee and Executor nominate of the said deceased Colonel Stephen Bromfield of Hassington Mains, who being solemnly sworn and examined depones that the said Stephen Bromfield died at Kelso upon the Thirty first day of May Eighteen hundred and Twenty three years, and that the deponent has entered upon the possession and management of the deceased's personal Estate as first acting Trustee and Executor nominated by him in a Trust Disposition and Deed of Settlement executed by him upon the Eighteenth day of May Eighteen Hundred and twenty one and partial alteration thereof thereto subjoined dated the Tenth day of August Eighteen hundred and Twenty two, both registered in the Books of Council and Session on the Fourteenth day of June Eighteen hundred and twenty three.* That the deponent does not know of any other Settlement or writing relative to the disposal of the deceased's personal Estate or Effects; That the above Inventory each page of which is signed by the deponent and the said magistrate as relative hereto, is a full and true Inventory of all the personal or moveable Estate and Effects of the said deceased Colonel Stephen Bromfield wheresoever situated known to be existing and belonging or due to him beneficially at the time of his death, and that the value of the said estate situated in Scotland is of the value of Four Thousand five hundred and eighty pounds five shillings sterling and under the value of Five Thousand Pounds, all which is truth as the deponent shall answer to God. (signed) William Molle, Rob Cadell, J.P.

END OF INVENTORY OF COLONEL STEPHEN BROMFIELD

Transcribed by and © David Bromfield - September 2001

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[1] 'umquile' - (describing the testamentee) deceased.

[2] 'candlemas' - the church feast celebrated on February 2^nd in commemoration of the presentation of Christ in the temple and the purification of the Virgin Mary.

[3] 'lammas' - the first day of August.

[4] 'Martinmas' - the feast of St. Martin on November 11^th.

[5] 'Whitsunday' - Pentecost - the 7^th Sunday after Easter, commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles