Jordanhill (Lanarkshire)
Built 1st Jan 1782
C. 1782 Andrew Houstoun built a new house on the estate at Jordanhill that he inherited from his father. The house formed the greater part of the 'present mansion' when John Guthrie Smith and John Oswald Mitchell wrote The old country houses of the old Glasgow gentry in 1878. It was then sold c. 1800 for £16,500 to Archibald Smith, who spent another £5000 on improvements.
Stephanie Barczewski, Country house and the British Empire, 1700-1930 p. 27.
1781 - 14th Jun 1863
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
