Collection GB 0074 ACC/1190 - KINCAID FAMILY

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 ACC/1190

Title

KINCAID FAMILY

Date(s)

  • 1763-1933 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.07 linear metres.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The Kincaid family originated in Bannockburn, where they were manufacturers of tartan plaid, but moved to London following the prohibition of the wearing of tartan after the rebellion of 1745. The papers feature John Kincaid and Cecilia Kincaid [possibly siblings] and their descendants. John Kincaid married Isabella Branston in 1792 and had several children including Ann, Isabella and John David. Cecilia Kincaid married John Lonsdale in 1795 and had four sons, Samuel, William, John and David. She was widowed in 1803 and later remarried, becoming Cecilia Ager. The families lived in various locations including Shoreditch, Spitalfields, Tower Hamlets, Paddington and Kennington.

Archival history

GB 0074 ACC/1190 1763-1933 Collection 0.07 linear metres. Kincaid , family
Lonsdale , family

The Kincaid family originated in Bannockburn, where they were manufacturers of tartan plaid, but moved to London following the prohibition of the wearing of tartan after the rebellion of 1745. The papers feature John Kincaid and Cecilia Kincaid [possibly siblings] and their descendants. John Kincaid married Isabella Branston in 1792 and had several children including Ann, Isabella and John David. Cecilia Kincaid married John Lonsdale in 1795 and had four sons, Samuel, William, John and David. She was widowed in 1803 and later remarried, becoming Cecilia Ager. The families lived in various locations including Shoreditch, Spitalfields, Tower Hamlets, Paddington and Kennington.

Gifted to the Archive in October 1972.

Records of the Kincaid and Lonsdale families, including baptism, marriage and death certificates; wills and probates; funeral records; apprenticeship indenture to a woollen draper; City of London freedom admission; family correspondence and reminiscences; financial papers; Lonsdale family photographs; and items of needlework made by members of the Lonsdale family.

ACC/1190-1: Records of births, deaths, apprenticeship and probate;
ACC/1190-2: Genealogy;
ACC/1190-3: Photographs;
ACC/1190-4: Artefacts.

Available for general access.

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

English

Fit

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Records prepared May to September 2011. Ceremonies Civil ceremonies Funerals Information sources Documents Primary documents Personal papers Family records Kinship Family Wills Family archives

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Gifted to the Archive in October 1972.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the Kincaid and Lonsdale families, including baptism, marriage and death certificates; wills and probates; funeral records; apprenticeship indenture to a woollen draper; City of London freedom admission; family correspondence and reminiscences; financial papers; Lonsdale family photographs; and items of needlework made by members of the Lonsdale family.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

ACC/1190-1: Records of births, deaths, apprenticeship and probate;
ACC/1190-2: Genealogy;
ACC/1190-3: Photographs;
ACC/1190-4: Artefacts.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Language(s)

  • English

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