Traquair House Archives
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The Traquair Archives date from the mid 14th century and contain a treasure trove of material relating to the Stuart family which lived here over the centuries. The documents give a fascinating insight into the family, recording events which shaped their lives, not only within the house itself but also within local, national and international contexts.
If you visit Traquair you will see archives on display throughout the house which help to bring the family to life. The main displays in the Museum Room illustrate particular aspects of the family and are changed on a regular basis. Currently we are displaying documents which illustrate our family’s 18th century American connection, made when Christina, daughter of the 6th Earl of Traquair, married a young law student from Virginia, Cyrus Griffin, and emigrated in 1774.
This year we are embarking on a new venture to share our wonderful archival resource with our website visitors by featuring a regularly-changing selection of documents which we hope will give you a taste of the richness of life here through the ages with all its highs and lows.
We will begin by bringing you excerpts from the diary written by Mary Ravenscroft, the 7th Countess of Traquair, from 1782 to 1783, detailing the minutiae of daily life here at Traquair.
Interested in reading more diaries? The Scottish Borders Archives have the fascinating diary of Charlotte, another lady from the Borders.
Please note that the Traquair Archives are privately-owned and not generally open to the public. Wherever possible we allow access to bona fide historical researchers who have a specific research topic, but this cannot be guaranteed. A limited amount of research may also be undertaken on behalf of enquirers. Enquiries should be made to enquiries@traquair.co.uk and these will be considered by our archivist. A charge is made for all archival services.
(Please bear in mind that our archives are not a rich source for genealogy and we cannot deal with genealogical enquiries of a general nature).