Name
James Erskine, Lord Barjarg and Alva
Occupation
Advocate
Sheriff-depute
Judge
Biographical Info
The National Archives, Kew
Biographical Notes
Advocate, 6 Dec. 1743. Son of Charles Erskine, Lord Tinwald and Grisald Grierson; m. Margaret Macguire and Jean Stirling; Sheriff-depute of Perth 1748; baron of the exchequer Scotland 1754; Lord of Session 1761.
Barjarg, James Erskine, Lord, 1723-1796
Barjarg, James Erskine, Lord, 1723-1796
Life Dates
1722 - 1796

Associated Cases

Displaying 1 - 17 of 17
Case Role Date
Briggs v. Stark and Balfour Lord Ordinary 1778
Edmonstone v. Tweedale Lord Ordinary 1772
Forrester v. Wright Lord Ordinary 1785
George-Alexander Gordon v. Janet Gordon Lord Ordinary 1784
Gordon v. Kissock Lord Ordinary 1785
Graham et al v. Macfarlane Lord Ordinary 1767
Inglis v. Gray Lord Ordinary 1785
Innes v. Stuart Lord Ordinary 1771
Kemloe v. Dun, Reid, and Company Lord Ordinary 1767
Kempt v. Liddell Lord Ordinary 1771
Lindsay v. M'Laren Lord Ordinary 1780
Mary Muir v. Isobel Buchanan Lord Ordinary 1771
Mitchell v. Kerr and Shearer Lord Ordinary 1779
More and Irvine v. Gibson Lord Ordinary 1770
Reid v. Cunninghame Lord Ordinary 1784
Thomas and Alexander Peters, Merchants in Glasgow, v. Alexander Spiers, Andrew Blackburn, and Others, Trustees for James Dunlop, Merchant in Glasgow Lord Ordinary 1767
Thomson v. Christie Lord Ordinary 1784

Documents Authored

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Title Type Document Title Submitted
Magistrates and Town-Council of Glasgow v. Murdoch, Warroch, and Company State of the Process

State of the Process, Hugh Wylie, Esq; Lord Provost of the City of Glasgow; Patrick Colquhoun, Walter Stirling, and Alexander Buchanan, Esqs, Bailies; John Campbell, Esq; Dean of Guild, John Jamieson, Deacon-Convener, and George Buchanan, Treasurer; all of the said City of Glasgow, for themselves, and as representing the Common Council and Community of the said City, against John Glassford, Peter Murdoch, Thomas Hopkirk, and John Maccall, all Merchants in Glasgow; Warroch, residing in the Village of Anderston, near Glasgow; Patrick Miller, Merchant in Edinburgh; John Cowan, Merchant in Borrowstounness; Robert Cowan, merchant at Carron Bank; and James Gordon, Merchant in Glasgow; all Partners of the Brewery-Company in the said Village of Anderston, under the name and firm of Murdoch, Warroch, and Company

 		12 Dec 1781