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Aberdeenshire Catalogue of Fiche, Films & CDs

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Please remember that the spelling of place names and the names of Parishes, as with the spelling of surnames, has varied over the course of many years. We have endeavoured to check the spelling of names in this catalogue to ensure accuracy, however be aware of variations from present day spelling. Adopt a liberal approach in your research in the interpretation of the entries.
Please note that items in this Catalogue are for research within the library premises only and are NOT available for LOAN or SALE.

Note:- Updates marked as   New
This catalogue is divided into the following categories.
Click on the link to go direct to your area of interest.


 1851 Census

1861 Census     

1861  Census Indexes

1881 Census Transcription & Index

1891 Census Index

Cemetery Records

Court Records

Directories   

Gazetteeers    

 Maps  

Miscellaneous          New

Monumental Inscriptions

Newspapers    

Occupational Records  

Parish Registers      New

Probate Records

School Records    

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1851 CENSUS. 
Aberdeenshire Parishes in the 1851 Census held in the AIGS Library.
Note that these items are microfilm of the original Census records and are filed in the Film cabinets under their County Abbreviation and Film Number.

Old Machar (168b) Books 140, 141, 144 & 145
Including: - 
The Lunatic Asylum of Aberdeen. 
Female Orphan Asylum. 
Lunatic Asylum Middlefield. 
Poor House – Old Machar. 
Asylum for Blind Aberdeen. 
Mitchells Hospital, Old Aberdeen. 
The Prisons (Two Buildings).

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1861 CENSUS. 
Aberdeenshire Parishes in the 1861 Census held in the AIGS Library.
Note that these items are microfilm of the original Census records and are filed in the Film cabinets under their Parish Numbers.
Aberdeen City (168a), (168b & 168c) 
Aberdour (169) 
Aboyne (170) 
Alford (171) 
Auchindoir (172) 
Auchterless (173) 
Belhelvie (174) 
Birse (175) 
Bourtie (176) 
Cabrach (177) 
Cairney (178) 
Chapel of Garioch (178) 
Clatt (180)
Cluny (181) 
Coull (182) 
Craithie & Braemar (183) 
Crimond (184) 
Cruden (185) 
Culsamond (186)   
Daviot (187)
Drumblade (188)
Drumoak (189)
Dyce (190)
Echt (191)
Ellon (192)
Fintry (Aberdeen) (193)
Forgue (194)
Foveran (195)
Fraserburgh (196)
Fyvie (197)
List of Persons Not in Houses
Gartly (198) 
Glass (199)
Glenbucket (200) 
Glenmuick, Tullich (201) 
Huntly (202) 
Insch (203) 
Inverurie (204) 
Keig (205) 
Keithhall & Kinkell (206) 
Kemnay (207) 
Kildrummy (208)
 Kincardine O’Neill (209) 
King Edward (210) 
Kinellar (211) 
Kinnethmont (212) 
Kintore (213)
Leochel Cushnie (214)
Leslie (215)
Logie-Buchan (216)
Logie-Coldstone (217)
Longside (218)
Lonmay (219)
Lumphanan (220)
Methlic (221)
Midmar (222)
Monquhitter  (223)
Monymusk (224)
New Deer (225) 
Newhills (226) 
New Machar (227) 
Old Deer (228) 
Old Meldrum (229) 
Oyne (230)
Peterculter (231)
Peterhead (232)
Pitsligo (233)
Premnay (234)
Rathven (235)
Rayne (236)
Rhynie (237)
Savoch (237B)
Skene (238)
Slains (239)
Strathdon (240)
Strichen (241)
Tarland (and Migvie) (242)
Tarves (243)
Tough (244)
Tullynessle, Forbes and Kearn (246)
Turriff (247)
Tyrie (248)
Udny (249)

Census of Merchant and Royal Navy Ships
The film of 1861 Census of Merchant and Royal Navy Ships in Port covers all of Scotland.  For Aberdeen, ships are listed in the following Registration Districts: -  St. Nicholas, Crimond, Foveran, Fraserburgh, Peterhead, Pitsligo.
These entries are all listed on film 902.

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1861  CENSUS  INDEXES.
Index to the Marine Returns for Scotland.

(fiche Sct 1E)

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1881  CENSUS  TRANSCRIPT  &  INDEX.
1881 Census Index  for entire County of Aberdeenshire in 6 sets of fiche. 
(Surname Index, Birth Place Index, Census Place Index, As Enumerated, Misc. Notes, Ships, Institutions.) 

Also on CD (1881 British Census and Index)

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1891 CENSUS INDEX.

Parishes in the Aberdeenshire 1891 Census in the A.I.G.S. Library.
We have a complete set of Indexes for all Aberdeenshire parishes for the 1891 Census.

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CEMETERY  &  BURIAL  RECORDS.
Old Machar Churchyard, Aberdeen
Register of Burials (Blotter Register) 1855-1863

(Film Sct 6)

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COURT   RECORDS
Decisions of the Court of Session 1781-1822
Published by David Hume in 1839 this is a wonderful record of hundreds of court decisions
involving people from all over Scotland.

(CD)

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DIRECTORIES.
The Aberdeenshire CD - Extract from Holden's Annual London and Country Directory of the United Kingdom for 1811
(insert CD 1359)
Pigot & Co. Directory of Scotland 1825/26
(CD)
The Aberdeenshire CD - Pigot & Co. 1837 Directory of Aberdeenshire
(insert CD 1359)
Aberdeen Almanac, 1839
Including counties of Banff, Moray and Kincardine.
(insert CD 1102)
The Aberdeenshire CD - Holden’s 1881 Directory entry for Aberdeen
(insert CD 1359)
Aberdeen Post Office Directory 1900-1901
(insert CD 1103)
Slaters 1915 Directory of Aberdeenshire.
(fiche Abd 1-3)
Aberdeen Post Office Directory 1925
(CD)

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GAZETTEER.
Francis Groome's 1896 Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (6 volumes) together with additional material and  indexes.

(insert CD 196)

Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland
(CD)

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MAPS
The collection of Maps held in the library is in paper format, and will be found in either the Maps Stands or on top of the film cabinets in Map holders.
Civil Parishes and Counties of Scotland showing Overall Dates of Old Parochial Records Held in Edinburgh and available Worldwide on microfilm for the Counties of Aberdeen, Banffshire, Kincardine, Moray and Nairn.
Plan of the City of Aberdeen.  From the actual survey.  Wood, John.
Complete Set of Ordnance Survey Plans for Scotland

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MISCELLANEOUS.

The Aberdeenshire CD - Mounthooley Smallpox Hospital  
Surname Index   
List of patients for 1872 and 1874-75.

(insert CD 1359)

New
 Aberdeen & North East FHS Journal Index 1-37. 56- current
(CD)


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why not make use of the Institute Research Service ?

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