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Ayrshire 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.

1820 Census

1841 Census Index     


1851 Census

1851 Census Index

1861 Census  New

1861  Census Indexes

1881 Census Transcription & Index

1891 Census Index

Court Records

Directories    New  

Family History Groups

Gazetteers     

Maps  

Military    

Miscellaneous    

Monumental Inscriptions  

Nonconformist Records    

Occupational Records    

Parish Registers      

Poor Law

Probate Records

Taxes     

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1820  CENSUS.

1820 Census of Irvine
(fiche Ayr 12-13)

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1841  CENSUS  INDEXES.

The library holds a surname index for the whole of the County of Ayrshire.
(insert CD 970)

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1851 CENSUS.

Ayrshire 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.
Galston (507) 
Barr (580) 
Beith (581)
Colmonell (582)
Coylton (583)
Craigie (584)
Girvan (481)
Irvine (521) 
Kilbirnie (533)

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1851  CENSUS  INDEXES.

The library holds a surname index for the whole of the County of Ayrshire.
(insert CD 476)

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1861 CENSUS. 

Ayrshire 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.







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Ballantrae (579) 
Barr (580) 
Beith (581) 
Colmonell (582) 
Coylton (583) 
Craigie (584)
Cuninghame Combination Poorhouse
Dailby (585)
Dalmellington (586)
Dalry (587)
Dalrymple (588)
Dreghorn (589)
Dundonald (590)
Dunlop (591)
Fenwick (592) 



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Galston (593)
Girvan (594) 
Irvine (595)
Kilbirnie (596)
Kilmarnock (597)
Kilmaurs (598)
Kilwinning (599)
Kirkmichael (600)
Kirkoswald (601)
Largs (602) 
Loudoun (603) 
Mauchline (604) 
Maybole (605) 
Monkton & Prestwick (606) 
Muirkirk (607)
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 Ayrshire, ships are listed in the following Registration Districts: - Ardrossan Old, Ayr, Dundonald, Girvan and Irvine.
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)
1861 Census Index of East Ayrshire covering the parishes of: - 
Auchinleck, Dalmellington, Dalrymple, Dunlop, Fenwick,Galston,, Kilmarnock, Kilmaurs, Loudon, Mauchline, Muirkirk, New  Cumnock, Ochiltree, Old Cumnock, Riccarton, Sorn, Stair and Stewarton.

(fiche Ayr 5D-7D)

1861 Census Index of North Ayrshire covering the parishes of: - Ardrossan, Beith, Dalry, Dreghorn, Irvine, Kilbirnie, Kilwinning, Largs, Stevenston and West Kilbride.

(fiche Ayr 8D-19D)

1861 Census Index of South Ayrshire covering the parishes of: - Ayr, Ballantrae, Barr, Colmonell, Coylton, Craigie, Dailly, Dundonald, Girvan, Kirkmichael, Kirkoswald, Maybole, Monkton, St. Quivox & Newton on Ayr, Straiton, Symington and Tarbolton.

(fiche Ayr 20D-31D)

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1881  CENSUS  TRANSCRIPT  &  INDEX.

1881 Census Index  for entire County of Ayrshire 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 Ayrshire 1891 Census in the A.I.G.S. Library.
The Institute has a complete set of Indexes for all parishes for the 1891 Census on fiche.

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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.

New
Directory of Ayrshire 1820 (Part)
(Part of the Nick Vine Hall Collection)
(fiche Ayr 22)

Pigot’s  Directory of Scotland 1825  (CD)
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Directory of Ayrshire 1837
(Part of the Nick Vine Hall Collection)
(fiche Ayr 23)

Directory of Ayrshire 1915
(Part of the Nick Vine Hall Collection)
(fiche Ayr 14-15)

Directory of Ayrshire (Central) 1934
(Part of the Nick Vine Hall Collection)
(fiche Ayr 16-21)

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FAMILY  HISTORY  GROUPS.

Troon & District Family History Society Members Interests Directory, October 1997

(fiche Ayr 1)

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GAZETTEERS.

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. - County of Ayrshire.
Plan of the towns & part of the parishes of Ayr, Newton upon Ayr & Saint Quivox. From the actual survey 1818. Wood, John.
Plan of the town of Kilmarnock.  From the actual survey.  1819.  Wood,  John.
Complete Set of Ordnance Survey Plans for Scotland


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