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Ayrshire
Catalogue of Fiche, Film and 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.
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MILITARY
A History of the Ayrshire Yeomanry Cavalry published in 1881.
(insert CD 1302)
Royal Scots Fusiliers (1st Foot) Militia Attestation 1887-1914
Majority of the men from Ayrshire Lanark, Wigtownshire and Renfrewshire
(insert CD 1110)

MISCELLANEOUS
Ayr Burgh Register of Incarceration 1838 (contd..)

(Film Sct 19)

Ayr Weavers Minute Book 1657-1792
(Film Sct 19)
Ayr Minute Book of Fleshers 1661-1774
(Film Sct 19)
Ayr Burgh Registers Book of the Waulkers & Co.  1611-1853.
(Film Sct 19)
County of Ayr – A History (CD)

MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS
Troon Cemetery
South Section - Monumental Inscriptions from 1863
(insert CD 993)

NON CONFORMIST RECORDS
Kilmaurs United Presbyterian Church
Baptisms 1741, 1843 Marriages 1744, 1843-1855, 1810-1854
(Film Sct 29)
Largs Parish – Fairlie Free Church
Baptisms 1835-1860 Marriages 1858-1860
(Film Sct 29)
Maybole Free Church Registers
Christenings 1846-1853
(Film Sct 25)
Muirkirk Free Church
Baptisms 1843-1860, 1812 (after others) Out of order late baptisms assorted dates.
(Film Sct 29)

OCCUPATIONAL  RECORDS

Merchant Seamen Crew Lists & Agreements. 1863-1913 (CLIP)

 (CD)

The Register of Apprentices of the City of Edinburgh 1583-1800
(Note:  These Apprentices come from all parts of Scotland)              

 (CD)

Historical Clock & Watchmakers Index.  UK-wide index

 (CD)

Faculty of Advocates, Scotland 1532-1943
Transcript found on Scotland General CD
(CD)

Merchant Seamen’s Crew Agreement Lists 1851 PRO Catalogue No. BT 98
Note: The area designation relates to the ships’ Port of Registration not the birthplace of the seaman. 
A seaman could sign on anywhere and change ships at will, so if you do not find him where expected try other areas.
The files include a Master Surname Index to Lists published to date.
Areas covered are:-Aberdeen, Angus, Cornwall, Lanark, Renfrew, Scotland South- East, Scotland South-West, Highlands & Islands, Wales, Ireland North (Ulster), Ireland Mid  & East (Leinster) Ireland South &West (Munster & Connaught).
(CD)

PARISH  REGISTERS
Abbreviations used:  B. Burials,  C. Christenings/Baptisms,  D. Deaths,  M. Marriages.
  AYRSHIRE BURIAL INDEX PART 1
Auchinleck, Ayr, Ballantrae, Colyton, Dailly, Dalrymple, Girvan, Kirkmichael, Kirkoswald,
Maucline, Maybole, Muirkirk, Newton, Ochiltree, Old Cumnock, Stair, Straiton, Tarbolton
(insert CD 1415)
  AYRSHIRE BURIAL INDEX PART 2 
Ardrossan, Beith, Dreghorn, Dundonald, Dunlop, Fenwick, Galston, Irvine, Kilbirnie, Kilmarnock,
Kilmaurs, Largs, Loudoun, Monkton, Stevenston, Stewarton, Symington, West Kilbride
(insert CD 1416)
New Ardrossan Parish Registers (576)   Christenings 1734-1854,   Marriages 1738-1854. (Film Sct 31)
  Ballantrae Parish Register (Blotter) (579)
Christenings & Marriages    1830-1869,
Communicants 1831-1874,  Church Statistical Record    1831-1869.		 (Film Sct 23)
New Barr Blotter Kirk Session Minutes (580)
1653-1662.   (Includes some Proclamations and Marriages)
(Film Sct 6)
  Barr Parish Register (580)  Kirk Session Minutes, 1653-1698,   Marriage Proclamations, 1855-1858.
(Film Sct 30)
  Beith (581) P.R. 
C.      1661-1662, 1673-1686, 1690-1694, 1701-1854,
M.     1659-1686, 1690-1694, 1711-1758, 1783-1819, 1820-1854,
B.      1783-1787.

(Film Ayr 1)

 
  Colmonell (582)   P.R. 
C. 1759-1822, 1820-1854,  M. 1838-1854.

(Film Ayr 1)

  Colmonell (582) P.R.
Parish Baptismal Register for District of Arvsheen 1850-1860.
(Film Per 9)
  Fenwick Parish Register (Blotter) (592)
Kirk Session Minutes    1644-1699.		 (Film Sct 23)
  Kilmarnock (597) P.R.
C.1820-1837.  Index to Christenings  1820-1837. 
List of Male Communicants – Heads of  Families belonging to High Kirk 24.11.1834 & 23.11.1835. 
C.1834-1854.  Yearly Amount of Births 1820-1855. 
Supplementary Register of Births omitted to be entered at the proper time. 
Index to Names.  C. 1789-1854. 
Supplementary Register of Births omitted to be entered at the proper time. 
Index to Names.  M. 1820-1829. 
Index to above marriages.
Supplemental Register of Births Omitted in Proper Time - Taken from the Kilmarnock Old Parochial Records 1855
 (Film Ayr 2)








(fiche Ayr 10-11)
New Kilmarnock Index to Midwives.   Birth Register 1777-1829.
(Film Sct 30)
  Loudon Parish - The Session Clerk's Tale - A word for word transcription of the Burial Registers 1811-1827.
(insert CD 956)
  Monkton & Prestwick Parish Register (Blotter)(606)
Christenings 1837-1848,  Marriages 1837-1849.		 (Film Sct 25)

POOR  LAW  RECORDS
Index to Kilmarnock Poor Registers 1847-1900
 (fiche Ayr 2-5)
Index to Ardrossan Poor Applications 1859 -1900
(fiche Ayr 6-9)

PROBATE  RECORDS
Wills before 1875 were proved in Commissariot Courts.
The areas covered by Commissariot Courts pre 1800 in Scotland relate to Church jurisdiction and not county borders so more than one Court can cover a County. 
The Commissariot Court of Edinburgh had jurisdiction for the whole of Scotland and abroad and should also be checked. 
These Testaments are for personal property only.
The Library has a complete set of Indexes for pre 1800 Commissariot Court Wills.
The Commissariot of Edinburgh was the main court and covered all of Scotland and overseas as well as the local area and should always be checked (fiche T11-T23)
The Commissariot of Glasgow covers the whole of the County of Ayr.
(fiche T24-T29)
Land was covered by separate laws and is covered by the records detailed in:
The Retours of Services of Heirs index 1544 - 1699 
The Service of Heirs Index 1700 - 1859		  
(insert CD 130)
(insert CD 131)
SCOTTISH CALENDAR OF CONFIRMATIONS (of wills) 1876-1923 (fiche)

British Probate Calendar  1858 - 1898
Contains English and Welsh Wills and Administrations as well as some Irish and Scottish entries.
Entries can also be found from around the world and from deaths many years earlier. (See Guide)
Where a Scottish testator also held property in England, for the years listed below, wills were also proved in London , and indexes to these are found at the end of the films listing English probate on the last film for each year after the letter 'Z.'
1858 to 1866 inclusive.
1869 to 1876 inclusive.
(Film)
Register of Defuncts 1846 - 1867
Index to the Inventories of the Personal Estates of Defuncts recorded in the Commissary Court Books of Ayr, Berwick, Dumfries, Kircudbright, Peebles, Roxburgh, Selkirk & Wigtown from 1846-1867, plus an Addenda..
(Film Sct 2)

TAXES
Hearth Tax for County of Ayrshire
List of hearths within the Shire (excluding Carrick and Cunningham) 1694.
List of hearths within the Bailiary of Carrick 1693.
List of hearths within the Bailiary of Cunningham 1694.
(Film Sct 20)

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