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Berwickshire Catalogue of Fiche, Films & CDs

Caution!!

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.


1841 Census

1851 Census     

1861 Census   

1861 Census Index

1881 Census Transcription & Index

1891 Census Index  

Court Records

Directories    New

Gazetteers    

Maps   

Miscellaneous    New

Non Conformist Records   

Occupational Records  

Parish Registers    

Probate Records & Wills 

Taxes    


1841 CENSUS. 

A complete set of films covering all Berwickshire Parishes in the 1841 Census
 is 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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1851 CENSUS. 

Berwickshire 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.

Abbey St. Bathans
Ayton
Bunkle & Preston
Channelkirk
Chirnside
Cockburnspath
Edrom
Foulden
Eyemouth
Fogo
Gordon
Greenlaw
Hutton
Ladykirk
Langton
Lauder
Legerwood (Ledgerwood)
Longformacus
Merton (Mertoun)
Mordington
Nenthorn
Polwarth
Swinton
Westruther
Whitsome

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1861 CENSUS. 

Berwickshire 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 County Abbreviation and Film Number.

Abbey St. Bathans (726)
Ayton (727)
Bunkle & Preston (728)
Channelkirk (729)
Chirnside (730)
Cockburnspath (731)
Coldingham (732)
Coldstream (733)
 Cranshaws (734)
Dunse (735)
Earlston (736)
Eccles (737)
Edrom (738)
Eyemouth (739)
Fogo (740)
Foulden (741)
Gordon (742)
Greenlaw (743)
Hume (744)
Hutton (745)
Ladykirk (746)
Langton (747)
Lauder (748)
Legerwood (749
Longformacus (750)
Merton (751)
Mordington (752)
Nenthorn (753)
Polwarth (754)
Swinton & Simprin (755)
Whitsome & Hilton (757)
Westruther (756)
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 Berwick, ships are listed in the following Registration Districts: -  Coldingham and Eyemouth. These entries are all listed on film 902.

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1861   CENSUS  INDEXES.

Index to Marine Returns for Scotland.
(fiche Sct 1E)

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1881  CENSUS  TRANSCRIPT  &  INDEX.

1881 Census Index  for entire County of Berwickshire 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 Berwickshire 1891 Census in the A.I.G.S. Library.
We have a complete set of Indexes for all Berwickshire parishes for the 1891 Census.

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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.


Directory of Berwickshire – Berwick 1805
(Part of the Nick Vine Hall Collection)
(fiche Ber 1)

Pigot's Directory of Scotland 1825 (CD)

Directory of Berwickshire 1837
(Part of the Nick Vine Hall Collection)
(fiche Ber 2)
New
Directory of Scotland (Private Residents & Trades) 1915
(Part of The Nick Vine Hall Collection )
(fiche Sct 419-425)

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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 for the Counties of Berwick, Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles.
Plan of the town of Berwick upon Tweed. From the actual survey. 1822. Wood, John.
Kelso Ordnance Survey Map (Landranger series) 1976.
Complete Set of Ordnance Survey Plans for Scotland

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MISCELLANEOUS.


Marchmont and the Humes of Polwarth.
(Film Eng Dev 6)
New

Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae – The Succession of Ministers in the Church of Scotland from The Reformation (Volume 2)

Synods of Merse, Teviotdale and Dumfries & Galloway.
(CD)

If you are unable to visit the A.I.G.S. Library to use any of the above resources,
why not make use of the Institute Research Service ?

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