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.
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)
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).
Greenlaw (743)
This film covers Christenings 1699 – 1854, Marriages 1780-1854 and Burials
1780-1854 BUT The majority of the entries are interspersed
with the Kirk Session Records (records of the parish church) and will need
some searching for. Marriages are quite often simply listed as an amount
of Proclamation Monies paid (for proclaiming banns) and for Burials Mort
Cloth Dues or the amount paid to the parish for using the cloth the body
was wrapped in are not only an indication of burial but also of social status.
In this parish there were first and second-class Mort Cloths made of velvet
for the best with silver and gold clasps.These records also contain the more
usual entries but there are duplications, which differ slightly, so search
carefully. Not all years in the date spans listed above are included.
(Film Ber 2)
Greenlaw (743)
This film comprises a mixture of Kirk Session Minutes, Parish "Collections
of Money" and actual parish registers both in draft and “good” form within
the date ranges listed below –
Christenings - 1699-1854
Marriages - 1780-1854
Burials - 1780-1854
(Film Ber 6)
Hutton (745)
This parish like Greenlaw above, includes Session Minutes with entries included
therein. Again, search carefully. The dates covered (with gaps)
are Christenings 1730-1809, Births & Christenings 1809-1855, Marriages
1730-1854 and Burials 1767-1854.
(Film Ber 2)
Hutton (745)
The registers are a mixture of Kirk Session Minutes and actual registers
and include entries in the following date ranges:-
Christenings 1700 -1854
Marriages 1702 -1854
Burials 1702
–1854
With some duplication and overlap of records.
Swinton & Simprin (755)
The dates listed below are indications only.
The majority of the entries are interspersed with the Kirk Session Minute
Extracts and care will need to be taken when searching this film.
Christenings 1700-1819
Marriages 1698-1855,
Burials 1697-1855
(Film Ber 1)
Westruther (756)
Care will need to be taken in searching for entries as they are not in date
order.
Kirk Session Minutes 1655-1682 including Christenings 1657-1680.
Marriages 1745-1819,
Christenings 1819-1855,
Marriages 1818-1856
(Film Ber 1)
Whitsome & Hilton (757) Christenings 1724-1736, 1736-1786
Population of the County of Berwick August 27, 1801
Christenings. 1786-1811
Population of Berwick June 21, 1811
Population of Whitsome Parish various dates.
Marriages 1782-1822 and Burials 1784-1790 – These entries are intermingled.
Christenings 1820-1854, Marriages 1821-1854.
The above dates are in irregular runs and should be followed forward to the
end of the books filmed.
A list of Articles belonging to Paupers in the Parish in 1810.
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 Lauder covered
all of the County Of Berwick.
(fiche T38)
The Commissariot of Argyll covers
the following mainline parishes of Argyll.
(fiche T2)
Land was covered by separate
laws and is covered by the records detailed in: The Service of Heirs Index The Retours of Services of Heirs Index
(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..