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.
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This catalogue is divided into the following categories.
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interest.
Bute 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.
Cumbraes (552)
Kilbride (553)
Kilmory (554)
Kingarth (555)
Lochranza (556)
North Bute (557)
Rothesay (558)
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 Bute, ships are listed in the following
Registration Districts: - Kingarth, Lochranza, North
Bute and Rothesay.
These entries are all listed on film 902.
1881 Census Index for entire County of Buteshire
in 6 sets of fiche. .
(Surname Index, Birth Place Index, Census
Place Index, As Enumerated, Misc. Notes, Institutions.)
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.
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 Bute & Argyll.
Plan of Rothesay. From the actual
survey 1825. Wood, John
Complete Set of Ordnance Survey
Plans for Scotland
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).
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 Commisariot of The Isles
covers the County of Bute.
(fiche T33)
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”.)
1869 to 1876 inclusive.
(Film)
Register of Defuncts 1827-1865
.
Index to the Inventories of the Personal
Estates of Defuncts recorded in the Commissary Court Books
of Edinburgh, Haddington and Linlithgow for 1827-1865
and Commissary Court Books of Lanark, Dunbarton, Renfrew,
Bute and Argyll for 1846-1865.