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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This catalogue is divided into the following
categories. Click on the link to go direct to your area of interest.
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 East Lothian, ships are listed in the
following Registration Districts: - Dunbar and North Berwick.
These
entries are all listed on film 902
1881 Census Index for entire
County of East Lothian in 6 sets of fiche.
(Surname Index, Birth Place Index, Census Place Index, As Enumerated,
Misc. Notes, Ships, 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 for the Counties of East, West and
Midlothian.
Plan of the towns of Haddington &
Nungate. From the actual survey. 1819. Wood, John
Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae - Volume 1 by
Hew Scott.
A full listing, with biographical details, of ministers who served in
the Synod of Lothian & Tweedale from the Reformation to the
Twentieth Century and covers the counties of Midlothian,
East Lothian and West Lothian
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 Commissariot of Dunkeld
covers the following parishes in East Lothian - Aberlady.
(fiche
T10)
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.
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.