Institute Logo
 Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc.




Page 1 of 1.

Inverness Coat of Arms
Inverness-shire
Catalogue of Fiche, Film & 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. 

Inverness Parishes in the 1841 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.

Parts of the Parish of Ardnamurchan & Sunart lying within Inverness - Quoad Sacra Parish of Aharacle District of South Morar - Arasaid & Moidart and Quoad Sacra Parish of Strontian are contained on Census Film 504-508.
Parts of the Parish of Kilmallie - Inverness District of Lochaber are contained on Census Film 504-508.

Return to Top.

1851 CENSUS INDEXES. 

Inverness Parishes in the 1851 Census held in the AIGS Library
Central Inverness
District of Inverness
Inverness Burgh
Isle of Skye, North
Isle of Skye, South

Speyside Inverness
Western Inverness

Return to Top.

1861 CENSUS. 

Inverness 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.

Alvie (90b)
Ardersier (91)
Boleskine & Abertarff (92)
Inverallan (93)
Dalcross & Croy (94)
Daviot & Dunlichity (95)
Dores (96a)
Glenelg (97)
Inverness (98)
Kilmonivaig (99)
Kilmorack (100)    
Kiltarlity (101)
Kingussie & Insh (102)
Kirkhill (103)
Laggan (104)
Moy & Dalarossie (105)
Petty (106)
Urquhart & Glenmoriston (107)
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 Inverness, ships are listed in the following Registration
Districts: - Boleskine & Abertarff , Inverness, Kilmonivaig, Kilmorack, Laggan, Duirinish, Kilmuir, North Uist, Portree, South Uist/Howmore and Strath.  
These entries are all listed on film 902.

Return to Top.

1861  CENSUS INDEXES.

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

Return to Top.

1881 CENSUS TRANSCRIPT & INDEX.

1881 Census Index  for entire County of Inverness 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)

Return to Top.

1891 CENSUS INDEX.

Parishes in the Inverness-shire 1891 Census in the A.I.G.S. Library
We have a complete set of Indexes for all Inverness-shire parishes for the 1891 Census

Return to Top.

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)

Calendar of Documents
The Commissary Court of Argyll which dealt mainly with Executrices of the deceased although it also dealt with cases of small debt and scandal i.e. defamation.  Its jurisdiction was restricted to the parishes of mainland Argyll together with the parishes of Kilmallie, Kilmonivaig and Glenelg in.  The Calendar makes available the listings of the Processes (i.e. the case papers), the Petitions, the Edicts and the Bonds of Caution (i.e. the sureties) of the Court.

(insert CD 375)


Return to Top.

DIRECTORIES.


Pigot & Co.'s Directory of Scotland 1825 (CD)

Directory of Inverness-shire 1837
(Part of The Nick Vine Hall Collection)
(fiche Inv 2)

Slaters 1915 Directory of  The Outer Hebrides.

(fiche Inv 1)

New
Directory of Scotland (Private Residents & Trades) 1915
(Part of The Nick Vine Hall Collection Fiche)
(fiche Sct 419-425)

Return to Top.

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)

Return to Top.

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.
Plan of the River Ness (Inverness) with the Banks and Lands adjacent... Home, John.
Civil Parishes and Counties of Scotland showing Overall Dates of Old Parochial Records Held in Edinburgh and available
Worldwide on microfilm. - County of Inverness.
Dates of the Commencement of Parish Registers for Inverness Mainland and Harris published by the Institute of Heraldic & Genealogical Studies,
Northgate, Kent, 1982.
Complete Set of Ordnance Survey Plans for Scotland

Return to Top.

MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS.

New
Granton on Spey Cemetery
Monumental Inscriptions (including digital images of headstones)
(insert CD 1851)

Return to Top .

  NEWSPAPERS.

The Northern Highlands in the 19th Century – Newspaper Index & Annals. By James Barron
Volume 1 1800-1824
(CD)
The Northern Highlands in the 19th Century – Newspaper Index & Annals. By James Barron
Volume 2 1825-1842
(CD)

Return to Top .

NON CONFORMIST RECORDS.

Inverness Free Church Registers (98)
Baptisms 1843-1858  Index to Surnames
(Film Sct 24)
Kiltarlity Free Church
Baptisms & Marriages 1843-1854
( Film Sct 30)
Kirkhill Free Church Register
Baptisms 1843-1854
(Film Sct 24)

Return to Top.

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)

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)



Return to Top.

PARISH  REGISTERS.

Abbreviations used:  B. Burials,  C. Christenings/Baptisms,  D. Deaths,  M. Marriages.
Barra (52) P.R.
C.1836-September 1860 * M.1847-1854, D.1849 & 1854 (1 only for each)
*The Baptisms appear to be in no date order at all and need careful searching.

(Film Inv 1)

Bracadale (Skye) P.R.
C. August 1803- 1810,  M. 1802-1819
Draft Ministers Notes re baptisms to1822, Births 1802-1817 (Minginish)
C. 1813-1819,  M. 1803-1819,  C. 1820-1855, M. 1820-1854, D. 1834-1839

(Film Inv 1)

Croy & Dalcross (94) P.R. C.   1719-1816, M.  1813-1819, C.   1820-1851
Register of the family of Major General Sir John Rose of Hjelm  & Lady Rose
C.   1820-1855, M.   1820-1851
Population of the Parish of Croy taken 27th May and 4th June  1811. (statistics only)
Population of the Parish of Croy taken 7th May and 10th June 1821. (statistics only)
(Film Inv 2)
Daviot & Dunlichity (95) P.R.
Kirk Session Minutes (undated)
C.    1776-1820 , M.   1774-1824, C.    1820-1854*, M.   1820-1854*
(*not necessarily in date order)
(Film Inv 2)
Duirinish (Skye) P.R.
C. 1817-1819, M. 1817-1819 Marriages 1818-1822 - covers what appear to be small offshoot Churches
to the main parish. Church names mentioned are Waternish, Glendale, Flashadden.
C. 1820-1854, M. 1820-1854
Index to Baptisms, Index to Marriages, Register of Neglected Entries (3)

(Film Inv 1)

Inverness Parish Register (98)
Christenings 1820-1831
Marriages 1820-1834
Burials 1820-1853
( Film Inv 3)
Inverness Parish Register (Blotter)(98)
Baptisms 1789-1797
(Film Sct 24)
Inverness Parish Register (98)
Inverness Kirk Session Records Transcript. 1661-1800
(CD)
Kilmonivaig Parish Register (99)
Kirk Session Copy Registers – Baptisms 1730-1819  Marriages 1793-1819
(Film Sct 28)
Kirkhill Parish Registers (103)
Wardlaw & Farnua – Bills of Mortality 1663-1709
(Film Sct 26)
Moy & Dalarossie Parish Register (105)
Christenings 1838-1844Marriages 1838-1844
(Film Sct 25)

Return to Top.

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 Inverness covers the County of that Name.
(fiche T32)
The Commissariot of Argyle covers the parishes of Glenelg, Kilmallie and Kilmonivaig.
(fiche T2)
The Commissariot of Moray covers the parish of Petty.

(fiche T37)

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 Fife, Dundee,
Clackmannan, Kinross, Stirling, Aberdeen, Kincardine, Banff, Elgin, Nairn, Inverness, Ross & Cromarty, Sutherland,
Caithness, Orkney & Zetland. (RH 3/211/2)
(Film Sct 5)

Return to Top

TAXES.

Hearth Tax - Account of Hearth money collected, 1694
(Film Sct 20)

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 ?

HOME | TOP  

For information about this site please E-Mail the

Updated
15 April  2010
Copyright © 2010 AIGS Inc. 41 Railway Rd, Blackburn, Vic. 3130
(ABN 97 600 455 890) (A0027436X)
Tel: +61 3 9877 3789
Legal Disclaimer