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Nairnshire Catalogue of Fiche, Films & CDs

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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.


 1851 Census Indexes

1861 Census   

1861  Census Indexes

1881 Census Transcription & Index

1891 Census Index  

Court Records  

Directories  

Gazetteers    

Maps

Newspapers     New

Occupational Records     

Parish Registers    New

Probate Records & Wills

Taxes    

1851  CENSUS  INDEXES.
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.
1851 Census Index - County of Nairnshire
(fiche Nai 1D-3D)

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1861  CENSUS.
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.
Ardclach (120)
Auldearn (121)
 Cawdor (122)
Nairn (123)
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 Nairn, ships are listed in the Registration District of Nairn. These entries are all listed on film 902.

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1861  CENSUS  INDEXES.
Index to the Marine Returns for Scotland
(fiche Sct 1E)

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1881  CENSUS  TRANSCRIPT  &  INDEX.
1881 Census Index  for entire County of Nairn 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  INDEXES.
Parishes in the 1891 Census held in the AIGS Library
We have a complete set of Indexes for all 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
Pigot & Co Directory of Scotland 1825
(CD)
Slaters 1837 Directory of Nairnshire

(fiche Nai 1)

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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 Aberdeen, Banffshire, Kincardine, Moray & Nairn.
Plan of the Town of Nairn.  From the actual survey. 1821.  Wood, John
Complete Set of Ordnance Survey Plans for Scotland

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NEWSPAPERS.

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


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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).
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PARISH REGISTERS.

Nairn Parish Register (53)
Christenings 1771-1854, Marriages 1771-1854
Register of Neglected Entries.

(Film Nai 1)

New
 Nairn Parish Register (Blotter) (53)
Baptisms 1757
(Film Sct 29)

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PROBATE  &  WILLS.
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 Courts of Edinburgh had jurisdiction for the whole of Scotland and abroad and should also be checked. These Testaments are for personal property only.

The Institute Library has a complete set of Indexes for pre 1800 Commissariot Court Wills.
The Commissariot of Moray covered the County of Nairn.

(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.
Register of Defuncts
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 and Zetland (RH 3/211/2)
(Film Sct 5)

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TAXES.
Account of hearth money collected for the County of Nairn, 1695
(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?

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