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.
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.
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.)
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 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
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
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)