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Scottish 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.

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APPRENTICES.
These records cover apprentices from all over Great Britain, including Scotland and Ireland.
The fiche are filed in England General.
Apprentices of Great Britain Series 1. Index to Apprentices. 1710-1762.
Index to Masters. 1710-1762.
(fiche Gen 688-840)
Vol. 1 - 5 (A - Z).
Vol. 6 - 10 (A - Z).
Vol. 11 - 15 (A - Z).
Vol. 16 - 20 (A - Z).
Vol. 21 - 25 (A - Z).
Vol. 26 - 30 (A - Z).
Vol. 31 - 33 (A - Z).
(fiche Gen 660-663)
(fiche Gen 664-667)
(fiche Gen 668-671)
(fiche Gen 672-675)
(fiche Gen 676-679)
(fiche Gen 680-684)
(fiche Gen 685-687)
Appendix of Missing Apprentices (Series 1).
(fiche Gen 841)
Apprentices of Great Britain Series 2 .
Index to Apprentices. 1762-1774.
Index of Masters. 1762-1774.

(fiche Gen 842-870)
(fiche Gen 871-874)

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ARMY RECORDS.
Over the centuries Scots men and women served in the British Army, both in Regiments formed in their native Scotland and those formed elsewhere.  The library has a large collection of Army records, details of which can be found by following this link .  Several of our latest additions are listed below: -
First Battalion Scots Guards in South Africa 1899-1902
(CD)
Attestation & Discharge Index 1760-1840 (includes Gordon Highlanders) 
(CD)
Scotland’s Royal Garrison Artillery Militia Attestations Index
Edinburgh 1882-1915, Fife 1882-1911, Forfar & Kincardineshire 1881-1915, South East Scotland 1877-1913 and West Scotland 1873-1911. People from all over England and Ireland
(insert CD 1108)
Scotland’s Border Regiment (34th Foot) Militia Attestations 1890-1913.
People from all over England and Ireland as well as Scotland.
(insert CD 1109)
Royal Scots Fusiliers (1st Foot) Militia Attestation 1887-1914
Majority of the men from Ayrshire Lanark e, Wigtownshire and Renfrewshire
(insert CD 1110)
Royal Scots Regiment (1st Foot) Militia Attestations 1885-1905
People from all over England and Ireland as well as Scotland.
(insert CD 1111)
Afghan War Medal Roll. 1878-1880
Actual original Army records. Includes all regiments, casualties etc.National Archives,
Class WO100, piece numbers 51 to 54.
(CD)
China War Medal Roll. 1857-1860
Actual original Army & Royal Naval records. Includes all regiments, ships, casualties etc.National Archives, Class WO100, piece numbers 40 to 41. (Army)National Archives, Class WO100,
piece numbers 31 to 34. (RN)
(CD)
Crimea War Medal Roll . 1854-1855
Actual original Army records. Includes all regiments, casualties etc.WO 100/22-34.
National Army Museum, Chelsea & PRO Kew.   
(CD)

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CEMETERIES.
Inventory of Scottish Graveyards
Contains list of Scottish graveyards covering, County, Type, Denomination, OS grid reference, Location of Nearest Street.. 

(insert CD 1339)



CHURCH RECORDS.
Annals of the Disruption; with extracts from the narratives of Ministers
who left the Scottish Establishment in 1843. 
Appendix 1. Disruption Ministers, surviving & deceased, pp 797-813. 
Appendix 2. List of Disruption Manuscripts pp 814-815. 
Appendix 4. Since the preceding list was drawn up as at 1st March 1890,
the following Ministers have died, p 816;
also the  following pre-disruption Ministers still survive,
the Names are given in the Order of their Ordination, pp 816-816a; 
INDEX to Names of Persons & Places, pp817-841.
(Film Sct 3)
The Irish Catholic Directors, Almanac & Registry, 1889.
Contents Include: Scotch Register, P 217.
(Film England Iom3)
Records of the Church of Scotland & other  Presbyterian Churches.
( fiche Sct 173-176)

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CIVIL  REGISTRATION.

G.R.O. (St. Catherines House) MISCELLANEOUS INDEXES. 

(There are many Scottish entries in these records).
GRO CIVIL INDEXES. 
GRO MILITARY INDEXES. 
Follow this link for a listing of our holdings of these records. 
(fiche)

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COURT RECORDS.
Court of Sessions – Supplement List, 1840-1947 
(fiche Sct 177-178)
List of Cases for Trial at Glasgow Asssize Court Circuit.  Assizes for Lanarkshire, Dunbartonshire and Renfrewhsire.  Spring Circuit May 1827 to Winter Circuit January 1835.
(Films Sct 7 - 18)
Celebrated Criminal Trials in Scotland 1536-1784.
(CD)
List of Convicts held for transportation in the prison of Edinburgh 1852-1874.
Includes the following information: -
Number, Name, Age, Crime, Where Tried, Sentence Details, Chaplains Remarks, Whether Could Read & Write, Character, Health and Other Convictions.  NAS Ref: HH21/5/16
(Film Sct 22)

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CRIMINAL RECORDS.
“Hue and Cry and the Police Gazette”.  1797-1810.
A police publication describing crimes committed, suspected persons,
list of military deserters etc. Some issues list escaped prisoners from the Australian penal colonies.
(Film Gen 10)
“Police Gazette” or “Hue and Cry”.  1828,  1830.
As above. 1829 does not appear to have survived.
Note: 1830 only goes up to 30th June
(Film Gen 11)
“Police Gazette” or “Hue and Cry”.  1831 - 1832.
(Film Gen 12)
“Police Gazette” or “Hue and Cry”.  1833 - 1835.
(Film Gen 13)
“Police Gazette” or “Hue and Cry”.  1836 - 1838.
Note: 1836 only goes up to 29th June.
(Film Gen 14)
“Police Gazette” or “Hue and Cry”.  1839 - 1840.
(Film Gen 15)
The Deserter's Index.
Index of men who were in the British Army, Marines or HEIC and deserted between 1828-1840.
The information comes from the Hue & Cry Police Gazettes.
Divided into England, Wales, Overseas, Scotland & Ireland.
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DIRECTORIES.

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

Directory of Scotland, 1872  
(fiche SCT 182-191)

Ecclesiastical Directory of Scotland 1865
(Including Church of Scotland, Free Church, Missionaries (Free), Presbyterian Church in England, Baptists, Wesleyan, Episcopal, Roman Catholics and others
(insert CD 1042
New Directory of Scotland (Private Residents & Trades) 1915
(Part of The Nick Vine Hall Collection)		 (fiche SCT 419-425)

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FAMILY HISTORIES.
A Calder Family of the Scottish Borders (1995 Edition).
(fiche Sct 179-181)

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FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETIES.
Central Scotland FHS – Members Interests.
(fiche Sct 239)
Central Scotland FHS Members Interests 2000.
(fiche Sct 241)
Tay Valley FHS Members Interests 1998.
(fiche Ans 9-11)
Tay Valley FHS Pedigree Charts Index 1999.
(fiche Sct 240)
Tay Valley FHS Family Group Sheets Index 2000.
(fiche Sct 365-367)
Tay Valley FHS Membership List 2001.
(fiche Sct 368)
Tay Valley FHS Members Interests.
(fiche Sct 369)
Tay Valley F.H.S. – Membership List 2003
(fiche Sct 375
Tay Valley F.H.S. - Membership List 2004
(fiche Sct 376)

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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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