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Shetlands Catalogue of Fiche, Films & 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.


1861  Census Indexes

1861 Census    

1881 Census Transcription & Index

1891 Census Index

Court Records

Directories    New

Gazetteers     

Maps    

Non Conformist Records   New

Occupations  

Parish Registers   New

Probate Records & Wills

1861 CENSUS INDEXES.

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

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1861 CENSUS. 

Parishes in the Shetlands 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.

Bressay, Burra & Quarff (1)
Delting (2)
Dunrossness (3)
Sandwick,  Cunningsburgh & Fair Isle (3)
Fetlar  & North Yell (4)
Lerwick (5)
Mid & South Yell (6)
Nesting  & Lunnasting (7)
Whalsay (7)
Northmavine (8)
Sandsting  & Aithsting (9)
Tingwall (10)
Unst  (11)
Walls, Sandness, Papa-Stour & Foula (12)
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 The Shetlands, ships are listed in the following Registration Districts: -  Burra & Quarff,  Sandwick & Cunningsburgh, Lerwick, Tingwall &
Whiteness & Wesesdale/Weisdale.  These entries are all listed on Film 902.

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1881  CENSUS TRANSCRIPT & INDEX.

1881 Census Index  for entire County of Shetlands 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 INDEX.

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

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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 1825/26
(CD)

Slaters 1837 Directory of The Shetland Isles

(fiche Sht 1)


Slaters 1915 Directory of The Shetland Isles
(fiche Sht 2)
New
Directory of Scotland (Private Residents & Trades) 1915
(Part of The Nick Vine Hall Collection)
(fiche Sct 419-425)

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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 Orkney and Shetland.
Bartholomew's Revised "Half Inch" Contoured Map of Shetland 1973.
Complete Set of Ordnance Survey Plans for Scotland

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NONCONFORMIST RECORDS.

New
Northmavin Wesleyan Chapel (Blotter) Register (8)
Baptisms 1830-1874
Marriages 1844-1879

(Film Sct 27)

New
North Rooe Wesleyan Chapel
Marriages 1843-1879
(Film Sct 27)

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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.

New
Bressay, Burra & Quarff Parish Registers (1)
Bressay-Baptisms 1737-1819, 1820-1854,
Marriages 1766-1821, 1820-1854
Burials 1786-1820, 1820-1849
Deaths 1817-1820
Burray & Quarff
Baptisms 1755-1835, 1820-1850
Deaths 1820-1843
Quarff
Baptisms 1823-1854 Marriages 1830-1854 Deaths 1830-1849
(Film Sht 1)
New
Dunrossness Parish Register (Blotter) (3)
Births 1853
(Film Sct 24)

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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 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 Orkney & Shetland covers the whole of The Shetlands.
(fiche T39)
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 Fife, Dundee, Clackmannan, Kinross, Stirling, Aberdeen, Kincardine, Banff, Elgin, Nairn, Inverness, Ross & Cromarty, Sutherland, Caithness, Orkney and Zetland. 
(Film Sct 5)



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