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Shetland
Catalogue of Fiche, Film and CDs
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Note that the spelling of place names may have changed over the years so remember to check all variations.
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Updates highlighted in Red
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This catalogue is divided into the following
categories.
Choose any link below to go to your area of interest. |
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. |
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). |
1891 CENSUS INDEX
Parishes in the 1891 Census
in the AIGS Library
We have a complete set of Indexes for all parishes
for the 1891 Census on microfiche. |
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 |
1825/26 Pigot & Co. Directory of
Scotland |
CD
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1837 Slaters Directory of The Shetland Isles |
fiche Sht 1 |
1915 Slaters Directory of The
Shetland Isles |
fiche Sht 2
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1915 Directory of Scotland [Private Residents & Trades]
Part of The Nick Vine Hall Collection |
fiche Sct 419-425
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Francis Groome's 1896 Ordnance Gazetteer
of Scotland (6 volumes)
together with additional material and
indexes. |
CD |
Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland |
CD
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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 |
Northmavin Wesleyan Chapel [Blotter] Register
[8]
Baptisms 1830-1874,
Marriages 1844-1879 |
Film Sct 27 |
North Rooe Wesleyan Chapel -
Marriages 1843-1879
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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.
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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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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
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Dunrossness Parish Register [Blotter]
[3]
Births 1853 |
Film Sct 24
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Feltar Parish Register [Kirk Session] [4/2]
Baptisms 1847-1855, Marriages 1852-1854, Burials 1852-1855 |
Film Sct 36 |
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. |
Register of Testaments –
Pre 1800
The Commissariot of Orkney &
Shetland covers the whole of The Shetlands.
The Commissariot of Edinburgh was the main court and covers all of Scotland and Overseas as well as the local area and should always be checked.
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fiche T39
fiche T11-T23 |
Land was covered by separate
laws and is covered by the records detailed in:
The Service of Heirs Index 1700 - 1859
The Retours of Services of Heirs Index 1544 - 1699 |
CD
CD |
SCOTTISH CALENDAR OF CONFIRMATIONS
(of wills) 1876 - 1923 |
fiche |
British Probate Calendar 1858-1898
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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
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Register of Defuncts 1846 - 1867
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Index to the Inventories of the Personal
Estates of Defuncts recorded in the Commissary Court Books of Ayr,
Berwick, Dumfries, Kircudbright, Peebles, Roxburgh,
Selkirk & Wigtown from 1846-1867, plus an Addenda. |
Film Sct 2
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If you are unable to visit the AIGS
Library to use any of the above resources
why not make use of our Research
Service
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Updated 5th September 2011 |
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