Stirlingshire Catalogue of Fiche, Film & CDs

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Stirlingshire
Catalogue of Fiche, Film and CDs

Note that the spelling of place names may have changed over the years so remember to check all variations.

Updates highlighted in Red

This catalogue is divided into the following categories.
Choose any link below to go to your area of interest.

	1861 Census Indexes 1861 Census 1881 Census Transcript & Index 1891 Census Index Court Records Directories	Gazetteers Maps Nonconformist Records Occupational Records Parish Registers Probate Records & Wills
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1861 CENSUS INDEXES

Index to the Marine Returns for Scotland

fiche Sct 1E

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 Parish Numbers.

Airth (469)
Alva (470)
Baldernock (471)
Balfron (472)
Bothkennar (473)
Buchanan (474)
Campsie (475)
Denny (476)

Drymen (477)
Dunipace (478)
Falkirk (479)
Fintry (480)
Gargunnock (481)
Killearn (482)
Kilsyth (483)
Kippen (484)

Larbert (485)
Muiravonside (486)
Polmont (487)
St. Ninians (488)
Slamannan (489)
Stirling (490)
Strathblane (491)

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 Stirling, ships are listed in the following Registration Districts: - Rothkinnar, Falkirk (Landward), Muiravonside, Polmont & Stirling
These entries are all listed on Film 902.

1881 CENSUS TRANSCRIPT & INDEX
1881 Census Index for entire County of Stirling 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.

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.

DIRECTORIES

1820 Directory of Stirlingshire - Falkirk, Grangemouth and Stirling Part of The Nick Vine Hall Collection	fiche Sti 4
1825-26 Pigot & Co's Directory of Scotland	CD
1837 Slaters Directory of Stirling	fiche Sti 1
1915 Slaters Directory of Stirling	fiche Sti 2-3
1915 Directory of Scotland [Private Residents & Trades] Part of The Nick Vine Hall Collection	fiche Sct 419-425

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

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 Stirling, Renfrew and Dunbarton.

Plan of the Town of Stirling [from the actual survey 1820 Wood, John]

Complete Set of Ordnance Survey Plans for Scotland

NONCONFORMIST RECORDS

Laureston Reformed Presbyterian (Cameronian) Church Registers, Falkirk Christenings 1822-1861, Marriages 1822-1861	Film Sct 25
Stirling Associate Session Church. Baptisms 1843-1860, Marriages 1843, 1860	Film Sct 33
Viewfield Associate Session Church Stirling Kirk Sessions 1747-1753, Baptisms 1749-1775	Film Sct 33

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).	CD

PARISH REGISTERS
Abbreviations used: B. Burials, C. Christenings/Baptisms, D. Deaths, M. Marriages.

Alva PR [470] C.1655-1717, M.1664-1819, B. 1726-1806, C 1820-1854, M. 1820-1848.	Film Sti 4
Alva PR [470]. Kirk Session Minutes 1673-1717	Film Per 9
St Ninian's PR [488]. Baptisms 1643 - 1819	Film Sti 5
St Ninian's PR [488]. Proclamations of Marriage 1688-1819, Baptisms 1820-1854, Proclamations of Marriage 1820-April 1867, Register of Neglected Entries	Film Sti 6
Stirling PR [490]. M. 1585-1594, 1598-1619, 1723-1819, C. 1587-1592, 1671-1755, C. 1756-1819	Film Sti 1
Stirling PR [490]. Burials & Mortcloths 1605-1617, Mortcloths 1727-1767, B. 1783-1793, B. 1808-1819, C.1820- 1854, M.1820-1854	Film Sti 2
Stirling PR [490]. B. 1820-1854, Neglected entries, Index to Christenings 1783-1854	Film Sti 3

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 Stirling includes the following parishes in Stirling:-Airth, Bothkennar, Denny, Dunipace, Falkirk, Gargunnock, Kilsyth, Larbert, part of Lecropt, part of Logie, Muiravonside, Polmont, St. Ninians, Slamannan, and Stirling. During the Commonwealth period (1649-1660) the following parishes are also to be found –Baldernock, Buchanan, Killearn and Campsie.	fiche T46-T47
The Commissariot of Glasgow covers the following parishes in Stirling: -Balfron, Baldernock, part of Campsie, Drymen, Fintry, Killearn, Kilsyth and Strathblane.	fiche T24-T29
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.	fiche T11-T23
Land was covered by separate laws and is covered by the records detailed in: The Retours of Services of Heirs Index 1544 - 1699 The Service of Heirs Index 1700 - 1859	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	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 [RH3/211/2].	Film Sct 5

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