Sutherland Catalogue of Fiche, Film & CDs

Page 1 of 1

Sutherland
Catalogue of Fiche, Film and 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

1861 Census Indexes

1881 Census Transcription & Index

1891 Census Index

Court Records

Death Indexes

Directories New

Gazetteers

Maps

Newspapers New

Non Conformist Records

Occupational Records

Parish Registers

Parish Register Transcripts

Probate Records & Wills

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.

Assynt (44)
Quoad Sacra Parish of Stoer
Clyne (45)
Creich (46)
Dornoch (47)

Durness (48)
Eddrachillis (49)
Quoad Sacra Parish of Kinlochbervie
Farr (50)
Golspie (51)

Kildonan (52)
Lairg (53)
Loth (54)
Rogart (55)
Tongue (56)

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 Sutherland, ships are listed in the following Registration Districts: - Assynt, Clyne, Creich, Dornoch, Eddrachillis, Golspie, Kildonan and Tongue. These entries are all listed on film 902.

1861 CENSUS INDEXES

Index to the Marine Returns for Scotland

(fiche Sct 1E)

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

(CD)

DEATH INDEXES - CIVIL REGISTRATION

Analytical Index to the Statutory Registers of Deaths for Scotland 'McKirdy Index' Sutherland 1855-1875.

(fiche Sut 1-5)

DIRECTORIES

	1825 Pigot & Co. Directory of Scotland.	(CD)
	1852 Sutherlandshire Directory.	(fiche Sut 6)
	1837 Directory of Sutherlandshire. (Part of the Nick Vine Hall Collection)	(fiche Sut 7)
New	1915 Directory of Scotland (Private Residents & Trades) (Part of The Nick Vine Hall Collection)	(fiche SCT 419-425)
	1915 Directory of Sutherlandshire. (Part of the Nick Vine Hall Collection)	(fiche Sut 8)

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 Record held in Edinburgh
and available Worldwide on microfilm for the Counties of Caithness, Sutherland and Ross & Cromarty.

Complete Set of Ordnance Survey Plans for Scotland

NEWSPAPERS

New	The Northern Highlands in the 19th Century – Newspaper Index & Annals. By James Barron. Volume 1, 1800-1824.	(CD)
New	The Northern Highlands in the 19th Century – Newspaper Index & Annals. By James Barron. Volume 2, 1825-1842.	(CD)

NON CONFORMIST RECORDS

Loth Free Church (54) Marriages 1813-1855.

(Film Sct 26)

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

Assynt Parish Registers (44) Baptisms 1798-1820, Marriages 1798-1820, Baptisms 1820-1854 Stoer Quoad Sacra Parish Baptisms 1842-1844, Marriages 1830-1844	(Film Sut 1)
Clyne Parish Registers (45) Baptisms 1782-1819, Marriages 1805-1819, Baptisms 1820-1854, Marriages 1819-1854	(Film Sut 1)
Tongue Parish Registers (56) Kirk Session Minutes 1781-1825	(Film Sct 26)

PARISH REGISTER TRANSCRIPTS

Durness Parish Registers (48) Baptisms & Marriages 1764-1814.

(insert CD 1616)

PROBATE RECORDS & 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 Caithness comprised the County of Sutherland.	(fiche T5)
Land was covered by separate laws and is covered by the records detailed in: The Service of Heirs Index 1544 - 1699 The Retours of Services of Heirs index 1700 - 1859 The two CD’s are indispensable to the genealogist as they record from 1544 to1859 an authentic history of inheritance of the greater part of the landed property in Scotland and the descent of most of the leading families.	(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. *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 (RH 3/211/2).	(Film Sct 5)
Register of Testaments - Pre 1800
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. The Commissariot of Caithness covered the Countyof Sutherland.	(fiche T11-T23) (fiche T5)

If you are unable to visit the AIGS Library to use any of the above resources,
why not make use of the Institute Research Service

HOME | TOP

Updated
26th July 2010

41 Railway Rd, Blackburn, Vic. 3130
(ABN 97 600 455 890) (A0027436X)

Tel: +61 3 9877 3789

Legal Disclaimer