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
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This catalogue is divided into the following categories. Click on the link to go direct to your area of interest.
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 West Lothian ships are listed in the
following Registration Districts: - Borrowstouness, Carriden and
Queensferry. These entries are all listed on film 902.
1881 Census Index for entire County
of West Lothian in 6 sets of fiche.
(Surname Index, Birth Place
Index, Census Place Index, As Enumerated, Misc. Notes,
Ships, Institutions.)
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.
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 East, West and Midlothian.
Complete Set of Ordnance Survey Plans for
Scotland.
Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae - Volume 1 by
Hew Scott.
A full listing, with biographical details, of ministers who served
in the Synod of Lothian & Tweedale from the Reformation to the Twentieth
Century and covers the counties of Midlothian, East Lothian and West Lothian.
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).
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 Dunkeld covers
the following parishes in East Lothian - Aberlady.
(fiche T10)
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 Edinburgh, Haddington and Linlithgow
for 1827-1865 and Commissary Court Books of Lanark,
Dumbarton, Renfrew, Bute and Argyll for 1846-1865.
(Film Sct 4)
If you are unable to visit the A.I.G.S. Library to use any
of the above resources,
why not make use of the
Institute Research Service
?