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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB1326
In Connexion with the Condition of the People. Sir George Nicholls, K.C.B, Late Poor Law Commissioner, and Secretary to the Poor Law Board, 1856. This excellent study covers the provision for the poor in Scotland from the middle ages through to the mid 1800s. Sections include: Acts against beggars and vagrants, gypsies. Parochial chargeablity. Overseers of the poor, corrrection houses, treatment of the poor. Parish schools and the Unions. Amounts paid to the poor. Croftsmen, tenants. Emigration as the remedy, and lots more.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB1351
One of those really fascinating books for history and genealogy. Lots of snippets and details of every-day happenings in Ayr, and particularly so, because it covers the period from 1560 to 1692. Wonderful background information for your Scottish family history. Not only the history, but details of social life in the period.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB1375
Treason, Murder, Tumult, Piracy, Forgery, Incest, Adultery, Fornication, Blasphemy, Crimes agianst religion and the state, Witchcraft. Real cases described in detail.
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William Scott Douglas 1874. A general history and topography of the county of Ayr, including a detailed geographical description of each of the rivers, hills, towns and villages. The history section includes details of the feudal system and the reformation, the Scottish Kirk, and especially Ayrshire in the eighteenth century. Tables of parishes with their extent and population, and details of the parishes.
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D. Hay Fleming, J & G Innes, 1897. A detailed history and description of the city of St. Andrews,, together with its people. Many illustrations and engravings, including a street map of the city as it was in 1897, and also a fascinating plan of the city in 1540.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB1067
Reflections of Lord Alexander Saltoun, Advocate. "I have been led into these reflections by frequently revolving in my mind the supposed disqualification (for it is not statutory) of the eldest sons of the peers of Scotland to elect or be elected from that country to parliament: a subject, which a late event in the House of Commons naturally recalls to the mind of all who are either particularly interested in the rights and privileges of that order, of men, or concerned, in general, in the preservation of that equal spirit of freedom and justice, which is the animating principle of the British government. On the occasion of such an event, it is not unnatural to take a general retrospect of the origin, progress, and present state of the parliamentary representation of Scotland; to trace the circumstances of the times by which the eldest sons of the great barons, or Peers of that country, came to be excluded from that privilege; to weigh the legality and the force of those decisions by which their exclusion has been effected; and to consider, whether their restoration to the privileges of their fellow citizens, would, at the present moment, be either inconsistent with the genius of our government, or with political expedience."
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0201
Includes: Edinburgh & Leith, Fife, Haddington, Kinross, Linlithgow. Nobility & clergy (all Scotland) and 1825 maps of the whole of Scotland.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0202
Includes: Argyll, Bute, Perth, Forfar, Kincardineshire, Stirling. Nobility & clergy (all Scotland) and 1825 maps of the whole of Scotland.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0203
Includes: Aberdeen, Banff, Caithness, Elgin (Morayshire) Inverness, Nairn, Orkneys, Ross & Cromarty, Sutherland. Nobility & clergy (all Scotland) and 1825 maps of the whole of Scotland.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0204
Includes: Ayr, Clackmannan, Dumbarton, Lanark, Renfrew. Nobility & clergy (all Scotland) and 1825 maps of the whole of Scotland.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0205
Includes: Berwick, Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, Peebles, Roxburgh, Selkirk, Wigton. Nobility & clergy (all Scotland) and 1825 maps of the whole of Scotland.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0206
A complete set of all of the Pigot's 1825/6 county directories for Scotland. Original maps.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0572
A fabulous and very comprehensive Almanack. There is a great deal of information here, not just for Edinburgh but for the whole of Great Britain, Ireland and beyond. From the title page: 'Containing a correct calendar on an improved scheme; Sovereign and States of Europe, Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland, Officers of State & House of Commons, Army, Navy and East India Lists, Assessed taxes and Stamp Duties, Freeholders of Scotland, Courts of law & Public Offices, Universities & Societies, Established & Dissenting Clergy, Fairs & Fair Prices'.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0696
An incredibly comprehensive almanac which actually contains information relating to the whole of Scotland, with a separate supplement for the city of Glasgow. It has details of local and national taxes, carriers, tide times, shipping, army lists and much more besides. A fascinating book for those with Scottish ancestry.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB1042
A huge directory with over 950 pages covering the whole of the city. Includes a general alphabetical directory and street by street listings of virtually every head of household including private individuals, and a classified trades directory.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0234
A specialised directory of Aberdeen and its local area. Extremely comprehensive.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0130
These two huge early volumes, published in the 1846 are a gazetteer of all places in Scotland. With a description of each town, village and hamlet and its location and facilities. An excellent reference source for all with history and genealogy interests.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0561
This beautiful set of six books, first published circa 1890, is a fantastically detailed topographical, biographical and historical account of every place in Scotland, from the tiniest Highland hamlet to the great cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow. It also contains dozens of absolutely stunning maps and photographs.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0927
Descriptions of the origins of Scottish place names.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0571
From Agricola's invasion to the extinction of the last Jacobite insurrection. By John Hill Burton D.S.L. Histographer-Royal for Scotland. William Blackwood & Sons. Edinburgh & London 1873. This is the major work of John Hill Burton 1809-1881 Scottish Historian and Lawyer who originally published these volumes 1853-1870 appointed Historiographer Royal for Scotland in 1867. CONTENTS INCLUDE: The Roman period, The unrecorded ages, The early races. Heathendom, Early Christianity, Union of the Scots and Picts, Macbeth's reign, Reign of Alexander I, The Church, Treaty of Falaise, Death of Alexander II, Maid of Norway, War of independence, Robert Bruce, House of Stuart, James I, II, III, IIII, Regency of Arran, The reformation, Queen Mary, Organisation of the church, Regency of Murray, Regency of Morton, JamesVI, Death of Queen Mary and the Spanish Armada, Union of the Crowns, Ecclesiastical affairs, Charles I, The Covenant, The Commonwealth, Charles II, James VII and the Revolution, The military history of the revolution, The union, Queen Anne, The insurrection of 1745-46.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0230
An excellent account of life in Scotland during the 1700s, and therefore of great interest to those with Scottish ancestors.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0922
A very large book with beautifully written description of every county, complete with some stunning illustrations.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB1137
This wonderful little book is full of information about the Clans and their tartans. But it goes further than this with short explanations about Gael language, Highland dress and how to wear it, Highland personal names and surnames and a separate section about female names plus a list of Clan septs and dependents (i.e. the clans with which they are connected) and designations of Highland Chiefs and families. Each Clan's history is briefly described with colour illustrations of their tartans and notes about their badge and war cry!
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0545
A fabulous history of Scotland.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0918
A wonderful record of hundreds of court decisions involving people from all over Scotland. A random example: 'Dugald Ferguson, Pursuer. Alex. McKenzie, Defender. June 15, 1815. Apprentice - Implied discharge of an indenture, by the master's failure to make any claim on it for a series of many years. In May, 1796, Alexander McKenzie, a lad from the Isle of Skye, became bound by regular indenture, as an apprentice, for four and a half years, to John and Dugald Ferguson, coopers in Greenock. The parties did not agree well; and in spring 1798, Ferguson, having found McKenzie on board an English vessel in the harbour of Greenock, had him apprehended and commited to gaol; and there he remained for some days.' As the story unfolds we hear of McKenzie being press-ganged into the Navy, where he served with distinction, rising to the rank of lieutenant and serving at Trafalgar. After his discharge McKenzie wrote to Ferguson to settle a small debt and was then pursued through the courts for seven years by his former master who wished to recover his 'losses'.Happily the Lords found in favour of the poor lad from Skye who became a distinguished naval officer!
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0924
In a series of letters to a friend Francis Douglas gives us a wonderful picture of the East Coast of Scotland, from Edinburgh to Cullen, visiting St Andrews and Aberdeen universities and describing the trades and manufacture of the large towns.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB1243
By the late Lord Cockburn. Places well indexed and fully searchable. Lord Cockburn, a Criminal Judge, as part of his work, rode around Scotland in "circuits", he began to note down cases of particular interest in diary form and this forms the basis of the CD. As well as details of the cases it gives you a good insight into the habits and thoughts of Judges in the early 1800s. "It was altogether a shocking case, but his Lordship found out and debated upon this peculiar atrocity, that the woman he had killed was not his wife, but only his mistress, because as he explained if she had been your wife there might have been some apology for you, on account of the difficulty of getting quit of a wife in any other way. But this unfortunate woman being only your associate, you might have freed yourself from her whenever you chose. How Brougham (the accused) revelled over this discovery, that it was a less crime to murder a wife than to murder a mistress!"
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0919
Transcripts of crown charters and letters patent, acts of Parliament and Privy Council, miscellaneous writs and an inventory of the Sheriff's records for the county dating back to the late 12th century. Extremely well indexed.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0920
Transcripts of ancient civil and criminal court proceedings in Aberdeenshire with an excellent index of names.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0923
An account of the castles and towns in Angus and the Mearns at which Edward I resided during his subjugating tour through Scotland in 1296. Also includes details of the families and possessions of the Barons, Churchmen and others who recognised the supremacy of England in 1291, 1296 and subsequently in 1303.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0925
Apart from their topographical interest and importance in relation to the origin of many notable families in central Scotland, these records of the Abbey of Cupar must be regarded as of no ordinary historical value. Certainly no other work contains such ample details relating to Scottish husbandry and rural affairs during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. In these pages we learn how the Pre-Reformation clergy administered their estates, and otherwise conducted their affairs ; while in the various details is presented a portraiture of social and domestic life among that class of persons which then and long afterwards formed the bones and sinews of the nation.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0928
An incredibly detailed history of the Pitcairn families of Fife from 1250-1809.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB1059
Written by a native of the city, John McUre, this book, published in 1830 chronicles the origins, rise and progress of Glasgow. Packed full of interesting, background information for people with ancestors from Glasgow, this book includes descriptions of all the significant places in the city; it's amenities, government, trade and buildings. It has superb descriptions of streets which name some of the inhabitants and their trades, lists of shopkeepers, linen and woollen drapers and many other tradespeople plus notes about some of the citizens who emigrated. "The second park is that which is commonly called New Green, adorned with pleasant galleries of elm-trees and situated in the south east of the city…it hath all the summer betwixt two and three hundred women bleaching of linen cloth and washing linen cloths of all sorts in the river Clyde."
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB1139
A wonderful, and very readable history of Glasgow, covering a host of topics, from the very beginnings, the trades and traders, the Glasgow martyrs, the tobacco lords, the great inventors, the making of the Clyde, rise of industries, coal, iron and ships, stories of the streets, and much more.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB1098
These two volumes on one CD cover the history of Glasgow in 370 until 1816. It has chapters on the rise and progress of the city including chapters on the magistrates and law, religions influence and structure, public buildings, charities, hospitals, societies, schools, regiments, riots, fires, construction and destruction, as well as tales of the city. Unusually it has lots of handwritten notes on cover pages, naming people such as the chief importers of tobacco, members of the literary society and more, which were added in 1850. Most importantly it lists by name Hammermen, Tailors, Cordiners, Maltmen, Weavers, Baxters, Skinners, Wrights, Coopers, Fleshers, Masons, Gardeners, Barbers Dyers and Bonnetmakers. It even lists the price of bread! A great way to learn more about your ancestors and the life they lived. Essential reading for those with Glasgow ancestors.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0162
A fascinating book about Glasgow and its people, published in 1881.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0022
by Rev. Robert D. MacKenzie, B.D. 1902. The complete history of Kilbarchan, a parish in the county of Renfrewshire, Scotland. Scanned from the original book of 1902, complete with a comprehensive name and place index, and including many photographs, illustrations and maps, together with the 1695 Poll Tax Roll, extracts from the parish registers, information about schools, the poor.... life throughout the centuries - an immense amount of information in over 350 pages.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0508
These 36 original documents have never been published, and are not deposited with the county record office. These unique documents have now all been scanned, and are available on CD. The "Claims for Enrolment" include lists of names and abode of all people in the whole county who were to be entitled to vote in the 1839 election, plus letters and documents relating to those who were being removed from the previous electoral roles, with reasons for removal, and those being added to the role, again with qualifications for being included. These 36 documents are of immense value to historians and genealogists with Linlithgowshire interests. Please note, that they are not transcriptions. These are the original (primary source) hand written documents, and are not indexed.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB1097
The Muthill parish register of Baptisms gives details of all baptisms between 1697 and 1847, with an index to save you lots of time. The details given include, date baptised, parents names, place of birth and date born. It is important to note that not only is the Father's name given but also the Maiden name of the Mother. Example: Jan 9 1709 Jean daughter to David Marshall and Isobel Lauson at Innerpafray born Jan 8.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB0161
By George Crawfurd 1710 & George Robertson 1818. Two books in one, published in 1818. A general description of the history, towns and parishes in the county, and a genealogical history of the Royal House of Stewart. With large detailed maps of the whole county in 1654 and 1818. "A General description of the Shire of Renfrew, including an account of the Noble and Ancient Families, who, from the earliest times, have had property in that County, and the most remarkable facts in the lives of distinguished individuals. To which is added, a genealogical history of the Royal House of Stewart, and the several and illustrious families of that name, from the year 1034, to the year 1710; collected from public records, chartularies of monasteries, and the best historians and private mss. Published in 1710 by George Crawfud, author of the Peeerage of Scotland, &c, &c. and continued to the present period, by George Robertson, author of The Agricultural Survey of Mid Lothian, &c." This is effectively two books in one. The old one of 1710 by Crawfurd, and additions and updated by Robertson in 1818 - published as one book in 1818. The history chapters include great detail about all parishes, both as they were in 1710 and also in 1818. For the genealogist, this is where much of the "meat" lies. The History of the Stewarts is simply fascinating and in great detail.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB1160
Early Records of the University of St. Andrews, Edinburgh. (Fully indexed) The Graduation Roll 1413-1579 and The Matriculation Roll 1473-1579.
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CD-ROM - Ref: ACB-GB1161
The Matriculation Roll of the University of St. Andrews, Edinburgh 1747-1897. (Fully indexed) In addition to the matriculation roll, this excellent book has information about the history of the university, together with early engravings and photographs.
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