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See also these surnames: Barton and Stedman, Falconer, Glassell, Lawson, Paton/Patton, Pogue/Pollock/Polk, Towar."1881 British Census and National Index." Church of Latter Day Saints, 1999. Most important census detail for 1881 in Great Britain (England, Scotland, wales, Channel Isles, Isle of Man and Royal Navy). CM6, CW5, JG10, VG
"Armorial Families; A dictionary of Gentlemen of Coat-Armour," (Sixth Edition). Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, TC and EC Jack, 1910. A list of those (mostly men) who are entitled to bear heraldic arms at the date of publication. A brief lineage of at most two generations is given. Full descriptions of arms are also given. This copy is in a fragile state so please do not ask for a lookup unless you are certain your ancestor was entitled to bear arms at this date. JM12
"Burke's Dictionary of Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland." Sir Bernard Burke, John Russell Smith, 1844. A list of Baronetcies which were extinct or dormant (latter means there was considered to be a possibility that an heir would be discovered) in the year of publication. Baronetcies which became extinct after that date are not included. JM12
"Burke's Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland." Sir Bernard Burke, Harrison, 1863. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland,Fourth Edition. Both Volumes. Covers the entire United Kingdom including Southern Ireland. NB. Very few Catholics in Southern Ireland came under the heading Landed Gentry. Lineages submitted by the families concerned and thus in some cases incomplete or even incorrect. Concentrates on the lines whereby property was passed on so little information given for younger sons and daughters unless they inherited houses or land. JM12
"Burke's Landed Gentry." Sir Bernard Burke, Harrison, 1871. A list of "gentlemen" holding land in the British Isles, with some genealogical information about their forebears and their immediate family. MK3
"Burke's Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland," VOLUME 2 (L-Z) only. Sir Bernard Burke, Harrison and Sons, 1894. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, Eighth Edition. VOLUME 2 (Lacon - Yuille) ONLY. Covers the entire United Kingdom including Southern Ireland. NB. Very few Catholics in Southern Ireland came under the heading Landed Gentry. Lineages submitted by the families concerned and thus in some cases incomplete or even incorrect. Concentrates on the lines whereby property was passed on so little information given for younger sons and daughters unless they inherited houses or land. JM12
"Burke's Peerage and Baronetage." Sir Bernard Burke, Harrison and Sons, 1902. Dictionary of peers, baronets, members of the Privy Council, Knights and Companions to the various orders (the Bath, the Star of India, St Michael & St George, the Indian Empire, the Royal Victorian), Archbishops and Bishops at date of publication. JM12
"Chambers Scots Dialect Dictionary." A Warrack m.a 1911 reprinted 1930. Description: The words in use in the various scottish dialects from the latter part of the seventeenth century to the early part of the 20th century. IG
"The Clan Donald." 3 volumes. A. &. Macdonald, Inverness, 1896, 1900, 1904. Monumental history of the cMacdonalds with detailed history of all branches, with genealogies. Many illustrations and photos. Some errors and omissions, but still useful. Over 2100 pages in 3 volumes. TM1
"Clan Donald Magazine." Multiple authors & editors, Clan Donald Society of Edinburgh, 1959-1996. 13 issues. Many articles on Clan Donald history and genealogy. TM1
"The Clans and Tartans of Scotland." Robert Bain; Edited by Margaret O. Macdougall; Collins, London & Glasgow. Pictures of Tartans, Clansman's crest description, Clan motto, Gaelic name and short history of each Tartan. Also short list of Personal Names in English and Gaelic for men and women. Gaelic Glossary of Scottish Place Names with meaning. Glossary of Heraldic Terms. JW11
"A Day's March to Ruin - The Badenoch Men in the 'Forty-Five." Alan G. Macpherson, Highland Printers, Inverness, Scotland, 1996. The book is a detailed (virtually day-by-day) account, taken from original sources, of the regiment raised by Cluny Macpherson to fight with Prince Charles Stewart in the Jacobite rising of 1745. It is NOT a genealogical resource, but it does include an almost complete record of all the Macpherson's and men of other clans that served in Cluny's regiment, together with, in most cases, their home parishs. AM3
"A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada before Confederation." Donald Whyte. Contains 12,501 entries with over 30,000 names through 1867. Many lists who they married and children, occupation, birth and death date, and parents names. Also gives references to where info was obtained. KM2, T1
"The Highland Clans." Moncreiffe of that Ilk, Clarkson N Potter,Inc.,1967. Information on Scottish Clans. R8
"The Knights of England." Wm. A. Shaw; published by The Lord Chamberlain, St James' Palace, 1906. "A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all Orders of the Chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and Knights Bachelors." This is a 1971 reprint of the original. Two volumes. ** Please do not request lookups for individuals born after 1906.**MJS
"Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens: The Complete Biographical Encyclopedia of the Kings and Queens of Britain." Ashley, Mike; Carroll & Graf, New York, 1998. Includes info about Britons, Celts, Picts, Romans, Angles, Saxons, Danes, Vikings, Scots, Welsh, Normans, and English. J14, MO
"MacDonells of Keppoch and Gargavach." Josephine M. MacDonell, Archibald Sinclair, Celtic Press, Glasgow, 1931. The Complete title: An Historical Record of the Branch of "Clan Domhnuill" called The MacDonells of Keppoch and Gargavach.) Written several decades before publishing. Account of the chief families of the Keppoch branch of Clan Donald beginning with Alasdair Carrach, son of Good John of Islay, lst Lord of the Isles, and Princess Margaret Stewart. Lists Angus Ban of Inch in the line of chiefs (son of Alexander, 16th chief, who was killed at Culloden). Includes poems, history of Keppoch estate, Keppoch charm stone, etc. TM1
"The MacLeods: A Short Sketch of Their Clan, History, Folk-Lore, Tales, and Biographical Notices of Some Eminent Clansmen." Rev. R. C. MacLeod, The Clan MacLeod Society, 1906. Per title, book notes history, citing eminent clan members from the 1700-1800's. Contains tales and folk-lore surrounding both clan and members. D7
"1785-1885 NASHWAAK FAMILIES." Nashwaak Bicentennial Assoc. Complied by Ina MacLaggan and Faye Stewart. ME2
"The Original Scots Colonists of Early America: Caribbean Supplement, 1611-1707." by David Dobson. 1999. BW1
"A Pocket Guide to Scottish Words." Isabail Macleod, copyright 1998. First published 1996 by Richard Drew Publishing. This edition published 1998 by SCARAMOUCHE, Glasgow ISBN 1 899471 01 4. This little book gives the equivalent words for Scot to English & Gaelic to English. Examples: Scot to English:Hen =term of endearment to a girl or woman; ken=to know; plowter=to mess about in water; spurtle= a stick for stirring porridge, etc. Gaelic to English: dearg = red; dha=to him; dhi=to her& sithiche=a fairy. CMM
"Rand McNally Road Atlas of Britain." N.a. Edinburgh, Scotland, UK: Bartholomew, a Division of HarperCollins Publishers, Comprehensively indexed road atlas of England, Scotland and Wales, 144 pages. Atlas uses new county scheme introduced in 1970's, but owners can usually identify what jurisdiction a village, town or city lay within in the old scheme. MPR
"Scotland Surnames." David Dorward Copyright 2003. First published in 1995 by Harper Collins -this edition published 2003 by Mercat Press Ltd, Edinburgh ISBN 184183 0453. Origin of surnames-example: WEBSTER - The first Webster worked at the weaver's trade, not necessarily in Scotland. The form '-ster' was an agency suffix in Middle English which underwent linguistic devaluation; it appears to have survived longer north of the Border, for Webster is a common name in Scotland, while Weaver is not. Nicholas Webtser was a bankrupt in Berwick in 1251, Malcolm Webstare a burgess of Stirling in the 1430s, William Webster a baker and burgess of Dundee in 1688. The name is common in Angus and Aberdeenshire. CMM
"Scottish Biographies 1938." Published by E. J. Thurston, 177-8 Fleet Street, London, & Jackson, Son & Co. (Booksellers) Ltd. 73 West George Street, Glasgow (I presume it was edited by Mr. Thurston). Biographies of notable Scots who were living in 1938 (if they died before 1938, then they are not included!). They range from a few sentences to perhaps 2/3 of a page. Usually gives birth year, place, schools, father, wife (and sometimes her father), marriage year, number of children, occupation, accomplishments, clubs, etc. Originally planned as a Who's Who in Scotland. Note that these entries are only for people who are living in 1938. IPH
"Scottish Christian Names 'an A to Z of first names.'" Leslie Alan Dunkling; first printed in 1978 - reprinted 1988, 1995 & 1999 ISBN 0-7179- 4606-1. Published by Johnson & Bacon (Bools) Ltd., Stirling, Scotland The meaning of first names. An example: "DAVID: [m] Hebrew, "beloved". One of the all-time favourite names in Scotland since the time of David I [1084-1153]. The Americans have also used it with great intensity and consistency for at least a century.In England and [of course] Wales where the name has been in use for nearly a thousand years, it was used more and more after 1925 until in became top name in 1944".....and there is more. CMM
"Scottish Clans and Family Encyclopedia." George Way, Published by Barnes and Noble, 1998. R8
"The Scottish Pioneers of Upper Canada 1784 - 1855." Glengarry and Beyond Lucille H. Campey, Natural Heritage Books, 2005. A good resource about the various waves of immigrants from specific parts of Scotland to specific areas of Ontario. Some surnames, facts about the immigrants' trades, religions, economic circumstances, society, etc. All known passenger lists in this time period. 67 pages of ship crossings. M30
"Scottish Songs." Compiled by RLS Ltd Copyright 1998, Waverley Books Ltd, David Dale House, New Lanmark, ML11 9D1 ISBN 0 947782 33 8. Lyrics to forty-four popular Scottish songs, including all three verses for Loch Lomond written by Lady John Douglas Scott; and all five verses of Auld Lang Syne written by Robert Burnes. Also listed are the three verses of Scotland the Brave which is still under copyright by Cliff Hanley. A short glossary is included to help us undersatnd what we are singing about. CMM
"The Surnames of Scotland, Their Origin, Meaning and History." George F. Black, The NY Public Library, 1946. Many years of the extensive study of Scottish Surnames are found in this large compillation of the late George Fraser Black. SMH
"Vicissitudes of Families," (VOLUME 1 ONLY). Sir Bernard Burke, Longmans Green Reader and Dyer, 1869. A collection of stories and anecdotes on titled and/or landed families and people of the past. Those mentioned PERCY, NEVILLE, CROMWELL, Dukes of BUCKINGHAM, STAFFORD and VILLIERS, Royal STUARTS, the House of ALBANY, Earls of STRATHERN and MENTEITH, STEWART of Craigiehall, the O'NEILLS, De Vere Earl of OXFORD, the Earls MARISCHAL, MACKENZIE of Seaforth, MACKWORTH of Normanton, "King Tom" (Thomas Wakefield MP), DODDINGTONS of Dodington, LINDSAY of Edzell, Philip D'AUVERGNE, Thomas WARD (born 1809, York, England, became a Baron and the Prime Minister of the Italian state of Lucca, dying in 1859), John ROBINSON of Appleby, Cumberland, born c 1727, CONYERS, MARTIN of Connemara, MYTTON of Halston, CHESLYN, William WRAY of Ards, BAIRD of Gartsherrie Ironworks, MAGUIRE of Tempo, co Fermanagh, OGLANDER of Nunwell and Normandy. JM12
"Vital Records Index British Isles." LDS Second Edition. Partial collection of 10.4 million marriages, births and christenings taken from British Isle records 1538 - 1906. JS18
"Who's Who 1947." no author, Black, 1947. Biographical details of prominent people alive in 1947. Each entry is the work of its subject. MK3
Aberdeenshire
"Aberdeen Obituaries 1748-1854." Frances McDonnell, Willow Bend Books, 2000. Contains obituaries for northeast Scotland taken from the Aberdeen Journal. REN"A history of the burgh and parish of Ellon Aberdeenshire." James Godsman, W. & W. Lindsay, Aberdeen, 1958. A detailed description of the historic life and people of Ellon, Aberdeenshire. Book is now out of print. Chapters include:
- Boundaries and description of the parish; origin of the name
- Geological and glacial history
- Racial history - Evidence of prehistoric man in the parish
- The lower Ythan in pre-historic times
- The Celtic way of life
- Norman feudalism
- Ellon Castle, the Fortalice of Ardgith, and the Abbotshall of Ellon
- The landed estates of the parish
- A short record of the tenantry
- The ecclesiastical history of the parish of Ellon; the structural history of the old church; the eldership, session clerks and church officers
- Agriculture
- Schools of the parish
- The burgh of Ellon in 1957
- Notable people (Thomas Francis Jamieson, James Hampton Brown, Andrew Fowler, Marianus Cuming, Professor Andrew Bruce Davidson, Thomas Mair, Provost John Rae, Sir James Reid, Sir James Gordon McDonald, Dr. Thomas Walton Patey)
Argyll
"Families of Kilninver & Kilmelford, Argyll." John Brown c 1970. Not a book but print outs from original computer discs of personal genealogical research over years by John Brown Kilmelford giving families of the parishes of Kilninver & Kilmelford c 1740-1881 and some later families of Kilmelford. Added to by Nancy Black. Memorial records of both parishes etc. NB1"From a Hollow on the Hill." Nancy Black, 1999. History & Tales of Lorn (Argyll) & Fortingall (Perthshire) Families. MacDougalls, MacIntyres, McCowans. Emigration. NB1
"MacIntyre in Oban & Lorn." Nancy Black, 1950 on." Collected births deaths and marriages of MacIntyres of Oban and Lorn etc. NB1
"McCowans of Lorn." Nancy Black, 1950 on." Births deaths & marriages of McCowans in Oban & Lorn Argyll. NB1
Berwickshire
"Berwickshire, The Eastern Parishes, Monumental Inscriptions pre-1855 vol.2." David Cargill, The Scottish Genealogical Society, 2000. Monumental Inscriptions Pre 1855 for Abbey St. Bathans, Ayton, Bonkyl, Chirnside, Cockburnspath, Coldingham, Duns, Edrom, and Eyemouth Churchyards. TH"Cockburnspath, A History of a People and a Place." Sally Smith, Dunglass Mill Press, 1999. Includes history of the parish of Cockburnspath and surrounding areas (Cove, Dunglass, Old Cambus, Oldhamstocks, Bilsdean, Tower and Pease). Has write ups on some of the families in the area. Lots of pictures of the people and the sites of the area. TH
Caithness
"Caithness (Scotland) Monumental Inscriptions Volumes 1-4." A.S. Cowper & I. Ross, Published by the Scottish Genealogy Society. Monumental Inscriptions from the cemeteries in Caithness excluding the extension and new grounds at Halkirk, Latheron, Olrig, Thurso: Mt Vernon, and Wick New, and the graveyard on the island of Stroma Grounds recorded are: Canisbay & extension; Dunnet; Corsback; Olrig; Bower;Wick:old; Keiss; Thrumster; Ulbster; Watten; Dunn:Old Hall; Brims; Thurso:St Peter's; Trostan; Crosskirk; Reay:Old & New; Achreny; Dalnawillan; Dirlot; Dorrery; Halkirk; Spittal: St Magnus; Skinnet; Westerdale; Latheron:Old;Berriedale: Old & New; Braemore; Tout Na Goul; Mullbuie; Mid Clyth; Camster; Ballachly. JW10
Dumfriesshire
"Families of Wanlockhead." Author: H Gilbert Nicol. Publisher: Locin Press, 1999. ISBN 0-9672099-0-0 A major piece of personal and detailed research documenting 69 familes of Wanlockhead in Dumfriesshire. It is the product of 46 years of work by H Gilbert Nicol, who lives in New York, following a visit to Wanlockhead in 1944 to trace his forbears. Comprising over 300 pages it details the families and includes 3525 persons indexed by family, census, birth marriage and death registers. Through its coverage of Free Church communion rolls, Wanlockhead Library Society members, memorial inscriptions, head men in mining 'bargains', Curling club members and the Buccleugh Housing Inventory for Wanlockhead, together with an index to causes of death, it provides an invaluable resource for the student of social history as well as the family historian. It concentrates on the period between 1841 and 1891, covering over 90% of the population over that time, but also includes some earlier records. It is a unique insight into life in the highest village in Scotland where all the male population, excepting the ministers, doctors and teachers, worked in lead mining.The main names for which Wanlockhead family histories are described are: ADAMSON, AFFLECK, BALLANTINE, BLACK, BOE, BOWIE, BRAMWELL, BROWN, CARMICHAEL, COLTHARD, CORSAN, CRANSTON, DALZIELL, DYER, FALCONER, FALHOUSE, FRASER, GILCHRIST, GILMOUR, GLENCROSS, GRACIE, HAIR, HARKNESS, HASTIE, HISLOP, HOATSON, HOWLAND, HUNTER, HUTCHISON, JAMIESON, KERR, LAIDLAW, LAMONT, LAUDER, LAW, LITTLE, LORIMER, McCALL, McCRONE, McKAIN, McMILLAN, MEIKLE, MILLIGAN, MITCHELL, MOFFAT, MUIR, MURRAY, NICOL, PATERSON, RAMAGE, REID, ROBB, ROBERTSON, RUSSELL, SCOTT, SHANKLAND, SHARP, SHEARER, SLIMMON, STEVENSON, STEWART, TAIT, TAYLOR, TEMPLETON, WATSON, WEIR, WILLIAMSON, WILSON, YOUNG.
In all about 330 surnames are indexed, covering 3525 persons. The cross-indexing and the consistent listing of sources allows easy linking to other genealogical resources. JS25
Dunbartonshire
"The God's Acres of Dumbarton and Biographical Sketches of Some of those who Sleep therein." Macleod, Donald, Bennett and Thomson, Dumbarton, 1888. NJ"The Old Vale and Its Memories." Ferguson, J and Temple JG, privately published, 1927. Life and worthies of the Vale of Leven in the mid to late 19th century. NJ
"Epilogue to the Old Vale and Its Memories." Ferguson, J and Temple JG, privately published, 1929. Life and worthies of the Vale of Leven in the mid to late 19th century. NJ
Glasgow
"1840/41 Glasgow City Directory." Primarily a trade directory. Females listed only if widowed and/or in trade. MJ"Glasgow Directory 1947-1948." The Glasgow Post Office. Directory Association Limited. Printed by Aird & Coghill Ltd 1947. List of re-named streets in Glasgow 1922-1947. Directory of trades & businesses. Street index giving some householders names, general and local information. MK6
"The Origin and History of Glasgow Streets." Author Hugh MacIntosh. Publisher James Hedderwick & Sons 1902. As this book was published in 1902 it contains only streets in existence at that time but gives detailed information about the origin and history of most Glasgow streets of this era. MK6
"The Provosts of Glasgow from 1609 to 1832." compiled from notes collected by James R. Anderson, edited by James Gourlay, published by James Hedderwick and Sons, abt 1942, Glasgow. Gives biographical sketches and dates of office of each provost. Usually details with dates of them, their parents, spouses and surviving children, are given. Sources are cited and comments, sometimes critical, on Mure's "History of Glasgow"and "Old Country Houses of the Old Glasgow Gentry" given. MA2
Midlothian (Edinburghshire)
"The Post Office Annual Directory for 1830-31" Postmaster-General for Scotland, 1830. "An alphabetical list of the Nobility, Gentry, Merchants and others in Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven with an Appendix and a Street Directory." Lists names, occupations and addresses for inhabitants of Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven for 1830-31. Also contains Street Directory identifying vicinity/neighbourhood of streets. DN
"Williamson's Directory for the City of Edinburgh, Canongate, Leith, and Suburbs - 1773/4." William Brown, 1889. A facsimile reprint of the 1773/4 edition of Williamson's Directory for Edinburgh and environs - apparently the first ever published for Edinburgh. The reprint was limited to 170 copies.
Entries are catagorized alphabetically by the first letter of the surname, and then by occupation. For example, the first section in the directory is for surnames beginning with the letter "A", and within this section the names are grouped by occupation.
Please provide an occupation if known. DN
Kelso
"Index to Kelso Chronicle Death Notices 1853 and 1854." Compiled by Vivienne S Dunstan. Death notices form the Kelso Chronicle, a Scottish Borders newspapers. KI
Orkney
"Records of the Earldom of Orkney, 1299-1614." Scottish Historical Society, Edited by J. Storer Clouston, 1914. Primarily a summary of early available deeds from Orkney, which includes a transcription. The volume is indexed, and contains some genealogy charts ("Pedigrees") for some families. KJ1
Perthshire
"Dunkeld Cathedral Memorial Inscriptions." Dunkeld and Birnam Historical Society 1993. KS"From a Hollow on the Hill." Nancy Black, 1999. History & Tales of Lorn (Argyll) & Fortingall (Perthshire) Families. MacDougalls, MacIntyres, McCowans. Emigration. NB1
"The Glenalmond Register: a record of all those who have entered Trinity College Glenalmond 1847-1929." [Anonymous] Edinburgh: Constable for Old Glenalmond Club. 1929. Brief details of boys entering this private school, including subsequent careers. E8
"MacDougalls of Fortingall." Nancy Black, 1950 on. Births deaths & marriages of MacDougalls in Fortingal area also rent rolls, valuation rolls and censuses. NB1
"Memorial Inscriptions at Clunie Church." Dunkeld and Birnam Historical Society 1996. KS
"Memorial inscriptions at Dowally Kirk." Dunkeld and Birnam Historical Society, 1997. TC3
"Memorial Inscriptions in Little Dunkeld Churchyard" recorded by the members of Dunkeld and Birnam Historical Society. 1988. KS
"Memorial Inscriptions in Caputh Graveyard" recorded by the members of dunkeld and Birnam Historical Society. 1991 KS
"St Mary's Episcopal Church, Birnam, Dunkeld Memorial Inscriptions." Dunkeld and Birnam Historical Society, 1994. KS
Roxburghshire
"Roxburghshire Monumental Inscriptions - St Boswells (Lessudden)." Borders Family Historical Society - 1999. The book is indexed and also lists Lesudden Hearth Tax, Ministers and WWI and WWII war memorials. KI
Stirling
"The Parish of Strathblane and its inhabitants from early times." John Guthrie Smith, Jmaes MacLehose and Sons, Glasgow, 1886. APD2
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