Borders Family History Society

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Society Archive - Catalogue of CDs

Burials, Deaths and Memorial Inscriptions

• Dumfries and Galloway Monumental Inscriptions
• Aberdour (Fife) Memorial Inscriptions
• East Wemyss (Fife) Memorial Inscriptions
• Largo (Fife) Memorial Inscriptions
• Fife Death Index
• National Burial Index – England
• Index to Burials Glasgow High Church 1699 to 1855
• Index to Burials Govan Parish Church 1817 to 1855
• Rosebank Kelso Monumental Inscriptions

Censuses and Vital Records

• Vital Records - Australia
• Vital Records - British Isles
• Vital Records - North America
• Vital Records - Scandinavia
• Vital Records - Western Europe
• 1841 Census Glasgow Barony
• 1841 Census Glasgow City, Govan and Gorbals
• 1851 Census East Ayrshire
• 1851 Census East Lothian
• 1851 Census Midlothian (ex. Edinburgh and Leith)
• 1851 Census West Lothian
• 1851 Census Devon, Norfolk and Warwick
• 1851 Census Northumberland
• 1851 Census Scots living in England and Wales
• 1861 Census East Ayrshire
• 1880 Census USA
• 1881 Census UK
• 1881 Census Canada
• 1901 Census index

Immigration/Emigration

• Mormon Immigration Index
• Scots Living in England and Wales 1851
• Convict Passenger List 1787-1791
• Marriages at Sea 1854 to 1972
• Passenger Lists from Scottish Ports 1815-1865

Local History

• Biggar – A History of Biggar by W.S. Crockett
• Dumfries and Galloway – Digital Tour
• Dumfries and Galloway - Gazetteer
• Galashiels – Hall’s History of Galashiels
• Kelso - Poor Law and Ragged School Records
• Kelso – An account of the Town of Kelso
• Lanarkshire FHS – members’ interests
• Peebles – Records of the Burgh of Peebles
• Millennium Memories

Military

• 1914 - 1918 Roll of Honour
• 1939 - 1945 Roll of Honour
• The Deserter Index 1828 - 1840
• Edinburgh and S E Scotland Royal Garrison Artillery
• Casualties from the Battle of the Alma

Shipping

• North Shields [1848 - 1855] and Newcastle [1786 - 1804] Custom House Records
• Passenger Lists from Scottish Ports 1815 to 1865
• Seamen’s Crew Lists 1851
• Seamen’s Crew lists 1851 (SE Scotland)
• Sunderland Ship Owners & Master Mariners 1786 - 1803 from Sunderland Custom House Records

Railways

• Railway Ancestors Caledonian Railway

Trade and Other Directories

• Berwickshire, Banffshire, Peeblesshire and Selkirkshire - Trade Directory for 1837
• Edinburgh - Post Office Directory 1847-48
• Edinburgh - Post Office Directory 1943-44
• Glasgow - Jones’ Directory of Glasgow 1789
• Glasgow Post Office Directory 1863-64
• Glasgow Post Office Directory 1873
• Northumberland - Pigot’s Directory of Northumberland 1822
• Southern Scotland – Slater’s Directory 1878
• Stirling - Post Office Directory 1913-14
• Ecclesiastical Directory of Scotland 1865
• National Telephone Company Directory for Scotland 1899-1900

Miscellaneous

• Scottish Parish Records
• Freedman's Bank Records
• Groom Gazetteer of Scotland
• Ownership of Land Scotland 1873
• Scots Peerage
• Services of Heirs in Scotland 1700–1859
• Fasti Lothians and Tweeddale
• 19th Century surname index