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Berwickshire
Catalogue of Fiche, Film and CDs
Note that the spelling of place names may have changed over the years so remember to check all variations.
 Updates highlighted in Red
This catalogue is divided into the following categories.
Choose any link below to go to your area of interest.


1841 Census

1851 Census     

1861 Census   

1861 Census Index

1881 Census Transcrip & Index

1891 Census Index  

Court Records

Directories   

Gazetteers    

Maps  


Miscellaneous   

Nonconformist Records   

Occupational Records

Parish Registers    New

Probate Records & Wills

Taxes    


1841 CENSUS
A complete set of films covering all Berwickshire Parishes in the 1841 Census is 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.


1851 CENSUS
Berwickshire Parishes in the 1851 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 County Abbreviation and Film Number.

Abbey St. Bathans
Ayton
Bunkle & Preston
Channelkirk
Chirnside
Cockburnspath
Edrom
Foulden
Eyemouth
Fogo
Gordon
Greenlaw
Hutton
Ladykirk
Langton
Lauder
Legerwood (Ledgerwood)
Longformacus
Merton (Mertoun)
Mordington
Nenthorn
Polwarth
Swinton
Westruther
Whitsome

1861 CENSUS
Berwickshire 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 County Abbreviation and Film Number.

Abbey St. Bathans (726)
Ayton (727)
Bunkle & Preston (728)
Channelkirk (729)
Chirnside (730)
Cockburnspath (731)
Coldingham (732)
Coldstream (733)
 Cranshaws (734)
Dunse (735)
Earlston (736)
Eccles (737)
Edrom (738)
Eyemouth (739)
Fogo (740)
Foulden (741)
Gordon (742)
Greenlaw (743)
Hume (744)
Hutton (745)
Ladykirk (746)
Langton (747)
Lauder (748)
Legerwood (749
Longformacus (750)
Merton (751)
Mordington (752)
Nenthorn (753)
Polwarth (754)
Swinton & Simprin (755)
Whitsome & Hilton (757)
Westruther (756)

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 Berwick, ships are listed in the following Registration Districts: -  Coldingham and Eyemouth. These entries are all listed on film 902.


1861   CENSUS  INDEXES

Index to Marine Returns for Scotland
fiche Sct 1E

1881  CENSUS  TRANSCRIPT  &  INDEX
1881 Census Index  for entire County of Berwickshire 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 Berwickshire 1891 Census in the AIGS Library
We have a complete set of Indexes for all Berwickshire parishes for the 1891 Census.


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


DIRECTORIES

1805 Directory of Berwickshire, Berwick
Part of the Nick Vine Hall Collection
fiche Ber 1
1825 Pigot's Directory of Scotland
CD
1837 Directory of Berwickshire
Part of the Nick Vine Hall Collection
fiche Ber 2
1915 Directory of Scotland [Private Residents & Trades]
Part of The Nick Vine Hall Collection
fiche Sct 419-425

GAZETTEERS

Francis Groome's 1896 Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland [6 volumes]
together with additional material and indexes.

    CD

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 Records Held in Edinburgh and available Worldwide on microfilm for the Counties of Berwick, Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles.
Plan of the town of Berwick upon Tweed [from the actual survey 1822, Wood, John]
Kelso Ordnance Survey Map [Landranger series] 1976
Complete Set of Ordnance Survey Plans for Scotland

MISCELLANEOUS

Marchmont and the Humes of Polwarth
Film Dev 6

Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae –
The Succession of Ministers in the Church of Scotland from The Reformation [Volume 2]
Synods of Merse, Teviotdale and Dumfries & Galloway.

CD
Heart of Hawick - Information on Parish & Local Resources and Border Family History
CD

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

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