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Dumfriesshire
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.

 

1861 CENSUS 
Dumfriesshire 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 Parish Numbers.

Annan
Applegarth
Brydekirk
Caerlaverock
Canonbie
Closeburn
Corrie
Cummertrees
Dalton
Dornock
Dryfesdale
Dumfries
Dunscore
Durrisdeer
Eskdalemuir
Ewes
Glencairn
Gretna
Half morton
Hoddam
Holywood
Hutton
Johnstone Keir

Kirkconnel Kirkmahoe
Kirkmichael
Kirkpatrick-Fleming
Kirkpatrick-Juxta
Langholm
Lochmaben
Middlebie
Moffat
Morton
Mousewald
Penpont
Ruthwell
St. Mungo
Sanquhar
Sibbaldbie
Torthorwald
Tundergarth
Tynron
Tynwald
Wamphray
Wanlockhead (Sanquhar)
Westerkirk

  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 Dumfriesshire, ships are listed in the following Registration Districts: -  Annan, Dumfries and Rothwell.
These entries are all listed on film 902.

1861   CENSUS  INDEXES

Index to the Marine Returns for Scotland

fiche Sct 1E


1871  CENSUS
Dumfriesshire Parishes in the 1871 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 Parish Numbers.
Annan
Applegarth
Brydekirk
Caerlaverock
Canonbie
Closeburn
Corrie
Cummertrees
Dalton
Dornock
Dryfesdale
Dumfries
Dunscore
Durrisdeer
Eskdalemuir
Ewes
Glencairn
Gretna
Half Morton
Hoddam
Holywood
Hutton
Johnstone
Keir
Kirkconnel
Kirkmahoe
Kirkpatrick-Fleming
Kirkpatrick-Juxta
Langholm
Lochmaben
Middlebie
Moffat
Morton
Mousewald
Penpont
Ruthwell
St. Mungo
Sanquhar
Sibbaldbie
Torthorwald
Tundergarth
Tynron
Tynwald
Wamphray
Wanlockhead (Sanquhar)
Westerkirk
Southern Counties Asylum
Crichlow Royal Institution

1881  CENSUS TRANSCRIPT & INDEX
1881 Census Index  for entire County of Dumfriesshire in 7 sets of fiche.  . 
(Surname Index, Birth Place Index, Census Place Index, As Enumerated, Misc. Notes, County Prison, Kirkpatrick Fleming Union). 
Also on CD (1881 British Census and Index).


1891 CENSUS INDEX
Dumfiesshire Parishes in the 1891 Census in the AIGS Library
We have a complete set of Indexes for all parishes for the 1891 Census on microfiche.


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

1820 Pigot's Dumfries & Annan  Directory
fiche Dfs 2
1825 Pigot & Co.'s Directory of Scotland
CD
1837 Slaters Directory of Dumfriesshire
fiche Dfs 3
1852 Directory of Dumfriesshire
fiche Dfs 1
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 County of Dumfries.
Plan of the towns of  Dumfries & Maxwell Town. From the actual survey 1819 (Wood, John).
Complete Set of Ordnance Survey Plans for Scotland.

MISCELLANEOUS
Death notices of South West Scotland 1773-1841
a-b, 1773-1841
c-e, 1773-1841
f-j, 1773-1841
k-m, 1773-1841
n-s, 1773-1841
t-z, 1773-1881 - Item 1

LDS Film 919008
LDS Film 919009
LDS Film 919010
LDS Film 919011
LDS Film 919012
LDS Film 919013
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




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