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We note that there is a huge amount of information available on old records that are now available on the Internet archive. There are some 50+ volumes available from the Scottish Record Society but it's not at all clear what each volume offers as far as content is concerned so we thought we'd undertake some work to make it easier to decide which volume to download. Each volume takes you to its own page where we provide the Preface from the volume and in Volume 1 we provide a sample page of the format used.
Volume 1
The Commissariot Record of Edinburgh/Register of Testaments. Part I. Volumes 1 - 35 1514 - 1600
Volume 2
The Commissariot Record of Edinburgh/Register of Testaments. Part II. Volumes 35 - 81 1601 - 1700.
Volume 3
The Commissariot Record of Edinburgh/Register of Testaments. Part III. Volumes 81 - 131 1701 - 1800.
Volume 4
The Commissariot Record of Inverness/Register of Testaments. 1630 - 1800.
Volume 5
The Commissariot Record of Hamilton and Campsie/Register of Testaments. 1564 - 1800.
Volume 6
The Commissariot Record of Aberdeen/Register of Testaments. 1715 - 1800.
Volume 7
The Commissariot Record of Glasgow/Register of Testaments. 1547 - 1800.
Volume 8
The Commissariot Record of St. Andrews/Register of Testaments. 1549 - 1800.
Volume 9
The Commissariot Record of Argyll/Register of Testaments. 1674 - 1800.
Volume 10
The Commissariot Record of Laudar/Register of Testaments. 1561 - 1800.
Volume 11
The Commissariot Record of Moray/Register of Testaments. 1684 - 1800.
Volume 12
The Commissariot Record of Lanark/Register of Testaments. 1595 - 1800.
Volume 13
Missing
Volume 14
Register of Burials in the Chapal Royal or Abbey of Holyroodhouse 1706 - 1900
Volume 15
Register of Interments in the Greyfriars Burying Ground, Edinburgh 1658 - 1700
Volume 16
The Registers of Marriages for the Parish of Edinburgh 1595 - 1700
Volume 17
Missing
Volume 18
The Commissariot Record of Lauder/Register of Testaments. 1561 - 1800
Volume 19
Registers of Baptisms Chapels at Bairnie and Tillydesk 1763 - 1801 and Index
Volume 20
The Register of Burials in the Churchyard of Restalrig 1728 - 1854
Volume 21
Commissariot of Argyll/Register of Inventories 1693 - 1702
Volume 22
Commissariot of Edinburgh/Consistorial Processes and Decreets 1658 - 1800
Volume 23
The Register of Marriages for the Parish of Edinburgh 1701 - 1750
Volume 24
Missing
Volume 25
Protocol Book of Sir Alexander Gaw 1540 - 1558
Volume 26
Parish Register of Durness 1764 - 1814
Volume 27
Protocol Book of Sir William Corbet 1529 - 1555
Volume 28
The Register of Apprentices of the City of Edinburgh 1583 - 1666
Volume 29
Protocol Book of Gavin Ros, N.P. 1512 - 1532
Volume 30
Inventory of Documents relating to the Scrymgeour Family Estates 1611
Volume 31
Protocol Book of Mr. Gilbert Grote, 1552 - 1573
Volume 32
Missing
Volume 33
Melrose Parish Registers, Baptisms, Marriages, Proclamations of Marriages, Sessions Minutes (1723-1741) and Mortuary Rolls, 1642 - 1820
Volume 34
Parish of Holyroodhouse or Cannongate/Register of Marriages 1564 - 1800
Volume 35
Monumental Inscriptions in St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, Edinburgh, [Older Portion]
Volume 36
Parish Registers of Canisbay (Caithness) 1652 - 1666
Volume 37
Register of Births and Marriages for the Episcopal Congregation of St Andrews 1722 - 1787
Volume 38
Parish Lists of Wigtownshire and Minnigaff 1684
Volume 39
Protocol Books of Dominus Thomas Johnsoun 1528 - 1578
Volume 40
Register of Marriages, The City of Edinburgh 1751 - 1800
Volume 41
Index to the Register of Marriages and Baptisms in the Parish of Kilbarchan 1640 - 1772
Volume 42
Calendar of Writs Preserved at Yester House 1166 - 1625
Volume 43
The Burgesses and Guild Brethren of Glasgow 1573 - 1750
Volume 44
Protocol Books of John Foulis 1546 - 1553 and Nicol Thounis 1559 - 1564
Volume 45
Some Family Papers of the Hunters of Hunterston
Volume 46
Roll of Edinburgh Burgesses and Guild Brethren 1406 - 1700
Volume 47
Register of Edinburgh Apprentices 1666 - 1700
Volume 48
Protocol Book of Sir John Cristisone 1518 - 1551
Volume 49
Protocol Book of John Foular, 9th March 1500-1 to 18th September 1503
Volume 50
Protocol Book of Sir Robert Rollock 1534 - 1552
Volume 51
The Burgesses and Guild Brethren of Glasgow 1751 - 1846
Volume 52
Inventory of Pifirrane Writs 1230 - 1794
Volume 53
Roll of Edinburgh Burgesses and Guild Brethren 1761 - 1841
Volume 54
An Inventory of Lamont Papers 1231 - 1897
Volume 55
Register of the Burgesses of the Burgh of the Canongate 27th June 1622 - 25th September 1733
Part 52
Register of Baptisms, Proclamations, Marriages and Mortcloth Dues contained in Kirk Session Records for Torphichen 1673 - 1714. And Protocol Book of Sir William Corbet 1529 - 1555. And Parish Register of Dunfermline 1561 - 1700.
Part 20
The Commissariot Record of Inverness, Hamilton and Campsie 1564 - 1800
Miscellany Report of Thomas Tucker upon the settlement of the revenues of Excise and Customs in Scotland A.D. MDCLVI (1656). Register containing the state and condition of every Burgh within the Kingdom of Scotland in the year 1692. Setts of the Royal Burghs of Scotland.
Here is page 1 from the first volume...
All these volumes can be accessed at http://www.electricscotland.com/hist...ords/index.htm
Alastair
Volume 1
The Commissariot Record of Edinburgh/Register of Testaments. Part I. Volumes 1 - 35 1514 - 1600
Volume 2
The Commissariot Record of Edinburgh/Register of Testaments. Part II. Volumes 35 - 81 1601 - 1700.
Volume 3
The Commissariot Record of Edinburgh/Register of Testaments. Part III. Volumes 81 - 131 1701 - 1800.
Volume 4
The Commissariot Record of Inverness/Register of Testaments. 1630 - 1800.
Volume 5
The Commissariot Record of Hamilton and Campsie/Register of Testaments. 1564 - 1800.
Volume 6
The Commissariot Record of Aberdeen/Register of Testaments. 1715 - 1800.
Volume 7
The Commissariot Record of Glasgow/Register of Testaments. 1547 - 1800.
Volume 8
The Commissariot Record of St. Andrews/Register of Testaments. 1549 - 1800.
Volume 9
The Commissariot Record of Argyll/Register of Testaments. 1674 - 1800.
Volume 10
The Commissariot Record of Laudar/Register of Testaments. 1561 - 1800.
Volume 11
The Commissariot Record of Moray/Register of Testaments. 1684 - 1800.
Volume 12
The Commissariot Record of Lanark/Register of Testaments. 1595 - 1800.
Volume 13
Missing
Volume 14
Register of Burials in the Chapal Royal or Abbey of Holyroodhouse 1706 - 1900
Volume 15
Register of Interments in the Greyfriars Burying Ground, Edinburgh 1658 - 1700
Volume 16
The Registers of Marriages for the Parish of Edinburgh 1595 - 1700
Volume 17
Missing
Volume 18
The Commissariot Record of Lauder/Register of Testaments. 1561 - 1800
Volume 19
Registers of Baptisms Chapels at Bairnie and Tillydesk 1763 - 1801 and Index
Volume 20
The Register of Burials in the Churchyard of Restalrig 1728 - 1854
Volume 21
Commissariot of Argyll/Register of Inventories 1693 - 1702
Volume 22
Commissariot of Edinburgh/Consistorial Processes and Decreets 1658 - 1800
Volume 23
The Register of Marriages for the Parish of Edinburgh 1701 - 1750
Volume 24
Missing
Volume 25
Protocol Book of Sir Alexander Gaw 1540 - 1558
Volume 26
Parish Register of Durness 1764 - 1814
Volume 27
Protocol Book of Sir William Corbet 1529 - 1555
Volume 28
The Register of Apprentices of the City of Edinburgh 1583 - 1666
Volume 29
Protocol Book of Gavin Ros, N.P. 1512 - 1532
Volume 30
Inventory of Documents relating to the Scrymgeour Family Estates 1611
Volume 31
Protocol Book of Mr. Gilbert Grote, 1552 - 1573
Volume 32
Missing
Volume 33
Melrose Parish Registers, Baptisms, Marriages, Proclamations of Marriages, Sessions Minutes (1723-1741) and Mortuary Rolls, 1642 - 1820
Volume 34
Parish of Holyroodhouse or Cannongate/Register of Marriages 1564 - 1800
Volume 35
Monumental Inscriptions in St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, Edinburgh, [Older Portion]
Volume 36
Parish Registers of Canisbay (Caithness) 1652 - 1666
Volume 37
Register of Births and Marriages for the Episcopal Congregation of St Andrews 1722 - 1787
Volume 38
Parish Lists of Wigtownshire and Minnigaff 1684
Volume 39
Protocol Books of Dominus Thomas Johnsoun 1528 - 1578
Volume 40
Register of Marriages, The City of Edinburgh 1751 - 1800
Volume 41
Index to the Register of Marriages and Baptisms in the Parish of Kilbarchan 1640 - 1772
Volume 42
Calendar of Writs Preserved at Yester House 1166 - 1625
Volume 43
The Burgesses and Guild Brethren of Glasgow 1573 - 1750
Volume 44
Protocol Books of John Foulis 1546 - 1553 and Nicol Thounis 1559 - 1564
Volume 45
Some Family Papers of the Hunters of Hunterston
Volume 46
Roll of Edinburgh Burgesses and Guild Brethren 1406 - 1700
Volume 47
Register of Edinburgh Apprentices 1666 - 1700
Volume 48
Protocol Book of Sir John Cristisone 1518 - 1551
Volume 49
Protocol Book of John Foular, 9th March 1500-1 to 18th September 1503
Volume 50
Protocol Book of Sir Robert Rollock 1534 - 1552
Volume 51
The Burgesses and Guild Brethren of Glasgow 1751 - 1846
Volume 52
Inventory of Pifirrane Writs 1230 - 1794
Volume 53
Roll of Edinburgh Burgesses and Guild Brethren 1761 - 1841
Volume 54
An Inventory of Lamont Papers 1231 - 1897
Volume 55
Register of the Burgesses of the Burgh of the Canongate 27th June 1622 - 25th September 1733
Part 52
Register of Baptisms, Proclamations, Marriages and Mortcloth Dues contained in Kirk Session Records for Torphichen 1673 - 1714. And Protocol Book of Sir William Corbet 1529 - 1555. And Parish Register of Dunfermline 1561 - 1700.
Part 20
The Commissariot Record of Inverness, Hamilton and Campsie 1564 - 1800
Miscellany Report of Thomas Tucker upon the settlement of the revenues of Excise and Customs in Scotland A.D. MDCLVI (1656). Register containing the state and condition of every Burgh within the Kingdom of Scotland in the year 1692. Setts of the Royal Burghs of Scotland.
Here is page 1 from the first volume...
All these volumes can be accessed at http://www.electricscotland.com/hist...ords/index.htm
Alastair
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