Library

The Library is located in the Dundas Room. It provides useful reference resources to aid your research.

Print and fiche publications

Births and baptisms: transcripts and indexes of pre-1855 records.

Transcripts and indexes of mostly pre-1841 records.

— Church histories, directories and registers:

Death and burial records: transcripts and indexes of pre-1855 registers.

Including Post Office directories for Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Leith, and Glasgow.

— Gazetteers, maps and plans, and the four statistical accounts of Scotland.

— Guides for Scottish, English and Irish family history.

Marriages: transcripts and indexes of pre-1855 records.

transcripts of muster rolls, militia lists and rolls of honour for the First and Second World Wars;
guides to sources and regiments.

For burial grounds throughout Scotland.

Transcripts of hearth tax (1691), poll tax (1696) and other tax lists.

Electronic publications:

— Digital books are available in e-Library.

— Guides to sources, indexes and web-publications are available in Useful websites.

— The stand alone computers provide access to databases and compact discs.

Further information

Guide to references cited in the subject guides above.

A list of new additions and other library news.

A guide to the department's print and online publications.