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2. Principal Libraries with Family History resources
Local Studies Department
Central Library
Rosemount Viaduct
Aberdeen
AB25 1GW
Tel: 01224 652512
Fax: 01224 624118
Opening hours:
Other Libraries:
3. Research Service
Service available?
Yes.
Fee-based?
No, but the service is limited. Extensive research is not available.
Provided by local Record Office?
Contact the local record office for details.
4. Births, Deaths and Marriages
Registrar General's Indexes from 1837 (microform), or Registrar General for Scotland's Computerised Index from 1855.
Locations
None
5. Census returns
Held in Central Library: 1841 to 1891 returns for: Aberdeen: Aberdeenshire: Banffshire: Kincardinshire
6. Directories
6(a) County and Regional Directories
None
6(b) City and Town Directories
Aberdeen city, 1824 to 1982: Post Office directory, with details on shipping, churches, schools, and trade and street directory.
6(c) Telephone Directories
Local area, 1935 to date
7. Electoral registers and polls books
7(a) Electoral Registers
Aberdeen city, up to 1909: Aberdeen county, up to 1920
7(b) Poll Books
List of pollable persons for Aberdeen county, 1696
8. International Genealogical Index (IGI)
Scotland, 1992, on microfiche
9. Unpublished Indexes
None
10. Parish Registers
In Central Library (on microfilm): Aberdeen: Aberdeenshire: Banffshire: Kincardinshire
11. Periodicals (excl. newspapers)
No family history periodicals held
12. Published Transcripts of Archival Material
None
13. Other material
Photographs: collection of over 15000 photographs of the area, mostly 19th century
Maps: collection of 19th century Ordnance Survey maps of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, Kincardinshire
Transcriptions of monumental inscriptions from local churchyards
14. Guides to Collections
None
15. Local Record Offices
Aberdeen City Archives
Town House
Aberdeen
AB9 1AQ
Tel: 01224 522513
Other information
None
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