Street directories, gazetteers and maps help locate where our ancestors lived and show the development through the years of the villages, towns and cities.
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | British History Online |
Link: | https://www.british-history.ac.uk/ |
Description: | British History Online |
Extra Info: | A variety of records and documents relating to the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. |
Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
Title: | Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland |
Link: | Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland |
Description: | Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1894 |
Extra Info: | Volume 2-6 only (CH onwards). |
Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Coal Mining History Resource Centre |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20160305062046/http://w... |
Description: | Coal Mining History Resource Centre |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer available. Most information still seems to be available, although the layout is not good in parts. Search does not work. May be slow to load. Includes picture of the mines and details of the mines rescue crews. |
Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
Title: | Fullarton's Topographical, Statistical, and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland |
Link: | Fullarton's Topographical, Statistical, and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland |
Description: | Fullarton's Topographical, Statistical, and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland, 1847 |
Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
Title: | Genmaps, Old and Interesting Maps |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/genealogy/ |
Description: | Genmaps, Old and Interesting Maps |
Extra Info: | Many online maps, some as early as 1550. |
Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
Title: | Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland |
Link: | Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland |
Description: | Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland 1883 |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Tithe Records, Information |
Title: | Internet Archive |
Link: | http://archive.org/ |
Description: | Internet Archive |
Extra Info: | Has many scanned books. Click on texts and then search the archive. Note gazetteer and gazetteers give different results. |
Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
Title: | Maps - Exploring Scotland's Historic Environment. |
Link: | https://pastmap.org.uk/ |
Description: | Modern, Historic, Aerial and Data Maps of Scotland |
Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | National Archives - Online Records and Indexes |
Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
Description: | National Archives - Online Records and Indexes (UK) |
Extra Info: | Includes prisoner photos, maps and more. Many detailed records require payment. |
Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
Title: | National Library of Scotland - Online Maps |
Link: | https://maps.nls.uk/ |
Description: | National Library of Scotland - Online Maps |
Extra Info: | Includes town plans and estate maps for most of the UK. |
Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
Title: | National Library of Scotland - Online Maps |
Link: | https://maps.nls.uk/ |
Description: | Online Maps for England, Scotland and Wales |
Extra Info: | Scroll down for side by side viewer to see historic and current maps side by side for England, Scotland and Wales. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | Scotland Data from Ancestry |
Link: | Scotland Data from Ancestry |
Description: | Scotland Data Collection from Ancestry |
Extra Info: | Includes Emmigrants and Immigrants; Numerous Directories and Gazetteers and more. |
Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax |
Title: | ScotlandsPlaces |
Link: | https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/ |
Description: | ScotlandsPlaces |
Extra Info: | ScotlandsPlaces is a website that allows users to search for resources by place. Includes historic tax rolls, gazetteers, official reports etc. Check 'Records' to see which records are online via the site. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
Title: | Scottish Directories |
Link: | https://archive.org/details/scottishdirectories |
Description: | Scottish Directories on Internet Archive |
Extra Info: | A comprehensive set of scans of a variety of directories and gazetteers from Scotland |
Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Other Records |
Title: | Scottish Records and Documents from British History Online |
Link: | https://www.british-history.ac.uk/catalogue/scotla... |
Description: | Scottish Records and Documents from British History Online |
Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Scottish Shale Oil |
Link: | https://www.scottishshale.co.uk/ |
Description: | Scottish Shale Oil, Including the Shale Villages of West Lothian |
Extra Info: | A developing website about the history of the shale oil industry in Scotland. |
Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
Title: | Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland |
Link: | Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland |
Description: | Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland Updated from the 1859 Edition. |
Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records |
Title: | GENUKI County Page for West Lothian |
Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/WLN/ |
Description: | General Information for West Lothian |
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