Inveraray Jail, Argyll Scotland

Inveraray Jail and County Court
Select the tab jail's history to find the index to the prison records. Includes details of the crimes committed by 4,345 prisoners including those who were transported to Australia. The records range from 1820 to 1889. Inveraray Jail

Scottish Wills & Testaments

Recent changes to the  ScotlandsPeople website has made it easier to view and download Wills and Testaments 1513-1901. The changes have also brought about a change in the payment method. Images of the Wills and Testaments can now be viewed using ScotlandsPeople credits. The price has also been reduced from £5 to the introductory price of 10 credits. In the near future the wills database will be expanded and you will be able to purchase Wills and Testaments from 1902 to 1925. Read full article Scotlandspeople.gov.uk

Valuation Rolls

Scotlandspeople.gov.uk has indexed the 1915 Scottish Valuation Rolls. The index contains the names of the owners and occupiers along with the address, parish and county. The images may contain further information e.g. occupation. The Scottish Valuation Rolls were used as an assessment for rates to provide funds for education, drainage and street lighting.
The assessors recorded the name of the owner, tenant and occupier. Unlike a census it only contains details for the head of the household and doesn't list other members of the household.
The valuations were carried out during 1914 and published in May the following year. It gives a valuable snapshot of who was the head of the household, where they lived and who owned property. For further details visit scotlandspeople
1915 Valuation Rolls for Scotland
Valuation rolls (also called assessment rolls) were also carried out in some states of Australia. These records were annually published in Government Gazettes and contain valuable information for the family historian. They can be used to trace a families movements and property ownership.

Old Maps Online

The Old Maps Online portal will help you to discover web sites containing historical online maps. Several British and Scottish sites are linked. For example the David Rumsey collection includes 30,000 historical maps. The collection focuses on North America and South America although other countries are represented.
In 2012 Old Maps Online will be adding additional collections from around the world.
Old Maps Online

1911 Scottish census

For anyone with Scottish ancestry you'll be pleased to hear the 1911 Scottish census is due for release on Tuesday 5th April 2011. This census is in colour and is larger than previous censuses and spans across two pages. To search the 1911 index and obtain copies of the 1911 census pages visit ScotlandsPeople. You need to purchase credits to view the census pages.
Details provided include;
Address
House: inhabited, uninhabited, number of rooms with one or more window
Name & surname
Number of persons in house
Relationship to Head of Family
Age last birthday & sex
Language
Marriatal status
Married women: duration of marriage, number of children born alive and the number of children still living
Profession or occupation
Birthplace
Nationality
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