Scottish family history : Useful addresses
National records
Court of the Lord Lyon,
HM New Register House,
Edinburgh. EH1 3YT
Tel. 0131- 556 7255
General Register Office for Scotland,
New Register House,
Edinburgh. EH1 3YT
Tel. 0131-334 0380
National Archives of Scotland,
HM General Register House,
Edinburgh. EH1 3YY
Tel. 0131-535 1314
National Library of Scotland,
George IV Bridge,
Edinburgh. EH1 1EW
Tel. 0131- 226 4531
0131- 459 4531
National Register of Archives for Scotland,
HM General Register House,
Edinburgh. EH1 3YY
Tel. 0131- 535 1405
Registers of Scotland,
Customer Service Centres,
Erskine House,
68 Queen Street,
Edinburgh. EH2 4NF
Tel. 0845 607 0161
5 George Square
Glasgow G2 1DY
Tel. 0845 607 0164
Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages,
89 Commercial Street,
Dundee. DD1 2AF
Tel. 01382- 435222
Scottish Jewish Archives Centre,
129 Hill Street,
Glasgow. G3 6UB
Tel. 0141- 332 4911
Strathclyde Area Genealogy Centre,
22 Park Circus,
Glasgow. G3 6BE
Tel. 0141-287 8364
West Register House,
Charlotte Square,
Edinburgh. EH2 4DP
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Family History Centres
Aberdeen
North Anderson Drive,
Aberdeen.
Tel. 01224- 692206
Alloa
Grange Road,
Westend Park,
Alloa.
Tel. 01259- 211148
Alness
Kilmonivaig,
Seafield,
Portmahomack,
Ross-shire.
Tel. 01862- 871631
Dumfries
36 Edinburgh Road,
Albanybank,
Dumfries.
Tel. 01387- 254865
Dundee
Bingham Terrace,
Dundee.
Tel. 01382- 451247
Edinburgh
30A Colinton Road,
Edinburgh.
Tel. 0131- 337 3049
Elgin
Pansport Road,
Elgin,
Morayshire.
Tel. 01343- 546429
Glasgow
35 Julian Avenue,
Glasgow.
Tel. 0141- 357 1024
Inverness
LDS Chapel,
13 Ness Walk,
Inverness.
Tel. 01463- 231220
Kilmarnock
1 Whatriggs Road,
Kilmarnock,
Ayrshire.
Tel. 01563- 526560
Kirkcaldy
Winifred Crescent,
Forth Park,
Kirkcaldy,
Fife.
Tel. 01592- 640041
Lerwick
South Road,
Lerwick,
Shetland Islands.
Tel. 01595- 695732
Paisley
Glenburn Road,
Paisley,
Renfrewshire.
Tel. 0141- 884 2780
Stornoway
Newton Street,
Stornoway,
Western Isles.
Tel. 01851- 870972
Local collections
Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council
Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives,
Town House,
Broad Street,
Aberdeen. AB10 1AQ
Tel. 01224 522513
Old Aberdeen House,
Dunbar Street,
Aberdeen. AB24 3UJ
Tel. 01224 481775
Angus Council
Angus Archives,
Hunter Library,
Restenneth Priory,
by Forfar. DD8 2SZ
Tel. 01307 468644
Argyll and Bute Council
Argyll and Bute Council Archives,
Manse Brae,
Lochgilphead,
Argyll. PA 31 8QU
Tel. 01546 604774; 01546 604769
Ayrshire Councils
Ayrshire Archives,
Ayrshire Archives HQ,
Watson Peat,
SAC Auchincruive,
Ayr. KA6 5HW
Tel. 01292 521819
The Vennel Local & Family History Centre,
10 Glasgow Vennel,
Irvine. KA12 0BD
Tel. 01294 275059
Burns Monument Centre,
Kay Park,
Kilmarnock,
East Ayrshire. KA3 7RU
Tel. 01563 576695 or 576696
Borders Council
Scottish Borders Archive and Local History Centre,
St. Mary's Mill,
Selkirk. TD7 5EU
Tel. 01750 20842 (extn 26)
Clackmannanshire Council
Clackmannanshire Archives,
Library Services,
26-28 Drysdale Street,
Alloa. FK10 1JL
Tel. 01259 722262
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Dumfries and Galloway Archives,
33 Burns Street,
Dumfries. DG1 2PS
Tel. 01387 269254
Dundee City Council
Dundee City Archive and Record Centre,
Support Services,
21 City Square,
Dundee. DD1 3BY
Tel. 01382- 434494
Search Room,
1 Shore Terrace,
Dundee.
Tel. 01382- 434494
East Dunbartonshire Council
East Dunbartonshire Archives,
William Patrick Library,
2-4 West High Street,
Kirkintilloch. G66 1AD
Edinburgh City Council
Edinburgh City Archives,
City Chambers,
High Street,
Edinburgh. EH1 1YJ
Tel. 0131-529 4616
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection,
7-9 George IV Bridge,
Edinburgh. EH1 1EG
Tel. 0131- 242 8070
Falkirk Council
Falkirk Council Archive,
Callendar House Museum and History Research Centre,
Falkirk. FK1 1YR.
Tel. 01324 503770
Fife Council
Fife Council Archive Centre,
Carleton House,
Balgonie Road,
Markinch,
Fife. KY7 6AQ.
Tel. 01592 583352
Glasgow Archdiocese (Roman Catholic)
Archdiocesan Archive,
Archdiocese of Glasgow Curial Offices,
196 Clyde Street,
Glasgow. G1 4JY
Tel. 0141- 226 5898 extn. 154
Glasgow City Council
Glasgow City Archives,
Mitchell Library,
201 North Street,
Glasgow. G3 7DN
Tel. 0141-287 2910
History and Glasgow Room,
Mitchell Library,
201 North Street,
Glasgow. G3 7DN
Tel. 0141-287 2937
Highland Council
Highland Council Archive Service,
Inverness Library,
Farraline Park,
Inverness. IV1 1NH
Tel. 01463 220330
Lochaber Archive Centre,
Lochaber College,
An Aird,
Fort William,
Inverness-shire PH33 6AN
North Highland Archive,
Wick Library,
Sinclair Terrace,
Wick,
Caithness KW1 5AB
Tel. 01955 606432
Midlothian Council
Midlothian Council Archives,
Library Headquarters,
2 Clerk Street,
Loanhead,
Midlothian. EH20 9DR
Tel. 0131 440 2210
Moray Council
Local Heritage Centre,
Grant Lodge,
Cooper Park,
Elgin,
Moray. IV30 1HS
Tel. 01343 563413
North Lanarkshire Council
North Lanarkshire Archives,
10 Kelvin Road,
Lenziemill,
Cumbernauld. G67 2BD
Tel. 01236- 737114
Orkney Council
Orkney Archive,
Orkney Library,
Laing Street,
Kirkwall. KW15 1NW
Tel. 01856 873166
Perth and Kinross Council
Perth and Kinross Council Archive,
A.K. Bell Library,
2-8 York Place,
Perth. PH2 8EP
Tel. 01738- 477012
Shetland Council
Shetland Archives,
44 King Harald Street,
Lerwick. ZE1 0JX
Tel. 01595 696247
South Lanarkshire Council
South Lanarkshire Archives,
Records Management Unit,
30 Hawbank Road,
College Milton,
East Kilbride. G74 5EX
Tel. 01355 239193
Stirling Council
Stirling Council Archives Services,
Unit 6,
Burghmuir Industrial Estate,
Stirling. FK7 7PY
Tel. 01786 450745
West Lothian Council
West Lothian Council,
Archives & Records Centre,
9 Dunlop Square,
Deans Industrial Estate,
Livingston. EH54 8SB
Tel. 01506 773770
Medical records
Dumfries and Galloway Health Board Archives,
Easterbrook Hall,
Crichton Royal Hospital,
Dumfries. DG1 4TG
Tel. 01387- 255301
Lothian Health Services Archive,
University of Edinburgh Library,
George Square,
Edinburgh. EH8 9LJ
Tel. 0131- 650 3392
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Board Archive,
University of Glasgow,
13 Thurso Street,
Glasgow. G11 6PE
Tel. 0141- 330 5515
Northern Health Services Archives,
Victoria Pavilion,
Woolmanhill Hospital,
Aberdeen. AB25 1LD
Tel. 01224- 555562
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow,
232-242 St. Vincent Street,
Glasgow. G2 5RJ
Tel. 0141- 221 6072
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh,
9 Queen Street,
Edinburgh. EH2 1JQ
Tel. 0131- 225 7324
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh,
18 Nicolson Street,
Edinburgh. EH8 9DW
Tel. 0131- 527 1630
Occupational records
Advocates' Library,
Parliament House,
Edinburgh. EH1 1RF
Tel. 0131- 226 5071
The Archivist,
Royal Bank of Scotland,
42 St. Andrews Square,
Edinburgh. EH2 2AD
Tel. 0131- 556 7001
HBOS plc Group Archives,
12 Bankhead Crossway South,
Sighthill,
Edinburgh EH11 4EN
Tel. 0131 450 5415
Signet Library,
Parliament Square,
Edinburgh. EH1 1RF
Tel. 0131- 225 4923
University of Glasgow Archive Services,
13 Thurso Street,
Glasgow. G11 6PE
Tel. 0141- 330 5516; 0141- 339 8855 extn. 4543
English records
General Register Office for England and Wales,
PO Box 2,
Southport,
Merseyside. PR8 2JD
Tel. 0870 243 7788
Principal Registry of the Family Division,
First Avenue House,
42-49 High Holborn,
London WC1V 6NP
Tel. 020 7947 6000
National Archives,
Ruskin Avenue,
Kew,
Richmond,
Surrey. TW9 4DU
Tel. 0181- 876 3444
Irish records
Republic of Ireland
The General Register Office,
Joyce House,
8-11 Lombard Street East,
Dublin 2.
Tel. +353 1 635 4000
National Archives of Ireland,
Bishop Street,
Dublin 8.
Tel. + 353 1 407 2300
National Library of Ireland,
Kildare Street,
Dublin 2.
Tel. +353 1 603 0200
Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland,
Kildare Street,
Dublin 2.
Tel. +353 1 603 0200
Property Registration Authority,
King's Inn,
Henrietta Street,
Dublin 1.
Tel. 01 -670 7500
Northern Ireland
General Register Office (Northern Ireland),
Oxford House,
49-55 Chichester Street,
Belfast. BT1 4HL
Tel. 028 9025 2021/2/3/4/5
Presbyterian Historical Society,
Room 218,
Church House,
Fisherwick Place,
Belfast. BT1 6DW
Tel. 0232 323936
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland,
66 Balmoral Avenue,
Belfast. BT9 6NY
Tel. (+44) 028 9025 5800
Societies and Associations
Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society,
The Hon. Secretary,
The Family History Shop,
164 King Street,
Aberdeen. AB24 5BD
Tel. 01224- 646323
Alloway & Southern Ayrshire Family History Society,
c/o Alloway Public Library,
Doonholm Road,
Alloway,
Ayr KA7 4QQ
Anglo Scottish Family History Society,
The Hon. Secretary,
c/o Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society,
Clayton House,
59 Piccadilly,
Manchester. M1 2AQ
England
Tel. 0161 236 9750
Association of Scottish Genealogists & Researchers in Archives (ASGRA)
Borders Family History Society,
The Membership Secretary,
21 Barony Park,
Kelso,
Scottish Borders TD5 8DJ
Caithness Family History Society,
The Hon. Secretary,
Mill Cottage,
Corsback,
Dunnet,
Caithness KW14 8XQ
Catholic Family History Society,
The Hon. Secretary,
45 Gates Green Road,
West Wickham,
Kent,
England BR4 9DE
Tel. 0181 462 4244
Central Scotland Family History Society,
The Hon. Secretary,
4 Fir Lane,
Larbert FK5 3LW
Dumfries and Galloway Family History Society,
Family History Centre,
9 Glasgow Street,
Dumfries. DG2 9AF
East Ayrshire Family History Society,
c/o Dick Institute,
Elmbank Avenue,
Kilmarnock. KA1 3BU
Federation of Family History Societies,
PO Box 2425,
Coventry. CV5 6YX
Fife Family History Society,
The Hon. Secretary,
"Glenmoriston",
Durie Street,
Leven,
Fife. KY8 4HF
Glasgow and West of Scotland Family History Society,
The Hon. Secretary,
Unit 5,
22 Mansfield Street,
Glasgow. G11 5QP
Guild of One Name Studies,
The Hon. Secretary,
Box G,
14 Charterhouse Buildings,
Goswell Road,
London. EC1M 7BA
Highland Family History Society,
The Hon. Secretary,
c/o Genealogy Room,
Highland Archive and Registration Centre,
Bught Road,
Inverness. IV3 5SS
Tel. 01463-256444
Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain,
PO Box 13288,
London. N3 3WD
Lanarkshire Family History Society,
Motherwell Heritage Centre,
High Road,
Motherwell. ML1 3HU
Largs and North Ayrshire Family History Society,
The Hon. Secretary,
13 Burnside Road,
Largs,
Ayrshire. KA30 9BX
Lothians Family History Society,
Lasswade High School Centre,
Eskdale Drive,
Bonnyrigg,
Midlothian. EH19 2LA
Milngavie Family History Society,
Milngavie Community Education Centre,
Milngavie,
Glasgow.
Tel. 0141 956 1633
Orkney Family History Society,
General Secretary,
Kaimes,
26 Royal Oak Road,
Kirkwall,
Orkney KW15 1RF
Renfrewshire Family History Society,
The Secretary,
c/o Paisley Museum & Art Galleries,
High Street,
Paisley PA1 2BA
Scottish Association of Family History Societies
Scottish Genealogy Society,
Library & Family History Centre,
15 Victoria Terrace,
Edinburgh. EH1 2JL
Tel. 0131- 220 3677
Shetland Family History Society,
6 Hillhead,
Lerwick,
Shetland ZE1 0EJ
Society of Genealogists,
14 Charterhouse Buildings,
Goswell Road,
London. EC1M 7BA
Tel. 0171- 251 8799
Tay Valley Family History Society,
The Hon. Secretary,
Family History Research Centre,
179-181 Princes Street,
Dundee. DD4 6DQ
Tel. 01382- 461845
Troon @ Ayrshire Family History Society,
The Hon. Secretary,
c/o M.E.R.C.,
Troon Public Library,
South Beach,
Troon,
Ayrshire. KA10 6AF
West Lothian Family History Society,
Hon. Secretary,
23 Templar Rise,
Livingston EH54 6PJ