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Renfrewshire

Archives and Libraries

For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Scotland Archives and Libraries page.

The council area has the same name as the historic county of Renfrewshire, which had been abolished for local government purposes in 1975, but the modern council area only covers the central part of the historic county. The eastern part of the pre-1975 county is covered by the East Renfrewshire council area, and the western part by the Inverclyde council area.^[1]

Archives[edit | edit source]

East Renfrewshire Archives
Williamwood High School
Eaglesham Rd
Clarkston G76 8RF UK
Telephone: 0141 577 3059
Email: craig.geddes@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
Website: East Renfrewshire Archives

The archives are stored in the records store at Williamwood High School. We hold the historic records of several of our previous local authorities, and of various other local organisations of historical interest.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Museums[edit | edit source]

McLean Museum and Art Gallery
15 Kelly Street
Greenock PA16 8JX UK
Telephone: 01475 715624
Email: museum@inverclyde.gov.uk
Website: McLean Museum and Art Gallery

Paisley Museum
High Street
Paisley PA1 2BA UK
Telephone: 0300 300 1210
Email: ram.els@renfrewshire.gov.uk
Website: Paisley Museum

Renfrew Museum
Renfrew Cross
Renfrew PA4 8PF UK
Telephone: 0300 300 1210
Email: ram.els@renfrewshire.gov.uk
Website: Renfrew Museum

For a list of Renfrewshire museums, go to List of museums in Scotland in Wikipedia. Scroll down to Renfrewshire. The parishes in historic Renfrewshire are listed in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.

↑ "Renfrewshire", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renfrewshire, accessed 29 March 2023.

[1] "Renfrewshire", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renfrewshire, accessed 29 March 2023.

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 The council area has the same name as the historic county of '''Renfrewshire''', which had been abolished for local government purposes in 1975, but the modern council area only covers the central part of the historic county. The eastern part of the pre-1975 county is covered by the '''East Renfrewshire''' council area, and the western part by the '''Inverclyde''' council area.<ref>"Renfrewshire", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renfrewshire, accessed 29 March 2023.</ref>
 == Archives ==
-'''Renfrewshire Council Archives'''<br>
-Paisley Central Library<br>
-High Street<br>
-Paisley PA1 2BB UK <br>
-[https://www.scottisharchives.org.uk/archives-map/renfrewshire-council-archives/ Website]
+'''East Renfrewshire Archives'''<br>Williamwood High School<br>Eaglesham Rd<br>Clarkston G76 8RF UK<br>Telephone: 0141 577 3059<br>
-:Collections include: Census records, OPRs, Electoral registers and voters rolls, Paisley weavers, hammermen, tailors records, monumental inscriptions and mortcloth, Poll tax rolls, hearth tax records, poor law, trade directories. Title deeds, books and journals, cain of Lochwinnoch, Council minutes, Maps, newspapers, Paisley pamphlets, postcards, sasines.
+Email: [mailto:craig.geddes@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk craig.geddes@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk]<br>Website: [http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/archives East Renfrewshire Archives]
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-'''Renfrewshire Heritage Centre'''<br>
-Studio 907<br>
-Abbeymill Business Centre<br>
-Seedhill Road<br>
-Paisley PA1 1JS <br>
-<br>
-Telephone: 0141 487 3722<br>
-Email:	heritage@renfrewshire.gov.uk<br>
-[https://libcat.renfrewshire.gov.uk/iguana/www.main.cls?p=13961a65-033a-4fdd-b6b1-cd91360ede1d&v=905d9a7c-b1db-4a22-90ec-e3bdde1e4328 Website]
-:The Heritage Centre holds an extensive collection of materials which provide a wealth of information about Renfrewshire, its people and places, from the earliest times to the present day.  Our comfortable centre offers dedicated space for local and family history research, and quiet study.
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-'''East Renfrewshire Archives'''<br>Williamwood High School<br>Eaglesham Rd<br>Clarkston G76 8RF UK<br><br>Telephone: 0141 577 3059<br>
-Email: [mailto:craig.geddes@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk craig.geddes@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk]<br>[http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/archives Website]
 :The archives are stored in the records store at Williamwood High School. We hold the historic records of several of our previous local authorities, and of various other local organisations of historical interest.
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-'''Inverclyde Archives'''<br>
-Watt Institution<br>
-Kelly Street<br>
-Greenock<br>
-Scotland<br>
-PA16 8JX<br>
-<br>
-Telephone: 01475 715624<br>
-Email: wattinstitution@inverclyde.gov.uk<br>
-[https://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/community-life-and-leisure/heritage-services/collections/archives Website]
-:Inverclyde Archives is the institutional repository for Inverclyde Council and has a collection which spans over 300 years of local history. We collect and preserve the historic records of Inverclyde and its people which include the villages of Wemyss Bay, Kilmacolm, Inverkip and Quarrier's Village and the former historic Burghs of Greenock, Gourock and Port Glasgow and those relating to Inverclyde after local government re-organisation and boundary changes.
-:As well as local government records, we hold material from local clubs and societies, businesses and organisations, family papers, police records, parish council records, title deeds and sasines, maps, plans and images. We also hold bound copies of the Greenock Telegraph from its inception along with other local newspapers and journal publications.
 == Libraries ==
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 == Museums ==
-*[https://www.oneren.org/culture/museums/ '''Renfrewshire Museums''']
-*[https://www.google.com/search?q=inverclyde+museums&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS809US810&oq=inverclyde+museums&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i390i650l4j69i60.8258j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 '''Museums in Inverclyde''']
-==Register Offices==
-At [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ '''ScotlandsPeople'''] one can search the indexes and obtain a digital copy of the record for a small fee within minutes. However, sometimes additional help is available from local registrars. For example, proof of death and close family relationship can make more recent records available that would otherwise be restricted by privacy laws.
-<br>
-<br>
-[https://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/2216/Order-a-birth-death-marriage-or-civil-partnership-certificate '''Renfrewshire Registrars'''] Scroll to the bottom of the article.<br>
-[https://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/2216/Order-a-birth-death-marriage-or-civil-partnership-certificate '''Renfrewshire requesting copy certificates''']<br>
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-[https://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/article/3231/Contact-the-Registrars-team '''East Renfrewshire Registrars''']<br>
-[https://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/record-search '''East Renfrewshire search for a record''']<br>
-[https://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/order-certificate '''East Renfrewshire requesting copy certificates''']<br>
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-[https://www.registryofficesnearme.com/registry-office/inverclyde-registry-office '''Inverclyde Registry Office''']<br>
-[https://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/environment/registrars/registrations/registration-certificates '''Inverclyde requesting copy certificates''']<br>
-[https://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/environment/registrars/tracing-your-family-tree '''Inverclyde Genealogy''']
-==References==
+'''McLean Museum and Art Gallery'''<br>15 Kelly Street<br>Greenock PA16 8JX UK<br>Telephone: 01475 715624<br>
-<references/>
+Email: [mailto:museum@inverclyde.gov.uk museum@inverclyde.gov.uk]<br>Website: [https://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/community-life-and-leisure/museum McLean Museum and Art Gallery]
+'''Paisley Museum'''<br>High Street<br>Paisley PA1 2BA UK<br>Telephone: 0300 300 1210<br>
+Email: [mailto:ram.els@renfrewshire.gov.uk ram.els@renfrewshire.gov.uk]<br>Website: [https://www.renfrewshireleisure.com/paisleymuseum/ Paisley Museum]
+'''Renfrew Museum'''<br>Renfrew Cross<br>Renfrew PA4 8PF UK<br>Telephone: 0300 300 1210<br>
+Email: [mailto:ram.els@renfrewshire.gov.uk ram.els@renfrewshire.gov.uk]<br>Website: [https://www.renfrewshireleisure.com/renfrewmuseum/ Renfrew Museum]
+For a list of Renfrewshire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Scotland List of museums in Scotland] in Wikipedia.  Scroll down to Renfrewshire.  The parishes in historic Renfrewshire  are listed in the [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Renfrewshire,_Scotland_Genealogy#Parishes FamilySearch Research Wiki].
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