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'''Bute Archive at Mount Stuart'''<br>Mount Stuart<br>Rothesay PA20 9LR UK<br>Telephone: 01700 503877<br> | '''Bute Archive at Mount Stuart'''<br>Mount Stuart<br>Rothesay PA20 9LR UK<br><br>Telephone: 01700 503877<br> | ||
Email: [mailto:ArchiveEnquiries@mountstuart.com ArchiveEnquiries@mountstuart.com]<br>[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/a/A13531259 | Email: [mailto:ArchiveEnquiries@mountstuart.com ArchiveEnquiries@mountstuart.com]<br>[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/a/A13531259 Website] | ||
:Dating from 1158 to the present day, the archive preserves the extraordinary historic records at Mount Stuart. These consist of family papers and estate correspondence, as well as intricate designs, surveys, plans, inventories, photographs, glass-plate negatives and cine-film too. Half a million records are contained within 3,500 boxes in the internationally significant archive which documents the history of Mount Stuart and the Crichton Stuart family. | :Dating from 1158 to the present day, the archive preserves the extraordinary historic records at Mount Stuart. These consist of family papers and estate correspondence, as well as intricate designs, surveys, plans, inventories, photographs, glass-plate negatives and cine-film too. Half a million records are contained within 3,500 boxes in the internationally significant archive which documents the history of Mount Stuart and the Crichton Stuart family. | ||
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'''Isle of Arran Heritage Museum'''<br>Rosaburn<BR>Brodick, Isle of Arran KA27 8DP UK<br>Telephone: 01770 302636<br> | '''Isle of Arran Heritage Museum'''<br>Rosaburn<BR>Brodick, Isle of Arran KA27 8DP UK<br><br>Telephone: 01770 302636<br> | ||
Email: [mailto:info@arranmuseum.co.uk info@arranmuseum.co.uk]<br> | Email: [mailto:info@arranmuseum.co.uk info@arranmuseum.co.uk]<br>[http://www.arranmuseum.co.uk/ Website]<br>[https://www.arranmuseum.co.uk/research/genealogy/ Genealogy] | ||
==Registration 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. | |||
''' | *[https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/births-deaths-and-marriages/registration-offices-contact-information '''Registration Offices - Contact Information'''] | ||
:To help you with your family history research, the Registrar can offer you the following:- | |||
:*A specific search - this is a search for a particular entry of Births, Deaths or Marriages. The fee for this is £5.00 . | |||
:*An assisted general search - a registrar assisted search of the records relating to your family tree costing £15.00 per hour or part of. | |||
:*Certified extracts of entries for the current certificate fee of £10.00 (where a search fee has been paid) | |||
*[https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/copy-certificates '''Order a copy of a certificate'''] | |||
[[Category:Scotland Archives and Libraries]] [[Category: Bute, Scotland]] [[Category:Counties of Scotland]] | [[Category:Scotland Archives and Libraries]] [[Category: Bute, Scotland]] [[Category:Counties of Scotland]] | ||
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For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Scotland Archives and Libraries page.
Archives
Argyll and Bute Archives
Lochgilphead Community Centre
Manse Brae
Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 8QU UK
Telephone: 01546 604778
Email: archives@liveargyll.co.uk
Website
- To help the family history researcher we have created a dedicated Family History section in our search room. Here you will find copies of the records that people have found most useful for tracing their ancestors, including monumental inscriptions and lists of men who might be liable for military service. Once you have finished looking at these we may be able to suggest other records that might be of use to you. These include Registers of Electors, Valuation Rolls, poor relief records, school admission registers and estate records.
Libraries
Museums
Bute Archive at Mount Stuart
Mount Stuart
Rothesay PA20 9LR UK
Telephone: 01700 503877
Email: ArchiveEnquiries@mountstuart.com
Website
- Dating from 1158 to the present day, the archive preserves the extraordinary historic records at Mount Stuart. These consist of family papers and estate correspondence, as well as intricate designs, surveys, plans, inventories, photographs, glass-plate negatives and cine-film too. Half a million records are contained within 3,500 boxes in the internationally significant archive which documents the history of Mount Stuart and the Crichton Stuart family.
Isle of Arran Heritage Museum
Rosaburn
Brodick, Isle of Arran KA27 8DP UK
Telephone: 01770 302636
Email: info@arranmuseum.co.uk
Website
Genealogy
Registration Offices
At 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.
- To help you with your family history research, the Registrar can offer you the following:-
- A specific search - this is a search for a particular entry of Births, Deaths or Marriages. The fee for this is £5.00 .
- An assisted general search - a registrar assisted search of the records relating to your family tree costing £15.00 per hour or part of.
- Certified extracts of entries for the current certificate fee of £10.00 (where a search fee has been paid)