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== Online Databases == | == Online Databases == | ||
*'''1773-1911''' [http://digital.nls.uk/directories/ Scottish Post Office Directories] | *'''1773-1911''' [http://digital.nls.uk/directories/ Scottish Post Office Directories] | ||
*'''1783-1842''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-forfarshire-angus-dundee-trade-and-postal-directories-1783-1842 Scotland, Forfarshire (Angus), Dundee Trade & Postal Directories 1783-1842] - Findmypast ($) | *'''1783-1842''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-forfarshire-angus-dundee-trade-and-postal-directories-1783-1842 Scotland, Forfarshire (Angus), Dundee Trade & Postal Directories 1783-1842] - Findmypast ($) | ||
*'''1825-1903''' [https://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/?place=Scotland website] | *'''1825-1903''' [https://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/?place=Scotland website] | ||
*'''1829-1859''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1954 Fife, Scotland, The Dunfermline Register, 1829 - 1859] ($) - can be searched by name, year, and keyword or browsed by image. | *'''1829-1859''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1954 Fife, Scotland, The Dunfermline Register, 1829 - 1859] ($) - can be searched by name, year, and keyword or browsed by image. | ||
*'''1877''' [http://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/index.cfm?place=North-East_Scotland 1877 Directory of North Eastern Scotland]. This directory covers the counties of Forfar, Fife, Kinross, Aberdeen, Banff, and Kincardine. | *'''1877''' [http://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/index.cfm?place=North-East_Scotland 1877 Directory of North Eastern Scotland]. This directory covers the counties of Forfar, Fife, Kinross, Aberdeen, Banff, and Kincardine. | ||
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A partial bibliography of directories is found in an appendix to: | A partial bibliography of directories is found in an appendix to: | ||
{{Block indent|1=Hamilton-Edwards, Gerald. ''In Search of Scottish Ancestry''. 2nd ed. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984. (Family History Library {{FSC|209448|title-id|disp=book Ref. 941 D27ham 1984}}.) |2=1}} | |||
Telephone directories can help you identify all of the people in a place who have the same surname. This information can be very useful for identifying modern descendants of a family. The FamilySearch Library has phone directories for Scotland on microfiche. The directories, however, cannot be circulated to FamilySearch centers. | Telephone directories can help you identify all of the people in a place who have the same surname. This information can be very useful for identifying modern descendants of a family. The FamilySearch Library has phone directories for Scotland on microfiche. The directories, however, cannot be circulated to FamilySearch centers. | ||
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Online Databases[edit | edit source]
- 1773-1911 Scottish Post Office Directories
- 1783-1842 Scotland, Forfarshire (Angus), Dundee Trade & Postal Directories 1783-1842 - Findmypast ($)
- 1825-1903 website
- 1829-1859 Fife, Scotland, The Dunfermline Register, 1829 - 1859 ($) - can be searched by name, year, and keyword or browsed by image.
- 1877 1877 Directory of North Eastern Scotland. This directory covers the counties of Forfar, Fife, Kinross, Aberdeen, Banff, and Kincardine.
- 1883-1887Directory of West Coast Scotland. Directories include the years 1883-84 and 1886-87.
- 1914 Thom's Directory Great Britain & Ireland 1914 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
- FamilyRelatives.com ($) - contains trade and occupational directories that can be searched by name.
Background[edit | edit source]
Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. They list information for the year they are published. In Scotland, directories first appeared in the mid-eighteenth century and continue to the present day.
Understanding Directories[edit | edit source]
Directories usually show:
- Name of a person
- Address
- Occupation
They seldom show the entire population, usually including only prominent members of the community such as
- Gentry
- Clergy
- Merchants
- Craftsmen
People such as coal miners and crofters do not appear in directories.
Directories may cover all of Scotland, a region of Scotland, or a specific city such as Glasgow. There are also directories for specific segments of Scottish society such as burgesses, gentry, or Scottish advocates (lawyers).
A partial bibliography of directories is found in an appendix to:
Telephone directories can help you identify all of the people in a place who have the same surname. This information can be very useful for identifying modern descendants of a family. The FamilySearch Library has phone directories for Scotland on microfiche. The directories, however, cannot be circulated to FamilySearch centers.
Accessing Directories[edit | edit source]
The FamilySearch Library has a small collection of Scottish directories. While many directories are only available on microfilm at the FS Library, some directories have been digitized and can be accessed on the FamilySearch Catalog. The catalog lists directories in the Place Search under:
GREAT BRITAIN - DIRECTORIES
SCOTLAND - DIRECTORIES
SCOTLAND, [COUNTY] - DIRECTORIES
SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [CITY] - DIRECTORIES
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