Scotland Bibliography

Architecture

• Midlothian: an illustrated architectural guide by Jane Thomas and published by The Rutland Press in 1995. ISBN 1 873190 26 3 (136 pages, paperback).
• Villages of Edinburgh: North Edinburgh v. 1 by Michael Cant. ISBN 0859761312 (220 pages) concentrates on Corstorphine, Cramond, Davidson's Main, Dean, Muttonhole, Duddingston, Newcraighall, Newhaven, Restalrig, Stockbridge.
• Villages of Edinburgh: South Edinburgh v. 2 by Michael Cant. ISBN 085976186X (220 pages) concentrates on Burdiehouse, Straiton, Colinton     Gilmerton, Juniper Green, Liberton, Longstone, Slateford, Morningside, Swanston.
• West Lothian: an illustrated architectural guide, Richard Jaques and Charles McKean, published by the Rutland Press in 1994. As the title suggests, it concentrates on the architecture of the area. However it is well illustrated with hundreds of photographs and contains short descriptions and historical notes on many places.

Bibliography

•     A Bibliography of the County of Caithness, John Mowat, Wick, 1940.
•     Bibliography of Caithness and Sutherland, John Mowat, London (Viking Club), 1910.
•     Caithness : 1770 to 1832, I. Sutherland, Glasgow, Pub:Lowland Print, 1995, 110pp. Includes a list of registered voters in Caithness in 1835 - approx 660 people. Frequent mentions to local individuals, but alas no index. Held at Inverness Library, 1997.
•     The book of Ross: and Sutherland and Caithness, Donald MacDonald, Dingwall, 1932.
•     The Caithness Book, Donald Omand (Ed), Pub:Highland Printers Ltd, Inverness, 1912/1972, 270pp. A good general book on the natural environment, history and development of the county. Held at Inverness Library, 1997.
•     The County of Caithness, John Horne (Ed), 1907, Wick, 470pp. Interesting historical, botanical and geographical account of the county. Includes significant dates in Caithness' history, an ecclesiastical history and summary to current (1907) times. Good list of local terms and meanings of places names. Held at Inverness Library, 1997.
• A concise bibliography of the history, topography and institutions of the shires of Aberdeen, Banff and Kincardine,  James F K Johnstone, Published Aberdeen, 1914, (Aberdeen University Press).
• Bibliographia Aberdonensis: being an account of books relating to or printed in the shires of Aberdeen, Banff, Kincardine or written by natives or residents or by officers, graudates or alumni of the Universities of Aberdeen,  James F K Johnstone & Alexander W Robertson, Published Aberdeen, 1929 (2 volumes).
• Handlist of bibliography of the shires of Aberdeen, Banff and Kincardine,  Alexander W Robertson, Published Aberdeen, 1893
• The eastern counties: Aberdeenshire, Angus and Kincardineshire, Nigel Tranter, Published London, 1972
•     A Description of Orkney: by Rev. George Low. Published 1773, reprinted by Orkney Heritage Society 2001. In print. An objective if critical introduction to a less accurate History.
•     An Account of the Islands of Orkney: by Rev James Wallace. Published 1693, 1700, 1883; facsimile published c.1980. LDS microfiche 6036608. 
•     Brief Description of Orkney, Zetland, Pightland Firth and Caithness: by Rev James Brand. Published 1701; reprinted 1703, 1716, 1883. A splendid account.
•     Description of Shetland, Orkney and Highlands of Scotland: by Richard James. Published c.1620; reprinted in Orkney Miscellany 1953, i, 48-56. Earliest description of Orkney in English.
•     Descripto Insularum Orcadiarum: by Jo Ben. Translation with notes published by Scottish History Society 1908 ppvi-xiii, 302-323.
•     General View of the Agriculture of the Orkney Islands: by John Shirreff. Published 1814. Excellent.
•     Hand-book to the Orkney Islands:. Author: None. Published by Wm. Peace & Son, Kirkwall 1862, with updates till 1882. Tourist guide book.
•     Interesting insights. For facsimile and transcript of original text see Scottish Archives Network. Please note that, like all early histories of Orkney, Wallace's Chapter 12 is full of inaccuracies.
•     List of books and pamphlets relating to Orkney and Shetland: compiled by James W Cursiter. Published Kirkwall, 1894. Authoritative at the time, but now very outdated.
•     On the Agriculture of the Islands of Orkney: Authoritative articles by Robert Pringle and Thomas Farral. Published in 1874 in the Transaction of the Highland Society 4, vi, ppl-68, 69-99.
•     Orkney & Shetland Guide, Directory and Almanac: by J. Anderson. Published by the The Orcadian 1882, with updates till 1893. Commercial directories.
•     Orkney Almanac and County Directory: by William Peace. Published by the The Orkney Herald 1868, with updates till 1939. Commercial directories.
•     Orkney: by Dr. Hugh Marwick. Published by Robert Hale, London, 1951, as one of County Book series. 295pp. By one of Orkney's most knowledgeable writers.
•     Orkney: by Ronald Miller. Published by BT Batsford, London 1976. ISBN 0 7134 3131 8. 192pp. By one of Orkney's many professors.
•     Pigott's Commercial Directory: Published 1825, 1837. Lists Kirkwall and Stromness businesses.
•     Slater's (later Kelly's) Directory:. Published 1852-1928. Lists Kirkwall and Stromness businesses.
•     Summers and Winters in Orkney: by Daniel Gorrie. Published 1868, 1869, 1893/4, 1909. 409pp. Quaint period piece.
•     The General Grievances and Oppressions of the Isles of Orkney and Shetland: by James Mackenzie. Published 1750, reprinted 1836. A shrewd and sound review of the lairds' problems.
•     The New Orkney Book: by John A. Shearer, W. Groundwater and J. D. Mackay. Published by Nelson 1966. 190pp. A very comprehensive guide aimed at secondary school students, but informative for all.
•     The Orkney Book - Readings for Young Orcadians: edited by John Gunn. Published by Nelson 1909. 448pp. Now a collectors' piece.
•     The Orkney Book edited by Donald Omand: 306pp: Published by Birlinn in 2003. This recently published book covers not only Orkney's colourful history but also the geology, literature, industry, architecture, geography, customs, and folklore of the islands.
•     The Orkneys and Shetlands: by John R Tudor. Published 1883 by Stanford. 732pp. Reprinted 1987. The first and finest comprehensive survey of the Northern Isles, with many quaint anecdotes.
•     The Present State of the Orkney Islands: Considered by James Fea. Published 1775, 1884. Criticism of the backwardness of Orkney at that time.
• List of books and pamphlets relating to Orkney and Shetland, Compiled by James W Cursiter, Published 1894, Kirkwall.
• List of Orkney & Shetland documents [in the National Archives of Scotland], Published 1983 by the National Archives of Scotland, [Pt 1. Gifts and deposits -- pt. 2. Maps, charts and plans]
•     "Bibliography of Caithness and Sutherland", John Mowat, Published 1910, London (Viking Club)
•     "The book of Ross: And Sutherland and Caithness", Donald MacDonald, Published 1932, Dingwall
•     "A Biographical Dictionary of Dark Age Britain: England, Scotland and Wales from C500-c1050" Ann Williams, Alfred Smyth, David Kirby : (June, 1991). Lists the people of note and influence in Britain between 500 AD to 1500 AD. It begins with the period of settlement of Britain in 600 AD and continues to give an account of successive battles and invasions in Britain.

Biography

    "A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen" Robert Chambers : first published in 1835 at London.

Census

•     "Census records for Scottish families : a survey of census and related records useful in tracing Scottish families at home and abroad" Johnson, Gordon : Aberdeen : Association of Scottish Family History Societies, 1990. 69 p.
•     "Census returns and old parochial registers on microfilm : a directory of public library holdings in the west of Scotland" Escott, Anne : 2nd ed. Glasgow : Glasgow District Libraries, Publication Board, 1983. 47 p. : maps.
•     "Census returns and old parochial registers on microfilm : a directory of public library holdings in the West of Scotland" Escott, Anne : Rev. ed. Glasgow : Glasgow District Libraries, Publications Board, 1986. 64 p. : maps.

Church History

•     A bibliographic guide is Malcolm B. MacGregor's Sources and Literature of Scottish Church History, published by McCallum in 1934. A more recent work which may also be of help is J.H.S. Burleigh's A Church History of Scotland, published by OUP in 1960.
•     A History of Scottish Congregationalism by Harry Escott, published in 1960
•     A Short History of the Episcopal Church in Scotland from the Restoration to the Present Time by Frederick Goldie, published in 1952
•     Alan Newble's Scottish Preachers' Hall of Fame.
•     Annals of the Free Church of Scotland edited by Rev. William Ewing, published in 2 volumes in 1914 at Edinburgh
•     Dictionary of Scottish Church history and theology edited by Nigel M. de S. Cameron [et al.], published at Edinburgh in 1993. ISBN 0-567-09650-5
•     Discontinued Parish and Congregational Names (2018) This list updates and corrects the ‘Index of Discontinued Parish and Congregational Names’ printed in the previous edition of the Year Book. As before, it lists the parishes of the Church of Scotland and the congregations of the United Presbyterian Church (and its constituent denominations), the Free Church (1843–1900) and the United Free Church (1900–29) whose names have completely disappeared, largely as a consequence of union.
•     Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae ("the succession of Ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation") by Hew Scott, new edition published at Edinburgh from 1915 to 1928 (7 volumes) with four more recent volumes taking the coverage up to 1999. Volumes I and II are provided online by David Walker in his Scottish Ministers pages. See also copies provided on the Internet Archive.
•     History of the Congregations of the United Presbyterian Church from 1733 to 1900 by Rev. Robert Small, published in 2 volumes in 1904 at Edinburgh
•     History of the Scottish Episcopal Church from the Revolution to the Present Time by John P. Lawson, published at Edinburgh in 1843
•     Oliver and Boyd's New Edinburgh Almanac and National Repository was published from 1837. With local supplements, it covered much of Scotland, and had detailed information on the churches and their denominations. The 1853 edition is available for search online in Ancestry (with details available to subscribers). Post Office Directories are also useful in providing details of churches.
•     Scottish Episcopal clergy 1689-2000 edited by David M. Bertie, publish at Edinburgh in 2000. ISBN 0-567-08746-8
•     See History of the Scottish Church by Rev. Edwin Lee.
•     The Fasti of the United Free Church of Scotland 1900-1929 edited by John Lamb, published at Edinburgh in 1956
•     The Free Church and the Leaders of the Disruption of 1843. (This third breakaway was the 'Disruption' associated with Thomas Chalmers and led to the formation of the Free Church. While the Seceders and Relief came about by the separation of one or two at a time the 'Disruption' saw over 400 hundred ministers resign from the Church of Scotland)
•     The Reformed Presbyterian Church in Scotland, its congregations, ministers and students by William J. Couper, published at Edinburgh in 1925
•     The Scottish Congregational Ministry 1794-1993 by Rev. Dr. William D. McNaughton, published in 1993 at Glasgow by the Congregational Union of Scotland
•     To assist in the identification of the different entities that have existed during the turbulent history of the Church of Scotland, there is a diagram and set of notes, based on those originally compiled by Linda Merle, which may be of assistance.
• The churches and churchyards of Berwickshire by James Robson was published at Kelso in 1896 (227 pages). This is listed in the LDS Family History Library catalogue in microfilm format  so is hopefully available worldwide in LDS family history centres.
• The churches and graveyards of Berwickshire by G.A.C. Binnie was published at Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1995 (468 pages).
• Memorials of Angus and The Mearns. Andrew Jervise, Edited by Rev James Gammack,    Edinburgh 1885. A history of the churches of Garvock, Kinneff     and Dunnottar is contained in Vol II
• The Church and other bells of Kincardineshire,  Eeles, Francis Carolus, Aberdeen, 1897
•     Circle of Light: The Catholic Church in Orkney Since 1560: by Alison Gray. Published John Donald, Edinburgh, 2000
•     Fifteen Centuries of the Church in Orkney: by Rev Andrew J. Campbell. Published Kirkwall 1938. 113pp. A concise overview.
•     History of the Church in Orkney 1558-1662: by Rev James B. Craven. Published 1897.
•     History of the Church in Orkney 1662-1688: by Rev James B. Craven. Published 1893.
•     History of the Church in Orkney prior to 1588: by Rev James B. Craven. Published 1901, The classic work, with references to individual parishioners.
•     History of the Episcopal Church in Orkney 1688-1912: by Rev James B. Craven. Published 1912.
•     Orkney Baptist Churches: by Rev Henry Harcus. Published 1898.
•     Separations and Unions in the Church of Scotland: by Archibald MacWhirter. Published 1956 in Orkney Miscellany iii, pp26-33. Explains why Orkney had over 70 congregations at the end of the 19th century.
•     The Church in Orkney: by John Smith. Published Kirkwall 1907. 360pp. Biographical notes on all the Orcadian clergy, many with genealogical data as well.
•     The Eighteenth-Century Church in Orkney: by William P. L. Thomson. Published 1989 in Light in the North pp57-80. Background to Kirk Session Records.
• Christian Heritage in the Borders examines the history of the Christian church in the Scottish Borders. It is a companion to Early Settlers in the Borders (see under the History section) and was published by the Scottish Borders Council in 1998. Its ISBN is 0953043819.
• Christian Heritage in the Borders examines the history of the Christian church in the Scottish Borders. It is a companion to Early Settlers in the Borders (see under the History section) and was published by the Scottish Borders Council in 1998. Its ISBN is 0953043819.
• The churches and churchyards of Teviotdale by James Robson was published at Hawick in 1893.

Churches

•     Churches to Visit in Scotland by John R Hume,  guide showing opening times and what to see for 900 churches  from Scotland's Churches Scheme.
•     Steve Bulman has photographs of many churches in Scotland on his site  The Churches of Great Britain and Ireland.
•     "Churches to Visit in Scotland 2004" John R. Hume : (October 2003) The 2004 edition of this superb guide features over 900 abbeys, cathedrals, churches and places of worship throughout Scotland from Haroldswick on Unst to Drummore in the Rhins of Galloway. With over 700 illustrations and compiled from information provided by the churches themselves, this is an essential travelling companion for anyone with an interest in Scotland, its churches, and their history.
•     "Cistercian Abbeys of Britain: Far from the Concourse of Men" David Robinson, Janet Burton, Nicola Coldstream, Glyn Coppack, Richard Fawcett : (September, 1998) The 86 sites include the beautiful ruins of Tintern, Fountains, Rievaulx and Melrose, as well as the home of Sir Francis Drake.
•     "Collins Guide to the Ruined Abbeys of England , Wales and Scotland" Henry Thorold (Photographer) : (July, 1993) This guide to monastic ruins in the British Isles looks at ruins that range from great buildings like Fountains Abbey and Rievaulx to the tiny fragments of obscurer priories.
•     "Historic Scotland: Book of Scottish Abbeys and Priories" Richard Fawcett : (May 1994) This book brings to life not only the most famous examples of Scottish abbeys, but also many lesser known foundations with the help of maps, plans, photographs and reconstructions, pointing out what can still be seen today.
•     "Safe Sanctuaries, Security and Defence in Anglo-Scottish Border Churches 1296-1603" Christopher Brooke : (September 2000) The fortified churches which form a feature of the borderlands between Scotland and England.
•     "Scotland's Stained Glass" Michael Donnelly : (October 1997) A very well-illustrated guide to Scottish stained glass artists beginning with the Victorian Gothic Revival and continuing up to the present day. The definitive book on this subject.
•     "Scottish Medieval Churches" Richard Fawcett : (July 2002) A superb book for lovers of early Scottish churches everywhere. Detailed and comprehensive, Richard Fawcett's book gives a fascinating insigh into the building and detailing of these wonderful buildings: or their remains.
•     "The Archaeology of Churches" Warwick Rodwell : (August 1, 2005) This unrivalled textbook explores the complex history of cathedrals and churches, showing how this can be revealed through the skills of the archaeologist. After 25 years this is still the standard textbook on church archaeology. Nothing comparable has ever been published.
•     "The Cathedrals of Scotland" Peter Galloway : (August 2001) An historical, social, ecclesiastical and highly descriptive study of Scotland's cathedrals, Church of Scotland, Roman Catholic, Scottish Episcopal, Greek Orthodox and derelict, reflecting Scotland's unique heritage.

Clans

•     The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, R.R.McIan, Pub:Webb and Bower, Exeter, England
•     The Highland Clans, Sir Ian Moncrieff, Pub:Brian and Jenkins, Revised Ed., London, 1964.
•     "A Darroch family in Scotland and in Canada" Darroch, Frank. : Harriston, Ontario (Box 612, Harriston NOG 1ZO) : F. Darroch, 1974. 108 p. : ill.
•     "A family of Thomsons : Kilwinning, Edinburgh, Aberdeenshire, Kent" Corbett, Margot : England? : M. Corbett, 1989 vi, 119 p. : ill.
•     "A history of Clan Shaw" Shaw, C. J. (Charles John), 1899-1978 : Chichester, Sussex : Phillimore, 1983. xvi, 400 p., 20 p. of plates : ill., (geneal. tables).
•     "A short history of the Clan MacDougall" Starforth, D. M. H. : Edinburgh : Scottish Business Education Council, 1977 2, 50 p., 6 p. of plates : ill. (incl. 1 col.), col. coat of arms, geneal. table, map, ports.
•     "Burn to billabong : Macdonald clansfolk in Australia, 1788-1988" McDonald, Nan : Sydney : Portofino Design Group, 1988 138 p. : ill.
•     "Clan Donald = Clann Domhnaill" MacDonald, Frederick James, 1881 : Bath, Eng. : MacDonald, 196-? folder (2 p.) : coat of arms.
•     "Clan Donald roll of honour, 1914-1918" : with short history of the clan from the time of Somerled until the extinction of the clan system after the rising of 1745. Glasgow : Clan Donald Roll of Honour Committee, 1931. 360 p.
•     "Clan Donald" Macdonald, Donald J. : Loanhead Scot. : Macdonald, 1978. xv, 467 p. : ill.
•     "Clan Ewen : some records of its history" MacEwen, R. S. T. : Hythe, Kent, England : Volturna Press, 1979. iv, 46 p. : ill.
•     "Clan Gillean (the MacLeans" London : Clan MacLean Association, London and District Branch, 1954. 68 p., iv p. of plates : ill. (some col.).
•     "Clan MacIntyre : a journey to the past" MacIntyre, Leslie D. : Bethesda, MD : MacIntyres, 1977. xii, 82 p., 5 leaves of plates (1 fold.) : ill., map.
•     "Clan Maclellan" McClelland, John C. (John Cooper), 1910 : Boca Raton, Fla. : J.C. McClelland ; Maquon, Wis. : R.S. McClelland, c1987. 41, 23, 53 p. : ill.
•     "Clan Skeen" Skeen, A. T. (Arthur Thomas), 1925 : Winston - Salem, NC (4338 Morningside Dr., Winston-Salem 27106) : A.T. Skeen, c1987. ix, 324 p. : ports.
•     "Clans and families of Ireland and Scotland : an ethnography of the Gael, A.D. 500-1750" Cairney, C. Thomas, 1958 : Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c1989. xii, 210 p. : ill.
•     "History of the clan Ross : with genealogies of the various families" Ross, Alexander M. : Maryburgh, Conon-Bridge, Scotland : A.M. Ross, 1932. xvi, 212 p. : ill.
•     "Kinsmen and clansmen" Munro, R. W. (Robert William) : London, Johnston & Bacon, 1971. 192 p. col. illus.
•     "Macleod heritage and ancestry" McLeod, Martha Norris : Winona, MN. (1151 East Broadway, Winona 55987) : Preferred Press, 1988. xiv, 229 p. : ill.
•     "Memoirs of clan Fingon : with family tree" MacKinnon, Donald D. : Tunbridge Wells : L. Hepworth, 1899. 246 p., 2 leaves of plates : ill.
•     "Ne'er forgot shall be : a genealogy of Clan McGillivray of Glenelg & Skye, Inverness-shire, 1761-1979" Waters, Marjory McGillivray, 1923 : Darien, Conn. : Waters, c1980. 362 p. : ill.
•     "Scottish Clan and Family Names, Their Arms, Origins and Tartans" , Roddy Martine, Don Pottinger : (April 1992) A guide to the surnames of Scotland. Each entry covers the history, areas of family lands, castles and tartans (ancient and modern) associated with the powerful clans of the Highlands and the great families of the Lowlands.
•     "The Bell family in Dumfriesshire" Steuart, James, writer to the signet. : Huffman, Tex. (1321 Gum Tree Lane Huffman 77336) : M.B. Reigard, 1984. 98 p., 1 leaf of plates : ill.
•     "The Camerons : a history of Clan Cameron" Stewart, John, of Ardvorlich : Glasgow : Clan Cameron Association, 1974. xx, 344 p., leaf of plate, xxiv p. of plates : ill. (some col.), col. coat of arms, facsims., geneal. tables, maps, ports. (1 col.).
•     "The Campbells of Argyll" Grant, Neil : London : F. Watts, 1975. 96 p. : ill., coat of arms, facsim., geneal. table, maps, plans, ports.
•     "The clan Mackenzie : independence in the north" Dunlop, Jean. : Edinburgh : Johnston & Bacon, 1953. 30 p., 4 p. of plates : ill. (some col.).
•     "The clan Mackintosh and the clan Chattan" Mackintosh, Margaret. : New and rev. ed. revised by Lachlan Mackintosh. Loanhead, Midlothian : Macdonald Publishers ; Orange, CA : Distributed by K M Enterprises, c1982. xii, 81 p., 16 p. of plates ill.
•     "The clan Macmillan : addresses given at the annual gatherings of the Clan Society" Macmillan, Hugh, 1833-1903 : London : Macmillan, 1901. 157 p.
•     "The clan McNaughton : a history" McNaughton, Duncan. : Edinburgh : Albyn Press, c1977. 87 p., 2 leaves of plates : ill.
•     "The clan Wallace" Wallace, Charles B. : 2d ed. Dallas, Printed by Clan Wallace Society, 1971. ii, 124 l. illus., coats of arms.
•     "The clan Wallace" Wallace, Charles B. : 3rd ed. Dallas, Tex. (6333-A Diamondhead Circle, Dallas 75221) : C.B. Wallace, c1989. (Dallas : Printed by the Clan Wallace Society) 129 p. : ill.
•     "The fighting Cochranes : a scottish clan over six hundred years of naval and military history" Cochrane, Alexander, 1904 : London : Quiller Press, c1983. 469 p., 24 p. of plates : ill., ports.
•     "The history of the McVannel clan" Crawford, Kenneth, 1932 : 2nd ed. Leek, England : K. and J. Crawford, 1981. 55 p., 23 leaves of plates : ill., geneal. tables, ports.
•     "The lords of the Isles : the Clan Donald and the early kingdom of the Scots" Williams, Ronald, 1942 : London : Chatto & Windus, 1984. xiv, 270 p., 8 p. of plates : ill.
•     "The MacLeods : their history and traditions" MacLeod, R. C. (Roderick Charles), 1852-1934 : Edinburgh : Clan MacLeod Society, 1935? v, 169 p. : ill.
•     "The MacLeods of Arnisdale" MacKinnon, Donald D. : Morgantown? W. Va. : Published by Scotpress for the Clan MacLeod Society USA, 1984. 53 p. : ill.
•     "The origin of Clan MacArthur" English, Mary Shelton McArthur : [place of publication not identified] : M.S.M. English, 1983 28 p., 1 folded leaf of plates : ill.
•     "The tartans of the clans and families of Scotland" Innes of Learney, Thomas, Sir, 1893-1971 5th ed. Edinburgh, W. & A.K. Johnston, 1950. iv, 300 p. illus. (part col.)
•     "The tartans of the clans and families of Scotland" Innes of Learney, Thomas, Sir, 1893-1971 8th ed. Edinburgh, Johnston and Bacon, 1971. iv, 300 p., 2 plates. illus. (chiefly col.), coats of arms, ports.
•     "The tartans of the clans and families of Scotland" Innes, Thomas, 1893 Edinburgh and London, W. & A. K. Johnston, limited, 1938. iv, 296 p. front. (port.) illus. (part col.; incl. coats of arms) col. plates.
•     "The tartans of the clans and families of Scotland" Innes, Thomas, Sir, 1893 4th ed. Edinburgh, W. & A. K. Johnston, 1949. iv, 300 p. illus. (part col.) port.

Clans & Tartans

•     "The Scottish clans & their tartans" : Edinburgh etc. W. & A. K. Johnston & G. W. Bacon etc. 18 v. col. illus., maps.
•     "Authenticated tartans of the clans and families of Scotland" Mauchline, W. and A. Smith : 1850 4 p.l., 161 p. lxix col. pl., map.
•     "Clan Boyd (of Scotland)" Boyd, M. J. : Canberra, A.C.T., Australia : M.J. Boyd, 1989 1 v. (various foliations).
•     "Clans and Tartans (Collins Gem) (January 2005)" : The histories of over 100 Scottish clans, together with full-colour illustrations of their tartans. This Collins Gem is being reissued in flexibinding, providing the durability of a hardback with the flexibility of a paperback.
•     "Clans and Tartans" Charles MacLean, David McAllister : (March, 1997) This book is a thumb-nail sketch of the origins of some leading Highland clans, which includes anecdotes from each of their histories. The text is accompanied by colour illustrations of each clan's tartan.
•     "Collins Clans and Tartans Map of Scotland (January 2005)" : One of the relaunched Collins Pictorial Map titles, illustrating Scotland's clans, tartans and family names. Over 140 clans are listed with illustrations of their tartans, cap badges and mottos, and plant badges.
•     "Scottish Clans and Tartans, Souvenir Guide" Alastair Cunningham : (June 2003) This entertaining guide to Scotland's clans and tartans describes the origins of the clans, their hierarchies and customs, and tells of notable clans, clan chiefs and the kings of Scots.
•     "Scottish Clans and Tartans: A Fully Illustrated Guide to Over 140 Clans - Their History, Tartans and Much More" : (March 2000) Neil Grant.
•     "Scottish Clans and Tartans" Neil Grant : (March 2000) The origins of Scotland's clans and of their distinctive dress are wrapped in controversy. Yet their story can be traced back to the middle of the 5th Century and to Ireland where the Scots then lived.
•     "Scottish Tartans in Full Color" James Grant : (April 1992).
•     "Tartans of Scotland" James D. Scarlett : (April, 1997).
•     "The clans and tartans of Scotland" Bain, Robert : 4th ed. London, Collins 1959 320 p. illus. (part col.) maps (on lining papers).
•     "The clans and tartans of Scotland" Bain, Robert : 5th ed.enlarged and re-edited by Margaret O. MacDougall ; heraldic adviser P. E. Stewart-Blacker ; with a foreword by the Countess of Erroll. Glasgow : Collins, 1976. 320 p. : col. ill., coats of arms, col. maps (on lining papers).
•     "The clans and tartans of Scotland" Bain, Robert : London, and Glasgow, New York etc. Collins 1938 2 p. l., 11-317, 2 p. illus. (part col.; incl. map).
•     "The clans and tartans of Scotland" Bain, Robert : London, Collins 1954 320 p. illus. (part col.) port., col. maps (on lining papers) coats of arms.
•     "The clans and tartans of Scotland" Bain, Robert : Rev. ed. London, New York, Collins 1949 316 p. col. illus., ports., map.
•     "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Tartan" Iain Zaczek : (May 2004).

Court Records

• The Sheriff Court Book of Fife, 1515-1522 was published by the Scottish History Society in 1928.
• The Court Book of Orkney and Shetland, Editor: Robert S. Barclay, Published: Edinburgh: Scottish History Soc. 1614-1615
• The Court Book of Orkney and Shetland, Editor: Robert S. Barclay, Published: Kirkwall: Kirkwall Press, 1612-1613
• The Court Book of Orkney and Shetland, 1612-1613, Transcribed and edited by Robert S Barclay, Published 1962, Kirkwall.
• The Court Book of Orkney and Shetland, 1614-1615, Transcribed and edited by Robert S Barclay, Published 1967, Edinburgh (Scottish History Society, 4th series, volume 4).

Description & Travel

• The Berwickshire Coast by Lawson Wood is an illustrated history of the coastline  following the coast through places like Cove     Pease Bay     Fast Castle     St Abbs Head     Coldingham Bay     Eyemouth     Burnmouth and Lamberton     right down to Berwick-upon-Tweed. The book is illustrated    mainly from old postcards which were posted locally. The book was published in 1998 by Stenlake Publishing and its ISBN is 1840330465.
•     The Orkney Guide Book by Charles Tait. Published by the author 2001, update of 1997 edition. 254pp. The current, comprehensive and full-colour tourist guide book.
•     Rambles in Galloway: topographical, historical, traditional and biographical, Malcolm McGlachlan Harper, 1876, is at the Internet Archive.
• The Hub of the Highlands: the book of Inverness and district: the centenary volume of Inverness Field Club, 1875-1975 [edited by Loraine Maclean of Dochgarroch]. The Albyn Press, 1975 ISBN 0-904505-03-0. (This was republished in 1990 by Mercat Press ISBN 0-901824-93-3.)

Directories

•     Fowler's Directory of Renfrewshire, 1832-33, covers the principal towns and villages in the upper ward of Renfrewshire, and includes an alphabetical list of merchants, traders, manufactures and principal inhabitants. Also contains a copious street guide of Paisley and an Appendix containing many useful lists and tables.
•     Paisley Directory and General Advertiser, 1911-1912. Directories of Renfrew, Johnstone, Elderslie, Inkermann, Blackstoun, Clippens, Linwood, Howwood, Kilbarchan, Brookfield, Barrhead, Neilston, public boards, institutions, societies.

Emigration & Immigration

•     "A Dictionary of Scottish emigrants into England & Wales" : Manchester : The Society, c1984 (1985 printing).
•     "A dictionary of Scottish emigrants to Canada before confederation" Whyte, Donald : Toronto : Ontario Genealogical Society, 1986. xvi, 443 p.
•     "A History of Scotland and Guide to tracing convicts and immigrants who came from Scotland" : Silverdale, N.S.W. : James McClelland Research ; Glenbrook, N.S.W. : Keith Ainsworth distributor, 1981.
•     "From Scotland to America : the descendants of William and Joanna Burns, 1718-1987" Reynolds, John Thomas, 1942 : Dale City, Va. : William Burns Association, c1989. xii, 187 p.
•     "Records of emigrants from England and Scotland to North Carolina, 1774-1775" : Raleigh, NC : North Carolina Division of Archives and History, c1989. 30 p.
•     "Scottish-American heirs, 1683-1883" Dobson, David. : Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Pub. Co., c1990. 165 p.
•     "The Scots overseas : a selected bibliography" Whyte, Donald : Birmingham, England : Federation of Family History Societies, 1988. 32 p.

Folklore

• Haunted Borders by Norrie McLeish is a collection of Border stories of the supernatural, placed in an historical and geographical context. It was published by Alba Publishing in 1997 (ISBN 1873708084).

Genealogies

•     "A Benzies inheritance, 1260-1695" Benzies, Frank : Coupar Angus : Culross, 1977 iii-xiv, 128 p., 9 leaves of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.).
•     "A Fifeshire family : the descendants of John & Thomas Philip of Kirkcaldy" Philip, Peter : Constantia, Cape Province, Republic of South Africa : P. Philip, 1980-1982. 2 v. (160 p.) : ill.
•     "A genealogical chart of the Alexander-Ramsay-Ramsey family of Scotland & America" Jarnagin, William Spencer : Concord, MA : Walden Press, 1976. 1 sheet : ill.
•     "A genealogical history of the name of Kincaid with certain descents" Kincaid, Eugene Davis, 1941 : Uvalde, Tx (243 N. Getty St., Uvalde 78801) : E.D. Kincaid III, c1987. 81, 76 p. : coats of arms.
•     "A guide to the clans and major families of Scotland" Martine, Roderick : Perth : Holmes McDougall, 1977 32 p. : ill.
•     "A Haig family history" Haig, William Alexander, 1887 : Milwaukee : Haig, c1975. 32 p. : ill.
•     "Abraham's tribe : the descendants of Abraham and Mary Nivison" Oppenheimer, Jillian. : Walcha, N.S.W. : Ohio Productions, 1989. 79 p. : ill., maps.
•     "An inquiry into the genealogy and present state of ancient Scottish surnames: with the origin and descent of the Highland clans; and family of Buchanan." Buchanan, William, d. 1747 : 2d ed.? Edinburgh, Printed and sold by W. Auld, 1775.
•     "Anderson families of Westertown and the North East of Scotland, their descendants and related families with armorial bearings and historical notes on contemporary events" Anderson, Michael A. (Michael Arthur), 1928 : Chichester, Sussex : Phillimore, 1984. xiii, 176 p., 12 p. of plates : ill., geneal. tables.
•     "Annals of the house and the family of Boyd, Earls of Kilmarnock and Lairds of Penkill Castle and Trochrague, A.D. 1153-A.D. 1963, together with recollections and impressions" Robertson Cameron, Florence, b. 1879 : Scotland? : [publisher not identified], 1963 (Edinburgh : Duplicated by McNeill & Cadzow) iii, 152 p. : ill. (some col.).
•     "Beatty, Sellers, and associated families" Sellers, Robert H. (Robert Hamilton), 1917 : Pleasant Ridge, Mich. (1 Fairwood Ave., Pleasant Ridge 48069) : R.H. Sellers, 1988 22 p.
•     "Blairs of Drummond, Robert Blair and Rebecca Jane Forrester : their descendants for six generations in Canada and U.S.A." Hawkins, Mildred Blair. : Albany, OR, U.S.A. (3155 15th Ave., SE, Albany 97321) : M.B. Hawkins, 1985 343 p. : ill.
•     "Bradfute beginnings : the story of the ancestors and descendants of Robert Bradfute, (1749-1816?) of Scotland and Virginia" Heizer, Ruth Bradfute, 1933 : Baltimore : Gateway Press ; Georgetown, Ky. : Book orders to R.B. Heizer, 1988. x, 383 p. : ill.
•     "Christison, 1779-1987 : Scotland to America" Smith, Anita J. Christison (Anita Jeanette), 1935 : Billings, Mont. : A.J.C. Smith, 1987. iii, 229 leaves : ill., maps.
•     "Clergymen and chiefs : a genealogy of the MacQueen and Macfarlane families" Quattlebaum, Alex M. : Charleston, S.C. (Fireproof Bldg., 100 Meeting St., Charleston 2940-2299) : South Carolina Historical Society, 1990. 246 p. : ill.
•     "Duncan genealogy, 1810-1982" Shank, Luella M. (Luella Mae), 1927 : Kanata, Ont. : L.M. Shank, 1983 97 p. : ill.
•     "Forsythe, a Texas clan" Forsythe, Donald Forbes, 1936 : Manchaca, Tex. (P.O. Box 866, Manchaca 78652) : Gryphon Associates, 1990. 1 v. (various pagings) : ill., maps.
•     "From McShenoig to McShannock : a family in three countries, as found in records from Scotland, Canada, U.S.A." McShannock, Robert H. (Robert Harry), 1920 : United States : R.H. McShannock, 1986 33 p.
•     "Genealogical history of the Rutherford family" Rutherford, William Kenneth : Rev. ed. Lexington, Mo. : Rutherford, 1979. 2 v. (xiv, 1556 p., 47 leaves of plates) : ill.
•     "Genealogical history of the Rutherford family" Rutherford, William Kenneth : Rev. ed. Lexington, Mo.? : W.K. Rutherford, 1986. 2 v. (xiv, 1703 p.) : ill.
•     "Genealogical history of the Rutherford family" Rutherford, William Kenneth : Shawnee Mission, Kan., Intercollegiate Press, 1969. 2 v. (v, 802 p.) illus., col. coats of arms, ports.
•     "Genealogical memoirs of the family of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. of Abbotsford : with a reprint of his Memorials of the Haliburtons" Rogers, Charles, 1825-1890 : London : Printed for the Grampian Club, 1877. lxxii, 78 p. : ill.
•     "Genealogical notes anent some ancient Scottish families" Broun-Morison, John Broun, 1840-1912 : Perth, Priv. print., by J. Y. Nicoll, 1884. 3 p. l., 186 p. front. (facsim.).
•     "Genealogies of an Aberdeen family" Smith, James, 1855 : Aberdeen, Printed for the University, 1913. x, 148 p. front., illus., plates, ports., fold. plan.
•     "Genealogy of Maclean family, Boreray branch" Maclean, Stearne Tighe : United States? : [publisher not identified], between 1968 and 1982 89 p.
•     "Genealogy of the family of Maclellan" McClelland, M. A. : Knoxville, Ill. : Republican Print, Establishment, 1882. 21 p.
•     "Genealogy of Thomas Orcutt (1677), fifth son of William (1618), the first Orcutt in America (1664), to the eleventh generation (1976) : incorporating a brief Urquhart-Urchard-Orcutt history from antiquity" Orcutt, Frederic Scott, 1907 : Blacksburg, Va. : F. S. Orcutt, 1976. 193 p., 6 leaves of plates (4 fold.).
•     "Grahams of noble heritage and descendants, (Scotland, England, and America)" Graham, Joe C. (Joe Clifford), 1918 : Dora, Ala. : J.C. Graham, c1992 v, 498 p. : ill.
•     "Hand-list of personal papers from the muniments of the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres deposited in the John Rylands University Library of Manchester" John Rylands University Library of Manchester : Manchester : The Library, 1976. 1, 138 p.
•     "History and genealogy of the William Somerville family in Canada, from 1835-1979" Nolan, Harriet Landy, 1923 : North Tonawanda, N.Y. : H.L. Nolan, 1979. 252 p., 1 leaf of plates : ill.
•     "Hogg family history" Spence, Warren. : Auckland : W.A. Spence & M.W. Shipman, 1989. 2 v. : ill., maps.
•     "In loving memory : a history of the descendants of James and Mary McKie, Tynron, Dumfriesshire" Mee, Anne, 1938 : Christchurch : A. Mee, 1973 101, viii p. : ill., map, ports.
•     "Index of the descendants of William Ewing of Stirling, Scotland, in the United States, 1695-1990" Ewing, E. S. (Ellsworth Samuel), 1908 : Madison, IN (315 W. 3rd St., Madison 47250) : E.S. Ewing, 1990. 1 case : geneal. tables.
•     "James Henry McFadden : a Scottish-American family" MacFadden, Donald L. (Donald Lee), 1926 : Florida? : D.L. MacFadden, 1992. 97 leaves.
•     "Mcfarlanes, cross the sea : Scotland to Canada, McDonald, Switzer, McKinnon" Walfroff, Myrna Longmore : Calgary, Alta., Canada : M.L. Waldroff, 1990. 1 v.
•     "McShenoig- - McShannon of Southland and Campbeltown : a study of our family" McShannock, Robert H. (Robert Harry), 1920 : United States : R.H. McShannock, 1986 22 p.
•     "Moffat from ancient Scottish days : 800 years of history of the family of Moffat" Moffat, Donald W., 1925 : Adelaide, S. Aust. : D.W. Moffat, 1985 104 p. : ill.
•     "Muirheid family record : a genealogy of some of the descendants of John Muirheid who immigrated from Scotland in 1685" Karr, Nola M., 1923 : Port Tobacco, MD (Rt. 1, Box 1104-MM, Port Tobacco 20677) : N.M. Karr, 1990. xii, 411 p. : ill.
•     "Notes on the Scottish family of Playfair" Arthur Grace Playfair : [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1906 (Tunbridge Wells : Baldwin) 44 p., 9 folded leaves of plates : geneal. tables.
•     "O valiant hearts : a genealogy and pictorial record of the Dickson-Turnbull-Lyon heritage of Shirley Jean Dickson" Butz, John Newton, 1951 : Brooklyn, N.Y. (135 Eastern Pky. 6-L, Brooklyn 11238) : J.N. Butz, 1986. 223 p. : ill., ports.
•     "Of Keith & kin" Henderson, Marion Elizabeth Freeman, 1918 Charlotte, N.C. (5415 Wedgewood Dr., Charlotte 28210) : M.E.F. Henderson, c1987 vi, 162 p., 2 leaves of plates : ill.
•     "Our Galloway ancestors revisited : a genealogical and historical investigation particularly in the Galloway region of Scotland of all known references to the probable descendants of the Laird of Lamrochton, c. 1400, Cadet of the Cunninghames of Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, the Lords Kilmaurs and Earls of Glencairn : being an account of the following Galloway families, McC lamroch, Landsborough, Landsburgh, and Ayrshire families, Lamrochton, Lamrock, Lambroughton, Lamberton" Landsborough, Drew McClamroch : Thornton Heath : The author, 1978. 3 - 148 p. : ill., coats of arms, facsim., geneal. tables, maps, ports.
•     "Our Scotch blood : the ancestors and descendants of William Davidson and Janet Mitchell" Carson, Betty Jean Davidson, 1953 : [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1979? 76 leaves : ill.
•     "Our Scottish heritage : the Low family" Low, James W. A., 1940 : Toronto, Ont., Canada : J. Low Documentation, c1986. xiv leaves, 291 p. : ill.
•     "Peter Campbell and Christian Gilles and their descendants" McCloud, Kathryn : Gooding, Idaho : K. McCloud, c1978. 44 p., 23 leaves of plates : ill., facsims.
•     "Pogue/Pollock/Polk genealogy as mirrored in history, from Scotland to Northern Ireland/Ulster, Ohio, and Westward" Pogue, Lloyd Welch : Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1990. xxxvi, 710 p. : ill. (some col.), maps.
•     "Records of a family of "Andersons" of Peterhead and their connections" Ferguson, Agnes Donald, b. 1863 Morcombelake, Dorset, England : A.D. Ferguson & C.F. Anderson, 1936 121 leaves.
•     "Scotland, Ireland, North America , a Martin family genealogy" Martin : Springfield, Va. : Nash, c1980. xii, 539 p. : ill.
•     "Scottish origins : the family of Thomas and Jean Thomson McCrea" McCrea, John Thomas : Miami, Fla., U.S.A. : J.T. McCrea, 1985 117 leaves : ill.
•     "Seven centuries : a history of the Lockharts of Lee and Carnwath" Lockhart, Simon Macdonald : Carnwath : The author, 1977. x, 317 p., 12 p. of plates, fold. leaf of plate : ill., geneal. tables, map, ports.
•     "Some account of the family of Smollett of Bonhill : with a series of letters hitherto unpublished written by Tobias Smollett" Irving, Joseph, 1830-1891 : Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1979 24 p., 5 leaves of plates (4 fold.) : ill.
•     "Some Mackenzie pedigrees" Warrand, Duncan, 1877-1946 : Inverness : R. Carruthers & Sons, 1965. 195 p. : ill.
•     "Some of the ancestors and descendants of John Hean, 1787-1833, bookseller in Dundee, Scotland" Heimbaugh, Hays M. (Hays Malcolm) : San Diego, Calif., U.S.A. (16665 San Tomas Dr., San Diego 92128) : H.M. Heimbaugh, 1986 48 p. : ill. (some col.).
•     "The Andersons of Candacraig, 1581-1985 : following the lines of the 12th Laird Alexander Anderson, his sister Jean Anderson Davie, his brother Arthur Anderson and his brother Adam Gordon Anderson" Manz, Mabel Ann Anderson, 1914 : Austin, Tex. (902 Kirschner Pl., Austin 78758) : M.A. Manz, 1985 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (some col.).
•     "The Antrim McDonnells" Antrim, Angela Christina Sykes McDonnell, Countess of, : (1911) Belfast : Ulster Television Ltd., 1977. 64 p. : ill.
•     "The Beatons : a medical kindred in the classical Gaelic tradition" Bannerman, John. : Edinburgh : J. Donald Publishers ; Atlantic Highlands, NJ : Exclusive distribution in the United States of America and Canada by Humanities Press, c1986. xii, 161 p. : ill.
•     "The Beckey family history : some descendants of Magnus Beckey and Serviah Langley, including family histories of Langley, Adams, Sawtell, and Murphy" Irwin, Ruth Beckey : Decorah, Iowa : Anundsen Pub. Co., 1989. xi, 201 p. : ill.
•     "The Bennett-McVicker family history : the ancestors and descendants of Abraham Bennett and his wife, Jane Cairns, and John McVicker and his wife, Agnes Watson, in Scotland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa, and other locations : covering 300 years from 1687 to 1987" Smith, Shirley K. (Shirley Kathleen), 1917 : Decorah, Iowa (108 Washington St., Box 230, Decorah 52101) : Anundsen Pub. Co., 1987. vi, 216, 3 p. : ill.
•     "The Blair memorial : written by, about, and for Blairs and their relations" Blair, Bob, 1929 : 3rd ed. Bowie, Md. : Heritage Books, 1991. v, 214 p.
•     "The Borthwick family : a history and genealogy of the family of Borthwick, chiefly in Scotland and America" Borthwick, Halsey M., 1880-1909 : Cornwallville, N.Y. : W. S. Borthwick, 1936? 148 p., 5 leaves of plates : ill.
•     "The Brownlees of Scotland" Brownlee, Janet Lourie. : [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1967? 10 p.
•     "The Campbells from Auchindrain" Price, Emily Campbell : Vancouver, B.C. : E.C. Price, 1982? 70 leaves : ill.
•     "The descendants of Alexander McLeod" MacLeod, James B. : United States : Published by Scotpress for the Clan MacLeod Society USA, 1985. 34 p. : ill.
•     "The descendants of William Roy I of Perthshire, Scotland" Roy, William R., 1954 : 1st ed. Urbana, Ill.? : W.R. Roy, 1990 - v. <1 - > : ill., maps.
•     "The diary of Mr John Lamont of Newton" Lamont, John, fl. 1649-1671 : Edinburgh, 1830. 4 p.l., v-ix p., 1 l., 230 p., 1 l., xv p. front. (facsim.).
•     "The Douglas in his hall" Russell, Marjorie Douglas, 1910 : Jacksonville, Fla. : M.D. Russell, 1983? vii, 368 p. : ill.
•     "The Duffie family of Edinburgh and New York" Duffie, Patricia Ellerton, 1925 : Madison, Wis. : Dorsett, 1983. 368 p. : ill.
•     "The family Thorburn" Thorburn, Robert Graham, 1912 : 1st ed.. Haileybury, Ont. : R.G. Thorburn, 1980 60 p. in various pagings, 15 leaves of plates : ill. (some col.).
•     "The Fergussons : their lowland and highland branches" Fergusson, James, Sir, 1904 : Edinburg : Johnston & Bacon, 1973 32 p., 3 p. of plates : coats of arms, map (some col.).
•     "The Frasers of Castle Fraser : a Scottish family in the nineteenth century" Smiley, Lavinia, 1919 : Wilton, Salisbury, Wiltshire : M. Russell, 1988. 233 p. : ill.
•     "The gallant Grahams of Canada : Carleton County" Graupner, John Graham, 1932 : Bloomfield Hills, Mi. : J.G. Graupner, c1990. viii, 680 p. : ill. (some col.).
•     "The Hannays of Sorbie" Francis, Stewart. : Revised and extended ed.. Edinburgh : Clan Hannay Society, 1977. 8, 379 p. : ill., coats of arms, facsims., geneal. tables, plan, port.
•     "The heirs of Somerled : the historical origins of the MacDougalls and MacDonalds, 1100-1500 : an historical account of the career of Somerled, the Norse Slayer, who claimed the title of King of Argyll and King of the Isles, and of the first ten generations of his descendants, including their involvement in the creation of the country of Scotland" Millett, Stephen M., 1947 : 2nd rev. and enl. ed. Columbus, Ohio : Scottish Lore Press, c1990. v, 55 p. : geneal. tables, map.
•     "The Heriots of Ramornie from XVth to XVIIIth centuries" Reid, R. C. : Dumfries : Courier Press, 1931. 178 p. : ill.
•     "The Irvings, Irwins, Irvines, or Erinveines: or any other spelling of the name: an old Scots Border clan" Irving, John Beaufin, 1844 Aberdeen, Printed and published for the author by the Rosemount press, 1907. x p., 1 l., 295, 1 p. front., plates (partly col.) ports., map, f acsims., geneal. tables (partly fold.).
•     "The Law family of Wanlockhead, Scotland, and Northfield, Minnesota, 1812-1986 : allied families, Carlaw, Beckstead, Hunter, Abernethy, Lorimer, Bowler, Rankin, Masson, Taylor, and others" Lindner, Margaret D. Leslie (Margaret Duncan Leslie), 1923 : Ypsilanti, Mich. : Budgate Press ; Empire, Mich. : Available from M.D.L. Lindner, c1986. xii, 231 p. : ill.
•     "The Leslie line : ancestors of five Leslie brothers" Barrett, Ruth Leslie : Windom, TX (Route 1, Box 26, Windom 75492) : R.L. Barrett, 1990. 171 p. : ill.
•     "The Loughridge family of Scotland, Ireland, and the U.S.A." Synder, Deborah Lynn, 1949 : United States : D.L. Synder, 1986. 1 v. (unpaged) : ill., maps.
•     "The MacAlisters" Berry, Brian Joe Lobley, 1934 : United States? : [publisher not identified], 1990? 7 p. : map.
•     "The MacGillivrays of Skye" Steiner, Harold A. (Harold Austin), 1921 : Las Vegas, Nev. : Haldor Co., 1985. xiv, 595 p. : ill.
•     "The Mackenzies of Ballone : revised and extended, and comprising a short treatise on the Tolme Sept., with a genealogical account of the Tolmies of Uiginish, Skye, from family and other documents and works" Mackenzie, Hector Hugh, b. 1867 : Inverness Scotland : Northern Chronicle Office, 1941. viii, 198 p. : ill.
•     "The Maxwells of Scotland and the allied families of Allan, Addison, Phillips, Cowie & Laurie" Graham, Ruth Maxwell, 1926 : Arlington, Va. : R.M. Graham, c1982. xxvi, 306 p., 3 leaves of plates : ill.
•     "The Milnes : from generation to generation" Kapas, Margery A. (Margery Ann), 1930 : Surrey, B.C., Canada : M.A. Kapas, c1984. 571 p. : ill.
•     "The Moffats" Moffat, Francis, 1915 : Chichester, Sussex : Phillimore, 1987. xiii, 122 p. : ill. (some col.).
•     "The Monroes in France : a history of a branch of the family, settled in France, descending from the chiefs of the clans, seated at Foulis, Ross-shire". E. Mackay : Stirling, Scotland. 1908. 20 p.
•     "The Munro tree : a genealogy and chronology of the Munros of Foulis and other families of the clan : a manuscript compiled in 1734" : Edinburgh : Munro, 1978. xvi, 21 i.e. 44 p.
•     "The Murrays of Rulewater : a genealogical history of a border family" Ruthven-Murray, Peter, 1930 : London : R.C.S. Limited, 1986. xii, 248 p. : ill.
•     "The Porteous story : a Scottish border family from 1439 A.D" Porteous, Barry : Montreal : Porteous Associates, 1980 - v. <1 > : ill. (some col.).
•     "The Pringle ancestry of Robert Pringle (1702-1776) of Charleston, South Carolina" Prindle, Paul Wesley, 1903 : Orleans, Mass. (Route 1, Orleans 02653) : P.W. Prindle, 1988? 12 p.
•     "The Pursifull family tree" Klinker, Kaye : Edgewater, Md. (3459 S. River Terr., Edgewater 21037) : K. Klinker, 1988 21 leaves : ill.
•     "The Shearers of Glenluce Parish, Wigtownshire, Scotland and allied families, 1730-1990 " Shearer, Edna Starrett, 1910 : Chapel Hill, N.C. : E.S. Shearer, 1990 181 p. : ill., maps.
•     "The St. Clare, St. Clair, Sinclair family : origins of the name and descendants of George Sinclair who immigrated to the United States from Scotland in 1823" Sinclair, Mary A. : 1st ed. Tuscaloosa, Ala. : UnSinc Pub. Co., 1991. xiii, 146, 14 leaves : ill., maps.
•     "The Stirlings of Cadder : an account of the original family of that name and of the family of the Stirlings of Drumpellier ..." Stirling, Thomas Willing : St. Andrews : W.C. Henderson & Son : University Press, 1933. ix, 117 p. : ill.
•     "The story of the Beveridge families of England and Scotland" Beveridge, Sidney A. (Sidney Alexander), b. 1871 : Melbourne, Vic. : McLaren & Co., 1923. 320 p. : ill., maps.
•     "The Taylor millions : James and Elizabeth (Betsy) Taylor of Winton and their descendants" Smith, George A. (George Alexander), 1941 : Invercargill, N.Z. : Taylor Family Committee, 1987 358 p. : ill.
•     "Three brothers from Drumalea : a history of the Drumalea, Scotland branch of the Hunter family" Hunter, David Clarence. : [place of publication not identified] : D.C. Hunter, 1970. xi, 195 p. : ill. (some col.).
•     "Two families of Clarks" Kapas, Margery A. (Margery Ann), 1930 : Surrey, B.C., Canada : M.A.C. Kapas, 1987. 1 v. (unpaged) : ill.
•     "Wood family books" Baltimore : Gateway Press ; Madison, Conn. : Book orders to G.B. Watts, 1985. 2 v. : ill.
•     "Youille, Yuille, Ule, Zuil, Yool, Yole, Yule, Yewl, Yoall, Youel" Pryor, Estella. : Euless, Tex. (306 Cinnamon Ln., Euless 76039) : Scottish Geneological Research, 1986 9 leaves : ill.

Genealogy

•     Sherry Irvine's most informative article, Protestant Nonconformity in Scotland - An Introduction [Part One]  [Part Two], which first appeared in Rootsweb Review Vol 4, No 17 (23 April 1999) and Vol 4, No 27 (30th June 1999).
• Michael Robson's Surnames and Clansmen: Border family history in earlier days is a study of Border family life over three hundred years ago, based on extensive original research. The book includes an index of surnames mentioned (nearly 400) and focuses in detail on three of them for illustrative purposes (Chisholm, Mader/Mather, and Yarrow). The book was published by the author in 1998, has 200 pages, and its ISBN is 0953401502.
•     "A list of works relating to Scotland" New York Public Library : New York The New York public library, 1916. viii, 1233 pp.
•     "Aids to Scottish research" McLeod, Dean L. : Salt Lake City, UT : D.L. McLeod : N.L. Moyes, 1983 vi, 50 leaves.
•     "Alexander Nisbet's heraldic plates originally intended for his "System of heraldry", lately found in the library of William Eliott Lockhart, esq. of Cleghorn" Nisbet, Alexander, 1657-1725 : Edinburgh, G. Waterston & sons, 1892. lx, 192 p. incl. illus., coats of arms.
•     "Chambers Scottish biographical dictionary" edited by Rosemary Goring and published at Edinburgh by Chambers in 1992 (468 pages).
•     "Collins Tracing Scottish Ancestors" A.R. Bigwood : (February 2001) With an emphasis firmly on the practical, this handy little book is designed to be used as a reference guide while actually working in record offices and other repositories of genealogical information.
•     "comp. Index to genealogies, birthbriefs and funeral escutcheons recorded in the Lyon office" Grant, Francis James, 1863 Edinburgh, Printed for the Society by J. Skinner & company, 1908. 2 p.l., 58 p.
•     "Dictionary of National Biography" published since 1885 and also on CD-ROM. The latest edition, the Oxford DNB published 2004 is available online. Searches are free, detail biographies can be obtained by paying, but many libraries have subscriptions which can often be used by library card holders from their home computers.
•     "Discover Your Scottish Ancestry, Internet and Traditional Resources" Graham S. Holton, Jack Winch : (July 2003) This guide to tracing your Scottish ancestors combines the traditional methods of researching family history with methods offered by information technology and the Internet.
•     "Family Ties In England, Scotland, Wales, & Ireland" : Sources for Genealogical Research: Judith P. Reid (June, 2002).
•     "Galloway records" Stewart, Gilbert Macleod, b. 1839. : Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1979 xi, 192 p. : ill.
•     "Genealogical collections concerning families in Scotland" Macfarlane, Walter, d. 1767 : Edinburgh, Scottish history society, 1900. 2 v.
•     "Genealogical research in Scotland at the New Register House, Edinburgh, Scotland" Burbank, CA (P.O. Box 4377, Burbank 91503) : Southern California Genealogical Society, 1989 1 v. (unpaged).
•     "Geneaologist's Guide to Discovering Your Scottish Ancestors, How to Find and Record Your Unique Heritage" Linda Jones, Paul Milner : (May 2002) This title features the records of an actual family to ilustrate how to use the resources available to genealogists.
•     "Historic heraldic families" Poole, Keith B. : Newton Abbot Eng. : David & Charles, c1975. 168 p. : ill.
•     "Historical, geneological and miscellaneous tracts" Sinclair, Alexander, 1794-1877 : Edinburgh, 1860? 2 p.l., 218 p. incl. geneal. tables.
•     "How to trace your Scottish ancestors : an A-Z approach" Reakes, Janet. : Sydney, NSW : Hale & Iremonger, c1988. 67 p., 4 p. of plates : ill., maps.
•     "In search of Hamish McBagpipes : a concise guide to Scottish genealogy" Goldie, Douglas Bruce. : Bowie, Md. : Heritage Books, 1992. 116 p.
•     "In search of Scottish ancestry " Hamilton-Edwards, Gerald Kenneth Savery, 1906 Chichester, Phillimore, 1972. viii, 252 p. illus., facsims., geneal. tables, map.
•     "In search of Scottish ancestry" Hamilton-Edwards, Gerald Kenneth Savery, 1906 : 2nd ed. Chichester, Sussex, England : Phillimore, 1983. ix, 252 p. : ill.
•     "In search of Scottish ancestry" Hamilton-Edwards, Gerald Kenneth Savery, 1906 Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1972. viii, 252 p. illus.
•     "Introducing Scottish genealogical research" Whyte, Donald : 2d ed., rev. and enl. Edinburgh : Scottish Genealogy Society, 1979. 20 p.
•     "Introducing- - Scottish genealogical research" Whyte, Donald : 4th ed., rev. and enl. Edinburgh : Scottish Genealogy Society, 1982. 32 p. : ill.
•     "Key to the parochial registers of Scotland from earliest times through 1854" Bloxham, V. Ben : 2nd ed. Provo, Utah : Stevenson's Genealogical Center, 1979, c1970. vi, 212 p.
•     "Lowland lairds" Fergusson, James, Sir, 1904 Essays London, Faber and Faber 1949 188 p. plates, ports.
•     "Lunan's diary Episcopalian congregations at Blairdaff, Aberdeenshire & Kincardineshire, 1729-1769 and Episcopalian congregation at Luthermuir, 1770-1817" Maxwell, A. Strath : Hazlehead, Aberdeen, Scotland : A.S. Maxwell, 1984. 35 leaves.
•     "MacRoots : how to trace your Scottish ancestors" Bede, Tim. : Edinburgh : Macdonald, c1982. 75 p. : ill.
•     "North east roots : a guide to sources" Diack, H. Lesley : 2nd ed. Scotland : H.L. Diack, 1990. 44 p. : ill.
•     "Pre-1855 Parish Sources for Family Historians" Alan M. Beattie : (August 1, 2002) Shetland .
•     "Ridge of tears = Druim nan deur" McLennan, Jon G. : Bishop, Calif. (293 Willow St., Bishop 93514) : J.G. McLennan, 1980. 56 p., 3 p. of plates : ill.
•     "Scotland : a genealogical research guide" : Salt Lake City, Utah (35 N. West Temple St., Salt Lake City 84150) : Genealogical Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, c1987. vi, 61 p. : ill.
•     "Scotland, a mini guide to its history and genealogical research" Pryor, Estella. : Hurst, Tex. : E. Pryor, c1983. 29 p. : map.
•     "Scottish family histories held in Scottish libraries" Ferguson, Joan P. S. Edinburgh, Scottish Central Library, 1960. xii, 194 pp.
•     "Scottish family histories; a list of books for consultation in the Reference Library, George IV Bridge" Edinburgh. Public Library Edinburgh 1951. 40 p.
•     "Scottish family histories" Ferguson, Joan P. S. Edinburgh : National Library of Scotland, 1986. xii, 254 p.
•     "Scottish family history : a guide to works of reference on the history and genealogy of Scottish families" Stuart, Margaret : Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1978. vii, 386 p.
•     "Scottish family history, a guide to works of reference on the history and genealogy of Scottish families" Stuart, Margaret, Mrs. : Edinburgh etc. Oliver and Boyd, 1930. vii, 386 p., 3.
•     "Scottish family history" Moody, David. : Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1990. 219 p.
•     "Scottish Hazard" Platts, Beryl. : London : Procter Press, 1985 - v. <1 > : ill.
•     "Scottish notes and queries" : Aberdeen, D. Wyllie & son etc. 1888-1935 33 v. illus., plates, ports., facsims., tables.
•     "Scottish resources at the L.D.S. libraries" Pryor, Estella. : Euless, Tex. : Scottish Geneological sic Research, 1986? 7 leaves : map.
•     "Scottish roots : a step-by-step guide for ancestor hunters" James, Alwyn. Gretna, La. : Pelican Pub. Co., 1982, c1981. 181 p. : ill.
•     "Scottish Roots, a Step-By-Step Guide for Ancestor-Hunters in Scotland and Elsewhere" Alwyn James : (April 1982) This work tells you how to tap into the fund of information that is available in Scotland in order to track down your Scottish ancestors.
•     "Scottish Roots: Step-by-Step Guide for Ancestor Hunters" Alwyn James : (March 2005) New edition. Who? When? Where? Alwyn James's revised guide to genealogy provides the answers Clear step-by-step instructions and useful advice for tracing your family tree.
•     "Scottish Society of Friends, Quakers : register of births, proposal of marriage, marriages, and deaths, 1647-1878" Maxwell, A. Strath : Aberdeen, Scotland : A.S. Maxwell, 1969. 215 leaves.
•     "Scottish-American court records, 1733-1783" obson, David. : Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Pub. Co., c1991. 105 p.
•     "Scottish-American wills, 1650-1900" Dobson, David. : Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Pub. Co., c1991. 137 p.
•     "Searching for Scottish ancestors" Coppage, A. Maxim, 1915 : Utica, KY : McDowell Publications, c1983. 149 p. : ill.
•     "Skibo, its lairds and history" Gray, Peter Edinburgh and London, Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier, 1906. 118 p. incl. front.
•     "Smedberg, 1869-1953" McIver, Helen Howard : McIver. Fort Worth, Tex. : Juanita Wright Vollintine, 1956 168 p.
•     "Some old families: a contribution to the genealogical history of Scotland, with an appendix of illustrative documents" McCall, Hardy Bertram, 1859 : Birmingham, Printed for private circulation, Watson & Ball, 1890. xxvii, 1, 290 p., 1 l., lxiii, 1 p. front., illus., plates, ports., fold. geneal. tables, facsims. (part double) coats of arms.
•     "The book of Robert Burns : genealogical and historical memoirs of the poet, his associates, and those celebrated in his writings" Rogers, Charles, 1825-1890 : New York : AMS Press, 1977. 3 v.
•     "The common bond" Rodgers, John, d. 1977. : Paisley, Scotland : Wilfion Books, 1980. 23, ii, 107 p.
•     "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Genealogy" McClure : (January, 2002) If you want to learn more about your family, now's the time to start. With the advent of the Internet, there's more information available than ever before, and it's easier to access now than in the good old days of musty libraries and records halls.
•     "The Genealogist's Internet" Peter Christian : (September, 2003) A comprehensive introduction and guide to researching British family history online. It details the major web-based sources of primary data available to family historians.
•     "The kirkyard of St. Clement's (Aberdeen)" Spiers, Sheila M. : Aberdeen, Scotland : S.M. Spiers, 1988. 80 p. : ill.
•     "The marriage that did succeed for Mary, Queen of Scots" Deppa, James Walter, 1908 : Gaithersburg, Md. : Ironwood Press, c1990. xii, 319 p. : ill.
•     "The Scots men-at-arms and life-guards in France" Forbes-Leith, William, 1833 Edinburgh, W. Paterson, 1882. 2 v. fronts., illus., plates (partly double) facsim.
•     "The Scottish Nation: or the surnames, families, literature, honours and biographical history of the people of Scotland" William Anderson : published in 3 volumes between 1866 and 1877.
•     "The Scottish nation" Anderson, William, 1805-1866. : Edinburgh etc. A. Fullarton & co. 1859-63. 3 v. in 9. fronts., illus., ports., coats of arms.
•     "Tracing Scottish Local History" Cecil Sinclair (Editor) : (December 1994).
•     "Tracing your Scottish ancestors : a guide to ancestry research in the Scottish Record Office" Sinclair, Cecil. : Edinburgh : HMSO, 1990 (1991 printing) x, 153 p. : ill.
•     "Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors (Pocket Guides to Family History)" Simon Fowler : (February 2001) Written by an expert geneaologist, this book guides beginners and experienced family historians alike through often complex historical records.
•     "Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors" : (October, 2003) The Official Guide Scottish Record Office. This is a reference tool for anyone tracing Scottish ancestors. It should provide an authoritative survey of the material held in the Scottish Record Office.
•     "Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry" Kathleen B. Cory, Leslie Hodgson : (May 2004) A practical guide to researching Scottish roots. Packed with information and advice on basic research techniques, essential sources, heraldry, tartans and surnames, this comprehensive manual will assist you on your search.
•     "With love and affection" Struthers, Maurine Elizabeth : Annandale, MN : Struthers, 1978 - v. : ill.
•     "Your Scottish Ancestry, A Guide for North Americans" Sherry Irvine : (November 1996).
• Lindner, Margaret D. Leslie (Margaret Duncan Leslie), 1923 Sun City Center, FL : M.D.L. Lindner, c1987. viii, 181, 7 p. : ill.

Historical Geography

•     Orkney and Shetland: an historical, geographical, social and scenic survey: by Eric Linklater. Published by Robert Hale, London,1984, 4th ed., 285pp. By Orkney's most famous author.

History

• One book specifically about Berwickshire is Elizabeth Layhe's History of Berwickshire's Towns and Villages to the Present Day, published in 1994,     ISBN 0952322102.
•     Caithness in the 18th century, John E. Donaldson, Edinburgh, 1938.
•     Civil and Traditional History of Caithness from the Tenth Century, J. T. Calder, Wick, 1887, 370pp. A detailed and interesting, but rambling book on the history of Caithness. Frequent mention of individuals in the text of various levels of social standing made. Held at Inverness Library, 1997.
•     In the Parish of Canisbay - Lest We Forget, A .L. Houston (Ed), Pub:Highland News Group, Inverness, 1996, 450pp. An eclectic collection of memories grouped by town/village with some excellent detailed information. Many wonderful photographs. No index. Held at Inverness Library, 1997.
•     Index to "Civil and Traditional History of Caithness from the Tenth Century", Author : unknown, 40pp. A quite well put together index of the above book. Held at Inverness Library, 1997.
•     Index To J T Calder's Sketch of the Civil Traditional History of Caithness from the Tenth Century, Sara Jayne Donaldson, Caithness, Scotland. 101pp. Available from Sara Jayne Donaldson Genealogical Research.
•     The Old White House of God - Reay Church 1739-1989, Rev. James S. Dewar, Pub:Northern Printers, Thurso, Caithness, 36pp. Interesting historical account, well researched with a few photos examining each of the minister's lives and the social conditions at the time. No index. Held at Inverness Library, 1989.
•     The People of St. John's, Wick: a congregational history, Gordon Johnson, published by St John's Episcopal Church, Wick, available from the author at Glenorchy, Papigoe, WICK KW1 4RD; e-mail: gordon@kinhelp.co.uk. 40-page A4 size book about the past members of the congregation of St. John's Scottish Episcopal Church, Wick, Caithness, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the congregation. It includes as much family information as was available to the author, so should have genealogical value. Incumbent clergymen are included, also visiting clergy and the bishops of the period.
•     The Story of Wick and Ackergill Lifeboats, Jeff Morris, 1984, 30pp. Personal accounts and histories of these lifeboats, with photos No index. Held at Inverness Library, 1998.
•     Vintage Wick - A Photographic history of the Royal Burgh of Wick and its People - 1589 Quartercentenary 1989, Ed:Clive Robertson, Pub:North of Scotland Newspapers Ltd., Wick, Caithness, 1989, 166pp. Photos from 1860s onwards, grouped by topic. No index. Held at Inverness Library, 1998.
•     Wick of the North, F. Foden, Pub:Scottish Press, Wick, 1996, 800pp. A very detailed historical view of Wick, but with probably little genealogical value. Small index. Held at Inverness Library, 1997.
• A History of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Caithness, Rev. J.B.Craven, Kirkwall, 1908, 300pp. Detailed extracts from kirk sessions and history of the Episcopal Church in Caithness. Good index of place names. Includes a list of some baptisms, marriages, burials, convictions of drunkedness and absences from the kirk ! Dates covered : 1650s-1750s. Held at Inverness Library, 1997.
•     "A short history of Dumbartonshire", Ian Murdoch MacPhail, published 1962 (Bennett & Thomson)
• "Angus & The Mearns: A Historical Guide”, Richard Oram, Published 1996, Edinburgh. Birlinn. ISBN 1 874744 47 5
•     3    George MacDonald Fraser, The Steel Bonnets, 1971, ISBN 0-394-47049-4 (see the History section).
•     7    Herbert Maxwell, A History of Dumfries and Galloway, (Edinburgh and London, William Black and Sons, 1896) available in the LDS library collection. It has been reprinted by Heritage Books Inc. It is also available on the internet and book web sites such as abebooks (recently reprinted) (see the History section).
• "History of Nairnshire" by George Bain (1st edition published at Nairn in 1893, 2nd edition published there in 1928). N.B.: this was republished by the Nairnshire Telegraph in August 1996.
•     Orkney - A Historical Guide by Caroline Wickham Jones. Published 1998 by Birlinn, Edinburgh. 236pp. A guide to 145 sites; good on archaeology.
•     Orkney by Patrick Bailey. Published 1971, 1974, 1984, 1995 by David and Charles as one of their "Island Series". 245pp. Possibly the most widely read book on Orkney.
•     Shoal and Sheaf: by David M. Tinch. Published Belfast 1988. 191 pp. A former County Librarian's selection from The Orkney Photographic Archive.
•     The Orkney Story: by Liv K Schei. Published by Hippocrene Books, New York 1985. 224pp. Comprehensive and well illustrated.
•     A General View of the Agriculture of the County of Peebles by C. Findlater, published 1802 at Edinburgh by Constable. This out of copyright book has been scanned and put online by the Internet Archive.
•     A History of Peeblesshire by W. Chambers, published 1864 at Edinburgh (listed in the LDS Family History Library catalogue in microfilm format, so hopefully available worldwide in LDS family history centres). This out of copyright book has been scanned and put online by the Internet Archive.
•     A History of Peeblesshire edited by J.W. Buchan, published 1925-27 at Glasgow in 3 volumes
•     Historical Notes on Peeblesshire Localities by R. Renwick, published 1897 at Peebles (listed in the LDS Family History Library catalogue in microfilm format, so is hopefully available worldwide in LDS family history centres)
•     The Counties of Peebles and Selkirk by G.C. Pringle, published 1914 at Cambridge by Cambridge University Press. This out of copyright book has been scanned and put online by the Internet Archive.
•     Tweeddale by W. Grant, published 1948 at Edinburgh by Oliver and Boyd
• Exploring Scotland's heritage: Orkney and Shetland, Anna Ritchie, Published 1985, Edinburgh (H.M.S.O.).
• Shetland life and trade, 1550-1914, Hance D Smith, Published 1984, Edinburgh.
• The northern and western islands of Scotland: their economy and society in the seventeenth century, Frances J Shaw, Published c1980, Edinburgh.
•     Andrew Agnew The hereditary sheriffs of Galloway ; their 'forebears' and friends, their courts and customs of their times, with notes of the early history, ecclesiastical legends, the baronage and place-names of the province, 1893, is available at the Internet Archive.
•     Herbert Maxwell, A History of Dumfries and Galloway, 1896, is available at the Internet Archive.
• Land & Property
•     Abstracts of the General Register of Sasines for Argyll, Bute and Dunbarton, otherwise known as the Argyll Sasines, collected by Herbert Campbell. Edinburgh : W. Brown, 1934
•     Abstracts of the Particular Register of Sasines for Argyll, Bute and Dunbarton, otherwise known as the Argyll Sasines, collected by Herbert Campbell. Edinburgh : W. Brown, 1934
•     Index to Particular Register of Sasines for Argyle, Dumbarton, Bute, Arran and Tarbert, 1617-1780 Edinburgh : HMSO, 1926
• Index to particular register of sasines for shire of Berwick and bailiary of Lauderdale, 1617-1780 was published in 2 volumes (volume 1 covering surnames A-H; volume 2 surnames I-Z) in 1928 by HMSO. It is listed in the LDS Family History Library catalogue in microfilm format, so is hopefully available worldwide in LDS family history centres.
•     4    P.H. M'Kerlie,History of the Lands and Their Owners in Galloway, vol. 1-5 (Edinburgh: William Patterson, 1870s) available in the LDS library collection.
•     5    Index to the particular register of sasine for the sheriffdom of Dumfries and Stewartries of Annadale and Kirkcudbright / preserved in H.M. General Register House, (Edinburgh: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1931) Vol 1, 1617 - 1671, No. 21; vol 2, 1672 - 1702, No. 25; vol 3, 1703 - 1732, No. 27; vol 4, 1733 - 1760, No. 49; vol 5, 1761 - 1780, No. 51. available on film from the LDS library collection (see the Land and Property section).
•     6    Index of persons, to abridgements of Sasine 1781 - 1868 (Edinburgh, Public Record Office, Register House, 1958) Kirkcudbright vol 1 - 4, 1781 -1868 available on film in LDS library collection (see the Land and Property section.
• History of the Land and their Owners in Galloway, by P.H. M'Kerlie, provides information about land and its owners in every parish from the dark ages into the nineteenth century. Many place names that are no longer on maps can be found in this work. The Buittle Section is online. (See Bibliography #4.)
• History of the Land and their Owners in Galloway, by P.H. M'Kerlie, 5 volumes, 1870s, provides information about land and its owners in every parish from the dark ages into the nineteenth century. Volumes 1 and 2 cover Wigtownshire. Many place names that are no longer on maps can be found in this work. There is a surname and place name index of this work online. Reprints, 1906, of the Wigtownshire volumes are at the Internet Archive.

Languages

• The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire Carl Hj. Borgstrom. Oslo: Norwegian Universities Press, 1941. (A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland; v. 2)
• The Shetland dictionary, John J Graham, Published 1979

Military Records

•     "The brave sons of Skye : containing the military records (compiled from authentic sources) of the leading officers, non-commissioned officers, and private soldiers whom "Eilean a cheo" has produced" MacInnes, John, Lieut.-Col. : London : Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1899. xxiv, 230 p., 30 leaves of plates : ports.

Mining

•     "Scottish coalmining ancestors" Reeks, Lindsay S. : Baltimore : Gateway Press ; Pleasant Hill, Calif. : Direct book orders to L.S. Reeks, 1986. 292 p. : ill.

Monumental Inscriptions

•     "Fifeshire Monumental Inscriptions (pre-1855) vol. 1 South east parishes”, John Fowler Mitchell & Sheila Mitchell, ISBN 0901061948
•     "Fifeshire Monumental Inscriptions (pre-1855) vol. 2 The western parishes”, John Fowler Mitchell & Sheila Mitchell, ISBN 0901061972
•     Fifeshire Monumental Inscriptions (pre-1855) vol. 3 The north east parishes, John Fowler Mitchell & Sheila Mitchell, ISBN 0901061999
• "Pre-1855 gravestone inscriptions: an index for Kincardineshire (the Mearns)”, Alison Mitchell. Published Edinburgh, 1986 (Scottish Genealogy Society), ISBN 0 901061 29 8
• Mitchell, J. F. & Mitchell, S., Monumental inscriptions (pre-1855) in North Perthshire and Monumental inscriptions (pre-1855) in South Perthshire (1975 and 1974, Scottish Genealogy Society).
•     "Collection of epitaphs and monumental inscriptions" Monteith, Robert : Glasgow, Printed for D. Macvean, 1834. iv, 369 p. front., illus.
•     "Collection of epitaphs and monumental inscriptions" Monteith, Robert : Glasgow, Pub. by D. Macvean and sold by J. Hopkins, 1851. iv, 369 p. illus.
•     "Epitaphs and Images from Scottish Graveyards" Betty Willsher : (March 1997) This is an illustrated collection of epitaphs divided into sections, such as death, resurrection, the professions and trades, eulogies and epitaphs quaint and curious.

Names, Geographical

• A useful guide on this subject is James B. Johnston's The place-names of Berwickshire, published in Edinburgh in 1940. This can be of great help in identifying which parish a particular place lies within, or discovering more about the origins of a given place name.
• The Place Names of Dumfriesshire by Sir Edward Johnson-Ferguson, published in 1935.
• Gaelic place names of the Lothians by John Milne is available on microfilm from LDS family history centres around the world. It is 30 pages long and was published by McDougall's Educational Company in Edinburgh.
• The Ordnance Survey Object Name Books provide a description of every town, village, building, archaeological site and natural feature. They were created during the compilation of the O.S. First Edition maps of Wigtownshire and include notes and observations on all features on the original six-inch maps published in the 1840s. Each parish is split between several different books. The original first edition name books are held by the National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh. Details for each parish are on the parish pages. They are available at ScotlandsPlaces.

Names, Personal

• Mull family names for ancestor hunters, by Jo Currie. Tobermory: Brown & Whittaker Publishing, 1998. ISBN 0-9528428-8-2.
•     The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning and History, George F. Black, 1946.
•     "An inquiry into the genealogy and present state of ancient Scottish surnames" Buchanan, William, d. 1747 : Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1979.
•     "Scottish Christian Names: A.to Z.of First Names" Leslie Alan Dunkling : (January 1999) Alphabetical guide to origins and variations of traditional first names used in Scotland.
•     "Scottish Forenames" Donald Whyte : (March 31, 2005) This is the most detailed book available on Scottish forenames, giving origins and meanings for hundreds of names. It also traces the changes in naming patterns over the years, documenting the effects of the Norman Conquest, the Reformation and Royal births, as well as the impact of film stars and sports heroes on the popularity of forenames in modern times.
•     "Scottish surnames; a contribution to genealogy" Paterson, James, 1805-1876 : Edinburgh, J. Stillie, 1866. 2 p.l., 86 p. illus., geaneal. tab.
•     "Scottish Surnames" David Dorward : (March 2003) With an estimated 90 million people of Scottish descent scattered around the globe, it's not surprising that there is a worldwide interest in Scottish family names. This handy volume is the ideal guide to the rich variety of names found in Scotland.
•     "Scottish Surnames" Donald Whyte : (May 2000) This revised and expanded edition includes data on over 220 families, the development of surnames, a reading list and a guide for beginners in search of ancestry and family history.
•     "The Book of Scottish Names" Iain Zaczek : (January 2001) The rich traditions of Scotland have given us some beautiful and evocative names. This gift book lists the most popular names for both boys and girls, giving their derivations, pronunciations, meanings and the legends associated with them.
•     "The Surnames of Scotland" George F. Black : (1996) A book on the origin, meaning and history of Scottish surnames. The core of this work is a listing of over 8000 names, each with a concise history and cross-references.

Names, Geographical 2

• See "The Place Names of Galloway" by Sir Herbert Maxwell, published in 1930.
•     Isle of Mull : placenames, meanings and stories, Charles Maclean. Dumfries 1997.
•     Notes on place-names of Iona, Hector Maclean. IN: Scottish Geographical Magazine, 3, no. 1 (1887), 35-38
•     The place-names of Argyll : an historical perspective, I.A. Fraser. IN: Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, 54 (1984-86), 174-207
•     The place-names of Iona, by Alexander Carmichael. IN: Scottish Geographical Magazine, 2, no. 8 (1886), 461-474 (Pt. 1), 3, no. 2 (1887), 80-87 (Pt. 2), 3, no. 5 (1887), 242-247 (Pt. 3).
•     Place-names in Glengarry and Glenquoich and their origin by Edward C. Ellice. London, 1898. A second edition of this appeared in 1931, and that edition was reprinted in 1999 in a limited edition of 500 copies by the Glengarry Visitor centre.
•     Rum: island place-names P. Morgan, (published by Scottish Natural Heritage, 1999).
• Gaelic place names in and around the county of Nairn by Alexander Stewart, published at Nairn in 1971 (by Nairnshire Telegraph).
• Place names of Nairnshire by Brodie Cruickshank, published at Inverness in 1897.
•     Names and places in Easter Ross by Rev. William Taylor, IN: Scottish Geographical Magazine, v. 2, no. 1(1886), 1-20.
•     Place-names of Ross & Cromarty by W. J. Watson. Inverness: Northern Counties Printing and Publishing, 1904. This standard work was reprinted, first in 1976 by the Ross and Cromarty Heritage Society, and again in 1996 (ISBN 0-950988-2-6-X) by Highland Heritage Educational Trust. The Trust has also published a map and gazetteer of Gaelic placenames of Easter Ross, Mid Ross and the Black Isle.
•     The place-names of Ross and Cromarty by Ian A. Fraser, IN: The Ross and Cromarty book edited by Donald Omand (Golspie : Northern Times, 1984), 219-229.
• The place-names of Shetland by Jakob Jakobsen, published in 1936.
• Grace A. Elliot's article on "Forgotten Industries of Berwickshire" was published in the transactions of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, Volume 51 (part 1 - 1977) pp.1-12.
• Farm Servants and Labour in Lowland Scotland 1770-1914 edited by T.M. Devine (published in 1984 by John Donald Publishers Ltd of Edinburgh) includes a chapter by Michael Robson entitled "The Border Farm Worker". This appears on pages 71-96 of the book.
• See Anatomy of Scotland, Editors: Magnus Linklater and Robin Denniston, Chambers, Edinburgh 1992, ISBN 0-550-21300-7
• Index to the inventories of the personal estates of defuncts: recorded in the Commissary Court books of Ayr, Kirkcudbright, Wigtown, Dumfries, Roxburgh     Berwick, Peebles and Selkirk was published by HMSO in Edinburgh in 1868    and indexes inventories of personal estates of deceased people in these counties between 1846 and 1867. It is listed in the LDS Family History Library catalogue in microfilm format so is hopefully available worldwide in LDS family history centres.

Probate Records

• The commissariot record of Peebles: register of testaments, 1681-1699 edited by Sir Francis J. Grant was published in 1902 in Edinburgh by the Scottish Record Society. It is listed in the LDS Family History Library catalogue in microfilm format so is hopefully available worldwide in LDS family history centres.

Social Life & Customs

• A good insight into 17th century Berwickshire life, for the gentry at least, may be found in the diaries of George Home of Kimmerghame (1660-1705). The first instalment of these (An album of Scottish families, 1694-96) was published in 1990 by Aberdeen University Press and edited by Helen and Keith Kelsall.
• Cromartie : Highland life 1650-1914 Eric Richards and Monica Clough. Aberdeen : Aberdeen University Press, 1989 ISBN 0-08-037732-7 This is a superb history of the Cromartie Estate which gives an idea of the social life and social conditions in that part of the world over the two and a half centuries from 1650.

Statistics

•     The Statistical Accounts of Scotland are often helpful in providing information about the various churches in a parish in the 1790s and 1830s.
•     "The Statistical Account of Scotland, 1791-1799. Vol 9: Dunbartonshire, Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire", (ed.) Sir John Sinclair, published 1978, Wakefield (EP Publishing)
•     Both the first and the second (New) Statistical Accounts have been digitised and made available online by Edinburgh Data and Information Access.
•     The County of Inverness edited by Hugh Barron.  Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press, 1985 (The Third Statistical Account of Scotland) xvi, 651p., ill. ISBN 0 7073 0359 1.
•     The description of the Isle of Lewis which appeared in the first Statistical Account is presented separately, along with the accounts covering the other islands off the west of Scotland, in a compilation volume: The Statistical Account of Scotland 1791-1799  edited by Sir John Sinclair. Vol. 20. The Western Isles (of Ross, Inverness-shire and Argyll, with Bute) EP Publishing, 1983. ISBN 0-7158-1020-0.
•     The New Statistical Account of Scotland by the ministers of the respective parishes under the superintendence of a committee of the Society for the Benefit of the Daughters of the Clergy. Vol. 14. Inverness - Ross and Cromarty. Edinburgh: William Blackwood 1845.
•     The Statistical Account of Scotland 1791-1799 edited by Sir John Sinclair. Vol. 17. Inverness-shire, Ross and Cromarty, with a new introduction by Malcolm Gray. EP Publishing 1983, ISBN 0 7158 1017 0.
• The (Old) Statistical Account of Scotland, Vol. XIV, Kincardineshire and south and west Aberdeenshire, 1791-1799,”, edited by Sir John Sinclair, (republished 1982, Wakefield) 1843     Vol. XI     Forfar - Kincardine    ”     (Blackwood    Edinburgh 1845)
• The New Statistical Account of Scotland
• The Third Statistical Account of Scotland, The County of Kincardine,”, edited by Dennis Smith, (Scottish Academic Press, Edinburgh, 1988)
•     2    New Statistical Account, W. Blackwood, 1840s (see the Statistics section).
•     Old Statistical Account, Sir John Sinclair, 1790s (see the Statistics section).
•     Both the first and the second (New) Statistical Accounts have been digitised and made available online by Edinburgh Data and Information Access,
•     The County of Ross and Cromarty edited by Alexander S. Mather. Edinburgh : Scottish Academic Press, 1987. (The Third Statistical Account of Scotland; v. 13) ISBN 0-7073-0506-3.
•     The description of the Isle of Lewis which appeared in the first Statistical Account is presented separately, along with the accounts covering the other islands off the west of Scotland, in a compilation volume: The Statistical Account of Scotland 1791-1799  edited by Sir John Sinclair. Vol. 20. The Western Isles (of Ross, Inverness-shire and Argyll, with Bute). EP Publishing, 1983. ISBN 0-7158-1020-0.
•     The New Statistical Account of Scotland by the ministers of the respective parishes under the superintendence of a committee of the Society for the Benefit of the Daughters of the Clergy. Vol. 14. Inverness - Ross and Cromarty. Edinburgh : William Blackwood 1845.
•     The Statistical Account of Scotland 1791-1799 edited by Sir John Sinclair. Vol. 17. Inverness-shire, Ross and Cromarty, with a new introduction by Malcolm Gray. EP Publishing 1983, ISBN 0 7158 1017 0.

Tartans

•     "Scotland's forged tartans : an analytical study of the Vestiarium Scoticum" Stewart, Donald C. (Donald Calder), 1893 : Edinburgh : P. Harris, 1980. 157 p., 12 p. of plates : ill.
•     "The guide to Scottish tartans : tartans and histories of Scotland's clans and families : with a unique Scottish-English dictionary and an index relating family and clan names to the tartans" Scottish Tartans Society. : London : Shepheard-Walwyn, 1977. 64 p. : col. ill.
•     "The tartans of the Scottish clans" Scarlett, James Desmond : Glasgow : Collins, 1975. 176 p. : ill. (some col).
•     "Place names of Dumbartonshire", John Irving, published 1928, Dumbarton (Bennett & Thomson)

ZZ Other

• Deeds relating to East Lothian compiled by J. G. Wallace-James and published at Haddington in 1899 (61 pages) is available on microfilm through LDS family history centres around the world.
•     Excellent descriptions of the whole county and of each parish are given in Leighton's History of the County of Fife, published 1840, available at Google Books in 3 volumes: - vol. 1 a general introduction, vol. 2 and vol. 3 - parish descriptions.
•     Sibbald's History Ancient and Modern of the Sheriffdoms of Fife and Kinross, published 1803, is available at Google Books.
• The Buildings of Scotland - Fife, John Gifford, published 1988, ISBN 014071 077 9
• The Fife: an illustrated architectural guide, Glen L Pride, published in 1990, ISBN 185158 256 8
• Index to Secretary's and Particular Register of Sasines for Sheriffdoms of Inverness, Ross, Cromarty and Sutherland preserved in H.M. General Register House Edinburgh: HMSO, 1966. The first volume covers the years 1606 to 1608 and 1617 to 1660.
•     "The Moray Book”, edited by Donald Omand, Published Edinburgh, 1976
•     "The north-east: the shires of Banff, Moray, Nairn, with Easter Inverness and Easter Ross”, Nigel Tranter,Published 1974, London (Hodder & Stoughton)
• "The north-east: the shires of Banff, Moray, Nairn, with Easter Inverness and Easter Ross", Nigel Tranter, Published 1974, London (Hodder & Stoughton).
• Index to Secretary's and Particular Register of Sasines for Sheriffdoms of Inverness, Ross, Cromarty and Sutherland preserved in H.M. General Register House. Edinburgh : HMSO, 1966 The first volume covers the years 1606 to 1608 and 1617 to 1660.