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Bibliography information for Rousay and Egilshay and places above it in the hierarchy

Rousay and Egilshay

The Little General and the Rousay Crofters: by William PL Thomson. Published 1981, 2000. In print.
Brilliant account of 19th century events in Rousay.

In Dreams We Moor: by Robert C. Marwick. Published by Brinnoven in 2000. 83pp. Illustrated.
The author takes an affectionate look at his native island, touching on its history, the way of life in the island and the changes that have taken place in the 20th century.

The Place-Names of Rousay: by Hugh Marwick. Published 1947.

Orkney

The following are "popular" books and guides on Orkney which are currently "in print". Each addresses the local prehistory, history, topography and customs, and include at least one map.

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 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.
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.

See also a Bibliography of older Books and Guides on Orkney. More specialist bibliographies are listed on other pages of this site, including the individual pages for Orkney Parishes and Islands.

All these bibliographies list selections made by James Irvine from the numerous publications on various aspects of Orkney life and history. They are listed in reverse order of publication, to reflect the generally increasing difficulty in obtaining copies and lessening historical accuracy.

Most of the publications listed can be viewed in The Orkney Room of Kirkwall Library and in national libraries, and many in good city and university libraries.

The Orcadian Bookshop stocks a large selection of books about Orkney.

Amazon also offers a selection of books about Orkney.

Bibliography of older books and guides on Orkney

This bibliography lists popular and specialist books and guides on Orkney not included elsewhere on this site.

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.
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.
Orkney: by Ronald Miller. Published by BT Batsford, London 1976. ISBN 0 7134 3131 8. 192pp.
By one of Orkney's many professors.
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.
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.
The Orkney Book - Readings for Young Orcadians: edited by John Gunn. Published by Nelson 1909. 448pp.
Now a collectors' piece.
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.
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.
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.
Summers and Winters in Orkney: by Daniel Gorrie. Published 1868, 1869, 1893/4, 1909. 409pp.
Quaint period piece.
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.
Hand-book to the Orkney Islands:. Author: None. Published by Wm. Peace & Son, Kirkwall 1862, with updates till 1882.
Tourist guide book.
Slater's (later Kelly's) Directory:. Published 1852-1928.
Lists Kirkwall and Stromness businesses.
Pigott's Commercial Directory: Published 1825, 1837.
Lists Kirkwall and Stromness businesses.
General View of the Agriculture of the Orkney Islands: by John Shirreff. Published 1814.
Excellent.
The Present State of the Orkney Islands: Considered by James Fea. Published 1775, 1884.
Criticism of the backwardness of Orkney at that time.
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.
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.
Brief Description of Orkney, Zetland, Pightland Firth and Caithness: by Rev James Brand. Published 1701; reprinted 1703, 1716, 1883.
A splendid account.
An Account of the Islands of Orkney: by Rev James Wallace. Published 1693, 1700, 1883; facsimile published c.1980. LDS microfiche 6036608.
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.
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.
Earliest contemporary account of Orkney.

Bibliography of Orkney Family Genealogies

Abbreviations

OFHS = Orkney Family History Society
OHS = Orkney Heritage Society
OR = Orkney Room, Orkney Library
Orc = The Orcadian newspaper

Ork Her = Orkney Herald newspaper
POAS = Proceedings of the Orkney Antiquarian Society
RSC = Review of Scottish Culture

ABERNETHY
The Abernethys of Stromness: by Ian Abernethy. Published: Sib Folk News, September 1999 p5.
ANGEL
Researching the Angels: by Anne and Alastair Cormack. Published: Sib Folk News, March 1998 p17.
ANNAL
An Orkney Family Story: by Alex T. Annal. Published in "The People of Orkney", Kirkwall 1986, pp288-289.
ARNOT
Sir John Arnot of Barswick and the Family of Arnot in South Ronaldshay: by James Brown Craven. Published: Kirkwall, 1913.
BAIKIE
The Baikies of Tankerness: by Hugh Marwick. Published: Orkney Miscellany, v.4, 1957, pp.27-48.
BALFOUR
- The Orkney Balfours: by R. P. Fereday. Published: Oxford, 1990.
- Descendants of Michael Balfour (Westray): by Roger Hollywell. Published: Westray Roots, December 2000 pp2-3.
- William Balfour of Manitou, Manitoba (Westray): by Belle Babcock. Published: Westray Roots, June 2001, pp5-6.
- The Balfours of Westray: by David Scott. Published: Orc. 30 January 1969.
BELLENDEN
The Bellendens and the Palace of Stenness:. by Peter Leith. Published: POAS v.14, p.1937, pp.41-44.
BEATTON
The Beattons of Clowegarth and Langscale: by Charles Fawn. Published: Sib Folk News, December 1999 pp18-19.
BURGHER
Burghers of Westray: by Jeff Burgher.1992. Printed privately, 8 William Rd., Reynella, South Australia 5161.
CLOUSTON
- The Family of Clouston:. by J. Storer Clouston. Published: Kirkwall 1948.
- The Descendants of Richard Clouston and Ursila Wishart: by Pam Oliver. Printed Wellington, NZ 1992.
  Copies in OA D1/218/2, and OFHS. Contains 10,000 names.
CORMACK
The Cormacks of Eday: by by Mariebelle Cormack. Published 1969.
CUMMING
The Orkney Connection: by Robert Cumming. Published: Sib Folk News, December 2001, p17-18.
DONALDSON
The Donaldsons Abroad: by Marie Donaldson. Published by author, 3 Jill St, Marayong, NSW, 2148, Australia.
This book is a history of the descendants of Thomas Donaldson and Euphemie Pirie, who married in 1858 and lived at Donaldsons farm in Orphir. Descendants have settled all over the world and all those known are included.
DREVER
- Drever, Harcus Genealogy: by Dorothy Drever. 1956.
- The Rebecca Drever Story (Westray): by Gavin Rendall. Published: Westray Roots, May 1988.
- A Drever Family of Westray: by Anne Gillespie. Published: Westray Roots, January 2000 pp11-16.
- Descendants of a Westray Man becomes an Indian Chief: by Debbie Brown. Published: Westray Roots, August 1999 p4.
DUNDAS
A Brief Introduction to the Family of Dundas of Fingask and Kerse c1708-1820: by R. P. Fereday. Privately printed 1998.
ELPHINSTONE
- Sketch for an Elphinstone Genealogy: by C. A. J. Elphinstone. Published in Scottish Genealogist June1992, pp53-57.
- Elphinstone of Lopness: (Sanday) by A.W. Johnston, Old Lore Miscellany, ii, pp153-154
EUNSON
The Eunsons of Westray: by Frank Eunson. Published: Westray Roots, July 1992
FEA
- The Feas of Clestran: by Hugh Marwick. POAS v.11,1993, pp31-43.
- The Fea Family in Orkney: by D. Scott. Orc. 4.5.1971; copy in Orkney Archives D31/20/2/41.
- An Orkney Family Saga: by Peggy Fea. published 1976
- The Diary of Patrick Fea of Stove, Orkney, 1766-96: Edited by W. S. Hewison. Published: Tuckwell Press 1997.
- The Real Captain Cleveland: by Allan Fea. Published 1912; includes history of Fea family.
FLAWS
Flaws - An Unusual Orcadian Name: by Bob Flaws. Published: Sib Folk News, September 2001 pp3-7.
FLETT
Out of Outertown - A Flett Family Dispersed: by Victor E. Jaynes. Printed privately by author, Wellington, N.Z., 1991; copy in OFHS.
FOULIS
The Foulis Family (Westray): by John Foulis. Published: Westray Roots, February 1991.
GARSON
Greer Garson's Orkney Ancestors: (Sandwick) by Ronald Garson. Published: Sib Folk News, June 1999 pp18-19.
GAUDIE
The Gaudie/Gowdy family in Orkney: by Mahlon M. Gowdy, USA. Published: Orc. 14 July 1915; OLM viii, 208.
GRAEME
- The Story of the House of Graemeshall in Orkney: by Patrick Sutherland Graeme. Ork Her, 1936. 64 p.
- An Orkney Estate, Improvements at Graemshall, 1827-1888: by Gilbert Schrank. Published: Tuckwell Press, 1995.
GRAHAM
- Or and Sable by Louisa Graeme: Published 1903.
- The Breckness Estate: Its Growth and Decline 1625-1922: by J. M. Irvine. 1997. Dissertation OR, 630Y.
GRAY
Another Thames-Orkney Connection (Flotta) by Zoe Gray. Published: Sib Folk News, March 1999 p 6.
GREIG
Greigs and Greigs: by Anne Cormack. Published: Sib Folk News, December 1998 p6, March 1999 p14.
GROAT
- The Family of Groat:. by H.L. Norton Traill. Old Lore Miscellany, v.9, 1933, pp. 148-151.
- One Drop of Grotty Blood: by Mary (Groat) Hannan. Printed privately in Melbourne, Australia circa 1985.
GROUNDWATER
Memories of an Orkney Family: by Henrietta Groundwater. Published: Kirkwall 1947.
HALCRO
- The Erskine Halcro genealogy: a genealogical study of the ancestors, kindred, and descendants of the Rev. Henry Erskine, of Chirnside, Berwickshire,1624-1696, and his wife, Margaret Halcro of Orkney, 1647-1725, and their children, the Rev. Ebenezer Erskine of Stirling, 1680-1754, and the Rev. Ralph Erskine of Dumfermline, 1685-1752, and their descendants: by Ebenezer Erskine Scott. Published: London, G. Bell & Son, 1890.
  Contained in five tables, with explanatory notes to each. Available at the National Genealogical Society Library in Washington, D.C. as well as many libraries in Scotland.
- The Origin of the Halcros: by J. Storer Clouson. POAS, v.11, 1933, pp.59-65.
HARCUS
- The Harcuses of Westray: by Gavin Rendall. Published: Westray Roots, October 1990, February, May & October 1991, January 1992, May 1993, March & August 1994.
- George Harcus of Langskaill, Westside (Westray): by Frank Eunson. Published: Westray Roots, May 2000 pp14-16.
HEWISON
The Hewison Family of Westray: by Gavin Rendall. Published: Westray Roots, April & July 1992.
HOURSTON
The Hourston Family History: by John and Sandra Edwards. Published: 1990.
IRVINE
- Irvines in Victoria, B.C. - since 1851: by Irvine Family Genealogical Group. 240 p.
  Descendants of an Irvine family from Eday.
- George Irvine - Orkney Islands and Lake Rowan, Australia (Overgarson branch): by May Elizabeth Irvine and J. Willis. Privately printed in Australia, 1982; copy in Orkney Archives D1/440.
- The Irvine Family and Descendants of Charles and Margaret (Stromness): by Lucy Platjes. Privately printed Dunedin, N.Z., 1996; copy in OFHS files.
- The Irvines of Orkney: by J. M. Irvine. 1997. Sib Folk News, No. 1.
- The Irvines of Overgarson, Sandwick: by J. M. Irvine. 1998.Sib Folk News, No. 8.
- The Irvings of Yescanabie, Orkney (Sandwick): by J. M. Irvine. 2000. Dissertation; copy with OFHS.
KIRKNESS
- The Knights of Stove in Kirkness, Sandwick, Orkney: by William Smith. POAS v.5, 1912, pp. 120-1.
- The Kirknesses of Orkney: by Gregor Lamb. Published:OV, November 1993.
LAING
The Autobiography of Samuel Laing of Papdale 1780-1868: by Ray P Fereday. Published by Bellavista, Kirkwall 2000. In print.
Includes genealogy of Laing family.
LEASK
Leask of Aglath: (Stenness) by A. W. Johnston, Old Lore Miscellany ii, pp 203-207.
LENNIE
Lennie Surname: by John Firth. Published: Old Lore Miscellany, v.5, 1912, pp.151-153.
LOUTTIT
- The Louttit Saga: by T. J. Louttit. Printed privately 1969.
- Louttits of Canada: by Reg Louttit. Orc. 7,14 June 1990.
MACKAY
The Mackays come to Westray: by Dr Eric McKay. Published: Westray Roots, December 1992.
MARWICK
The Marwicks of Fursin, Evie: by Bruce Jameson. Published: Sib Folk News, December 2001, pp8-12.
MONCRIEFFE
Moncrieffe Family, Orkney: by William Moncrieffe, Wyoming. 1913 Old Lore Miscellany, vi,169-172.
MOODIE
- The Moodies of Melsetter: by Edmund H. Burrows. Published: Cape Town, 1954.
- Moodie's Revenge: by David Scott. Orc. 19 February 1970.
MOWAT
- Mowat Family: by Gordon Mowat.
- The Rousay/Mowat family of Stromness: by David Scott. 1992. Orkney View, Issue No. 53.
- The Mowats of Westray: by Gavin Rendall. Published: Westray Roots, February 1988.
- Mowats in Orkney and Recent Connections with Westray: by Gavin Rendall. Published: Westray Roots, November 1998 pp10-11.
- Mowat Trees: (Westray) by Gavin Rendall. Published: Westray Roots, August 1999 pp6-9.
- The Mowats of South Africa: by Ian Topalian. Published: Westray Roots, June 2001, pp24-30.
MUIR
Lines of Descent: by Rex & Geoffrey Muir, 1980.
PAPLAY
Paplay - A Vanishing Name: by JWHP. Orc. 6 July 1978.
POTTINGER
- Pottinger: by J. A. Pottinger of New Zealand. 1908. Old Lore Miscellany, i, 167, 209, 257, 297; ii 198; iii 76-7.
- Pottingers of Saverton: (Westray) by Gavin Rendall. Published: Westray Roots, May 1991.
RAPSON
Harray Notebook: by Janice Sinclair. Published: Sib Folk News, May 1997 p14.
REID
- The Reid family, 1775-1975 : Sanday, Orkney, Scotland to Tapanui, Merino Downs, New Zealand, 1877: by Isabel Reid and David Brass. Published: Invercargill, New Zealand by the authors, 1976. 104 p., illustrated. Available at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
- The Reids of Bigging: (Westray) by Gavin Rendall, Liz Reid, Jean (Reid) Rendall. Published: Westray Roots, May 2000 pp2-13.
- The Reids of Quoybirse/Quoybirst: (Westray) by Anne Gillespie. Published: Westray Roots, December 2001, pp14-18.
RENDALL
- The Rendalls of Old Ha'breck: (Westray) by Gavin Rendall. Published: Westray Roots, September 1988.
- The Rendalls of Longhouse: (Westray) by Gavin Rendall. Published: Westray Roots, February 1989, April 1989, October 1989.
- The Rendalls of Westray: also The Origin of the Iphs Rendalls, Westray: also The Rendalls of Peatwall, Westray: also Evidence of Rendalls in Aikerness, Westray in the 17th century: also Two Noltland Rendalls (Westray): all by Gavin Rendall. Published: Westray Roots, January 1995.
- Papa Westray Rendalls: by Bill Irvine. Published: Westray Roots, October 1995.
- More Iphs Rendalls: (Westray) by Margaret Rendall. Published: Westray Roots, November 1998 pp8-9.
- Descendants of John D Rendall: (Westray, Essex) by Joan Barrett. Published: Westray Roots,June 2001, p7.
- David Rendall Descendants: (Westray) by Jean Rosencrants. Published: Westray Roots, June 2001, pp30-31.
- Kevin Bews Finds Rendall Ancestors: by Gavin Rendall. Published: Westray Roots, December 2001, pp12-13.
ROBERTSON
Sands of Swanbister: (Orphir) by A. W. Johnston, Old Lore Miscellany iii, pp95-97.
ROUSAY
The Rousay/Mowat family of Stromness: by David Scott. 1992. Orkney View, Issue No. 53.
RUSLAND
The Ruslands of Shapinsay: by Peter G. Russell. Orc. 15 September 1970.
SANDISON
- The Sandisons of Westray: by Gavin Rendall. Published: Westray Roots, September2000 pp6-15.
- The Sandisons of Westray: by Frank Eunson. Published: Westray Roots, June 2001, pp15-17.
SCOLLAY
- Some notes on an old Orkney family--the Scollays: by Hugh Marwick. Orkney Miscellany, i pp29-47.
- The Schollays of the Bisgeos: (Westray) by Gavin Rendall. Published: Westray Roots, November 1998, pp5-7.
- The Schollays of the Bisgeos: (Westray) by Bruce Schollie. Published: Westray Roots, June 2001, pp18-21.
SCOTT
The Scotts of Trenabie and Gill: (Westray) by Tom Scott. Published: Westray Roots, May 1988, September 1988.
SEATTER
The Seatter Emigration from Orkney to New Zealand: by Gordon Seatter. Published: Westray Roots, May 1990, October 1990, February 1991.
SINCLAIR
- James Sinclair of Brecks: by J. Storer Clouston. POAS v.15, 1939, pp.61-68.
- The Saint-Clairs of the Isles, being a history of the sea-kings of Orkney and their Scottish successors of the sirname of Sinclair: by Roland William Saint-Clair. Published: Auckland, N.Z.: H. Brett, 1898.
  Also contains brief information on several other Orkney families collected from records that predate the parish registers. A copy is available at the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
SMITH
The Smiths of Tormiston: by Peter Leith. Published in: POAS v.13, 1935, pp.9-13.
STEWART
- The Stewarts in Orkney: by J. Watson. Published: 1890 in Scottish Review xxv,20
- Stewarts of Newark, Sandey: by J.M. Laughton. Published: 1909 Old Lore Miscellany, ii,27,82,87-89.
- The Stewarts of Massater, Orkney: by R.A. Clapperton Stewart. Old Lore Miscellany, v.6, 1913, pp.202-8.
- The Stewart family of Brough: by David Scott. Published: Orc. 1969-70. Copy held at OA D31/20/2/48.
- Steuart: (Kirkwall) by A. W. Johnston, Old Lore Miscellany ii, pp 202-203.
SUTHERLAND
A Thames Riverside Family with Origins in Orkney: (Flotta) by Stanley Stherland. Published: Sib Folk News, October 1998 pp7-8.
TRAILL
- A Genealogical Account of the Traills of Orkney, with a pedigree table tracing their descent from the Traills of Blebo, in Fifeshire: by William Traill. Originally published: Kirkwall, 1883.
  This book contains hundreds of names dating from the early 17th century up to 1919.
- Merchant Lairds of Long Ago. Pt. 1, Traill family letters: by Hugh Marwick. Published: Kirkwall, 1936.
- Genealogical Sketches: the Frotoft Branch of the Orkney Traill:. by Thomas W. Traill. Published in 1902.
- A History of the Dargo Traills: by Bill Traill. Published in 1993 by the author: 1 Warwick Rd., Wodonga 3690, Victoria, Australia. 58 pages, ISBN 095933971X.
  Story of Alexander Groat Traill and his brother George who settled at Dargo and Wurruk in Australia as well as their Orkney background. (This book is currently out-of-print, but a second edition is under consideration.)
- The Traills of Holland: (Papa Westray). by David Scott. Orc. 30 September 1971.
- The Traill Family of Rattar and Hobbister: by Christine Glover. Privately printed 1998 Dissertation; copy with Scottish Genealogical Sociaty.
- Old Sanday Family Tree: by Eddie Sinclair. Published: Sib Folk News, June 1999 pp14-16, September 1999 pp9-10.
- Traill Memorial Volume: by James W. H. Traill. Published 1923.
TURFUS
The Turfus Families of Orkney and their Descendants Worldwide: by Walt D. Custer. Published: Santa Ana, California: W.D. Custer.
WALLACE
The Wallaces of Sanday, Orkney, Scotland: by Walter D. Custer. Published: Santa Ana, California: W.D. Custer, 1985. This work is available on microfilm at LDS Family History Centers, reel no. 0994074, as well as in the Kirkwall Library.
WARREN
The Warrens of Kirkwall: by Charles Addington. Published: Sib Folk News, December 2001 pp22-23.
WATT
- The Watt line : a short history of the Watts of Orkney, Arbroath, and Gamrie, and related families: by Flora Euphemia Watt. Published: St. Johns, Michigan : F.E. Watt, 1984. 453 p.,illustrated. Available at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
- The Watts of Breckness. by David Scott. Orc. 23 July 1970; copy in Orkney Archives D31/20/2/47.
WISHART
Family history of the Wishart family of Scotland, Australia, and Thames, New Zealand: by Mary Wishart. Descendants of George and Mary who emigrated to Auckland, N.Z. in 1850. Not necessarily an Orkney line.
WYLIE
The Wylies of Burray: by Joan M Bourne. Published: Sib Folk News, December 1999 p 12.

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Books relating to the history of the Orkney Islands

So many books have been published on this subject that it is only possible to list a selection. For convenience they are grouped in three categories:

General histories
Histories of specific periods
Social background

See also the following pages or topics:-

General Histories

A New Orkney History: by William P. L. Thomson. Published 2001 by Mercat Press, Edinburgh. ISBN 184183 0224. 541pp. In print.
An almost complete rewrite of the author's seminal History of Orkney of 1987. The most authoritative and comprehensive history of the islands, with much background information of interest to genealogists.
The Islands of Orkney: by Liv K. Schei, with photographs by Gunnie Moberg. Published by Colin Baxter Photography, Grantown-on-Spey, 2000. 304pp. In print.
A beautifully illustrated, very readable and most informative history of each parish.
A History of Orkney: by J. Storer Clouston. Published: Kirkwall, 1932. 448pp.
Brilliantly written, but romantically biased and relatively little post-1614.
The History of the Orkney Islands: by George Barry. Published in 1805 (available at LDS Family History Centers as microfilm #0990343); revised edition in 1808, 529pp. (facsimile edition published by William Peace 1977); and with updated 19 page introduction in 1867 (available at LDS Family History Centers as microfilm #0253061).
Less inaccurate than earlier histories, but still to be taken with a pinch of salt.

Histories of specific periods

The Orcadian Book of the 20th century: Compiled by Howard Hazell. Published by The Kirkwall Press. 2000 ISBN 1902957 03 2. 366pp. In print.
Excerpts from The Orcadian newspaper chronicling the 20th Century.
Orkney Feuds and the '45: by Ray P. Fereday. Published by Kirkwall Grammar School, 1980. 176pp.
Examines the conflicts of some thirty Orkney lairds with the Earls of Morton to whom they were liable for their "superior dues". This was a time of strong Jacobite sentiment which culminated in the uprising of 1745.
Merchant Lairds of Long Ago: being studies of farming and trading conditions in Orkney in the early 18th Century: by Hugh Marwick. Published Kirkwall, 1939.
Part I: Traill family letters; Part II: Social and Economic Conditions.
The Northern and Western islands of Scotland: their economy and society in the seventeenth century: by Frances J. Shaw. Published Edinburgh, 1980.
Excellent analyses.
Black Patie, The Life and Times of Patrick Stewart Earl of Orkney, Lord of Shetland: by Peter D. Anderson. Published 1992 by John Donald.
Companion volume to Robert Stewart.
Robert Stewart Earl of Orkney, Lord of Shetland 1533-1593: by Peter D. Anderson. Published 1982 by John Donald.
An excellent history of the 16th century; includes short biographies of many contemporary Orcadians.
The Viking Age in Caithness, Orkney and the North Atlantic : Select Papers from the Proceedings of the Eleventh Viking Congress, Thurso and Kirkwall: Editor: Colleen E. Batey. Published in 1995.
The Orkneyinga Saga : The History of the Earls of Orkney: translated with an Introduction by Hermann Palsson and Paul Edwards. Published by Penguin Books 1981. In print.

Social background

Langskaill: by Gregor Lamb. Published by Byrgisey, 1998. In print.
A historical novel set around the farm of Langskaill in Birsay in the 15th century. It recreates the life-style of a typical family and addresses the customs and beliefs of medieval Orkney.
More Old Orkney Trades: edited by Shiela Spence. Published Kirkwall 1996.
Trades include blacksmith, horseman, miller, dairying, weaver, slater.
Old Trades of Orkney: edited by Shiela Spence. Published Kirkwall 1988.
Road-mettaller, well-borer, stonemason, quarryman, wheelwright, shoemaker, tailoress.
Sober and Tractable - The Hudson's Bay Men in their Orkney Context: by William P. L. Thomson. Published 1993 in Scottish Local History 28p.
An Orkney Anthology - Selected Works of Ernest W Marwick: by John D. M. Robertson. Published Edinburgh 1991. 516pp.
Includes many essays on the Orkney way of life, witches and history.
The People of Orkney: edited by Howie N. Firth and R. J. Berry. Published 1986. 346pp.
Useful essays on length of life of Ocadians, Picts, Norse, Celts, and Scots, and biographies of Lairds and Historians.
Kelp-making in Orkney: by William P. L. Thomson. Published Kirkwall 1983.
The seminal work on the mainstay of the Orcadian economy from the 1720s till the 1830s.
The Northern Isles: Orkney and Shetland: by Dr Alexander Fenton. Published 1978 by John Donald, Edinburgh 1978, facsimile edition 1997. In print. 831pp.
A very detailed and authoritative study of all aspects of rural life.
Reminiscences of An Orkney Parish: by John Firth. Published 1920, 1922, 1974. 161pp.
A splendid account of rural life and customs in mid 19th. century Orkney.
Orkney Eighty Years Ago with special reference to Evie and Orphir: by James Omand. Published 1911, reprinted 1980. 63pp.
Vivid picture of rural life in the 1830s.

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Public Records applying to Orkney

The records listed on this page contain some information of genealogical interest. Published sources

The Orkney Poll Taxes of the 1690s: by James M. Irvine. Published 2003.
This book will be a happy hunting ground for many of those who can trace their ancestry back to the 17th century.
The War Dead of the Commonwealth: The Orkney Isles: Published by Commonwealth War Graves Commission 1931, 2000.
The Orkney Crofters: Their Evidence and Statements by Agents as given before the Crofters' Commission 1888: edited by William R. Mackintosh. Published 1889.
The Particular Register of Sasines for Orkney and Shetland: Published annually since 1781, with indexes of persons from 1869 and of persons and places from 1881.
A Directory of Land Ownership in Scotland c1770: edited by Loretta R. Timperley. Published by the Scottish History Society 1976. Orcadian landowners listed on pp242-252.
Rentals of the Ancient Earldom and Bishoprick of Orkney: edited by Alexander Peterkin. Published 1820. Reprints of rentals of 1503, 1595, 1612, 1642, 1739.
The latter two name many tenants. There are also some miscellaneous records including accounts of parishes in 1627.
Notes on Orkney and Zetland: by Alexander Peterkin. Published 1822. Further miscellaneous records.
Diary of Thomas Brown, Writer in Kirkwall, 1675-1693: edited by A. Francis Stewart. Published Kirkwall 1898. 79pp.
Records marriages and deaths of notable Orcadians.
The Church in Orkney - Miscellaneous Records of the Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries: edited by Alfred W. Johnston. Published in The Orcadian October 1889-February 1993 and in Kendal 1940. Includes Bishopric Rental of 1660-1675.
Valuation of Orkney 1653: edited by Alfred W. Johnston. Published in The Published 1888 Orcadian, July - September 1888.
Lists all landowners.
Trials for Witchcraft, Sorcery, and Superstition in Orkney 1624-1643: edited by James Maidment. Published 1837 by Abbotsford Club xi Misc. 1,133-185.
Lord Henry Sinclair's 1492 Rental: edited by William P. L. Thomson. Published 1996.
Records of the Earldom of Orkney, 1299-1614: edited by Joseph Storer Clouston. Published: Edinburgh, 1914 (Scottish History Society, 2nd series, volume 7).
Also contains short pedigree charts of the following early Orkney families: Berstane of Cletts, Clouston of Clouston, Corrigall of Corrigall, Cragy of Brough, Cromarty of Cara, Flett of Netherbrough, Flett of Hobbister and of Gruthay, Fraser of Tohop, Halcro of Aikers, Halcro of Halcro, Heddle of Heddle, Ireland of Ireland, Irving of Sabay, Kirkness of Kirkness, Linklater of Linklater, Louttit of Lyking, Ness and Tulloch of Ness, Paplay of Paplay and Sands, Rendall of Rendall, Sclater of Burness, Scarth of Scarth, Sinclair of Air, Sinclair of Warsetter, Tulloch of Lambholm, and Yenstay of Yenstay.
Old Lore Records: edited by Alfred W. Johnston. Published by Viking Society, London, 1907 - 1923. Vol. 1 Records 1056-1634. Vol 2 Orkney Sasines 1617-1621.
Oppressions of the Sixteenth Century in the Islands of Orkney and Zetland: From Original Documents: edited by David Balfour. Published Edinburgh 1859 by Maitland and Abbotsford Clubs.
NB The documents were reproduced by Clouston in 1914. Balfour's introduction, reprinted as Odal Rights and Feudal Wrongs, A Memorial for Orkney in 1860, is inaccurate.

Unpublished sources

Guide to the National Archives of Scotland: No author. Published Edinburgh 1996. 268pp.
Lists of Orkney and Shetland documents: (held by the National Archives of Scotland, formerly the Scottish Record Office, in General Register House and West Register House, Edinburgh). 1. Government records (19pp). 2. Gifts and Deposits (31pp, listing 70 gifts relating to Orkney). Typewritten copies are held in NAS and Orkney Archives, Kirkwall. For further details see National Records of Scotland .
Guide to Records held in Orkney Archives: (18pp). Copies held in Orkney Archives and by Orkney Family History Society. For further details see Orkney Archives .
Documents List of the Orkney Family History Society: Copy held at the Orkney Family History Society, whose records include 500 family trees and 250 other Gifts.

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Sources and Literature of Scottish Church History, Malcolm B. MacGregor, published by McCallum in 1934. A bibliographic guide.
The Scots overseas : a selected bibliography, Whyte, Donald : Birmingham, England : Federation of Family History Societies, 1988. 32 p.

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Scotland - Cemeteries Topic Page

Books relating to Cemeteries in Scotland:

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.

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Books relating to the census in Scotland:

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.

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Books relating to Church History in Scotland:

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.

Scotland - Emigration Topic Page

Books relating to Emigration and Immigration in Scotland:

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.

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Books relating to Genealogy and Genealogies in Scotland:

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 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.

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Books relating to Names and Clans in Scotland:

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.

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Books relating to the Names of Clans and their Tartans in Scotland:

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).
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.
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).
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 Scottish clans & their tartans : Edinburgh etc. W. & A. K. Johnston & G. W. Bacon etc. 18 v. col. illus., maps.
The tartans of the Scottish clans Scarlett, James Desmond : Glasgow : Collins, 1975. 176 p. : ill. (some col).

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Books relating to Scottish names in general

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.

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Internet Archive Texts - "The Internet Archive Text Archive contains a wide range of fiction, popular books, children's books, historical texts and academic books"
Open Library - "an interface to the published books on archive.org and links to other online book collections"
HathiTrust - contains over 10 million digitised volumes, including many (all?) of Google Book's and the Internet Archive's available full texts, but also a lot of volumes related to history and genealogy from other sources.
Google Books Library Project- "An enhanced card catalog of the world's books . . If the book is out of copyright, you'll be able to view and download the entire book".

The British Library's Catalogue Search allows you to search for over 13 million books in their collection.
Bibliography of British and Irish History - "The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) is the most comprehensive and accurate guide available to what's been written about British and Irish history. It's an essential resource for research and teaching. BBIH is a subscription service and is available remotely via university and research libraries worldwide."
The on-line Books Page provides links to "over 3 million free books on the Web".
The Clique - Booktrade and Library Information Services. "Booktrade information for British booksellers, librarians, learned, literary and historical societies, associations and their members for over a century." Information relating to old, rare and out-of-print books in Britain and lists of societies, booksellers and libraries etc.
The Victorian Women Writers' Project aims "to produce highly accurate transcriptions of works by British women writers of the 19th century".
The British Book Trade Index, or BBTI, is an index of the names and brief biographical details and trade details of people who worked in the book trade in England and Wales and who were trading by 1851.
The Exeter Working Papers in British Book Trade History provided by Ian Maxted.
The New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors aims to catalog all deceased authors, and all authors of books published before 1964, as an aid to determining copyright status.
A very large collection of out-of-copyright books is made available by the Internet Archive.

The Archive CD Books Project - Book Depository listing of the Project's output. "Archive CD Books was a web site that coordinated the on-going and important project of reproducing old books, maps and other documents of historical significance by scanning them and then transferring these scanned images onto CD" (Review.)
The History Press. "the UK's largest local and specialist history publisher".
Halsgrove Publishing's Community History Series.

GENfair - FFHS-associated "online shop for books, CDs, fiche, maps, etc."
The Society of Genealogists Bookshop
The Parish Chest - The Family History Federation's comprehensive online shopping facility, for publications from individual family history societies, together with other genealogical goods and services.
Current Publications from 'The Family History Partnership. (The Partnership's members include such authors as Colin Chapman, Jeremy Gibson, and Stuart Raymond.)
Chapel Books - "Books and documents for the genealogist and local historian researching England, Wales and Scotland ... arranged by county."
The National Archives Bookshop - "the full range of National Archives publications, plus other titles selected to aid your research."
Family History Bookshop - at The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies, Canterbury.
Genealogical.com - Great Britain/British - from "The World's Largest Publishers of Genealogical Reference Books."
Internet Genealogical Bookshop - books from all major genealogy and local history publishers.
Family History Books Online - a service from the Family History Federation

Biblio.co.uk - "Biblio offers over 85 million used, rare and out-of-print books."
Abe Books - "the world's largest online marketplace for books"
BookFinder - "A one-stop search site that lets users view the collections of over 50,000 sellers of new, used, rare, and out of print books."
AddAll - "Book Search and Price Comparison."
Archive CD Books USA and (via the Book Depository) Archive CD Books UK sell digital reproductions of old books.
BookButler (archived copy) is a portal to over 60 online book stores, many specialising in second-hand texts and avoids searching each store individually.

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