Collections and Records

• Agricultural and Estate Records
• Allegiance Oaths
• Building and Planning Records
• Burgesses
• Burial Records
• Census Returns
• Church Records
• Council Minutes
• Court, Criminal and Police Records
• Customs and Excise Records
• Directories and Guide Books
• Education Records
• Family and Genealogical Record:
• Graveyard Maps and Memorial inscriptions
• Health Records including the Crichton Royal Institute
• Irregular Marriage Records
• Literary Records
• Maps and Plans
• Military Records
• National Sources:
• Newspapers and Journals
• Old Parochial Registers
• Photographs, Prints, Paintings and Drawings
• Poor Welfare Records
• Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages
• Sasines
• Service of Heirs Records
• Special Collections
  •  RC Reid Collection: 196 volumes of history and genealogy of the region relating to 1500 - 1700
  • Frank Miller Collection: an antiquarian and book collector with a particular interest in poetry and border Ballads.
  • AC Wolffe Collection: (1920-2016) architectural drawings, client files and paperwork from his architect practice. Held on behalf of Historic Environment Scotland
• Testaments
• Trade and Business Records
• Transport and Infrastructure Records
• Valuation and Taxation Records
• Voting Records

Further details can found by searching our Online Catalogues and Resources.