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Banffshire
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FAMILY NAMES
Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society
Aberdeen & NE Family History Society
Banffshire Surname List: A- F,
G-L,
M-R ,
S-Z
GOVERNMENT SITES
Aberdeenshire Council
HISTORY AND CULTURE
Banff harbour history
Banff & Macduff history
LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS AND ARCHIVES
Banff - family history library catalogue.
Familia - a directory of family hstory resources held in public libraries in Aberdeenshire.
Aberdeen University Library
Aberdeenshire Library and Information Service.
Aberdeenshire Museums information page.
Aberdeen City Archives
Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire local and council archives contacts.
LOCAL WEBSITES
BANFF - old cemetery.
BANFF - ships in port in Banff & Aberdeen, census 1881.
BOYNDIE - 1851 census.
RATHVEN - parish hospital.
MAPS, GAZETTEERS AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Ordnance Survey maps - free online maps covering the period 1860-1870.
British History Online - old historic Ordnance Survey maps in 1:10,560 scale.
MILITARY
Grave Location for Holders of the Victoria Cross in Grampian which includes Banffshire.
Banffshire Roll of Honour
NEWSPAPERS
The Buchan Observer - online archives date back to 2002.
OTHER BITS AND PIECES
Poorhouses in Scotland - Rathven (Parish Hospital).
Banffshire Genealogy Webring
Banffshire Index - links to famous families and parish & town information
Banffshire Parish and Probate Records - records include baptisms/christenings, burials, marriages, tombstone inscriptions, obituaries, tax lists & wills.
GENUKI'S pages for Banffshire
UK FreeCEN Project - Banffshire 1841 Census Project
Banffshire 1841 Census
Banffshire 1851 Census
The Moray Burial Ground Research Group - surveys every burial ground in Moray, which also includes part of the old county of Banff. Some 140 cemeteries, both public and private to be studied.
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