Kincardineshire

genealogy Research in Kincardineshire, Scotland

Scotland is a great place to do family history research because of the country's large number of archives, libraries and other repositories. A variety of records can also be found locally at registry offices, courthouses, public libraries, historical societies and elsewhere. Websites like Ancestry.com, Findmypast, ScotlandsPeople, and FamilySearch also provide access to many unique online databases relating to Scottish genealogy.

In addition to these great resources, we have compiled a large number of links that should prove helpful to your search. Many of these are listed below and on our other pages relating to all parts of Scotland. If you would like a professional genealogist to help you with your quest, please click below.

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archives and libraries

Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives
Aberdeenshire and Moray Records
Angus and Kincardineshire - Historical Sources and Records for Genealogists
The British Library - London, UK
FamilySearch Catalog - Kincardineshire, Scotland
Internet Archive - Kincardineshire, Scotland
Kincardineshire Ancestors
Kincardineshire, Scotland Genealogy - FamilySearch
Kincardineshire Archives - Glasgow and West of Scotland Family History Society
Local Libraries - Kincardineshire, Scotland
The National Archives of the UK - Kew, UK
National Library of Scotland - Edinburgh, UK
National Records of Scotland - Edinburgh, UK
Old Scottish Genealogy & Family History - Kincardineshire Genealogy Records
Open Library - Kincardineshire, Scotland
Scottish Genealogy Society - Edinburgh, UK

biographies

Biography: Federation People - John Forrest
Biography Online - Famous Scottish People
Books about Scotland, the Scots and People and Places of Scots Descent
Carnegie, Sir James, 3rd Bt. (1715-65), of Pittarrow, Kincardine - History of Parliament Online
Chapman, George Thomson - Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
FamilySearch - Scotland Biography
James Graham, 5th Earl and 1st Marquess of Montrose - Britannica
Joseph Grant - Scottish Poet (1805 - 1835)
Lewis Grassic Gibbon - Biography on Undiscovered Scotland
Lewis Grassic Gibbon - National Library of Scotland
National Library of Scotland - Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsman
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Scots and Scotland
People of Medieval Scotland
Undiscovered Scotland - Biographical Index
Wikipedia.org - Kincardineshire, Scotland Notable People

cemeteries

Cyndi's List - Cemeteries & Funeral Homes in Scotland
FamilySearch - Scotland Cemeteries
Find A Grave - Find a Grave in Scotland
Findmypast - Scotland Billion Graves Cemetery Index
Graveyards of Scotland - Kincardineshire
Interment.net - Scotland Cemetery Records
Kincardineshire - Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards
National Records of Scotland - Deaths and Burials
WorldCat.org - Kincardineshire, Scotland

census records

FamilySearch - Scotland Census
The National Archives of the UK - Census Records
National Library of Scotland - Census Records
National Records of Scotland - Census Records
Scotland's Census - History of the Census
ScotlandsPeople - Census Returns

church records

The Church of Scotland - Historical Records
Kincardineshire Catalogue of Fiche and Film
National Records of Scotland - Church Records
Scotland Church Records - FamilySearch

court records

Angus and Kincardineshire - Court Records
FamilySearch - Scotland Court Records
Findmypast - Scotland Court & Criminal Database
National Records of Scotland - Chancery Records
National Records of Scotland - Court and Legal Records
National Records of Scotland - Court of Session Records
National Records of Scotland - Crime and Criminals
National Records of Scotland - High Court Criminal Trials
National Records of Scotland - Sheriff Court Records
Scottish Courts - Court Records

directories

Ancestry.com - UK City and County Directories
FamilySearch - Scotland Directories
National Library of Scotland - Directories
National Library of Scotland - Scottish Post Office Directories
Origin Scotland Church Directory
The Scottish Genealogy Society - Directories

emigration records

Crossing Borders - Scottish Emigration to Canada
FamilySearch - Scotland Emigration and Immigration
GenGuide - Emigration Records
Glasgow Family History - Emigration, Immigration and Migration
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
Kincardineshire Migrant - Emmigration Lists and Records
Library and Archives Canada - Scottish Genealogy and Family History
Library of Congress - Sources for Research in Scottish Genealogy: Emigration
The National Archives of the UK - Emigration and Emigrants
National Library of Scotland - Emigration and Passenger Lists
National Museum of Scotland - Scots and Emigration 1800 - 1950
National Records of Scotland - Emigration Records
ScotlandsPeople - Emigration and Immigration
Scottish Archive Network - Emigration Records
Scottish Emigration to British North America 1770-1783
The Scottish Genealogy Society - Scottish Emigration
University of Aberdeen - Scottish Emigration Database

estate files

Ancestry.com - Scottish Calendar of Confirmations
FamilySearch - Scotland Estate Records
Kincardine Castle Estate
Mygov.scot - Finding a Will
The National Archives of the UK - Wills and Administrations after 1858
National Library of Scotland - Estate Papers
National Records of Scotland - Wills and Testaments
Scottish Courts - Estate Records
Scottish Land and Estates - Document Library
ScotlandsPeople - Inventories of Estates

heraldry records

The Armorial Register - International Register of Arms
ScotlandsPeople - Coats of Arms
Court of the Lord Lyon - Edinburgh, UK
Facts about Heraldry in Scotland - Scots Connection
The Heraldry Society of Scotland - Edinburgh, UK
Heraldry of the World - Kincardineshire, Scotland
Introduction to Scottish Heraldry - Scotlans
Public Register of Arms - National Records of Scotland
Scotland's Heraldry - Scottish Tartans Authority
Scottish Armory and Heraldry - Clan Campbell Society of North America
Scottish Heraldry - Wikipedia.org
Wikipedia.org - Kincardineshire, Scotland Coat of Arms

history

Discovering Kincardineshire, Scotland Liberal Heritage
Gazetteer of British Place Names - Kincardineshire, Scotland
Genealogy of the Nicol Family, Kincardineshire Branch - National Library of Scotland
GENUKI - History and Description, Kincardineshire
Google Books - Kincardineshire, Scotland
Historic Environment Scotland - Kincardine
Historic Environment Scotland - Kincardineshire
Historical Perspective for Old County of Kincardineshire
The History of the Workhouse by Peter Higginbotham
Kincardineshire - Electric Scotland
Kincardineshire, Scotland Genealogy - Our Family Tree
Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom - Britannica
ScotlandGenWeb Project - Kincardineshire
Scotland IGI Batch Numbers - Kincardine
Statistical Accounts of Scotland - Kincardineshire
Undiscovered Scotland - Kincardine and Deeside
Undiscovered Scotland - Kincardine O'Neil
Undiscovered Scotland - Kincardineshire
A Vision of Britain Through Time - Kincardineshire, Scotland
Wikipedia.org - Kincardineshire, Scotland
The Workhouse in Kincardineshire, Kincardineshire

maps

County Maps of Kincardineshire, 1630s-1960s - National Library of Scotland
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection - Kincardineshire, Scotland
Kincardineshire County - ScotlandsPlaces
Map of Kincardineshire - British History Online

military records

Army Museums Ogilby Trust
Casualty Forms
Ministry of Defence - GOV.UK
National Library of Scotland County Maps, 1580s-1950s - Kincardineshire, Scotland
Rolls of Honour for Kincardineshire
The Society for Army Historical Research

municipalities

GENUKI - Kincardineshire Towns and Parishes
Towns in Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK
Wikipedia.org - Kincardineshire, Scotland Settlements

newspapers

The British Newspaper Archive
Cyndi's List - UK & Ireland Newspapers
Findmypast - British Newspapers
Kincardineshire Observer
Kincardineshire, Scotland - British Newspaper Archive
The Mearns Leader and Kincardineshire Observer
National Library of Scotland - Newspapers Collections
National Library of Scotland - Newspapers Online
Newspaper Abstracts - Kincardineshire, Scotland
Newspapers.com - Scotland
Scotsman Digital Archive

obituaries

Findmypast - Death Reports & Obituaries
Funeral Notices - Kincardineshire, Scotland
George Mackie Obituary - The Guardian
The Herald - Death Notices & Obituaries
Kincardineshire Observer Obituaries - Kincardine, Fife
Obits Index - Scotland
The Rev Catherine Hepburn, Church of Scotland Minister - The Scotsman
The Scotsman - Obituaries

photographs

DarkIsle.com - Scotland Castles, Cairns and Celtic Music
Historic Buildings of Kincardineshire, Scotland
Historic Environment Scotland - National Collection of Aerial Photography
National Galleries of Scotland - The MacKinnon Collection
National Library of Scotland - Photographs in the Collections
National Records of Scotland - Image Gallery
Photographs of Scottish Castles and Manor Houses
Scottish Highlander Photo Archive - Kincardineshire

property records

FamilySearch - Scotland Land and Property Search
Kincardine Castle and Estate
Land Register of Scotland - Land and Property Information
Land Searches Scotland - Land Registers and Conveyancing Searches
National Records of Scotland - Deeds
National Records of Scotland - Sasines
Registers of Scotland - Scotland's Land and Property Registers
Scottish Genealogy Society - Land Records

school records

Education Records - National Records of Scotland
Education and School Records - Aberdeen City Council
FamilySearch - Scotland School Records
GenGuide - School Records for the UK and Ireland

societies

Auchenblae Heritage Society
Banchory Museum - Live, Life Aberdeenshire
Dunnottar Castle
FamilySearch - Scotland Societies
Findmypast - Scottish Association of Family History Societies
Kincardine Local History Group
National Library of Scotland - Historical Clubs and Societies
National Museums Scotland
New England Historic Genealogical Society - Kincardineshire, Scotland
North East Scotland Family History Society
The Scottish Association of Family Histories Societies
The Scottish Genealogy Society - Edinburgh, UK
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland - Genealogy and Ancestry
Stonehaven Heritage Society
Stonehaven Tolbooth Museum

tax records

FamilySearch - Scotland Taxation
The National Archives of the UK - Records of Taxation
National Records of Scotland - Taxation Records
ScotlandsPlaces - Historical Tax Rolls
The Scottish Genealogy Society - Taxation Records

vital records

Detailed List of the Old Parochial Registers of Scotland - Google Book Search
FamilySearch - Scotland Civil Registration
The National Archives of the UK - Births, Marriages and Deaths in Scotland and Ireland
National Library of Scotland - Records of Births, Deaths and Marriages
National Records of Scotland - Birth, Death, & Marriage Records
National Records of Scotland - Deaths and Burials
ScotlandsPeople - Statutory Register of Births

Scottish Council Areas

Many Scottish family records can be found online and at various archives and libraries located throughout the United Kingdom. Many millions of records aren't yet available online, though, and many of these are awaiting your discovery at the local level at courthouses, historical societies, churches, council offices, cemeteries, and elsewhere in Scotland. To find these and other records, click on the links below to find more information about the specific counties where your ancestors lived in Scotland. You'll find information on these pages that will lead you to the specific documentation you're searching for.

It is important to keep in mind when doing research that the names and boundaries of certain areas in Scotland have changed over the past few hundred years. Your ancestors may have lived on a certain farm in one county and when borders were redrawn records relating to your family history might have been located in another area entirely. When searching for land, court, tax, and other records it is also a good idea to search for these records in adjacent areas. Following is a complete list of Scotland's 32 council areas along with their formation dates, county seats, and names of parent counties.