Aberdeenshire Poll Tax 1696 Were your ancestors taxed in 1696 to fund the army? Search over 43,000 records to find out.
Forums
RootsChat Aberdeenshire Ask a question about your Aberdeenshire ancestors or just browse the previous posts to see info and links to help with your research.
General Family History
GENUKI Aberdeenshire Lots of additional links and information for tracing your family history in Aberdeenshire.
Historical Directories
Aberdeen Directories View street directories which might help you find your ancestor’s address and occupation in a particular year.
Aberdeen & District Prisoners of War Bureau Index The Bureau was formed during the First World War to provide support for the families of soldiers from the North East of Scotland that had been taken prisoner during the conflict. Initially it only covered the Gordon Highlanders, but later individuals from other Regiments and other services were covered, including the Merchant Navy. The coverage of the Bureau therefore extended from Aberdeen City to the counties of Aberdeenshire, Banffshire and Kincardineshire.
Occupations
Aberdeen Burgh Registers of Apprentices Three files available to download. The first two sets include the date, name of apprentice, name of who he was apprenticed to, the trade and the cautioners.
Aberdeen Police Staff Records Several PDFs available to download containing the city police personnel register from 1885-1929. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the files.
Photos & Postcards
Silver City Vault Thousands of old photos of places and people of Aberdeen.
School Records
The Aberdeen University Calendar 1593-1860. Did any of your ancestors work at the University of Aberdeen? Discover details of rectors, professors and librarians from one of the oldest universities in Scotland.
Education and School Records Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire hold a large amount of records relating to schools and education in the North East of Scotland. The map shows the location of schools across the North East. Also see lists of schools by parish or in alphabetical order.