Fife Kalendar of Convicts 1790–1880 CD now on sale

Fife Family History Society (www.fifefhs.org) has released a new data CD, entitled Fife Kalendar of Convicts, 1790–1880. The following are the details, and where to buy:

Fife Kalendar of Convicts, 1790 – 1880 (CD)

£15.00

This CD contains a PDF copy of the Fife Kalendar of Convicts, 1790 – 1880 (20MB) and an installer for Adobe Acrobat Reader. The Kalendar is also available as a digital download. At over 2000 pages long this publication is not suitable for printing. It is best viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader, an application widely available as a free download.

The Fife Kalendar of Convicts is an index of cases tried in a number of the courts of Fife, as well as Fife cases before the High Court. It also covers Jury Trials of Cupar and Dunfermline Sheriff Courts, as well as Justice of the Peace records and cases dealt with at local Burgh/Police/Magistrates Courts. Records of transportation of Fife convicts to Australia have also been consulted, as have additional sources.

To purchase the CD, and for further details, please visit https://shop.fifefhs.org/shop/cd-media/fife-kalendar-of-convicts-1790-1880-cd/

Chris

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Selkirkshire monumental inscriptions

Selkirkshire Antiquarian Society has released several new CDs with monumental inscriptions for the following areas:

HOBKIRK Cemeteries Old and New
SOUTHDEAN Cemeteries Old and New
ABBOTRULE Cemetery

Other recent releases include:

Selkirk Auld Kirkyard
Selkirk Brierylaw Cemetery
Selkirk Shawfield Cemetery
Ettrick Kirkyard
Kirkhope Cemetery (Ettrick Bridge)
Yarrow Kirkyard
Ashkirk Cemetery

For more information visit www.selkirkshireantiquariansociety.co.uk

(With thanks to @maxwellancestry)

Chris

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New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)

New releases from Aberdeenshire FHS

Aberdeenshire and North East Scotland Family History Society (http://anesfhs.org.uk) has asked me to provide details of some new releases, so here goes!

John Philip Edmond, Bookbinder, Librarian and Bibliographer of Aberdeen 1850-1906 - a short biography
John Webb

This 28 page A4 book is printed in full colour and lavishly illustrated with pictures of Edmond, as well as providing a detailed study of the man. Edmond was a prolific bibliographer, producing many extensive works on the historical publications produced in Aberdeen. From 1884-86 he produced the three volume The Aberdeen Printers 1620-1736, including many works published by Aberdeen's first printer Edward Raban. He subsequently formed a friendship with the 26th Earl of Crawford, based in Lancashire, and helped to catalogue the library at his son's Balcarres home in Fife.

Cost: £6


Alexander Kerr of Menie (c1644-1730) and the Smiths of Iveramsay
Val McCallum

This is a two part volume. The first provides a detailed account of Alexander Kerr's life story, an Aberdonian merchant of the 17th century who acquired the Menie estate in 1659. The book takes us through the Kerr family's time in Aberdeen, with recollections of the Covenanters, the plague, witchcraft and the historic old city itself. The second part of the book deals with the Smith family of Inveramsay (based on Garioch), connected by marriage to the Kerrs, and who also served on the council of Aberdeen. Again, fully illustrated in colour and methodically indexed.

Cost: £9


Also available on CD - The Alexanders of Bourtie 1696-1886: A Family History Journey, by Ian G MacDonald. £7.50

(With thanks to Jean Shirer)

Chris

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Digital downloads from Anguline

Anguline Research Archives is now offering its CD collection via digital download. At present 256 of 586 CDs from the company can now be downloaded, with more to come over the following weeks. Details of those currently available as a download are available on individual catalogue entries. For more details on the company's holdings visit http://anguline.co.uk.

Incidentally, for some free downloads on the site visit http://anguline.co.uk/free.html - I've just noticed the name of a friend's great grandfather here in Largs on the Scottish Temperance League Register from 1869, some useful material!

(With thanks to Guy Etchells)

Chris

The Family Tree: The Roots

Something a little different! A new music CD entitled The Family Tree: The Roots by Radical Face, aka Ben Cooper, is now available for sale. It forms the first of a new CD trilogy going under the banner of The Family Tree, and was recorded in Jacksonville using 19th contemporary instruments. You can hear samples from each of the tracks via Amazon at www.amazon.co.uk/Family-Tree-Roots-Radical-Face/dp/B005J0HOOG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1327049046&sr=8-2, whilst a review of the album is in today's Independent newspaper at www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-radical-face-the-family-tree-the-roots-6291906.html.

I doubt it will help you break any brick walls down, but may give you something to think to as you look for new options!

Chris