Our vision is to lead and transform information management, guarantee the survival of todays information for tomorrow and bring history to life for everyone. This volume contains information on aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of monquhitter. Plotfinder is part of future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the aberdeenshire library and information service digital collection. Sea levels rose gradually and by 6,500 bc the land bridge was gone. Click the login with facebook button to login, if this is your first time facebook will request permission for us to receive info from your facebook profile and any pages you manage. Scotlands old parish registers record that john shand was born 20 feb 1825 in aucharnie, aberdeenshire, the son of john shand and his wife jean anderson. Farm servant life in northeast aberdeenshire judys. Please add to and improve this project of you wish to be involved without copying and pasting from external sources. Aberdeen city and aberdeenshire archives aberdeen city council. Among the sources available for family history are. Pages in category novels set in aberdeenshire the following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. Enter your email address to receive alerts when we have new listings available for building plots for sale in aberdeenshire.
Aberdeenshire but you should check this covers the area you are interested in. Aberdenshire, ministry of public buildings and works official guide book by simpson w douglas isbn. Find out about the archives, including how to access the records, catalogues and indexes. Among aberdeens architectural highlights are the great medieval cathedral and burgh church of st nicholas, the buildings of kings college, and. Search the uks land and renovation finding service. A social history of ballater before the beatles and dr. To understand their lives ive done a lot of reading about farm servant and crofting. They mostly lived and worked on farms and crofts, in farm touns rather than towns and villages. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860.
This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work. The buses of north east scotland in colour photographs by john sinclair by john sinclair retired doctor john sinclairs wonderful collection of bus photographs of the grampian region were all taken by himself from 1956 onwards. Undoubtedly, the vast majority of people would have lived in the countryside and they would have been of mixed cultural heritage pictish and gaelic. Historical maps of aberdeenshire aberdeenshire council. By proceeding, you consent to our legal notice and acknowledge. He was baptized at the church in forgue, aberdeenshire two miles north of his parents home one week later on 27 feb 1825. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks a new history of aberdeenshire, part 1 1875. Gb historical gis university of portsmouth, history of strathdon in aberdeenshire map and description, a vision of britain through time. The national map library of scotland has recently digitised a large part of its historical map collection and made it available online.
Aberdeen was first settled by huntergatherers around 6000 bc, who established themselves around the mouths of the river dee and river don. Leaflets books for sale collaborative projects family history. Srath dheathain is an area in aberdeenshire, scotland. Includes a list of all surnames that appear in the glenbucket opr with links to researchers. Early medieval society in northeast scotland book of deer. Aberdeenshire os name books, 18651871 scotlandsplaces. Specialist in scottish books but with an interest also in odd, unusual and scarce titles in other fields including natural history and history of science.
History of strathdon in aberdeenshire map and description. Please add to and improve this project of you wish to be involved without copying and pasting from external sources the purpose of this project is to give a historical background to aberdeenshire, to provide information about those individuals of historic importance linked to the county and to add links to any. Snipef psl lease administrator link group send your jobs and tenders to scottish construction now. Strathdon, aberdeenshire click on the map for other historical maps of this place in 1887, john bartholomews gazetteer of the british isles described strathdon like this. It is situated in the strath of the river don, 45 miles west of aberdeen in the highlands. This enables us to quickly add your pages to our site. This volume contains information on aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of logie buchan. Historic accommodation in north east scotland historic uk. Ne scotland was still physically connected to continental europe via doggerland at this time, dry land where the north sea is. This area covers the old counties of aberdeenshire, banffshire, kincardineshire and morayshire. Gospel books hibernosaxon manuscripts scottish gaelic language history of aberdeenshire 12thcentury biblical. A new application has been submitted to aberdeenshire council in an attempt to transform a vacant tu.
From country estates to city apartments, your ideal property is just a click away. Ne scotland was still physically connected to continental europe via doggerland at this time, dry land where the north sea is today. Find land, building plots and conversion and renovation opportunities in durno, aberdeenshire, scotland village. Strathdon is a collection of scattered small communities including bellabeg and roughpark, as well as strathdon itself. Mar 29, 2011 the main reference collections, with resources for local and family history, are held within the local studies department in oldmeldrum. Strathdon, aberdeenshire, scotland genealogy genealogy.
Construction leads january 14th construction leads january th construction leads. Below are links to those maps that cover aberdeenshire. There is also a collection of relevant material available in every aberdeenshire library. Aberdeenshire library and information service overdrive. The records of the kirk session contain a variety of documents which detail many aspects of the daily lives of all types of people throughout scotland from the 16th century onwards. Famous people and places aberdeen city and shire film office. Aberdeenshire history genealogy 202 old books on usb. This part of the cairngorms national park is signficantly quieter than its nearby neighbour of deeside and is an area of great scenic beauty. The main reference collections, with resources for local and family history, are held within the local studies department in oldmeldrum. Land for sale in inverallochy, aberdeenshire, scotland village land for sale in new aberdour.
The early history of north east scotland aberdeenshire. Samuel lewis topographical dictionary of scotland, 2nd ed. This part of the cairngorms national park is signficantly quieter than its nearby neighbour of deeside and is an area of great scenic beauty and magnificent wildlife which is popular with walkers. The information consists of a computerised database linked to a gis geographical. Please note the trustees of the national library of scotland retain full of all images on their website. Aberdeen city and aberdeenshire archives aberdeen city. This volume contains information on place names found in the city of aberdeen. Historic accommodation in north east scotland this is scotlands big country with spectacular coastal scenery, wild rivers, heather clad hills and majestic mountains.
The winter sea, the firebird, valentina, one night in scotland, the maidens bequest, the quarry wood. Please search or browse our inventory of hard to find, out of print, used, and rare books. Mar 03, 20 farm servant life in northeast aberdeenshire my fraser ancestors stomping ground was a semicircular area stretching from peterhead down to ellon, part of the buchan region of northeast aberdeenshire. Nefa the north east folklore archive, an internet resource established by aberdeenshire council for the study of the cultural heritage and traditions of north east scotland last updated 29th july, 2015.
Strathdon parish records genealogy and family history in. Find land, building plots and conversion and renovation opportunities in inverallochy, aberdeenshire, scotland village toggle navigation search. The second of two books exploring the buildings of the northeast of scotland, this volume surveys aberdeen the nations thirdlargest city and the southern area of aberdeenshire, including the former county of kincardineshire. Aberdeen and north east scotland exploring scotlands. The archive is essentially an online service but does hold a small collection of reference books available to the public by prior arrangement. Scottish post office directories towns barrhead and neilston 1896 clarkes barrhead and neilston directory 85536170. This work has been selected by scholars as being cu. This region is home to many attractions including scotlands only castle trail, the victorian heritage trail on royal deeside and the coastal trail. A new history of aberdeenshire, part 2 by alexander smith. Aberdeen city and shire has a long connection with film and has many links with famous people and places. Around 2000 bc the beaker people, who built the mysterious stone circles that can be found in the aberdeenshire area, arrived from the rhine lands. This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of scotland as they pertain to the parish of strathdon. Around 2000 bc the beaker people, who built the mysterious stone circles that can be found in the aberdeenshire area, arrived from the rhine lands 400 bc saw celtic migration to the area from the north of scotland.
Aberdeenshire libraries local studies routes to your. Free access to ancestry library edition in every aberdeenshire library. Strathdon photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. The records show that john was a worker, a farm servant. The archaeology service maintains the historic environment record, more commonly referred to as the her, for aberdeenshire, angus and moray councils. Gb historical gis university of portsmouth, history of aberdeenshire map and description for the county, a vision of britain through time. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of strathdon. History of aberdeenshire map and description for the county.
Building plots for sale in aberdeenshire april 2020. Properties for sale in cross of jackston, aberdeenshire from savills, world leading estate agents. Buy aberdeen and north east scotland exploring scotlands heritage exploring scotlands heritage s. Aberdeen city archives provides public access to historical records relating to aberdeen city and aberdeenshire at its town house and old aberdeen search rooms.
We are pleased to be able to offer a search service in some of the records available for this parish. The main village in the strath is also called strathdon, although it was originally called invernochty due to its location at the confluence of the river don and the water of nochty. Aberdeenshire, scotland genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Siorrachd obar dheathain is one of the 32 council areas of scotland, and a lieutenancy area the present day aberdeenshire council area does not include the city of aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. The history and genealogy of glenbuchat, aberdeenshire, scotland page is the central focus for a oneplace study of history, geography and genealogy of the residents of the parish of glenbuchat. Early medieval society in the northeast of scotland would have been very different from what we are familiar with today. As the ice sheets finally retreat from aberdeenshire the earliest evidence for human activity in the region starts with finds of flint tools. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic aberdeenshire one of the counties of scotland formerly used for. Nefa, the north east folklore archive, is a cultural resource created for the study and appreciation of the traditions and social history of aberdeenshire. Dame evelyn glennie and emeli sande, brought to global prominence by their screen roles in the 2012 olympics ceremonies, were both raised in aberdeenshire ellon and alford, respectively. Farm servant life in northeast aberdeenshire judys family. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. My fraser ancestors stomping ground was a semicircular area stretching from peterhead down to ellon, part of the buchan region of northeast aberdeenshire. The hers contain information on nearly 30,000 sites of archaeological and historical interest ranging from mesolithic flints to airfields of world war ii.