Valuation rolls
A project to digitise valuation rolls (NAS ref. VR) is underway
which means that some volumes will be removed from public access
for a short time. For more details go to the guide
to valuation rolls.
Catalogues and indexes
Each collection of records held by the National Archives of Scotland
(NAS) has a catalogue or index to help you find the right material
whether it's a file or a single document.
• Catalogues are lists of archives according
to where they came from and when they were created (their provenance).
The catalogues have an alpha-numeric reference system, for example
HD4/5.
• Indexes by surname, placename or topic are sometimes made
of certain types of record to allow you to find individual documents
easily.
The catalogues and indexes compiled by the NAS are
listed below.
Catalogues available online
NAS Catalogue
Most of the records held by the National Archives of Scotland (NAS) are described on an electronic database, the online Catalogue. You can search the database using any text, dates or reference numbers.
Search the NAS Catalogue
Scottish wills and testaments
There is a separate index to all wills and testaments in Scottish
commissary and sheriff court registers for the years 1514-1901.
It can be searched in the NAS search rooms or online at the ScotlandsPeople
website. There is an electronic index of post-1985 wills which
is only available in the NAS search rooms. More information on
wills and testaments can be found in the guide to wills.
National Register of Archives for
Scotland (NRAS)
This is a database of private collections which have
been registered by the NRAS, some of which are still held privately
and others are held by archival institutions. The Register is available
online through the NRAS microsite.
Search the
NRAS Register
Highland Emigration Society
There is a separate index to the passenger lists of the Highland
Emigration Society from 1852-1857 (HD4/5), which can be searched
in the NAS search rooms or on the Scottish Archive Network (SCAN)
website.
Scottish Archive Network (SCAN) online catalogue
This contains summary information on over 20,000 collections of
historical records held in 52 Scottish archives. To use the catalogue,
visit the SCAN website.
Catalogues only available in the NAS search
rooms
All of the catalogues and indexes listed above are available in
our search rooms. The following electronic catalogues and indexes
are only available in our search rooms.
High Court of Justiciary records index
The 19th Century Solemn Database is an electronic index of
19th century High Court of Justiciary jury (“solemn”)
trials. The database is a work in progress and will eventually link
together all the records connected with the trial of an individual.
These tend to be:
• a precognition
• case papers
• one or more minute book or book of adjournal entries
• any appeal papers
• any associated objects, plans, photographs etc.
More information on these records can be found in the guide
to the records of crime and criminals.
The database is only available in our West
Search Room, but selected information from it, as well
as information about 20th century cases more than 75 years old,
is also available on our Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC),
so you can also search for trials online. 20th Century cases less
than 75 years old are not available for Data Protection reasons. How
to search for High Court criminal trials explains how
to get the best out of searching the OPAC. If you are unfamiliar
with some of the legal terms used in the catalogue, our index
of legal terms and offences libelled will help.
Catalogues only available on paper
There are still some collections which do not yet have electronic
catalogues and are only listed on paper catalogues which are kept
in our search rooms. Find out more about using
our search rooms.
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