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A  
Admiralty Court see Crime and Criminals
Accountant of Court see Court of Session: other series
Adoptions see Adoption records
Advocates Library see Buildings
Airmen see Military records; Soldiers' and airmen's wills, 1857-1964
Apprentices see Crafts and trades
Architects see Buildings
Architectural records see Buildings; Topographical, architectural and engineering plans in the NAS
Army see Exchequer records; Military records; Soldiers' and airmen's wills, 1857-1964
   
B  
Bankruptcy see Court of Session: sequestrations
Baronets see Chancery records
Beggars see Records of the poor
Bill Chamber see Court of Session: other series
Board of Trade see Shipbuilding records
Bridges see Buildings
British Rail see Canal records
British Waterways see Canal records
Buildings see Buildings; Estate records; Inheriting land and buildings; Valuation rolls
Burgesses see Burgh records; Crafts and trades
Burghs see Burgh records; Crafts and trades; Deeds
see Private papers
Businesses see Private papers
   
C  
Canals see Canal records; Buildings
Castles see Buildings
Cemeteries see Buildings
Chancery see Chancery records; Inheriting lands and buildings
Charities see Private papers
Charters see Chancery records
Church buildings see Buildings
Cinema see Private papers
Civil engineering see Railway records
Coal mining see Coal mining records
Codicils see Deeds
Commissary Court see Commissary court; Deeds; Divorce and separation records; Sheriff court records
Commissioners of Supply see Sheriff court records
Commissions see Chancery records
Companies see Private papers; Shipbuilding records
Compromises see Deeds
Comptrollery see Exchequer records
Contracts see Deeds
Convicts see Crime and criminals; Emigration records; High Court criminal trials; Index of legal terms and offences libelled; Justice of the Peace records; Sheriff court records
Corn law returns see Sheriff court records
Court of Session see Court of Session: introduction to processes, Court of Session: unextracted processes, Court of Session: extracted processes, Court of Session: other series, Court of Session: sequestrations; Adoption records; Buildings; Deeds; Divorce and separation records; Exchequer records; Privy Council records
Courts see Adoption records; Buildings; Court of Session: introduction to processes, Court of Session: unextracted processes, Court of Session: extracted processes, Court of Session: other series, Court of Session: sequestrations; Crime and criminals; Deeds; Divorce and separation records; Index of legal terms and offences libelled; Justice of the Peace records; Sheriff court records
Covenanters see Crime and criminals
Crafts see Crafts and trades; Burgh records
Crime see Crime and criminals; High Court criminal trials; Index of legal terms and offences libelled; Justice of the Peace records; Sheriff court records
Crown Office see Buildings
Crown writs see Chancery records
Curators/curatories see Court of Session: other series
Customs see Customs and excise records; Exchequer records
   
D  
Dean of Guild see Buildings; Burgh records
Deeds see Deeds; Buildings; Burgh records; Chancery records
Destitution Board see Records of the poor
Disability see Records of the poor
District Courts see Justice of the Peace records
Divorce see Divorce and separation records
Drawings see Topographical, architectural and engineering plans in the NAS
   
E
Education see Education records
Electoral records see Sheriff court records
Emigration see Emigration records
Engineering plans see Buildings; Topographical, architectural and engineering plans in the NAS
Estates see Estate records; Buildings; Private papers; Sheriff court records; Slavery, the transatlantic slave trade and Scotland
Exchequer see Exchequer records; Buildings; Burgh records; Canal records; Military records; Taxation records
Excise records see Customs and excise records; Exchequer records
   
F  
Factors/factories see Court of Session: other series
Family history see Family history in the National Archives of Scotland
Family records see Private papers
Farms see Buildings; Estate records; Valuation rolls
Fatal accident enquiries see Sheriff court records
Fiars courts see Sheriff court records
Field books see Buildings
Fishery Board see Scottish government records after 1707
Forfeitures see Exchequer records
Franchise courts see Crime and criminals
Freeholders records see Sheriff court records
Friendly societies see Crafts and trades
   
G  
Genealogy see Family history in the National Archives of Scotland
Gifts and deposits see Private papers
Government records see Scottish government records after 1707; Burgh records; Canal records; Exchequer records; Scottish Parliament records
Grants see Chancery records
Graveyards see Buildings
Great Seal see Chancery records
Guilds see Crafts and trades
   
H  
Heirs see Inheriting lands and buildings; Chancery records; Sheriff court records
Heirs, Services of see Inheriting lands and buildings; Chancery records; Sheriff court records
Heritable jurisdiction see Deeds; Sheriff court records
Heritors see Buildings; Education records; Estate records; Records of the poor; Taxation records; Valuation rolls
High Court of Justiciary see Buildings; Crime and criminals
   
I  
Incorporations see Crafts and trades
Indentures see Burgh records; Crafts and trades
Industry see Coal mining records; Shipbuilding records
Inheritance see Inheriting land and buildings
Inland Revenue see Buildings
   
J  
Jacobites see Crime and criminals
Jurisdiction see Commissary Court; Court of Session: introduction to processes, Court of Session: unextracted processes, Court of Session: extracted processes, Court of Session: other series, Court of Session: sequestrations; Deeds; Exchequer records; Index of legal terms and offences libelled; Justice of the Peace records; Privy Council records; Sheriff court records
Jury Court see Court of Session: other series
Justices of the Peace see Justice of the Peace records; Buildings; Crime and criminals
Juvenile Courts see Sheriff court records
   
K  
Kirk sessions see Records of the poor
   
L  
Land see Buildings; Coal mining records; Estate records; Inheriting land and buildings; Private papers; Register of Sasines
Landowners see Buildings; Estate records; Private papers
Law reports see Court of Session: other series
Leases see Deeds; Estate records
Legal records see Commissary court; Court of Session: introduction to processes, Court of Session: unextracted processes, Court of Session: extracted processes, Court of Session: other series, Court of Session: sequestrations; Exchequer records; High Court criminal trials; Justice of the Peace records; Sheriff court records
Licensing records see Burgh records
Lieutenancy records see Sheriff court records
Lighthouses see Scottish Lighthouses
Locomotives see Railway records
   
M  
Manses see Buildings
Master of Works see Buildings
Maps see Topographical, architectural and engineering plans in the NAS; Buildings
Markets see Burgh records
Merchants see Burgh records
Military records see Military records; Soldiers' and aimen's wills, 1857-1964
Militia see Military records; Sheriff court records
Mills see Buildings
Mining see Coal mining records
Ministry of Transport see Canal records
Muster rolls see Exchequer records; Military records
   
N  
Navy see Military records; Exchequer records
Nobility see Private papers
   
O
Offences see Index of legal terms and offences libelled
Ordnance Survey records see Buildings; Topographical, architectural and engineering plans in the NAS
Orphans see Records of the poor
   
P  
Palaces see Buildings
Parliament see Scottish Parliament records; Burgh records
Parochial Boards see Records of the poor
Passenger lists see Emigration records
Patents see Chancery records
Paupers see Records of the poor
Petty sessions see Justice of the Peace records
Plans see Topographical, architectural and engineering plans in the NAS; Buildings; Canal records; Sheriff court records
Police see Burgh records
Poor see Records of the poor
Poverty see Records of the poor
Precognitions see Crime and criminals; High Court criminal trials
Private records see Private papers
Prisoners see Crime and criminals
Prisons see Crime and criminals
Privy Council see Privy Council records; Crime and criminals; Military records
Privy Seal see Privy Seal records
Property see Inheriting land and buildings; Register of Sasines
Protests see Deeds
Protocol books see Burgh records
Publications see Published guides and sources
Pupils see Education records
   
Q  
Quarter Seal records see Chancery records
Quarter sessions see Justice of the Peace records
   
R  
Railway stations see Buildings
Railways see Railway records
Register House Plans (RHP) see Topographical, architectural and engineering plans in the NAS; Buildings; Canal records
Register of Deeds see Buildings
Register of Sasines see Register of Sasines; Buildings; Estate records
Remissions see Chancery records
Rentals see Estate records
Responde books see Chancery records
Retours see Chancery records; Inheriting land and buildings
Roads see Buildings
Royal Chancery see Chancery records; Inheriting land and buildings
Royal Mint papers see Exchequer records
   
S  
Sasines see Register of Sasines; Buildings; Estate records
School admission registers see Education records
School Boards see Education records
School inspection reports see Education records
School log books see Education records
Schoolhouses see Buildings
Schools see Buildings; Education records
Scottish Government records see Scottish Government records after 1707
Scottish Office see Buildings
Separation records see Divorce and separation records
Sequestrations see Court of Session: sequestrations
Servants see Estate records
Services of heirs see Chancery records; Inheriting land and buildings; Sheriff court records
Sheriff Court see Sheriff court records; Adoption records; Buildings; Chancery records; Customs and excise records; Deeds; Divorce and separation records
Sheriffs' Commissions records see Chancery records
Shipbuilding see Shipbuilding records
Shipping registers see Customs and excise records
Shipyards see Shipbuilding records
Signet Library see Buildings; Chancery records
Signet Office see Buildings
Slave trade see Slavery, the transatlantic slave trade and Scotland
Slavery see Slavery, the transatlantic slave trade and Scotland
Slaves see Slavery, the transatlantic slave trade and Scotland
Societies see Crafts and trades; Private papers
Soldiers see Military records; Soldiers' and airmen's wills, 1857-1964
Solemn trials see High Court criminal trials
Sport see Private papers
Students see Education records
   
T  
Tacks see Burgh records; Deeds; Estate records
Taxation see Taxation records; Buildings; Exchequer records; Valuation rolls
Teachers see Education records
Testaments see Commissary court; Sheriff court records
Theatre see Private papers
Topographical plans see Topographical, architectural and engineering plans in the NAS
Town Council see Burgh records
Towns see Burgh records
Trade see Burgh records; Canal records; Crafts and trades; Shipbuilding records; Slavery, the transatlantic slave trade and Scotland
Trade unions see Crafts and trades
Trades see Crafts and trades
Trains see Railway records
Transport see Canal records; Railway records
Transportation see Crime and criminals; Emigration records
Treasury see Exchequer records; Military records
Trust dispositions see Inheriting land and buildings
Tutors/Tutories see Chancery records
   
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V  
Valuation rolls see Valuation rolls; Buildings; Estate records; Exchequer records; Register of Sasines
Voters see Burgh records; Sheriff court records
Voters' rolls see Burgh records; Sheriff court records
   
W  
Wars see Military records
Welfare see Records of the poor
Wills see Deeds; Sheriff court records; Soldiers' and airmen's wills, 1857-1964
Witchcraft see Crime and criminals
Workmen's compensation see Sheriff court records
   
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