Genealogy information for Aberdeen.

Aberdeen has the following 7 books:

aberdeen obituaries, 1748-1854 Culled from the Aberdeen Journal which began publishing obituaries in 1748.
by Frances McDonnell

american data from the aberdeen journal, 1748-1783 Mr. Dobson has culled all the genealogical references to the Americas made in “Scottish” sources appearing in the Aberdeen Journal between 1748 and 1783. The period covers the years when the Chesapeake tobacco trade was under the control of Glasgow merchants and Scottish emigration to the colonies was becoming significant. Mr. Dobson has abstracted and arranged in chronological order some 750 reference so that researchers may consult the original if they so desire. The subjects covered are a diverse lot, ranging over the following: emigration per se, the banishment of felons to the Plantations, shipping links that facilitated emigration, advertisements for indentured servants, news of events in the colonies, details on Scottish regiments fighting in the French and Indian Wars or Revolutionary War, reports of privateers, letters from America, and obituaries of American emigrants.
by David Dobson

map: aberdeen, scotland 1885 This map is quite useful for those researching Aberdeen, Scotland. Originally drawn by the famed mapmaker John Bartholomew in 1885. Each map identifies towns, villages, railway lines, rivers and lochs. In addition, the map shows the location of parishes in each county. In all, more than 9000 places names can be located the entire series of maps.

mariners of aberdeen and northern scotland, 1600-1800 Lists of seafarers, primarily ship captains, gleaned from records in the Scottish Record Office and numerous publications.
by David Dobson

pod: birth briefs of aberdeen 1637-1705 In an age before records of births were kept, Birth Briefs were used by individuals who needed to provide proof of their identity. These were obtained by having witnesses swear under oath, before magistrates of the town, that the family and the individual were known to them personally, and that they were willing therefore to verify that the claim to kinship was honest. Thereafter a sealed declaration was provided by the town clerk, giving written details of the individuals antecedents. Taken from the Aberdeen Propinquity Books, these listings provide detailed information about the individual and their families.
by Frances McDonnell

register of testaments aberdeen, 1715-1800 Some of the most important sources of information on our ancestors are to be found in the form of testaments. These documents can be expected to reveal the name and designation of the deceased, normally the date of death, the executor, an inventory of assets, liabilities, debtors and creditors, and usually a will. Registers of Testaments are generally available from the late 16th century to the early 19th century, and these contain significant material of relevance to the family historian. It should, however, be noted that not everyone left a will, and of those made, not all found their way into the books of the Commissary Court. The documents relating to those listed in this booklet can be viewed at the Scottish Record Office, Edinburgh.
by Frances J. McDonnell

roll of apprentices, burgh of aberdeen, 1622 - 1796 To become a burgess of Aberdeen, one had to be the son of an existing Aberdeen burgess, marry the daughter of a burgess, buy the right, or serve an apprenticeship under a craftsman or merchant in the burgh. For an apprentice who did not qualify on other grounds, it was of paramount importance that his apprenticeship indenture ber recorded to ensure that he became entitled in due course to apply to become a burgess. Laid out in alphabetical order, this work is based on the Victorian antiquarian Alexander M. Munro.
by Frances J. McDonnell