Forfar Library - Genealogy Resources
General Information
Forfar Library holds a collection of books and ephemera highlighting all aspects of Forfar past and present. Many other areas of Angus are also represented. There is a microfilm viewer/printer, microfiche reader and a photocopier for public use.
Old Parish Registers (OPR’s)
Each library holds the OPR’s for its immediate area.
An Angus wide collection of OPR microfilms can be found in Angus Archives.
Census
Each library holds the census for its immediate area.
An Angus wide collection of census on microfilm can be found in Angus Archives.
International Genealogical Index (IGI)
The IGI for Scotland is available in all full time libraries.
Newspapers
| Angus Herald | 1930 - 1933 | Microfilm, Indexed |
| Forfar Dispatch | 1912 - to date 1952 - 1986 |
Microfilm Indexed Bound, Indexed to July 1987 |
| Forfar Herald | 1884 - 1930 1923 - 1929 |
Microfilm, Indexed Bound, Indexed |
| Forfar Reformer | 1883 - 1884 | Microfilm |
| Forfar Review | 1912 - 1924 1925 - 1926 |
Microfilm Microfilm |
| Forfar Times | 1974 - 1978 | Bound |
Forfar also holds part of the index to Kirriemuir’s newspapers.
Voters Rolls
See the Angus Remembrancer and Oliver & Boyd’s Edinburgh Almanac Angus Supplement.
Valuation Rolls
| Burgh | 1925-1975 (Except 1927/28, 1928/29, 1930/31, 1933/34, 1934/35, 1940/41, 1941/42, 1947/48) |
| County | 1895-1930 |
Directories
Forfar Directory and Yearbook - 1885 -1939
(Missing 1896, 1912, 1917-26, 1930-34)
Forfar District Almanac and Yearbook (no date)
Royal Burgh of Forfar Directory - 1972
Angus Mearns Remembrancer* - 1829-1846
Oliver & Boyd’s Edinburgh Almanac*- 1833-1894
*Both of these contain lists of voters, officials, writers, militias, ministers, etc.
Monumental Inscriptions (M.I.’s)
Pre 1855 Gravestone Inscriptions in Angus - ed. A. Mitchell.
Maps
Forfar Library holds a large collection of maps including a complete 6 inch Angus set for 1865 and nearly complete sets for 1902, 1927. The 25 inch set for 1902 and 1920 is nearly complete. The 1976 1: 10,000 maps are held for the Forfar and Kirriemuir areas. Other maps in the collection are Wood’s plans of Brechin, Forfar, Montrose and Arbroath. There are also various 19th century estate plans and maps by Pont and Gordon, Blackadder, Moll.
Indexes
*Forfar Shoemakers 1626 - 1813
Forfar Watchmakers
*Forfar Weavers 1627 - 1836
*Roup Roll of Meikle Miln of Kirriemuir 1750
*Original documents held in Angus Archives at the Angus Archives
Photographs
The Library holds a large collection of original photographs showing people, places and events. The Meffan holds the entire Forfar collection as contact prints.
And Finally...
Forfar Library holds a number of other items of interest to the genealogist
Fasti Ecclesie Scoticanae - lists every Church of Scotland Minister.
Journals of the Spalding Club, Scottish Text Society, Scottish History society and Scottish Genealogist.
The John C. Ewing Bequest - An extensive collection of books on Scottish history.
Tiend roll of the Parish of Forfar 1939.
Register of Sasines of the Burgh of Forfar, Index of persons, 1809-1914.
Available is a list of indexes, transcripts and holdings of manuscript and burgh material held by Angus Archives at the Angus Archives.
Contact
Fiona Dakers
Fofar Library
50/56 West High Street
Forfar
DD8 1BA
01307 466071
forfar.library@angus.gov.uk
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