Montrose Library - Genealogy Resources
General Information
Montrose Library holds a collection of books and ephemera highlighting all aspects of Montrose past and present. Many other areas of Angus are also represented. There is a microfilm viewer, 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
Microfilm
| Newspaper | Dates |
|---|---|
| Montrose Standard | 1853 - 1970 |
| Montrose Chronicle | 7 August 1895 - 30 Dec. 1896 |
| Montrose & Brechin Chronicle | 6 January. 1897 - 20 July 1898 |
| Montrose, Arbroath & Brechin Review | 17 Apr. 1818 -18 October. 1839, 1844 -1875, 1884 -1919 (1848 missing) |
| Montrose Review | 1920 - 1998 |
| Scottish Nation | 8 May 1923 - 25 Dec. 1923 |
Bound Copies
| Montrose Review | 1811-1859 (1825 missing) |
The Montrose newspapers are not indexed.
Voters Roll
Lists of Montrose voters can be found within the Montrose Yearbooks and in Oliver & Boyd’s Edinburgh Almanac. Angus & Mearns Supplement, which is held in Forfar Library.
Valuation Rolls
Burgh 1855 - 1902 Microfilm
County 1855 - 1902 Microfilm
Angus Archives holds Valuation Rolls for Montrose after 1902.
Directories
Montrose Yearbook & Directory 1884 - 1979
(Missing - 1886, 1889, 1904, 1924)
Monumental Inscriptions (M.I.’s)
Pre 1855 Gravestones in Angus - ed. A. Mitchell
Maps
The Library holds a collection of Ordnance Survey maps.
Photographs
Angus Archives holds a collection of original photographs of Montrose. Montrose Library holds the entire collection as contact prints.
Available is a list of indexes, transcripts and holdings of manuscript and burgh material held by Angus Archives at the Angus Archives.
Contact
Christine Sharp
Montrose Library
214 High Street
Montrose
DD10 8PH
01674 673256
montrose.library@angus.gov.uk
© Angus Council 1998 - 2012