Street directories, gazetteers and maps help locate where our ancestors lived and show the development through the years of the villages, towns and cities.
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
| Title: | Boyle's Court and Country Guide |
| Link: | Boyle's Court and Country Guide |
| Description: | Boyle's Court and Country Guide, 1811 |
| Extra Info: | List people from all round the UK and Ireland and their addresses. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | British History Online |
| Link: | https://www.british-history.ac.uk/ |
| Description: | British History Online |
| Extra Info: | A variety of records and documents relating to the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
| Title: | Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Link: | Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Description: | Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1894 |
| Extra Info: | Volume 2-6 only (CH onwards). |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
| Title: | Exploring Scotland's Historic Environment. |
| Link: | https://pastmap.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Modern, Historic, Aerial and Data maps of Scotland |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
| Title: | Fullarton's Topographical, Statistical, and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland |
| Link: | Fullarton's Topographical, Statistical, and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland |
| Description: | Fullarton's Topographical, Statistical, and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland, 1847 |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
| Title: | Genmaps, Old and Interesting Maps |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/genealogy/ |
| Description: | Genmaps, Old and Interesting Maps |
| Extra Info: | Many online maps, some as early as 1550. |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
| Title: | Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland |
| Link: | Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland |
| Description: | Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland 1883 |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Information, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Historic Churches of Great Britain |
| Link: | http://www.historicchurches.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Maps of locations of many Historic Churches of Great Britain |
| Extra Info: | Helps you find the location of the churches where you ancestors were baptised, married or buried. Their long-term aim is to add photographs to accompany each map. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Tithe Records, Information |
| Title: | Internet Archive |
| Link: | http://archive.org/ |
| Description: | Internet Archive |
| Extra Info: | Has many scanned books. Click on texts and then search the archive. Note gazetteer and gazetteers give different results. |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | National Archives - Online Records and Indexes |
| Link: | http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-... |
| Description: | National Archives - Online Records and Indexes (UK) |
| Extra Info: | Includes prisoner photos, maps and more. Many detailed records require payment. |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
| Title: | National Library of Scotland - Online Maps |
| Link: | https://maps.nls.uk/ |
| Description: | National Library of Scotland - Online Maps |
| Extra Info: | Includes town plans and estate maps. |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
| Title: | Old Maps of England, Scotland and Wales |
| Link: | https://www.old-maps.co.uk/index.html#/ |
| Description: | Old Maps of England, Scotland and Wales |
| Extra Info: | As well as maps this site also includes a gazetteer of place names. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Scotland Data from Ancestry |
| Link: | Scotland Data from Ancestry |
| Description: | Scotland Data Collection from Ancestry |
| Extra Info: | Includes Emmigrants and Immigrants; Numerous Directories and Gazetteers and more. |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax |
| Title: | ScotlandsPlaces |
| Link: | https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/ |
| Description: | ScotlandsPlaces |
| Extra Info: | ScotlandsPlaces is a website that allows users to search for resources by place. Includes historic tax rolls, gazetteers, official reports etc. Check 'Records' to see which records are online via the site. |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Other Records |
| Title: | Scottish Records and Documents from British History Online |
| Link: | https://www.british-history.ac.uk/catalogue/scotla... |
| Description: | Scottish Records and Documents from British History Online |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
| Title: | Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland |
| Link: | Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland |
| Description: | Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland Updated from the 1859 Edition. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
| Title: | GENUKI County Page for Fife |
| Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/FIF/ |
| Description: | General Information for Fife |
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