Archives held in the Lochaber Archive Centre

Stuthan air an tasgadh ann an Tasglann Loch Abar

The archives in the care of the Lochaber Archive Centre consist of documents in different formats including charters, minute books, correspondence, maps, plans, photographs and films.

Collections include:

Local Authority records created by the former Counties of Inverness and Argyll which relate to the Lochaber area, 1890-1975.

Education records from the 1860s, including logbooks and admission registers for more than sixty Lochaber schools.

Poor relief records, 1845-1930.

Property valuation rolls, 1874-1990.

Fort William Burgh records, 1874-1975.

Police archives, 1875-1946.

Church records including kirk session and presbytery records for parishes in the Lochaber Presbytery, 1724-1991.

Abridgement of Saisines for the Counties of Argyll and Inverness, from 1781.

Estate and family papers including those of Cameron of Lochiel from 1679, and Cameron-Head of Inverailort, from 1799.

Archives of individuals, businesses, societies, and other organisations.

Maps and plans, including Ordnance Survey plans scale 25":1 mile dating from 1870.

Genealogical resources on microfilm for the Lochaber area including census returns, 1841-1901, Old Parish Registers, and the International Genealogical Index.

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