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Published 07 June 2010 Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire archives go online By: Rick Roberts, Biography & Archived Articles Aberdeen City Council has provided the following news item for the information of readers of the Global Gazette:
Researchers are able to search 46 collections, consisting of 23,300 entries via the internet. Twenty of the collections are for Aberdeen City and the other 26 relate to Aberdeenshire collections. The most popular sources for family history, such as school records, parochial board/poor relief, burial registers, and Aberdeenshire militia records, are included. A substantial amount of lesser known collections are represented including: building warrants; Commissioners of Supply; New Street Trustees; and a large number of burgh collections. The Lord Provost of Aberdeen Peter Stephen said: "Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives exists to collect and preserve historical records relating to the City of Aberdeen and its locality and to secure significant modern records for future generation. "By making these records available online will enable people from anywhere in the world to access this fascinating catalogue of historical documents." Aberdeenshire Provost Bill Howatson said: "The launch of the online version of the Archive catalogue is a major step forward in promoting public access to the historical records of the north east of Scotland. "The use of modern technology to increase access to often very old historical records is wonderfully exciting and with the history of the City and Shire being so intimately linked, it is appropriate that the Archive catalogue is a joint venture between the two authorities." The catalogue is available to search at www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/archivecatalogue In partnership with Deceased Online, Aberdeen City Council's archive burial registers also went online on 27 May. Aberdeen is the first city and only the second local authority in Scotland, after Angus Council, to place its burial records on the national database website www.deceasedonline.com The records of Grove Cemetery, Nellfield Cemetery, Old Machar Cemetery and St Clements Churchyard will be available; providing details of almost 24,000 burials. A further five cemeteries including the largest St Peter's will be uploaded over the next two months [June and July] to provide a database of an estimated 192,000 burials. Until now there has been no website database which has been dedicated to burial and cremation records across the UK. High quality digital scans of burial registers, computerised records of burials and details of all occupants of lairs (graves), which can be downloaded and/or printed as required are available. Users need not know the cemetery, town, city, county or local authority area where the person they are looking for was buried or cremated. The website enables UK-wide searching by name with a variety of search tools and filters to enable users to easily locate the subject of their search. Tools and advance search facilities enable searchers to fine-tune their search using various name options, regions, year ranges, burial or cremation and through 'wild card' options. If and when records are found, the user can purchase them and download and print as required. Prices are mostly £1.50 for standard register scans and computerised records, £2.00 for photographs of headstones or memorials and £5.00 for the range of maps (see the full range of charges on the website). Users purchase credits (minimum £3.00 value) to buy records. More Information: Please note that Deceased Online is an independent business that is not affiliated with The Global Gazette or GlobalGenealogy.com Inc. Canadian Genealogy & History Resources from Global Genealogy:
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