Digitised volumes
Access to items from our archive and museum collections which are available in digital format
Stornoway Parish Council
RC5/3/3/R1.233 Sty General Register of the Poor 1849-1877 RC5/3/3/R1.234 Sty General Register of the Poor 1849-1884 RC5/3/3/R1.235 Sty General Register of the Poor 1884-1895 RC5/3/3/R1.236 Sty General Register of the Poor 1895-1905School Board Minute Books
This is a partial digitisation of the first 97 pages of the minute book of Uig School Board.
RC4/6/R1.313 Uig School Board Minute book 1873-1881School Log Books
The log books for St Kilda and Mingulay schools have been digitised with assistance from the National Records of Scotland.
IN4/50/1 St Kilda School log bookIN4/45/1 Mingulay School log book – to follow
Journal of the Voyage of Murdo Morrison of Stornoway from Greenock to Australia in the ship ‘Hamilton Campbell Kidstone’, May – August 1852
This Journal is part of the James Shaw Grant collection. Murdo Morrison and the other passengers were on their way to Australia for the Gold Rush. The Journal was digitised by TownsWebArchiving as part of the Hebridean Homecoming project. The digitisation was partially funded by a TownsWeb Archiving grant.
GD005/8/77 Journal of Murdo Morrison to Australia 1852A transcript of this item is also available:
GD005/8/77 Transcript of Murdo Morrison JournalEye Cemetery
This volume appears to be a record of allocation of lairs in Eye Cemetery (also known as Aignish) c.1900-1910, arranged by township. It was discovered in a second hand bookshop in Edinburgh. The item has been photographed.
A2017/002 Eye (Aignish) Cemetery RecordKnock Free Church, Point, Isle of Lewis Baptismal Records
It is not known where the original records are. This is a digital version of photocopied pages for baptisms spanning 1845-1855. Later records are also available – please contact the archive service if you wish to consult these in person.
A2020/008/1 Knock Free Church Baptismal Register 1845-1855
