Resources
Customhouse, Greenock
As part of Renfrewshire then Strathclyde some of the local parish and burgh records and record keeping was organised through these larger authorities. To help with your own research, this page gives links to resources held by archives or other bodies, both within Inverclyde, district and national level.
If you know of resources that might be useful for researching Inverclyde heritage, please use the button at the bottom of this page.
Inverclyde Resources
Inverclyde’s main heritage centre, it houses the McLean Museum and Art Gallery, the Watt Library, Inverclyde Archives and the Watt Hall in a Grade A listed building designed by Sir Edward Blore, also designer of Buckingham Palace.
Cartsburn Publishing enables local history subjects in Inverclyde to reach a wider local audience. We provide the expertise to allow local authors to publish their research.
A website developed in partnership between Tourism Inverclyde and Visit Scotland it aims to support business and tourism. The link will take you to their ‘Heritage and History’ menu.
Has been celebrating Inverclyde’s heritage for 15 years through volunteer-led community projects. Its arts and heritage services are based at the Dutch Gable House, Greenock.
Regional Resources
The Mitchell Library: Glasgow City Archives
This menu page has links to all aspects of the Glasgow’s archive service. This can be useful for records created during the period Inverclyde was part of Strathclyde.
The Mitchell Library: Collections
Around 500 different collections that can be used for local, social or family history research. Of particular interest are national newspapers and maps.
As well as academic records, the archive looks after a wide range of items including the House of Fraser Archive and the Scottish Business Archive.
National Resources
The National Records of Scotland’s home page with many links to their various services. Links to specific research pages are included in this listing.
NRS: Family History
Many links to the various records providing information to help build a family history.
NRS: Research Guides
Page contains further links to help find suitable records for all types of research, particularly people and places.
NRS: Catalogues & Indexes
Further links to the various catalogues and indexes to help narrow down searches.
Contains a wealth of resources for the researcher, including an Ian Rankin archive!
NLS: Map Images
Different types of maps produced over hundreds of years have been digitised. Georeferenced maps allow you to view a modern map side by side with or over an older map to get precise locations.
Images of vital records, census returns and court documents are among the many resources on this website. A login is needed to purchase and download documents.
The Scottish Archive Network (SCAN)
52 archives participated in this network project to produce an online catalogue of historical resources and digitised records across Scotland.
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