North Ayrshire Resources
The local historian covering North Ayrshire is Jill McColl , her email address is on the main page and her address is ;
Jill McColl
Local History Librarian
Library Headquarters
39-41 Princes Street
Ardrossan
Ayrshire
Scotland
KA22 8BT
Tel: 01294 469137
Full list of genealogical resources available at the Local History Unit in Ardrossan:
OLD PARISH RECORDS
ARDROSSAN Births 1734-1885
ARDROSSAN Marriages 1734-1854
ARDROSSAN Deaths 1820-1854
ARRAN-KILMORY Births 1701-1854
ARRAN-KILMORY Marriages 1701-1854
ARRAN-KILBRIDE Births 1723-1854
ARRAN-KILBRIDE Marriages1723-1854
BEITH Births 1659-1854
BEITH Marriages 1659-1854
BEITH Deaths 1659-1819
COLMONELL Births 1759-1854
COLMONELL Marriages 1820-1854
CUMBRAES Births 1730-1819
CUMBRAES Marriages 1730-1854
(including Millport, Kilbride & Arran)
DALRY Births 1679-1854
DALRY Marriages 1679-1854
DALRYMPLE Births 1699-1854
DALRYMPLE Marriages 1699-1854
DALRYMPLE Deaths 1699-1854
DREGHORN Births 1749-1854
DREGHORN Marriages 1749-1854
DUNDONALD Births 1673-1820
DUNDONALD Marriages 1676-1820
DUNDONALD Deaths 1676-1820
IRVINE Births 1687-1854
IRVINE Marriages 1721-1854
IRVINE Deaths 1721-1819
KILBIRNIE Births 1688-1854
KILBIRNIE Marriages 1688-1854
KILBIRNIE Deaths 1688-1854
KILMARNOCK Marriages 1829-1854
KILMAURS Births 1688-1854
KILMAURS Marriages 1688-1854
KILMAURS Deaths 1688-1820
KILWINNING Births 1669-1854
KILWINNING Marriages 1669-1854
LARGS Births 1723-1854
LARGS Marriages 1723-1854
LARGS Deaths 1723-1854
STEVENSTON Births 1700-1854
STEVENSTON Marriages 1700-1854
STEVENSTON Deaths 1700-1849
WEST KILBRIDE Births 1619-1854
WEST KILBRIDE Marriages 1693-1854
WEST KILBRIDE Deaths 1693-1819
CENSUS RECORDS
ARDROSSAN 1841-1891
ARRAN 1841-1891
(See Lochranza/Kilbride/Kilmory)
AUCHINLECK 1851-1891
AYR 1851-1861
BALLANTRAE 1841-1891
BARR 1841-1891
BEITH 1841-1891
CATRINE 1861 & 1891
(see Sorn)
COLMONELL 1841-1871
COYLTON 1841-1871
CRAIGIE 1841-1871
CROSSHOUSE 1841-1891
(see Kilmaurs)
CUMBRAES 1841-1891
(including Millport)
DAILY 1841-1871
DALMELLINGTON 1841-1871 & 1891
DALRY 1841-1891
DALRYMPLE 1841-1891
DARVEL 1841-1871
(see Galston
DREGHORN 1841-1891
DUNDONALD 1841-1871 & 1891
DUNLOP 1841-1871
FAIRLIE 1841-1891
(see Largs)
FENWICK 1841-1871
GALSTON 1841-1871
GIRVAN 1841-1871
IRVINE 1841-1891
HURLFORD 1841 & 1861-1871
(see Kilmarnock)
KILBRIDE 1841-1891
(see Arran)
KILBIRNIE 1841-1891
KILMARNOCK 1841 & 1861-1871
KILMAURS 1841-1891
KILMORY 1841-1891
(see Arran)
KILWINNING 1841-1891
KINGARTH 1841-1881
KIRKMICHAEL 1841-1891
KIRKOSWALD 1841-1891
KNOCKENTIBER 1841-1891
(see Kilmaurs)
LARGS 1851-1881
LOCHRANZA 1851-1881
(see Arran)
LOUDON 1841-1881
LUGTON 1841-1891
(see Beith)
MAUCHLINE 1851-1871
MAYBOLE 1861-1871
MONKTON 1861-1871
MUIRKIRK 1861-1871
NORTH BUTE 1851-1861 & 1881
PRESTWICK 1861-1871
ROTHESAY 1841-1871
ST. QUIVOX 1861-1871
SALTCOATS 1841-1891
(see Ardrossan/Stevenston)
SKELMORIE 1841-1891
(see Largs)
SORN 1861-1871 & 1891
STAIR 1841 & 1861-1871 & 1891
STEVENSTON 1841-1891
STEWARTON 1841-1891
STRAITON 1841-1891
SYMINGTON 1841-1891
TARBOLTON 1841-1891
WEST KILBRIDE 1841-1891
MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS
ARDROSSAN - Ardrossan Cemetery & Castlehill Burial Ground
ARRAN - Clauchlan, Kilmory, Kilmory New Extension, Lochranza, Brodick, Lenimore, Sannox, Kilbride (Lamlash) , Kilbride East & West Cemeteries
BEITH - Beith Cemetery, Auld Kirk Graveyard & Boy`s Brigade Hall Cemetery
CUMBRAES - Little Cumbria Burial Ground, Cathedral of the Isles Upper & Lower, Millport Old & Middle Cemeteries
DALRY - Dalry New Cemetery, St Margaret`s Church & Dalry Cemetery
DREGHORN - Dreghorn Cemetery, Dreghorn & Perceton Old Parish Cemetery
IRVINE - Knadgerhill Cemetery, Old Parish Church Graveyard & South East Extension, Shewalton & Perceton Cemetery
KILBIRNIE - Kilbirnie New & Old Cemetery & Barony Church
KILWINNING - Bridgend Cemetery & Kilwinning Abbey Graveyard
LARGS - Largs Old Parish Churchyard & Largs Cemetery Haylie Brae
SALTCOATS - North Ayrshire Museum Cemetery
STEVENSTON - Stevenston New Street Cemetry, High Kirk Graveyard & Hawkhill Cemetery
WEST KILBRIDE - West Kilbride Cemetery & Barony Churchyard
SOUTH AYRSHIRE - Coylton, Craigie, Crosbie Troon, Dundonald, Dundonald Burial Register, Kyle Graveyards - Culzean, St Margaret`s Barnweill, Newton-on-Ayr, Monkton, Newton Green Ayr, Old Alloway, Secessionist Graveyard Ayr, St. Nicholas Prestwick, St. Quivox, Symington & Wallacetown Ayr
RENFREWSHIRE pre-1855
CARRICK, AYRSHIRE pre-1855
LANARKSHIRE [upper ward] pre-1855
DUMBARTONSHIRE pre-1855
BURIAL RECORDS
ARDROSSAN - Ardrossan Parish Churchyard 1874-1915 (this is the cemetery beside North Ayrshire Museum), Ardrossan Parish Cemetery 1874-1957 & Burials in Section E of Ardrossan Parish Cemetery 1900-1974
DALRY - Cemetery Caretaker`s Book 1914-1947
DREGHORN - Old Churchyard 1889-1947 & Dreghorn and Perceton Old Churchyard list of applications for interment 1901-1930
IRVINE - Parish Churchyard 1818-1897
KILWINNING - Parochial Cemetery 1870-1897
LARGS - Register of Burials 1862-1946 & Sexton`s Book of Largs 1823-1867 (transcript copy)
WEST KILBRIDE - Register of Burials 1858-1923, Registers of Lairs and Interments 1973-1975 & Register of Interments 1973-1975
VALUATION ROLLS
ARDROSSAN PARISH 1892-1930
BEITH PARISH 1902-1904,1930-1977
CUMBRAE PARISH 1855-1938
DALRY PARISH 1900-1902, 1930-1977
KILBIRNIE PARISH 1913-1915, 1928-1977
KILBRIDE PARISH (Arran) 1940-1974
KILMORY PARISH (Arran) 1922-1974
LARGS BURGH 1956-1979
SALTCOATS BURGH 1943-1944
STEVENSTON PARISH 1892/3-1896/7
WEST KILBRIDE PARISH 1966-1976
POOR RELIEF
CUMBRAE - Poor rate assesment roll 1849-1872 & Pay roll of registered poor 1855-1930 & Record of Applications 1858-1911
IRVINE - Poor committee minute book 1840-1845 & Committee for purchasing coal for the poor minute book 1814-1822 & Coal recipent`s book 1846-1941 & Relief for dependents of fishermen lost at sea 1860
ARDROSSAN - Index to Poor Relief Applications 1859-1900
MISCELLANEOUS
IGI for Great Britain and Ireland
Index to Old Parish Registers - Argyll, Ayrshire, Bute, Lanark & Renfrew
Index to the Register of Sasines - Argyll, Dumbarton, Arran & Tarbert 1617-1780
Index to the Register of Sasines, Ayr, Kyle, Carrick & Cunningham 1599-1609 & 1617-1634 & 1635-1660
1851 Census Index - Renfrewshire
1891 Census Index - Ayrshire, Bute, Argyll & Renfrew
Various Ayrshire Directories
The Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald, 1857 to present