Nesbitt/Nisbet places

Scotland

• Gazetteer for Scotland   much information on over 10000 places
• Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland   includes Canmore, a comprehensive guide to historic buildings
• Archerfield House, East Linton   Nisbet of Dirleton
• Craigentinny House, Edinburgh   Nisbet of Dean
• Dirleton Castle, East Lothian   Illustrations by Andrew Spratt
• Dirleton Castle, East Lothian   Historic Scotland
• Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh   Location of memorial to Alexander Nisbet (the Herald)
• Gunsgreen House Adam house in Eyemouth, currently under restoration as a public building, with support from the N/N Society.
• Hirsel Country Park, Berwickshire   Douglas-Home estate, with Nisbet connections
• Nisbet House   Bed & Breakfast establishment near Coldstream. Not to be confused with Nisbet House near Duns!
• Paxton House - with plasterwork by James Nisbet. Now open to the public as an art gallery.
• Wedderburn House   adjoining estate to Nisbet House, near Duns, with strong Nisbet connections. Available to let.
• Winton House, East Lothian   Nisbet of Dirleton

Scottish Genealogy

• Scottish Documents 520,000 wills and testaments from 1520 onwards
• Scotlandspeople civil and census records from the General Register Office
• National Archives of Scotland
• Maps of Scotland many digitised maps, 1560-1928
• GENUKI Scotland excellent general guide
• Statistical Accounts Scotland in the 1790s and 1830s
• Scottish Genealogy Society
• Borders Family History Society

Scottish Heraldry

• Heraldry Society of Scotland
• Court of the Lord Lyon

Scottish clans

• MyClan
• Electric Scotland
• Burke’s Peerage A-Z of Scottish Chiefs
• Hume
• Dunbar
• Elliott

English Genealogy

• 1901 census for England and Wales
• FreeBMD free births, marriages, and deaths
• DocumentsOnline more than 1 million wills
• Historical Directories

General genealogical resources

• FamilySearch immensely useful website based around the resources of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City

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