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Banffshire is quite unusual in that it had several small remote exclaves situated in the next county, the illustrated map (right) shows these small areas, they actually sit within the boundary of Aberdeenshire but had no political connections to the county of Aberdeenshire<br>
  
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==Register Offices==
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The county of Banff is administered by both the Aberdeenshire Council and The Moray Council.
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There are 12 full time register offices operated by the Aberdeenshire Council and a further four operated by Moray Council<br>
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'''Banff Register Office''' <br>  
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37 Castle Street <br>
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Banff<br>
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AB45 1FQ<br>
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Tel: 01261 813439<br>
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[http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/registrars/offices/banff.asp Contact details and Registration, Burial and Lair Records Holdings]
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==Links==
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'''General'''
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banffshire Map and Description]
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*[http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/archaeology/projects/bb.pdf Historic Banffshire Kirkyard descriptions and photographs (PDF Document)]
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'''Library Links'''<br>
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Operated by Aberdeenshire Council there are  [http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/libraries/local_libraries/index.asp 36 Local Libraries] within the network
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Banff Library<br>
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High Street<br>
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Banff<br>
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AB45 1AE<br>
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Tel 01261 815052
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'''Archives'''<br>
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyBanff.htm#PageTitle IGI Banffshire]
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The Archives service operates through the<br> [http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/ACCI/web/site/LocalHistory/RM/loc_AberdeenshireRecords.asp Aberdeenshire Records Service]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~banff1841/ Banffshire and Inverness Census Project]
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'''Family History Society'''
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*[http://www.anesfhs.org.uk/ Aberdeen and North East Scotland FHS]
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'''Genealogy Links'''
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~sctban/index.html Banffshire Surnames List]
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*[http://www.abdnet.co.uk/genuki/BAN/#Towns Banffshire Parish Listings]
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==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
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Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
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A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum]  or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br>
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*[[Research Offers: Cemetery]]
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*[[Research Offers: Photograph]]
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*[[Research Offers: Probate]]
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*[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]]
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If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location,  please leave a message on our  [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/73000-volunteers-needed-records-office-cemetery-lookups-photos.html Volunteers Needed thread].
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Revision as of 18:59, 20 July 2022

Wikipedia Image: Banffshire County Historic Map

Banffshire is quite unusual in that it had several small remote exclaves situated in the next county, the illustrated map (right) shows these small areas, they actually sit within the boundary of Aberdeenshire but had no political connections to the county of Aberdeenshire






Register Offices

The county of Banff is administered by both the Aberdeenshire Council and The Moray Council.

There are 12 full time register offices operated by the Aberdeenshire Council and a further four operated by Moray Council


Banff Register Office
37 Castle Street
Banff
AB45 1FQ
Tel: 01261 813439

Contact details and Registration, Burial and Lair Records Holdings


Links

General


Library Links

Operated by Aberdeenshire Council there are 36 Local Libraries within the network

Banff Library
High Street
Banff
AB45 1AE
Tel 01261 815052


Archives

The Archives service operates through the
Aberdeenshire Records Service



Family History Society


Genealogy Links


Requests for Research and Photographs in this area

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the Research Offers forum or on the following pages in the Wiki:

If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our Volunteers Needed thread.



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