Council records
The Council collections span over 800 years, created by the
different predecessors of Perth & Kinross Council. The
summaries provide an outline of the scope and content of
each.
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City and Royal Burgh of Perth
Dating from 1210, these records cover matters within the city
such as crime and punishment, trade, guilds and incorporations, the
Jacobites, politics and health.
Download the summary for the City and Royal Burgh of Perth
(pdf.117k )
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Small burghs
Most of the burgh records cover the 19th and most of the 20th
centuries. They contain information about the activities of the
burgh councils and their predecessors, mainly to do with
cleansing, lighting, policing and public health. The small burghs
are Kinross, Blairgowrie & Rattray, Aberfeldy, Abernethy,
Alyth, Auchterarder,Coupar Angus, Crieff and Pitlochry.
Download the summaries for the small burghs
collections (pdf.33k)
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Perthshire and Kinross-shire counties
County records date from the 17th century and cover Perthshire
and Kinross-shire. These include commissioners of supply records
and those of the highway commissioners, valuation rolls and
electoral rolls, school records, and parish council records
including information about poor relief and public health before
1930. There are also records of roads and bridges, licensing and
public health.
Download the summary for the county records collections
(pdf.62k)
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District councils
District council records date from the 1930s to the 1970s,
covering Perth, Central, Eastern and Highland District
Councils.
Please note: the records of the Western District Council have been
transferred to Stirling Archive
Download the summaries of the district councils
collections (pdf.18k)
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Tayside Region and P&K District councils
Dating from the 1970s to the 1990s, these collections contain
electoral, valuation and planning application records
Download the summary for the records of Tayside Regional Council
(pdf.13k)
Download the summary for the records of Perth and Kinross District
Council (pdf.13k)
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Other official collections
These other official collections were created
by Perth and Kinross Constabulary and its predecessors, Perth
and Blairgowrie Customs and Excise offices and the Justices of the
Peace for Perthshire and Kinross-shire. They all contain
information about their activities, and the police records
also contain material about police officers and criminals
Download the summary covering the records of the other official
collections (pdf.19k)
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Please be aware that some documents may not be available for
consultation. This may be because the information is confidential
or because the item is too fragile.
