Burial Records
The Mitchell holds microfilm copies of the records of some 20 Glasgow cemeteries, from the 18th century to the 1950s. The arrangement is chronological within each cemetery and, unfortunately, there are no indexes.
Additional cemetery registers for Glasgow, along with more recent records, are kept by the Bereavement Services section of Glasgow City Council.
Monumental Inscriptions
Parish registers of burials are particularly defective in Scotland and gravestones are often the only surviving death record before compulsory registration began in 1855.
The Family History Centre holds published monumental inscriptions for many graveyards throughout Scotland. These are listed here by placename, but if you come in to the library you will find them arranged by county.
A list of Monumental Inscriptions held in The Mitchell can be accessed in PDF format using the link below. You'll need Adobe Acrobat reader to view this PDF; this can be freely downloaded from the Adobe web site.
Monumental Inscriptions held in The Mitchell (274pp, 211kb)
(List updated Oct 2009)
Monumental Inscriptions FAQs
Obituaries and Death Notices
The Mitchell has a large collection of newspapers and periodicals, many of which contain obituaries and death notices, but are largely unindexed.
Noteworthy, because of the early period covered, is the Scots Magazine, 1739 – 1833. Each volume (100 in total) contains notices of births, marriages and deaths and is indexed.
Register of Deceased Seamen
Arranged chronologically month by month, this register is available for the years 1886 - 1952. It includes information such as name of ship, case of death, rank and where the seamen came from.
For more information about any of these records, please contact:
Archives and Special Collections
The Mitchell
North Street
Glasgow
G3 7DN
Phone: 0141 287 2988 or 2910
Fax: 0141 287 2815
E-mail: lil@csglasgow.org