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Dunbarton County
Dunbartonshire or Dunbarton County was the
name of a county in the west of Scotland. The
county included the parishes of Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch, which
were detached from the rest of the county. Dunbartonshire also included
the burghs of Bearsden, Clydebank, Cove and Kilcreggan, Cumbernauld,
Dumbarton, Helensburgh and Kirkintilloch, and the inhabited islands
of Inchmurrin and Inchtavannach. It also included the New Town of
Cumbernauld, designated in the 1960s. In the second half of the
nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth, parts of
the county were absorbed by the City of Glasgow.. Dunbarton County
Council was established by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889,
taking over powers from the Commissioners of Supply, County Road
Trust, and other local authorities. The County Council was abolished
in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973, and the former
county became part of Strathclyde Region. In 1996, on the abolition
of Strathclyde Regional Council, parts of the former county were
placed under the administration of the following unitary authorities:
East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, Argyll & Bute, North Lanarkshire
and Glasgow City.
Confusingly, although the county took its
name from the town of Dumbarton, it is customary to spell the county
name 'Dunbartonshire'. For an explanation of this click
here.
Archive services
Further information about these archives
can be found in the SCAN Directory.
Argyll & Bute Council Archives
Glasgow City Archives
North Lanarkshire Archives
Glasgow University Archives Services
NHS Greater Glasgow Archive
Local studies libraries
East
Dunbartonshire Libraries
West
Dunbartonshire Libraries
North
Lanarkshire Libraries
Glasgow
City Council Libraries and Archives
Family History Societies
Glasgow
& South West of Scotland Family History Society
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Location of historical records
County
Council records
County Constabulary records
Medical Officer of Health reports
Vehicle Licensing Records
Valuation Rolls
Sheriffdoms
JP court records
Register of sasines
Other records
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