An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
Record ID 197684
1. The White Cottage
Borrowed: 1817/12/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/27 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr James Smellie
Gender: Male. Address: St Andrews.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Arthur Mower (Male)
Genre: Fiction
The White Cottage, A Tale [Arthur Mower]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Arthur Mower (Male)
Genre: Fiction
The White Cottage, A Tale [Arthur Mower, 1817]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 66
Arthur Mower (Male)
Genre: Fiction
White Cottage. A Tale
Borrowed: 1817/12/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr James Smellie
Author: Arthur Mower (Male), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 197687
3&4th Burn's Works
Borrowed: 1817/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday).
Mrs Omond
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.
Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Robert Burns
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Likely
Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Robert Burns
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1813. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 72 times in 32 borrowing records
Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Robert Burns
Borrowed: 1817/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Omond
Author: Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 197690
8th&11th. Robertsons' Works
Borrowed: 1817/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr John Dunn
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 11
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson [1812]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1812. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 242 times in 153 borrowing records
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Works of William Robertson
Borrowed: 1817/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Dunn
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 11
Record ID 197693
1.2&3d Byron's Works
Borrowed: 1817/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday).
Dr Gillies
Gender: Male.
George Gordon Byron Lord Byron (Male, born 1788, died 1824)
Genre: Poetry
The Works of the Right Honourable Lord Byron
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
George Gordon Byron Lord Byron (Male, born 1788, died 1824)
Genre: Poetry
The Works of the Right Honourable Lord Byron. [1815]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1815-1820.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 118 times in 67 borrowing records
George Gordon Byron Lord Byron (Male, born 1788, died 1824)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Lord Byron
Borrowed: 1817/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Dr Gillies
Author: George Gordon Byron Lord Byron (Male, born 1788, died 1824), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 197696
1. Paley's Theology
Borrowed: 1817/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/3/11 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr Taylor
Gender: Male. Address: Stronsay.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Unknown denomination.
William Paley (Male, born 1743, died 1805)
Genre: Theology
Natural theology; or, Evidences of the existence and attributes of the deity, collected from the appearances of nature. [Paley]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
William Paley (Male, born 1743, died 1805)
Genre: Theology
Natural theology; or, Evidences of the existence and attributes of the deity, collected from the appearances of nature. [Paley]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1813.
Number of borrowings: 10
William Paley (Male, born 1743, died 1805)
Genre: Theology
Natural Theology
Borrowed: 1817/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/3/11 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Taylor
Author: William Paley (Male, born 1743, died 1805), Genre: Theology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 197699
2. ChalmersDictionary
Borrowed: 1817/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1821/5/16 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr Taylor
Gender: Male. Address: Stronsay.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Unknown denomination.
Alexander Chalmers (Male, born 1759, died 1834)
Genre: Reference Works
Chalmer's Dictionary
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Alexander Chalmers (Male, born 1759, died 1834)
Genre: Reference Works
The general biographical dictionary : containing an historical and critical account of the lives and writings of the most eminent persons in every nation, particularly the British and the Irish; from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1812-1817. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 32 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 7 borrowing records
Alexander Chalmers (Male, born 1759, died 1834)
Genre: Reference Works
General Biographical Dictionary
Borrowed: 1817/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1821/5/16 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Taylor
Author: Alexander Chalmers (Male, born 1759, died 1834), Genre: Reference Works
General Biographical Dictionary
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 197702
1. Labaumes Russia
Borrowed: 1817/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/10 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr William Malcolm
Gender: Male. Address: Firth.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Eugène Labaume (Male, born 1783, died 1849)
Genre: History
A narrative of the campaign in Russia, in 1812 [Labaume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Eugène Labaume (Male, born 1783, died 1849)
Genre: History
A narrative of the campaign in Russia, in 1812 [Labaume]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1815.
Number of borrowings: 33
Eugène Labaume (Male, born 1783, died 1849)
Genre: History
Narrative of the Campaign in Russia, in 1812 [Eugène Labaume]
Borrowed: 1817/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr William Malcolm
Author: Eugène Labaume (Male, born 1783, died 1849), Genre: History
Narrative of the Campaign in Russia, in 1812 [Eugène Labaume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 197705
3. Valentines Eve
Borrowed: 1817/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/14 (Wednesday).
Mr James Drever
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders.
Amelia Alderson Opie (Female, born 1769, died 1853)
Genre: Fiction
Valentine's Eve [Opie]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Amelia Alderson Opie (Female, born 1769, died 1853)
Genre: Fiction
Valentine's Eve [Opie, 1816]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 152 times in 54 borrowing records
Amelia Alderson Opie (Female, born 1769, died 1853)
Genre: Fiction
Valentine's Eve
Borrowed: 1817/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr James Drever
Author: Amelia Alderson Opie (Female, born 1769, died 1853), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 197708
30th&st31 Inchbald's Theatre
Borrowed: 1817/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr William Malcolm
Gender: Male. Address: Firth.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
The British Theatre; or, a Collection of plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal ... Printed ... from the prompt books. With biographical and critical remarks by Mrs. Inchbald.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 30, Volume 31
Confidence level: Speculative
Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
The British Theatre; or, a Collection of plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal ... Printed ... from the prompt books. With biographical and critical remarks by Mrs. Inchbald.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1808. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 668 times in 358 borrowing records
Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
British Theatre; or, a Collection of Plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal
Borrowed: 1817/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr William Malcolm
Author: Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821), Genre: Drama
British Theatre; or, a Collection of Plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 30, Volume 31
Record ID 197711
2. Edmon Zetland
Borrowed: 1817/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/31 (Wednesday).
Mrs Margaret Laing
Gender: Female.
Arthur Edmondston (Male, born c.1776, died 1841)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A view of the ancient and present state of the Zetland Islands. Vol. I & II [Edmondston]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Arthur Edmondston (Male, born c.1776, died 1841)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A View of the ancient and present state of the Zetland Islands, including their civil, political, and natural history, etc.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 53 times in 30 borrowing records
Arthur Edmondston (Male, born c.1776, died 1841)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
View of the Ancient and Present State of the Zetland Islands
Borrowed: 1817/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/31 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Margaret Laing
Author: Arthur Edmondston (Male, born c.1776, died 1841), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
View of the Ancient and Present State of the Zetland Islands
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 197714
1st. Rhoda
Borrowed: 1817/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/31 (Wednesday).
Mrs Falconer
Gender: Female.
1817 borrowing record: 'per Mr Traill'
Frances Jacson (Male, born 1754, died 1842)
Genre: Fiction
Rhoda: a novel. [Frances Jacson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Frances Jacson (Male, born 1754, died 1842)
Genre: Fiction
Rhoda: a novel. [Frances Jacson, 1816]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 212 times in 77 borrowing records
Frances Jacson (Male, born 1754, died 1842)
Genre: Fiction
Rhoda: A Novel
Borrowed: 1817/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/31 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Falconer
Author: Frances Jacson (Male, born 1754, died 1842), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 197717
3. Antiquary
Borrowed: 1817/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/31 (Wednesday).
Mrs Falconer
Gender: Female.
1817 borrowing record: 'per Mr Traill'
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The Antiquary. By the author of “Waverley” and “Guy Mannering” [i.e. Sir Walter Scott].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The Antiquary.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 496 times in 186 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Antiquary
Borrowed: 1817/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/31 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Falconer
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 197720
2. Leydens Africa
Borrowed: 1817/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/7 (Wednesday).
Lieutenant Skelton
Gender: Male.
John Leyden (Male, born 1775, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Africa, by the late J. Leyden
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Leyden (Male, born 1775, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Africa, by the late J. Leyden [1817]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Editors: Murray, Hugh
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 69 times in 45 borrowing records
John Leyden (Male, born 1775, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Africa, by the Late John Leyden
Borrowed: 1817/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/7 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Lieutenant Skelton
Author: John Leyden (Male, born 1775, died 1811), Genre: Travel
Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Africa, by the Late John Leyden
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 197723
1. Stat. Magazine
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Mr Thomas Pollexfen of Cairston
Gender: Male. Address: Cairston; Broad Street, Stromness; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Customs Collector.
Genre: Periodicals
The literary and Statistical magazine for Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Literary and Statistical Magazine for Scotland.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817-1820. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 78 times in 55 borrowing records
Genre: Periodicals
Literary and Statistical Magazine for Scotland
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Pollexfen of Cairston
Genre: Periodicals
Literary and Statistical Magazine for Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 197726
1. Graham's Indias
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/1/16 (Friday).
Mr William Watt Bain
Gender: Male. Address: Main Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
Maria Graham Lady Callcott (Female, born 1785, died 1842)
Genre: Travel
Letters on India; with etchings and a map. [Graham]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Maria Graham Lady Callcott (Female, born 1785, died 1842)
Genre: Travel
Letters on India; with etchings and a map. [Graham, 1814]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 16
Maria Graham Lady Callcott (Female, born 1785, died 1842)
Genre: Travel
Letters on India
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/1/16 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Watt Bain
Author: Maria Graham Lady Callcott (Female, born 1785, died 1842), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 197729
2. Dramatic Tales
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Mr Thomas Pollexfen of Cairston
Gender: Male. Address: Cairston; Broad Street, Stromness; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Customs Collector.
James Hogg (Male, born 1770, died 1835)
Genre: Fiction
Dramatic Tales. By the author of “The Poetic Mirror” [James Hogg].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
James Hogg (Male, born 1770, died 1835)
Genre: Fiction
Dramatic Tales. By the author of “The Poetic Mirror” [James Hogg, 1817].
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 65 times in 34 borrowing records
James Hogg (Male, born 1770, died 1835)
Genre: Fiction
Dramatic Tales
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Pollexfen of Cairston
Author: James Hogg (Male, born 1770, died 1835), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 197732
2d Laing's History
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/31 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr John Duguid
Gender: Male. Address: Evie.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Malcolm Laing (Male, born 1762, died 1818)
Genre: History
The History of Scotland from the Union of the Crowns on the accession of James VI. to the throne of England, to the Union of the Kingdoms in the reign of Queen Anne [Laing]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Malcolm Laing (Male, born 1762, died 1818)
Genre: History
The History of Scotland from the Union of the Crowns on the accession of James VI. to the throne of England, to the Union of the Kingdoms in the reign of Queen Anne [Laing, 1804]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1804. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 120 times in 77 borrowing records
Malcolm Laing (Male, born 1762, died 1818)
Genre: History
History of Scotland from the Union of the Crowns on the Accession of James VI to the Throne of England, to the Union of the Kingdoms in the Reign of Queen Anne
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/31 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Duguid
Author: Malcolm Laing (Male, born 1762, died 1818), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 197735
2d Boswells Johnson
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/1/10 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr Robert Yule
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The Life of Samuel Johnson [Boswell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 152 times in 93 borrowing records
ESTC: T64483
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/1/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Robert Yule
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Lives
Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 197738
1. Pamphelets
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Pamphlets (unidentifiable)
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified/unclear
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified/unclear
Record ID 197741
1. Neils' Tour
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/31 (Wednesday).
Dr Gillies
Gender: Male.
Patrick Neill (Male, born 1776, died 1851)
Genre: Travel
A Tour through some of the Island of Orkney and Shetland [Neill]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Patrick Neill (Male, born 1776, died 1851)
Genre: Travel
A Tour through some of the Island of Orkney and Shetland [Neill, 1806]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1806. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 31 times in 30 borrowing records
Patrick Neill (Male, born 1776, died 1851)
Genre: Travel
Tour through some of the Island of Orkney and Shetland
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/31 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Dr Gillies
Author: Patrick Neill (Male, born 1776, died 1851), Genre: Travel
Tour through some of the Island of Orkney and Shetland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 197744
42d British Poets
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: Poetry
The works of the British poets
Volumes borrowed: Volume 42
Confidence level: Likely
Genre: Poetry
The works of the British poets
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1807.
Editors: Thomas Park
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 169 times in 97 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: Poetry
The works of the British poets
Volumes borrowed: Volume 42
Record ID 197747
1.2.3d Statistical Magazine
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: Periodicals
The literary and Statistical magazine for Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Literary and Statistical Magazine for Scotland.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817-1820. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 78 times in 55 borrowing records
Genre: Periodicals
Literary and Statistical Magazine for Scotland
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: Periodicals
Literary and Statistical Magazine for Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 197750
1. Burn's Works
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Mrs Omond
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.
Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Robert Burns
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Robert Burns
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1813. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 72 times in 32 borrowing records
Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Robert Burns
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mrs Omond
Author: Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 197753
1st. Smollet's Works
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Mrs Omond
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Lives
The miscellaneous works: With memoirs of his life and writings [Smollett]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Lives
The miscellaneous works of Tobias Smollett, M.D. : with memoirs of his life and writings
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 158 times in 113 borrowing records
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Lives
Miscellaneous Works of Tobias Smollett
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mrs Omond
Author: Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771), Genre: Fiction, Genre: Lives
Miscellaneous Works of Tobias Smollett
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 197756
3. Guy Mannering
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Mr George Gordon
Gender: Male.
1817 borrowing record: 'stranger per Mr Dunn'
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Guy Mannering [Scott]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Guy Mannering; or, the Astrologer. By the author of “Waverley” [i.e. Sir Walter Scott].
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1815. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 475 times in 178 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Guy Mannering; or, the Astrologer
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr George Gordon
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Guy Mannering; or, the Astrologer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 197759
1. William's Narrative
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/1/10 (Saturday).
Mr Fotheringhame
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.
Captain D. Williams ()
Genre: Lives
William's Narrative
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Captain D. Williams ()
Genre: Lives
Captain Williams's narrative; in which is contained particulars relative to the execution of Mustapha Cawn
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 26 times in 25 borrowing records
ESTC: T27204
Captain D. Williams ()
Genre: Lives
Captain Williams's Narrative
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/1/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Fotheringhame
Author: Captain D. Williams (), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 198152
1. Macphe.n Dissertation
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/31 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr John Dunn
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Poetry
The poems of Ossian: translated by James Macpherson : With dissertations on the æra and poems of Osian, and a life of Macpherson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Poetry
The poems of Ossian: translated by James Macpherson : With dissertations on the æra and poems of Osian, and a life of Macpherson
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1814. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 14 borrowing records
James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Poetry
Poems of Ossian
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/31 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Dunn
Author: James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 198155
1 Pamphelets
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/31 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr John Dunn
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Pamphlets (unidentifiable)
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified/unclear
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/31 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Dunn
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified/unclear
Record ID 198158
1st Travels n Britain
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/31 (Wednesday).
Mr Falconer
Gender: Male.
Louis Simond (Male, born 1767, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
Travels in England: journal of a tour and residence in Great Britain, during the years 1810 and 1811
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Louis Simond (Male, born 1767, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
Travels in England: journal of a tour and residence in Great Britain, during the years 1810 and 1811
Published: New York. Date of publication: 1815. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 71 borrowing records
Louis Simond (Male, born 1767, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
Travels in England
Borrowed: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/31 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Falconer
Author: Louis Simond (Male, born 1767, died 1831), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 198161
1. Park's Travels
Borrowed: 1817/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/23 (Tuesday).
Mr Thomas Pollexfen of Cairston
Gender: Male. Address: Cairston; Broad Street, Stromness; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Customs Collector.
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. [Park]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. [1817]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 90 times in 67 borrowing records
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Borrowed: 1817/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/23 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Pollexfen of Cairston
Author: Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806), Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 198164
4th&5th Robertson's Works
Borrowed: 1817/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/7 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr John Dunn
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson [1812]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1812. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 242 times in 153 borrowing records
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Works of William Robertson
Borrowed: 1817/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/7 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Dunn
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 198167
1s&2d Bruce's Travels
Borrowed: 1817/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/14 (Wednesday).
Mr David Spence
Gender: Male. Address: Scapa, Holm and Paplay.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Factor/Agent.
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773. [Bruce]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773. [1813]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 287 times in 170 borrowing records
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]
Borrowed: 1817/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr David Spence
Author: James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 198170
1. Pamphelets
Borrowed: 1817/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/14 (Wednesday).
Mr David Spence
Gender: Male. Address: Scapa, Holm and Paplay.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Factor/Agent.
Pamphlets (unidentifiable)
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified/unclear
Borrowed: 1817/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr David Spence
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified/unclear
Record ID 198173
1. Chalmers' Discourses
Borrowed: 1817/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/31 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr John Dunn
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Thomas Chalmers (Male, born 1780, died 1847)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Theology
A series of discourses on the Christian revelation viewed in connection with the modern astronomy [Chalmer]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Thomas Chalmers (Male, born 1780, died 1847)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Theology
A series of discourses on the Christian revelation viewed in connection with the modern astronomy
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817.
Number of borrowings: 30
Thomas Chalmers (Male, born 1780, died 1847)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Theology
A series of discourses on the Christian revelation viewed in connection with the modern astronomy
Borrowed: 1817/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/31 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Dunn
Author: Thomas Chalmers (Male, born 1780, died 1847), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Theology
A series of discourses on the Christian revelation viewed in connection with the modern astronomy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1