An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
Record ID 390949
Gulliver's Travels 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1816/11/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday).
Mrs Omond
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Fiction
Gulliver's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Fiction
The travels of Lemuel Gulliver, into several remote nations of the world. Who was first a surgeon, and then a captain of several ships.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 22 times in 12 borrowing records
ESTC: T176319
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Fiction
Gulliver's Travels
Borrowed: 1816/11/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Omond
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 390952
Bell of Antermony 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1816/11/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/3 (Saturday).
Dr William Loutet
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Alternative spelling: Loutit
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St. Petersburgh in Russia, to various parts of Asia. By John Bell, of Antermony.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St. Petersburgh in Russia, to various parts of Asia.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 142 times in 120 borrowing records
ESTC: T99654
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia
Borrowed: 1816/11/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/3 (Saturday).
Borrower: Dr William Loutet
Author: John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780), Genre: Travel
Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 390955
Edinburgh Review No.53
Borrowed: 1816/11/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr James Smellie
Gender: Male. Address: St Andrews.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 53
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1802-1929. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Jeffrey, Francis
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1070 times in 887 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1816/11/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr James Smellie
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Review, or, Critical Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 53
Record ID 390958
Inchbalds Theatre 14thvol.
Borrowed: 1816/11/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/1/1 (Wednesday).
Mr John Bews
Gender: Male.
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 14
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 661 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: 1816/11/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/1/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr John Bews
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 14
Record ID 390961
British Essayists 19 to 22 V.
Borrowed: 1816/11/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/1/1 (Wednesday).
Mr John Bews
Gender: Male.
Genre: Belles Lettres
The British essayists
Volumes borrowed: Volume 19, Volume 20, Volume 21, Volume 22
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres
The British essayists (1807-8)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1808.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 276 times in 129 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1816/11/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/1/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr John Bews
Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 19, Volume 20, Volume 21, Volume 22
Record ID 390964
Neil's Tour 1 Vol.
Borrowed: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/3/8 (Saturday).
Mr William Strang
Gender: Male. Address: Lop Ness, Sanday.
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: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/3/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Strang
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 390967
Bruces Travels Plates 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/3/5 (Wednesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Volume of Plates Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773 [Bruce]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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 286 times in 169 borrowing records
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]
Borrowed: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/3/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 390970
Gibbon's M. Works 3 Vol
Borrowed: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/1/29 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr A. Willison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Unknown denomination.
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
The Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
[1814] The miscellaneous works of Edward Gibbon, esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 46 times in 24 borrowing records
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon
Borrowed: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/1/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr A. Willison
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 390973
Graham's Essay 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/12/18 (Wednesday).
Dr John Bremner
Gender: Male. Address: Broad Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Medicine and Health > Surgeon.
Patrick Graham Minister of Aberfoyle (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essay on the authenticity of the poems of Ossian; in which the objections of Malcolm Laing, Esq. are particularly considered, and refuted. To which is added, an essay on the mythology of Ossian's poems, by Professor Richardson, of Glasgow College. [Graham]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Patrick Graham Minister of Aberfoyle (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essay on the authenticity of the poems of Ossian; in which the objections of Malcolm Laing, Esq. are particularly considered, and refuted. To which is added, an essay on the mythology of Ossian's poems, by Professor Richardson, of Glasgow College. (1807)
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1807. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 18
Patrick Graham Minister of Aberfoyle (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essay on the Authenticity of the Poems of Ossian
Borrowed: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/12/18 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Dr John Bremner
Author: Patrick Graham Minister of Aberfoyle (Male), Genre: Belles Lettres
Essay on the Authenticity of the Poems of Ossian
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 390976
Father & Daughter 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/12/18 (Wednesday).
Dr John Bremner
Gender: Male. Address: Broad Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Medicine and Health > Surgeon.
Amelia Alderson Opie (Female, born 1769, died 1853)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
The father and daughter, a tale, in prose: with an Epistle from the maid of Corinth to her lover; and other poetical pieces. By Mrs. Opie.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Amelia Alderson Opie (Female, born 1769, died 1853)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
The father and daughter, a tale, in prose: with an Epistle from the maid of Corinth to her lover; and other poetical pieces. By Mrs. Opie. [1801]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1801. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 41
Amelia Alderson Opie (Female, born 1769, died 1853)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
Father and Daughter, a Tale, in Prose: with an Epistle from the Maid of Corinth to her Lover; and Other Poetical Pieces
Borrowed: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/12/18 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Dr John Bremner
Author: Amelia Alderson Opie (Female, born 1769, died 1853), Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 390979
Edin Review No53d
Borrowed: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/12/25 (Wednesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 53
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1802-1929. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Jeffrey, Francis
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1070 times in 887 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/12/25 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Review, or, Critical Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 53
Record ID 390982
Essays on Compositn 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/1/14 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
William Greenfield (Male, died 1827), Martin M'Dermot (Male), Edward Mangin (Male, born 1772, died 1852)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essay on the sources of the Pleasures received from literary compositions [Mangin]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
William Greenfield (Male, died 1827), Martin M'Dermot (Male), Edward Mangin (Male, born 1772, died 1852)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays on the sources of the pleasures received from literary compositions
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 11
William Greenfield (Male, died 1827), Martin M'Dermot (Male), Edward Mangin (Male, born 1772, died 1852)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays on the Sources of the Pleasures Received from Literary Compositions
Borrowed: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/1/14 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: William Greenfield (Male, died 1827), Martin M'Dermot (Male), Edward Mangin (Male, born 1772, died 1852), Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays on the Sources of the Pleasures Received from Literary Compositions
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 390985
Scott's Paris 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/12/25 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr William Logie
Gender: Male. Address: Lady, Sanday.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
John Scott (Male, born 1784, died 1821)
Genre: Travel
A Visit to Paris in 1814; being a review of the moral, political, intellectual and social condition of the French Capital. [Scott]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
John Scott (Male, born 1784, died 1821)
Genre: Travel
A Visit to Paris in 1814; being a review of the moral, political, intellectual and social condition of the French Capital.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1815. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 56 times in 46 borrowing records
John Scott (Male, born 1784, died 1821)
Genre: Travel
Visit to Paris in 1814
Borrowed: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/12/25 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr William Logie
Author: John Scott (Male, born 1784, died 1821), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 390988
St Leon 1&2Vol
Borrowed: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/12/21 (Saturday).
Mr David Spence
Gender: Male. Address: Scapa, Holm and Paplay.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Factor/Agent.
William Godwin (Male, born 1756, died 1836)
Genre: Fiction
St. Leon: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Godwin (Male, born 1756, died 1836)
Genre: Fiction
St. Leon: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 48 times in 14 borrowing records
William Godwin (Male, born 1756, died 1836)
Genre: Fiction
St. Leon: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century
Borrowed: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/12/21 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr David Spence
Author: William Godwin (Male, born 1756, died 1836), Genre: Fiction
St. Leon: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 390991
Antiquary 3 Vols
Borrowed: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/12/11 (Wednesday).
Mrs Isabella Thuring
Gender: Female. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
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: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/12/11 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Isabella Thuring
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 390994
McKenzie's Works 3rdVol
Borrowed: 1816/12/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/12/11 (Wednesday).
Lieutenant John Baikie
Gender: Male. Address: Broad Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Mariner > Ships Owner. Military > Navy.
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Fiction
The Works of Henry Mackenzie
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Fiction
The Works of Henry Mackenzie
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1807. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 65 times in 29 borrowing records
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Fiction
The Works of Henry Mackenzie
Borrowed: 1816/12/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/12/11 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Lieutenant John Baikie
Author: Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 390997
Letters from Scotland 2stVols
Borrowed: 1816/12/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/12/21 (Saturday).
Mr J. Spence
Gender: Male.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1816/12/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/12/21 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr J. Spence
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 391000
Delphine 6 Vols
Borrowed: 1816/12/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/3/12 (Wednesday).
Mrs Armit
Gender: Female.
Madame Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël (Female, born 1766, died 1817)
Genre: Fiction
Delphine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Likely
Madame Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël (Female, born 1766, died 1817)
Genre: Fiction
Delphine
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 99 times in 24 borrowing records
Madame Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël (Female, born 1766, died 1817)
Genre: Fiction
Delphine
Borrowed: 1816/12/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/3/12 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Armit
Author: Madame Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël (Female, born 1766, died 1817), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 391003
Williams Tour 2 Vol
Borrowed: 1816/12/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/12/18 (Wednesday).
Mr Robert Watt
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Politics/Office Holders > Surveyor.
Helen Maria Williams (Female, born 1762, died 1827)
Genre: Travel
A Tour in Switzerland [Williams]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Helen Maria Williams (Female, born 1762, died 1827)
Genre: Travel
A tour in Switzerland; or, a view of the present state of the Governments and Manners of those Cantons: with comparative sketches of the present state of Paris. By Helen Maria Williams. (T70499)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1798. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 76 times in 42 borrowing records
ESTC: T70499
Helen Maria Williams (Female, born 1762, died 1827)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Switzerland
Borrowed: 1816/12/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/12/18 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Watt
Author: Helen Maria Williams (Female, born 1762, died 1827), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2