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Record ID 393354
Cœlebs 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1817/5/3 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/17 (Saturday).
Mr Fotheringhame
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.
Hannah More (Female, born 1745, died 1833)
Genre: Fiction
Cœlebs in Search of a Wife
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Hannah More (Female, born 1745, died 1833)
Genre: Fiction
Cœlebs in Search of a Wife
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 65 times in 36 borrowing records
Hannah More (Female, born 1745, died 1833)
Genre: Fiction
Coelebs in Search of a Wife
Borrowed: 1817/5/3 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Fotheringhame
Author: Hannah More (Female, born 1745, died 1833), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 393357
Fugitive Pieces 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/5/3 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/6/25 (Wednesday).
Mr Baikie
Gender: Male.
William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Fugitive Pieces
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Edinburgh fugitive pieces : with letters containing a comparative view of the modes of living, arts, commerce, literature, manners, &c. of Edinburgh, at different periods
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1815. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 19
William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Edinburgh Fugitive Pieces
Borrowed: 1817/5/3 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/6/25 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Baikie
Author: William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 393360
Monmouth 3 Vols
Borrowed: 1817/5/3 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday).
Mrs [Thomas] Traill
Gender: Female.
Anna Maria Mackenzie (Female)
Genre: Fiction
Monmouth, A Tale [Anna Maria Johnston]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Anna Maria Mackenzie (Female)
Genre: Fiction
Monmouth; a tale founded on historic facts.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 46 times in 16 borrowing records
Anna Maria Mackenzie (Female)
Genre: Fiction
Monmouth; A Tale Founded on Historic Facts
Borrowed: 1817/5/3 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs [Thomas] Traill
Author: Anna Maria Mackenzie (Female), Genre: Fiction
Monmouth; A Tale Founded on Historic Facts
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 393363
Bruce's Travels 1st Vol
Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/31 (Saturday).
Mr John Traill Urquhart of Elsness
Gender: Male. Address: Elsness, Sanday.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Law > Advocate.
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
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: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Traill Urquhart of Elsness
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 393366
British Admirals 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday).
Mrs Omond
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British admirals: containing a new and accurate naval history, from the earliest periods
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British admirals: containing a new and accurate naval history, from the earliest periods.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 40 borrowing records
ESTC: T127102
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British Admirals: Containing a New and Accurate Naval History
Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Omond
Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British Admirals: Containing a New and Accurate Naval History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 393369
Gibbon's Empire 10th&11thvol
Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr A. Willison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Unknown denomination.
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10, Volume 11
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon, 1813]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 174 times in 112 borrowing records
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr A. Willison
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10, Volume 11
Record ID 393372
Beatties Minstrel 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/28 (Wednesday).
Mr Archibald Petrie
Gender: Male.
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Poetry
The minstrel: or, The progress of genius [Beattie]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Poetry
The minstrel: or, The progress of genius
Language: English . Date of publication: 1808. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 8
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Poetry
Minstrel; or, The Progress of Genius
Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Archibald Petrie
Author: James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803), Genre: Poetry
Minstrel; or, The Progress of Genius
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 393375
Old English Baron 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/21 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr John Dunn
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve. (T129762)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 37
ESTC: T129762
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/21 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Dunn
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 393384
Ludlow's Memoirs 3 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/23 (Tuesday).
Mr John Traill Urquhart of Elsness
Gender: Male. Address: Elsness, Sanday.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Law > Advocate.
Edmund Ludlow (Male, born c.1617, died 1692)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Edmund Ludlow Esq
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Edmund Ludlow (Male, born c.1617, died 1692)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Edmund Ludlow Esq; Lieutenant General of the Horse, Commander in Chief of the Forces in Ireland, One of the Council of State, and a Member of the Parliament which began on November 3, 1640. In Two Volumes.
Language: English . Published: Vevey. Date of publication: 1698. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 13 borrowing records
ESTC: R1476
Edmund Ludlow (Male, born c.1617, died 1692)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Edmund Ludlow Esq
Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/23 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr John Traill Urquhart of Elsness
Author: Edmund Ludlow (Male, born c.1617, died 1692), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 393393
Herbert's Life 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/8/23 (Saturday).
Mr John Traill Urquhart of Elsness
Gender: Male. Address: Elsness, Sanday.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Law > Advocate.
Baron Edward Herbert of Cherbury (Male, born 1583, died 1648)
Genre: Lives
The life and reign of King Henry the Eighth. Written by the right honourable Edward Lord Herbert of Cherbury
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Baron Edward Herbert of Cherbury (Male, born 1583, died 1648)
Genre: Lives
The life and reign of King Henry the Eighth. Written by the right honourable Edward Lord Herbert of Cherbury
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1672. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: R19246
Baron Edward Herbert of Cherbury (Male, born 1583, died 1648)
Genre: Lives
The life and reign of King Henry the Eighth
Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/8/23 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Traill Urquhart of Elsness
Author: Baron Edward Herbert of Cherbury (Male, born 1583, died 1648), Genre: Lives
The life and reign of King Henry the Eighth
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 393399
Boswell's Life 2d Vol
Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/21 (Wednesday).
Mr John Mitchell
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > Clerks.
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: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/21 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr John Mitchell
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Lives
Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 393402
Clan Albin 4 vol
Borrowed: 1817/5/10 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/28 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr John Simpson
Gender: Male. Address: Stronsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857)
Genre: Fiction
Clan-Albin: a national tale [Johnstone]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857)
Genre: Fiction
Clan-Albin: a national tale.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1815. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 355 times in 101 borrowing records
Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857)
Genre: Fiction
Clan-Albin: A National Tale
Borrowed: 1817/5/10 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Simpson
Author: Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 393405
British Theatre 28& 29
Borrowed: 1817/5/10 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/21 (Wednesday).
Mrs Isabella Thuring
Gender: Female. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
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 29
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: 1817/5/10 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/21 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Isabella Thuring
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 29
Record ID 393408
Castle of Otranto 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/5/10 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday).
Mrs Omond
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.
Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797)
Genre: Fiction
The Castle of Otranto
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797)
Genre: Fiction
The Castle of Otranto; a Gothic Story
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1811.
Number of borrowings: 33
Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797)
Genre: Fiction
The Castle of Otranto
Borrowed: 1817/5/10 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Omond
Author: Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 393411
Gisborne's Duties Vol. 3d
Borrowed: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/7/9 (Wednesday).
Mr David Spence
Gender: Male. Address: Scapa, Holm and Paplay.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Factor/Agent.
Thomas Gisborne (Male, born 1758, died 1846)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An enquiry into the duties of men in the higher and middle classes of society in Great Britain. By Thomas Gisborne.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Thomas Gisborne (Male, born 1758, died 1846)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An enquiry into the duties of men in the higher and middle classes of society in Great Britain. By Thomas Gisborne.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 14 borrowing records
ESTC: T84742
Thomas Gisborne (Male, born 1758, died 1846)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Enquiry into the Duties of Men in the Higher and Middle Classes of Society in Great Britain
Borrowed: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/7/9 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr David Spence
Author: Thomas Gisborne (Male, born 1758, died 1846), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Enquiry into the Duties of Men in the Higher and Middle Classes of Society in Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 393414
William's Narrative 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/21 (Wednesday).
Mrs Omond
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.
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: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/21 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Omond
Author: Captain D. Williams (), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 393423
Gray's Plates 1 vol
Borrowed: 1817/1/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/28 (Wednesday).
Mr Thomas Traill of Westove
Gender: Male. Address: Westove, Burness, Sanday.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Gray Agricultural Plates
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Explanation of the engravings of the most important implements of husbandry used in Scotland
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1814.
Number of borrowings: 9
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Explanation of the Engravings of the Most Important Implements of Husbandry Used in Scotland
Borrowed: 1817/1/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Traill of Westove
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Explanation of the Engravings of the Most Important Implements of Husbandry Used in Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 393426
Antiquary 3 Vols.
Borrowed: 1817/2/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/31 (Saturday).
Mr John Rae
Gender: Male. Address: Clestrain, Orphir.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.
Alternative spelling: Ray
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: 1817/2/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Rae
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3