An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
Record ID 395490
Quarterly Review
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: Periodicals
Quarterly Review
Volumes borrowed: Volume 34
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Quarterly Review
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809-1967. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 636 times in 565 borrowing records
Genre: Periodicals
Quarterly Review
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 34
Record ID 395493
Voltaire's Dictionary
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Theology
Dictionaire philosophique
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Theology
Dictionaire philosophique
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: 2
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Theology
Dictionaire Philosophique
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: Theology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395496
Lallah Rookh
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/8 (Saturday).
Miss Elizabeth Pollexfen
Gender: Female. Address: Broad Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.
Thomas Moore (Male, born 1779, died 1852)
Genre: Poetry
Lalla Rookh, an oriental romance [Moore]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Thomas Moore (Male, born 1779, died 1852)
Genre: Poetry
Lalla Rookh, an oriental romance [Moore, 1817]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 54 times in 52 borrowing records
Thomas Moore (Male, born 1779, died 1852)
Genre: Poetry
Lalla Rookh, an Oriental Romance
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Miss Elizabeth Pollexfen
Author: Thomas Moore (Male, born 1779, died 1852), Genre: Poetry
Lalla Rookh, an Oriental Romance
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395499
Edin Review
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday).
Mr Andrew Henderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Politics/Office Holders > Clerks.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 56
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: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Andrew Henderson
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Review, or, Critical Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 56
Record ID 395502
Boswell's Johnson
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/8 (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 4
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: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/8 (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 4
Record ID 395505
Rhoda
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/1 (Saturday).
Mr William Watt Bain
Gender: Male. Address: Main Street, Kirkwall.
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: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Watt Bain
Author: Frances Jacson (Male, born 1754, died 1842), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395508
Wat Tyler
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday).
Mr William Watt Bain
Gender: Male. Address: Main Street, Kirkwall.
Robert Southey (Male, born 1774, died 1843)
Genre: Poetry
Wat Tyler, a Dramatic Poem
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Southey (Male, born 1774, died 1843)
Genre: Poetry
Wat Tyler, a Dramatic Poem [Southey, 1817]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 11
Robert Southey (Male, born 1774, died 1843)
Genre: Poetry
Wat Tyler, a Dramatic Poem
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr William Watt Bain
Author: Robert Southey (Male, born 1774, died 1843), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395511
Mackenzies Works
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/15 (Saturday).
Mr John Robertson
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Politics/Office Holders > Tax Collector.
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Fiction
The Works of Henry Mackenzie
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, 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: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/15 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Robertson
Author: Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 395514
Poetic Mirror
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/1 (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: Poetry
The poetic mirror, or The living bards of Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
James Hogg (Male, born 1770, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
The poetic mirror, or The living bards of Britain
Language: English . Published: London | Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 14
James Hogg (Male, born 1770, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Poetic Mirror
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Pollexfen of Cairston
Author: James Hogg (Male, born 1770, died 1835), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395517
The White Cottage
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/1 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr John Duguid
Gender: Male. Address: Evie.
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: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Duguid
Author: Arthur Mower (Male), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395520
Hutchisons Memoirs
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr John Duguid
Gender: Male. Address: Evie.
Lucy Hutchinson (Female, born 1620, died 1681)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Lucy Hutchinson (Female, born 1620, died 1681)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson [1810]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1810. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 40 times in 22 borrowing records
Lucy Hutchinson (Female, born 1620, died 1681)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Duguid
Author: Lucy Hutchinson (Female, born 1620, died 1681), Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395523
Essayists
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: Belles Lettres
The British essayists
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
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: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
Record ID 395526
The Mosiad
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/1 (Saturday).
Mr John Flett
Gender: Male.
Charles Hatch Smith (Male)
Genre: Poetry
The Mosiad, or, Israel delivered. A sacred poem in six canticles, with notes, &c. Written by Charles Smith The Mosiad, or, Israel delivered. A sacred poem in six canticles, with notes, &c. Written by Charles Smith
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Hatch Smith (Male)
Genre: Poetry
The Mosiad, or, Israel delivered
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1815.
Number of borrowings: 4
Charles Hatch Smith (Male)
Genre: Poetry
The Mosiad, or, Israel delivered
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Flett
Author: Charles Hatch Smith (Male), Genre: Poetry
The Mosiad, or, Israel delivered
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395529
Arnots Trials
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/1 (Saturday).
Mr John Flett
Gender: Male.
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
Collection and Abridgement of celebrated criminal trials in Scotland: from AD. 1536 to 1784 [Arnot]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
Collection and Abridgement of celebrated criminal trials in Scotland: from AD. 1536 to 1784
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1812.
Number of borrowings: 17
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
Collection and Abridgement of Celebrated Criminal Trials in Scotland
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Flett
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: Law
Collection and Abridgement of Celebrated Criminal Trials in Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395532
Robertsons Works
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Dr Gillies
Gender: Male.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
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 237 times in 152 borrowing records
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Works of William Robertson
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Dr Gillies
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
Record ID 395535
Montesquieu Laws
Borrowed: 1817/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
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.
Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The Spirit of Laws [Montesquieu]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The Spirit of Laws (T90872)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: T90872
Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Spirit of Laws
Borrowed: 1817/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Pollexfen of Cairston
Author: Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755), Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395538
Statistical Magazine
Borrowed: 1817/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
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 2
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: 1817/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Pollexfen of Cairston
Genre: Periodicals
Literary and Statistical Magazine for Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 395541
Saxon & Gael
Borrowed: 1817/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857)
Genre: Fiction
The Saxon and the Gael; or, the Northern Metropolis: including a view of the Lowland and Highland character.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857)
Genre: Fiction
The Saxon and the Gael; or, the Northern Metropolis: including a view of the Lowland and Highland character. (1814)
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 272 times in 74 borrowing records
Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857)
Genre: Fiction
Saxon and the Gael; or, The Northern Metropolis: including a View of the Lowland and Highland Character
Borrowed: 1817/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 395544
Clan Albin
Borrowed: 1817/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday).
Mr William Strang
Gender: Male. Address: Lop Ness, Sanday.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Factor/Agent. Independent Means > Gentleman.
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 353 times in 101 borrowing records
Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857)
Genre: Fiction
Clan-Albin: A National Tale
Borrowed: 1817/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr William Strang
Author: Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4