An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
Record ID 395838
Robertson's Works 8thVol.
Borrowed: 1817/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday).
Mr George Gordon
Gender: Male.
1817 borrowing record: 'stranger per Mr Dunn'
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
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: 1817/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr George Gordon
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Record ID 395841
Theatre 21st
Borrowed: 1817/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/29 (Saturday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
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 21
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: 1817/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
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 21
Record ID 395844
British Poets 61st
Borrowed: 1817/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/29 (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 61
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 168 times in 97 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1817/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: Poetry
The works of the British poets
Volumes borrowed: Volume 61
Record ID 395847
Paul's Letters 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday).
Dr Gillies
Gender: Male.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Travel
Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk. [By Sir Walter Scott.]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Travel
Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk. [By Sir Walter Scott.]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 52
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Travel
Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk
Borrowed: 1817/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Dr Gillies
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Travel
Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395850
British Plutarch 4th-6th
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Mrs Omond
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
The British Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
The British Plutarch [1808-10]
Language: English . Published: Belfast. Date of publication: 1808-1810. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 79 times in 36 borrowing records
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
British Plutarch
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Omond
Author: Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 395853
Travels in England 2dVol
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/23 (Tuesday).
Mr Fotheringhame
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.
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 2
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: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/23 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Fotheringhame
Author: Louis Simond (Male, born 1767, died 1831), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 395856
Universal History 39th
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/10 (Wednesday).
Mr George Gordon
Gender: Male.
1817 borrowing record: 'stranger per Mr Dunn'
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 39
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779-1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 66 times in 48 borrowing records
ESTC: N36682
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/10 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr George Gordon
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 39
Record ID 395859
DLolme on the Conn. 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/1/10 (Saturday).
Mr William Watt Bain
Gender: Male. Address: Main Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
Jean Louis De Lolme (Male, born 1740, died 1806)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The constitution of England, Or An account of the English government [De Lolme]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Jean Louis De Lolme (Male, born 1740, died 1806)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The constitution of England; or, An account of the English government ... A new edition, corrected.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 9
Jean Louis De Lolme (Male, born 1740, died 1806)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Constitution of England, Or An Account of the English Government
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/1/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Watt Bain
Author: Jean Louis De Lolme (Male, born 1740, died 1806), Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Constitution of England, Or An Account of the English Government
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395862
French GilBlas 4 Vols
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/6 (Saturday).
Lieutenant John Baikie
Gender: Male. Address: Broad Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Mariner > Ships Owner. Military > Navy.
Henry Lemaire (Male, born 1756, died 1808)
Genre: Fiction
The French Gil Blas; or, Adventures of Henry Lanson.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Lemaire (Male, born 1756, died 1808)
Genre: Fiction
The French Gil Blas; or, Adventures of Henry Lanson. (T114280)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 44 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T114280
Henry Lemaire (Male, born 1756, died 1808)
Genre: Fiction
French Gil Blas; or, Adventures of Henry Lanson
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Lieutenant John Baikie
Author: Henry Lemaire (Male, born 1756, died 1808), Genre: Fiction
French Gil Blas; or, Adventures of Henry Lanson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 395865
German GilBlas 3 Vols
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/6 (Saturday).
Mr James Riddoch of Cairston
Gender: Male. Address: Cairston, Stromness.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.
Freiherr von Adolf Knigge (Male, born 1752, died 1796)
Genre: Fiction
The German Gil Blas; or, the adventures of Peter Claus.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Freiherr von Adolf Knigge (Male, born 1752, died 1796)
Genre: Fiction
The German Gil Blas; or, the adventures of Peter Claus. (T92292)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 67 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T92292
Freiherr von Adolf Knigge (Male, born 1752, died 1796)
Genre: Fiction
German Gil Blas; or, The Adventures of Peter Claus
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr James Riddoch of Cairston
Author: Freiherr von Adolf Knigge (Male, born 1752, died 1796), Genre: Fiction
German Gil Blas; or, The Adventures of Peter Claus
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 395868
Gibb. Ro. Empire 4thVol
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/29 (Saturday).
Mr Andrew Henderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Politics/Office Holders > Customs Collector.
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
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 171 times in 112 borrowing records
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Andrew Henderson
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 395871
Chalmer's Discourses 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12.
Mr David Spence
Gender: Male. Address: Scapa, Holm and Paplay.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Factor/Agent.
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: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12.
Borrower: Mr David Spence
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
Record ID 395874
Carr's Sermons 2d Vol
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Mr David Spence
Gender: Male. Address: Scapa, Holm and Paplay.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Factor/Agent.
George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons. By the late Reverend George Carr.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons. By the late Reverend George Carr. (T99080)
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: T99080
George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons [George Carr]
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr David Spence
Author: George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776), Genre: Sermons
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 395877
Gisborne's Duties 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/17 (Saturday).
Mr David Bews
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
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 1, Volume 2
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: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr David Bews
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 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395880
Murrays Chemistry 2d Vol
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/17 (Saturday).
Mr John Robertson
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Politics/Office Holders > Tax Collector.
John Murray (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [Murray]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Murray (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [Murray, 1801]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1801. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 16 times in 11 borrowing records
John Murray (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [John Murray]
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Robertson
Author: John Murray (Male), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [John Murray]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2