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Record ID 397863
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 24
5th Fergusons Republic
Borrowed: 1818/6/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/10/24 (Saturday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
The History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic [Ferguson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
The History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic [1813]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1813. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 66 times in 42 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1818/6/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/10/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Record ID 397866
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 24
1. Memoirs of the Ma. De LaRochejaquelein
Borrowed: 1818/6/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/11/11 (Wednesday).
Mr Baikie
Gender: Male.
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Marquise Marie-Louise-Victoire La Rochejaquelein (Female, born 1772, died 1857)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Marchioness de Larochejaquelein
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Marquise Marie-Louise-Victoire La Rochejaquelein (Female, born 1772, died 1857)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Marchioness de Larochejaquelein. ... Translated from the French. [1816]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 34
Marquise Marie-Louise-Victoire La Rochejaquelein (Female, born 1772, died 1857)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Marchioness de la Rochejaquelein
Borrowed: 1818/6/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/11/11 (Wednesday).
Borrowers: Mr Baikie , Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Marquise Marie-Louise-Victoire La Rochejaquelein (Female, born 1772, died 1857), Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Marchioness de la Rochejaquelein
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 398235
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 28
1. Fugitive Pieces
Borrowed: 1818/8/10 (Monday). Returned: 1818/11/7 (Saturday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
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: 1818/8/10 (Monday). Returned: 1818/11/7 (Saturday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 398301
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 28
26th Theatre
Borrowed: 1818/9/26 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/11/7 (Saturday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
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 26
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: 1818/9/26 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/11/7 (Saturday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
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 26
Record ID 398730
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 33
26th-31 Theatre
Borrowed: 1818/11/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1819/1/27 (Wednesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
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 26, Volume 27, Volume 28, Volume 29, 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 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: 1818/11/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1819/1/27 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
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 26, Volume 27, Volume 28, Volume 29, Volume 30, Volume 31
Record ID 399792
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 43
1no Edin Magazine
Borrowed: 1819/3/6 (Saturday). Returned: 1819/3/20 (Saturday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified/unclear
Borrowed: 1819/3/6 (Saturday). Returned: 1819/3/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified/unclear
Record ID 402546
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 69
26-35 Theatre
Borrowed: 1820/3/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/3/22 (Wednesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
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 26, Volume 27, Volume 28, Volume 29, Volume 30, Volume 31, Volume 32, Volume 33, Volume 34, Volume 35
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: 1820/3/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/3/22 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
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 26, Volume 27, Volume 28, Volume 29, Volume 30, Volume 31, Volume 32, Volume 33, Volume 34, Volume 35
Record ID 402540
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 69
3 Ivanhoe
Borrowed: 1820/3/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/3/15 (Wednesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Ivanhoe : a romance
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Ivanhoe; a romance. By the author of “Waverley.”
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1820. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 545 times in 194 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Ivanhoe; a Romance
Borrowed: 1820/3/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/3/15 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 402468
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 69
2 Dramatic Tales
Borrowed: 1820/2/23 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/3/22 (Wednesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
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: 1820/2/23 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/3/22 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: James Hogg (Male, born 1770, died 1835), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 403353
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 77
3 Glenfergus
Borrowed: 1820/6/3 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/6/24 (Saturday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Robert Mudie (Male, born 1777, died 1842)
Genre: Fiction
Glenfergus
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Mudie (Male, born 1777, died 1842)
Genre: Fiction
Glenfergus.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1820. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 173 times in 60 borrowing records
Robert Mudie (Male, born 1777, died 1842)
Genre: Fiction
Glenfergus
Borrowed: 1820/6/3 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/6/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Robert Mudie (Male, born 1777, died 1842), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 390448
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 11
Bruces Plates 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1816/10/23 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/11/9 (Saturday).
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: 1816/10/23 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/11/9 (Saturday).
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 390604
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 13
Dean of Coleraine 3 Vols
Borrowed: 1816/11/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/11/9 (Saturday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Fiction
The Dean of Coleraine. A moral history: founded on the memoirs of an illustrious family in Ireland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Fiction
The Dean of Coleraine. A moral history: founded on the memoirs of an illustrious family in Ireland
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T117601
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Fiction
Dean of Coleraine: A Moral History
Borrowed: 1816/11/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/11/9 (Saturday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763), Genre: Fiction
Dean of Coleraine: A Moral History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 390607
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 13
McDonald's Travels 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1816/11/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/11/9 (Saturday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
James Macdonald (Male)
Genre: Travel
MacDonald's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
James Macdonald (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Denmark, and a part of Sweden, during the winter and spring of the year 1809 [MacDonald]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1810.
Number of borrowings: 10
James Macdonald (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Denmark, and a Part of Sweden
Borrowed: 1816/11/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/11/9 (Saturday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: James Macdonald (Male), Genre: Travel
Travels through Denmark, and a Part of Sweden
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 390730
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 15
Bruces Plates 1
Borrowed: 1816/11/16 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/11/20 (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: 1816/11/16 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/11/20 (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 390688
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 15
Williams Narrative 1
Borrowed: 1816/11/13 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/11/27 (Wednesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
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: 1816/11/13 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/11/27 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Captain D. Williams (), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 390967
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 19
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 391762
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 32
Bruce's Travels 4-7 Vols
Borrowed: 1817/2/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/2/26 (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
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773. [Bruce]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7
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: 1817/2/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/2/26 (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 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7
Record ID 392355
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 36
Do 6 & 7 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/2/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/3/8 (Saturday).
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
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773. [Bruce]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7
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: 1817/2/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/3/8 (Saturday).
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 6, Volume 7
Record ID 392427
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 38
Bruce's Plates 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/3/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/3 (Saturday).
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: 1817/3/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/3 (Saturday).
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 392628
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 41
Bruce's Travels 4 & 5 Vols
Borrowed: 1817/3/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/3 (Saturday).
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
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773. [Bruce]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
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: 1817/3/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/3 (Saturday).
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 4, Volume 5
Record ID 395070
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 73
Saxon & Gael 4 Vols
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 407594
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 2
2 Sailor's letters
Borrowed: 1820/12/23 (Saturday). Returned: 1821/1/10 (Wednesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Sailor's Letters
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Sailor's letters. Written to his select friends in England, during his voyages and travels in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, from the year 1754 to 1759
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T175717
Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Sailor's Letters
Borrowed: 1820/12/23 (Saturday). Returned: 1821/1/10 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 407921
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 5
2 Sailor's Letters
Borrowed: 1821/1/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1821/3/4 (Sunday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Sailor's Letters
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Sailor's letters. Written to his select friends in England, during his voyages and travels in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, from the year 1754 to 1759
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T175717
Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Sailor's Letters
Borrowed: 1821/1/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1821/3/4 (Sunday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 408458
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 10
3 Glenfergus
Borrowed: 1821/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1821/3/14 (Wednesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Robert Mudie (Male, born 1777, died 1842)
Genre: Fiction
Glenfergus
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Mudie (Male, born 1777, died 1842)
Genre: Fiction
Glenfergus.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1820. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 173 times in 60 borrowing records
Robert Mudie (Male, born 1777, died 1842)
Genre: Fiction
Glenfergus
Borrowed: 1821/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1821/3/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Robert Mudie (Male, born 1777, died 1842), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 412952
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 47
3 Marriage
Borrowed: 1822/4/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1822/5/7 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Susan Ferrier (Female, born 1782, died 1854)
Genre: Fiction
Marriage : a novel in three volumes
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Susan Ferrier (Female, born 1782, died 1854)
Genre: Fiction
Marriage, a novel. In three volumes. [Ferrier]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1818. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 117 times in 42 borrowing records
Susan Ferrier (Female, born 1782, died 1854)
Genre: Fiction
Marriage, a Novel
Borrowed: 1822/4/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1822/5/7 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Susan Ferrier (Female, born 1782, died 1854), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 420588
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 5
2 Sketch Book
Borrowed: 1830/1/29 (Friday). Returned: 1830/3/2 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Washington Irving (Male, born 1783, died 1859)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Periodicals
The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Washington Irving (Male, born 1783, died 1859)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Periodicals
The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1821. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 109 times in 61 borrowing records
Washington Irving (Male, born 1783, died 1859)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Periodicals
Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon
Borrowed: 1830/1/29 (Friday). Returned: 1830/3/2 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Washington Irving (Male, born 1783, died 1859), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Periodicals
Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 421254
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 11
1 Late War 2.
Borrowed: 1830/3/12 (Friday). Returned: 1830/4/9 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Memorials of the late war
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Memorials of the late war
Language: English . Published: London | Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1828. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 29 times in 17 borrowing records
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Memorials of the Late War
Borrowed: 1830/3/12 (Friday). Returned: 1830/4/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 421497
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 14
1 Ricardo on Pol. OEcon.
Borrowed: 1830/3/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1830/5/14 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
David Ricardo (Male, born 1772, died 1823)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
On the principles of political economy and taxation by David Ricardo
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
David Ricardo (Male, born 1772, died 1823)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
On the principles of political economy and taxation by David Ricardo
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1821.
Number of borrowings: 9
David Ricardo (Male, born 1772, died 1823)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Principles of Political Economy and Taxation
Borrowed: 1830/3/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1830/5/14 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: David Ricardo (Male, born 1772, died 1823), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Principles of Political Economy and Taxation
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 424209
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 22
3 Saxon & Gael
Borrowed: 1830/6/11 (Friday). Returned: 1830/7/16 (Friday).
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 unspecified
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: 1830/6/11 (Friday). Returned: 1830/7/16 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Record ID 425067
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 29
4 Clan Albin
Borrowed: 1830/8/31 (Tuesday). Returned: 1830/10/19 (Tuesday).
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
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: 1830/8/31 (Tuesday). Returned: 1830/10/19 (Tuesday).
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 429156
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 49
3 Pirate
Borrowed: 1831/2/4 (Friday). Returned: 1831/2/8 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The Pirate. By the author of “Waverley, Kenilworth,” &c. [i.e. Sir Walter Scott] In three volumes
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The Pirate. By the author of 'Waverley,' etc.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1822. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 358 times in 124 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Pirate
Borrowed: 1831/2/4 (Friday). Returned: 1831/2/8 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 429222
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 50
1 Rebellion 1689.
Borrowed: 1831/2/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/2/15 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Robert Chambers (Male, born 1802, died 1871)
Genre: History
History of the rebellions in Scotland, under the Viscount of Dundee, and the Earl of Mar, in 1689 and 1715
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Chambers (Male, born 1802, died 1871)
Genre: History
History of the rebellions in Scotland, under the Viscount of Dundee, and the Earl of Mar, in 1689 and 1715
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1829.
Number of borrowings: 5
Robert Chambers (Male, born 1802, died 1871)
Genre: History
History of the Rebellions in Scotland [Robert Chambers]
Borrowed: 1831/2/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/2/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Robert Chambers (Male, born 1802, died 1871), Genre: History
History of the Rebellions in Scotland [Robert Chambers]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 429270
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 50
3 Rob Roy
Borrowed: 1831/2/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/2/15 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Rob Roy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Rob Roy.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1818. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 309 times in 114 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Rob Roy
Borrowed: 1831/2/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/2/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 429390
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 52
4 Tales Landd. 1st. Ser.
Borrowed: 1831/2/15 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/3/11 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [First Series]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Likely
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord, collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 564 times in 256 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [First Series]
Borrowed: 1831/2/15 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/3/11 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [First Series]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 429492
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 53
3 Guy Mannering
Borrowed: 1831/2/22 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/2/25 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
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: 1831/2/22 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/2/25 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
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 429573
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 53
4 Saxon & Gael
Borrowed: 1831/2/25 (Friday). Returned: 1831/3/11 (Friday).
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: 1831/2/25 (Friday). Returned: 1831/3/11 (Friday).
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 429519
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 53
3 Abbot
Borrowed: 1831/2/22 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/2/25 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The Abbot
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The abbot
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1820. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 344 times in 126 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Abbot
Borrowed: 1831/2/22 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/2/25 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 429576
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 53
4 Tales Landd. 3d. Ser.
Borrowed: 1831/2/25 (Friday). Returned: 1831/3/25 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Third Series]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord, Third Series / collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1819. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 391 times in 127 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Third Series]
Borrowed: 1831/2/25 (Friday). Returned: 1831/3/25 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Third Series]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 429774
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 55
4 Tales Land. 2d. Ser.
Borrowed: 1831/3/11 (Friday). Returned: 1831/3/25 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of My Landlord [Second Series]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Very likely
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord, Second Series, collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham. [The Heart of Mid-Lothian]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1818. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 287 times in 81 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Second Series]
Borrowed: 1831/3/11 (Friday). Returned: 1831/3/25 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Second Series]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 430047
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 58
1 Nelson.
Borrowed: 1831/3/25 (Friday). Returned: 1831/4/19 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Robert Southey (Male, born 1774, died 1843)
Genre: Lives
The life of Nelson [Southey]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Robert Southey (Male, born 1774, died 1843)
Genre: Lives
The life of Nelson
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1830.
Number of borrowings: 18
Robert Southey (Male, born 1774, died 1843)
Genre: Lives
Life of Nelson
Borrowed: 1831/3/25 (Friday). Returned: 1831/4/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Robert Southey (Male, born 1774, died 1843), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 430053
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 58
1 Tales ofa Traveller. 1.
Borrowed: 1831/3/25 (Friday). Returned: 1831/4/19 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Washington Irving (Male, born 1783, died 1859)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of a traveller
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Washington Irving (Male, born 1783, died 1859)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of a Traveller.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1824. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 142 times in 81 borrowing records
Washington Irving (Male, born 1783, died 1859)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of a Traveller
Borrowed: 1831/3/25 (Friday). Returned: 1831/4/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Washington Irving (Male, born 1783, died 1859), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 430179
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 59
1 " Plates
Borrowed: 1831/4/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/4/19 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
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 Plates
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: 1831/4/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/4/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
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 Plates
Record ID 430176
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 59
4 Inchbald 6.7.8.9.
Borrowed: 1831/4/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/4/12 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
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 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9
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: 1831/4/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/4/12 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
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 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9
Record ID 430173
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 59
3 Monastery
Borrowed: 1831/4/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/4/12 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The Monastery. A romance.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The Monastery. A romance.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1820. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 197 times in 71 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Monastery. A Romance
Borrowed: 1831/4/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/4/12 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 430299
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 60
1 Knights of Malta 1.
Borrowed: 1831/4/19 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/5/3 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Alexander Sutherland (Male)
Genre: History
The achievements of the Knights of Malta
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander Sutherland (Male)
Genre: History
The achievements of the Knights of Malta
Language: English . Published: London | Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1831. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 23 times in 15 borrowing records
Alexander Sutherland (Male)
Genre: History
The Achievements of the Knights of Malta
Borrowed: 1831/4/19 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/5/3 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Alexander Sutherland (Male), Genre: History
The Achievements of the Knights of Malta
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 430296
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 60
2 Ottomon Emp.
Borrowed: 1831/4/19 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/5/3 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Edward Upham (Male, born 1776, died 1834)
Genre: History
History of the Ottoman Empire, from its establishment, till the year 1828
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Upham (Male, born 1776, died 1834)
Genre: History
History of the Ottoman Empire, from its establishment, till the year 1828
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1829. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 22 times in 13 borrowing records
Edward Upham (Male, born 1776, died 1834)
Genre: History
History of the Ottoman Empire
Borrowed: 1831/4/19 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/5/3 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Edward Upham (Male, born 1776, died 1834), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 430302
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 60
2 Conspiraces 1. 2
Borrowed: 1831/4/19 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/6/7 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
John Parker Lawson (Male)
Genre: History
History of remarkable conspiracies connected with European history, during the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Parker Lawson (Male)
Genre: History
History of remarkable conspiracies connected with European history, during the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1829. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 16 borrowing records
John Parker Lawson (Male)
Genre: History
History of Remarkable Conspiracies Connected with European History
Borrowed: 1831/4/19 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/6/7 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: John Parker Lawson (Male), Genre: History
History of Remarkable Conspiracies Connected with European History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 430305
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 61
1 Chivalry 1.
Borrowed: 1831/4/19 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/5/3 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Genre: History
The history of chivalry and the crusades
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
The history of chivalry and the crusades
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1830. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 18 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1831/4/19 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/5/3 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Genre: History
History of Chivalry and the Crusades
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 430404
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 62
2 War in Greece
Borrowed: 1831/5/3 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/6/10 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Thomas Keightley (Male, born 1789, died 1872)
Genre: History
History of the war of independence in Greece
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Keightley (Male, born 1789, died 1872)
Genre: History
History of the war of independence in Greece
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1830. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 20 times in 16 borrowing records
Thomas Keightley (Male, born 1789, died 1872)
Genre: History
History of the War of Independence in Greece
Borrowed: 1831/5/3 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/6/10 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Thomas Keightley (Male, born 1789, died 1872), Genre: History
History of the War of Independence in Greece
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 430464
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 62
3 St. Ronan's Well
Borrowed: 1831/5/10 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/6/7 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
St. Ronan's Well. By the author of “Waverley,” etc. [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
St. Ronan's Well. By the author of “Waverley,” etc. [i.e. Sir Walter Scott.]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1824. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 158 times in 58 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
St Ronan's Well
Borrowed: 1831/5/10 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/6/7 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 430422
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 62
1 Ottoman Empire 2.
Borrowed: 1831/5/3 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/5/13 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Edward Upham (Male, born 1776, died 1834)
Genre: History
History of the Ottoman Empire, from its establishment, till the year 1828
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Upham (Male, born 1776, died 1834)
Genre: History
History of the Ottoman Empire, from its establishment, till the year 1828
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1829. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 22 times in 13 borrowing records
Edward Upham (Male, born 1776, died 1834)
Genre: History
History of the Ottoman Empire
Borrowed: 1831/5/3 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/5/13 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Edward Upham (Male, born 1776, died 1834), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 430401
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 62
1 Queen's wake
Borrowed: 1831/5/3 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/5/13 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
James Hogg (Male, born 1770, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
The queen's wake : a legendary poem
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
James Hogg (Male, born 1770, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
The Queen's Wake ... Second edition.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 57
James Hogg (Male, born 1770, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Queen's Wake
Borrowed: 1831/5/3 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/5/13 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: James Hogg (Male, born 1770, died 1835), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 430467
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 62
3 Redgauntlet
Borrowed: 1831/5/10 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/6/7 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Redgauntlet, a tale of the eighteenth century. By the author of “Waverley” [Sir Walter Scott].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Redgauntlet, a tale of the eighteenth century. By the author of “Waverley” [Sir Walter Scott].
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1824. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 163 times in 62 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Redgauntlet, a Tale of the Eighteenth Century
Borrowed: 1831/5/10 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/6/7 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Redgauntlet, a Tale of the Eighteenth Century
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 430395
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 62
1 Gibbon's Rom. Emp. 1
Borrowed: 1831/5/3 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/6/7 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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: 1831/5/3 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/6/7 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 430485
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 62
1 Gibbon's Rom. Emp. 2
Borrowed: 1831/5/13 (Friday). Returned: 1831/6/7 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
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: 1831/5/13 (Friday). Returned: 1831/6/7 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 430497
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 63
1 Conquest of Peru
Borrowed: 1831/5/13 (Friday). Returned: 1831/5/18 (Wednesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Joaquín Telesforo de Trueba y Cosío (Male, born c.1799, died 1835)
Genre: History
History of the conquest of Peru, by the Spaniards
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Joaquín Telesforo de Trueba y Cosío (Male, born c.1799, died 1835)
Genre: History
History of the conquest of Peru, by the Spaniards
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1830.
Number of borrowings: 10
Joaquín Telesforo de Trueba y Cosío (Male, born c.1799, died 1835)
Genre: History
History of the Conquest of Peru, by the Spaniards
Borrowed: 1831/5/13 (Friday). Returned: 1831/5/18 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Joaquín Telesforo de Trueba y Cosío (Male, born c.1799, died 1835), Genre: History
History of the Conquest of Peru, by the Spaniards
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 430500
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 63
1. Hernan Cortes
Borrowed: 1831/5/13 (Friday). Returned: 1831/5/18 (Wednesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Joaquín Telesforo de Trueba y Cosío (Male, born c.1799, died 1835)
Genre: Lives
Life of Hernan Cortes
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Joaquín Telesforo de Trueba y Cosío (Male, born c.1799, died 1835)
Genre: Lives
Life of Hernan Cortes
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1829.
Number of borrowings: 19
Joaquín Telesforo de Trueba y Cosío (Male, born c.1799, died 1835)
Genre: Lives
Life of Hernan Cortes
Borrowed: 1831/5/13 (Friday). Returned: 1831/5/18 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Joaquín Telesforo de Trueba y Cosío (Male, born c.1799, died 1835), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 430548
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 63
1 Polynesian Researches 1
Borrowed: 1831/5/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/6/10 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
William Ellis (Male, born 1794, died 1872)
Genre: Travel
Polynesian researches, during a residence of nearly six years in the South Sea Islands [Ellis]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
William Ellis (Male, born 1794, died 1872)
Genre: Travel
Polynesian Researches, during a residence of nearly six years in the South Sea Islands, etc.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1829. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 44 times in 39 borrowing records
William Ellis (Male, born 1794, died 1872)
Genre: Travel
Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Six Years in the South Sea Islands
Borrowed: 1831/5/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/6/10 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: William Ellis (Male, born 1794, died 1872), Genre: Travel
Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Six Years in the South Sea Islands
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 430503
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 63
3. O'Donnel
Borrowed: 1831/5/13 (Friday). Returned: 1831/5/18 (Wednesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Sydney Owenson Lady Morgan (Female, born 1783, died 1859)
Genre: Fiction
O'Donnel. A national tale, etc.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Sydney Owenson Lady Morgan (Female, born 1783, died 1859)
Genre: Fiction
O'Donnel. A national tale, etc.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 204 times in 71 borrowing records
Sydney Owenson Lady Morgan (Female, born 1783, died 1859)
Genre: Fiction
O'Donnel: A National Tale
Borrowed: 1831/5/13 (Friday). Returned: 1831/5/18 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Sydney Owenson Lady Morgan (Female, born 1783, died 1859), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 430737
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 65
3 Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1831/6/10 (Friday). Returned: 1831/6/17 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Thomas Brown The Elder (Male)
Genre: Fiction
Edinburgh: a satirical novel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Thomas Brown The Elder (Male)
Genre: Fiction
Edinburgh: a satirical novel
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1820. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 86 times in 34 borrowing records
Thomas Brown The Elder (Male)
Genre: Fiction
Edinburgh: A Satirical Novel
Borrowed: 1831/6/10 (Friday). Returned: 1831/6/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Thomas Brown The Elder (Male), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 430734
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 65
1 Demonology
Borrowed: 1831/6/10 (Friday). Returned: 1831/7/29 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: History
Letters on demonology and witchcraft : addressed to J.G. Lockhart, Esq.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: History
Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft, addressed to J. G. Lockhart, Esq. [With plates designed by George Cruikshank.]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1830. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 37
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: History
Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft
Borrowed: 1831/6/10 (Friday). Returned: 1831/7/29 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: History
Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 431859
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 76
Knox's History
Borrowed: 1831/10/7 (Friday). Returned: 1831/3/13 (Sunday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
John Knox (Male, born 1505, died 1572)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
The historie of the reformation of the Church of Scotland; containing five books: together with some treatises conducing to the history. [Knox]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
John Knox (Male, born 1505, died 1572)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
The historie of the reformation of the Church of Scotland; containing five books: together with some treatises conducing to the history.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1644. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 37
ESTC: R12446
John Knox (Male, born 1505, died 1572)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Historie of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland
Borrowed: 1831/10/7 (Friday). Returned: 1831/3/13 (Sunday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: John Knox (Male, born 1505, died 1572), Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Historie of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 431856
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 76
2 Anderson's Collections
Borrowed: 1831/10/7 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
James Anderson (Male, born 1662, died 1728)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Collections relating to the history of Mary Queen of Scotland [Anderson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
James Anderson (Male, born 1662, died 1728)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Collections relating to the history of Mary Queen of Scotland, in four volumes : containing a great number of original papers never before printed : also a few scarce pieces reprinted, taken from the best copies / revised and published by James Anderson, Esq; with an explanatory index of the obsolete words, and prefaces shewing the importance of these collections.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1727-1728. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 58 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: T133808
James Anderson (Male, born 1662, died 1728)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Collections Relating to the History of Mary Queen of Scotland
Borrowed: 1831/10/7 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: James Anderson (Male, born 1662, died 1728), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Collections Relating to the History of Mary Queen of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 431862
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 76
1 Kieth's Do.
Borrowed: 1831/10/7 (Friday). Returned: 1831/10/28 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Robert Keith (Male, born 1681, died 1757)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Theology
The history of the affairs of church and state in Scotland, from the beginning of the Reformation in the reign of King James V. to the retreat of Queen Mary into England, anno 1568 [Keith]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Keith (Male, born 1681, died 1757)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Theology
The history of the affairs of church and state in Scotland, from the beginning of the Reformation in the reign of King James V. to the retreat of Queen Mary into England, anno 1568.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1734. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 29
ESTC: T121562
Robert Keith (Male, born 1681, died 1757)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Theology
History of the Affairs of Church and State in Scotland
Borrowed: 1831/10/7 (Friday). Returned: 1831/10/28 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Robert Keith (Male, born 1681, died 1757), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Theology
History of the Affairs of Church and State in Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 431853
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 76
1 Spotswood Ch.of Scot.
Borrowed: 1831/10/7 (Friday). Returned: 1832/3/13 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
John Spottiswood (Male, born 1565, died 1639)
Genre: History
The history of the Church of Scotland, beginning the year of our Lord 203, and continued to the end of the reign of King James the VI. of ever blessed memory. [Spottiswood]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
John Spottiswood (Male, born 1565, died 1639)
Genre: History
The history of the Church of Scotland, beginning the year of our Lord 203, and continued to the end of the reign of King James the VI. of ever blessed memory.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1666. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 22
ESTC: R15423
John Spottiswood (Male, born 1565, died 1639)
Genre: History
History of the Church of Scotland, Beginning the Year of our Lord 203, and Continued to the End of the Reign of King James the VI
Borrowed: 1831/10/7 (Friday). Returned: 1832/3/13 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: John Spottiswood (Male, born 1565, died 1639), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 431850
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 76
1 Calderwood's Ch. History
Borrowed: 1831/10/7 (Friday). Returned: 1831/3/23 (Wednesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
David Calderwood (Male, born 1575, died 1650)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
The true history of the Church of Scotland, from the beginning of the reformation, unto the end of the reigne of King James VI
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
David Calderwood (Male, born 1575, died 1650)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
The true history of the Church of Scotland, from the beginning of the reformation, unto the end of the reigne of King James VI.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1678. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 54
ESTC: R16833
David Calderwood (Male, born 1575, died 1650)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
True History of the Church of Scotland
Borrowed: 1831/10/7 (Friday). Returned: 1831/3/23 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: David Calderwood (Male, born 1575, died 1650), Genre: History, Genre: Theology
True History of the Church of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 432078
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 78
1 Edinr. Rev. vol. 24.
Borrowed: 1831/10/28 (Friday). Returned: 1831/11/18 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 24
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: 1831/10/28 (Friday). Returned: 1831/11/18 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Review, or, Critical Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 24
Record ID 432060
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 78
2 Malta
Borrowed: 1831/10/28 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Alexander Sutherland (Male)
Genre: History
The achievements of the Knights of Malta
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander Sutherland (Male)
Genre: History
The achievements of the Knights of Malta
Language: English . Published: London | Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1831. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 23 times in 15 borrowing records
Alexander Sutherland (Male)
Genre: History
The Achievements of the Knights of Malta
Borrowed: 1831/10/28 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Alexander Sutherland (Male), Genre: History
The Achievements of the Knights of Malta
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 432075
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 78
2 Hume's Engld. 6.7.
Borrowed: 1831/10/28 (Friday). Returned: 1831/11/25 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7
Confidence level: Very likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1818. Pagination: 10 vols.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1831/10/28 (Friday). Returned: 1831/11/25 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7
Record ID 432057
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 78
2 Edmonston's Zetland
Borrowed: 1831/10/28 (Friday). Returned: 1831/11/8 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
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: 1831/10/28 (Friday). Returned: 1831/11/8 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
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 432042
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 78
2 Robertson's Works 6.7.
Borrowed: 1831/10/28 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7
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: 1831/10/28 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7
Record ID 432063
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 78
2 Laing's Scot. 3.4.
Borrowed: 1831/10/28 (Friday). Returned: 1831/3/23 (Wednesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
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 3, Volume 4
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: 1831/10/28 (Friday). Returned: 1831/3/23 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Malcolm Laing (Male, born 1762, died 1818), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 432198
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 79
2 Rebellion 1745
Borrowed: 1831/11/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Robert Chambers (Male, born 1802, died 1871)
Genre: History
History of the Rebellion in Scotland in 1745, 1746
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Chambers (Male, born 1802, died 1871)
Genre: History
History of the Rebellion in Scotland in 1745, 1746
Language: English . Published: London | Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1828. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 12 borrowing records
Robert Chambers (Male, born 1802, died 1871)
Genre: History
History of the Rebellions in Scotland [Robert Chambers]
Borrowed: 1831/11/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Robert Chambers (Male, born 1802, died 1871), Genre: History
History of the Rebellions in Scotland [Robert Chambers]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 432195
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 79
2 Wallace
Borrowed: 1831/11/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
John Donald Carrick (Male, born 1787, died 1837)
Genre: Lives
Life of Sir William Wallace of Elderslie
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Donald Carrick (Male, born 1787, died 1837)
Genre: Lives
Life of Sir William Wallace of Elderslie
Language: English . Published: London | Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1830. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 12 borrowing records
John Donald Carrick (Male, born 1787, died 1837)
Genre: Lives
Life of Sir William Wallace of Elderslie
Borrowed: 1831/11/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: John Donald Carrick (Male, born 1787, died 1837), Genre: Lives
Life of Sir William Wallace of Elderslie
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 432204
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 79
1 Childe Harold Canto 3d
Borrowed: 1831/11/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/17 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
George Gordon Byron Lord Byron (Male, born 1788, died 1824)
Genre: Poetry
Childe Harold's pilgrimage. Canto the third
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
George Gordon Byron Lord Byron (Male, born 1788, died 1824)
Genre: Poetry
Childe Harold's pilgrimage. Canto the third
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1816.
Number of borrowings: 17
George Gordon Byron Lord Byron (Male, born 1788, died 1824)
Genre: Poetry
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
Borrowed: 1831/11/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/17 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: George Gordon Byron Lord Byron (Male, born 1788, died 1824), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 432201
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 79
1 Byron's Work's 1
Borrowed: 1831/11/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/17 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
George Gordon Byron Lord Byron (Male, born 1788, died 1824)
Genre: Poetry
The Works of the Right Honourable Lord Byron
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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: 1831/11/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/17 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: George Gordon Byron Lord Byron (Male, born 1788, died 1824), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 432273
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 80
2 Late War
Borrowed: 1831/11/18 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/16 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Memorials of the late war
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Memorials of the late war
Language: English . Published: London | Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1828. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 29 times in 17 borrowing records
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Memorials of the Late War
Borrowed: 1831/11/18 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/16 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 432348
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 81
1 Hume's England 8
Borrowed: 1831/11/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Confidence level: Very likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1818. Pagination: 10 vols.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1831/11/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Record ID 432342
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 81
2 Encyclopaedia 18.22
Borrowed: 1831/11/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/20 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The Edinburgh encyclopaedia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 18, Volume 22
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The Edinburgh encyclopaedia
Language: English . Published: London | Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1808-1830. Pagination: 18 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 336 times in 285 borrowing records
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Edinburgh Encyclopaedia
Borrowed: 1831/11/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/20 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Volumes borrowed: Volume 18, Volume 22
Record ID 432375
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 81
4 Robertsons Works 1.2.3.5.
Borrowed: 1831/11/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, 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 237 times in 152 borrowing records
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Works of William Robertson
Borrowed: 1831/11/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 5
Record ID 432345
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 81
2 " 27.28
Borrowed: 1831/11/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/15 (Thursday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The Edinburgh encyclopaedia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 27, Volume 28
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The Edinburgh encyclopaedia
Language: English . Published: London | Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1808-1830. Pagination: 18 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 336 times in 285 borrowing records
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Edinburgh Encyclopaedia
Borrowed: 1831/11/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/15 (Thursday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Volumes borrowed: Volume 27, Volume 28
Record ID 432351
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 81
1 Robertson's Works 4.
Borrowed: 1831/11/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
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: 1831/11/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 432453
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 82
2 Hume's England 1.9.
Borrowed: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/13 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 9
Confidence level: Very likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1818. Pagination: 10 vols.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/13 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 9
Record ID 432456
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 82
1 Robertson's Works. 6
Borrowed: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/12/16 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
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: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/12/16 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 432486
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 82
1 Jamieson's Scot. Dictionary.
Borrowed: 1831/12/9 (Friday). Returned: 1832/3/23 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
John Jamieson (Male, born 1759-3-5, died 1838-7-12)
Genre: Reference Works
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language [Jamieson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
John Jamieson (Male, born 1759-3-5, died 1838-7-12)
Genre: Reference Works
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ... to which is prefixed, a dissertation on the origin of the language.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1808. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 15 borrowing records
John Jamieson (Male, born 1759-3-5, died 1838-7-12)
Genre: Reference Works
Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
Borrowed: 1831/12/9 (Friday). Returned: 1832/3/23 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: John Jamieson (Male, born 1759-3-5, died 1838-7-12), Genre: Reference Works
Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 432561
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 83
1 Arnot's Criminal Trials
Borrowed: 1831/12/16 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/27 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
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: 1831/12/16 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/27 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
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 432555
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 83
2 Pinkertson's Inquiry
Borrowed: 1831/12/16 (Friday). Returned: 1832/3/23 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826)
Genre: History
An enquiry into the history of Scotland. Vol I & II : preceding the reign of Malcolm III, or the year 1056 including the authentic history of that period / by John Pinkerton.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826)
Genre: History
An enquiry into the history of Scotland, preceding the reign of Malcolm III, or the year 1056, including the authentic history of that period
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1814. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 12 borrowing records
John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826)
Genre: History
Enquiry into the History of Scotland Preceding the Reign of Malcom III
Borrowed: 1831/12/16 (Friday). Returned: 1832/3/23 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826), Genre: History
Enquiry into the History of Scotland Preceding the Reign of Malcom III
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 432579
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 83
2 Ferguson's Rom. Repub. 1.2.
Borrowed: 1831/12/16 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/27 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
The History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic [Ferguson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
The History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic [1813]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1813. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 66 times in 42 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1831/12/16 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/27 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 432585
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 83
1 Hume's England 2.
Borrowed: 1831/12/16 (Friday). Returned: 1832/1/20 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1818. Pagination: 10 vols.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1831/12/16 (Friday). Returned: 1832/1/20 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 432558
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 83
1 Nimmo's Stirlingshire
Borrowed: 1831/12/16 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/27 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
William Nimmo (Male)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
A general history of Stirlingshire; containing an account of the ancient monuments, and most Important and Curious Transactions in that Shire, from the Roman Invasion of Scotland, to the Present Times; with the natural history of the shire. By William Nimmo, Minister of Bothkennar.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
William Nimmo (Male)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
A general history of Stirlingshire; containing an account of the ancient monuments, and most Important and Curious Transactions in that Shire, from the Roman Invasion of Scotland, to the Present Times; with the natural history of the shire.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 32
ESTC: T135383
William Nimmo (Male)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
General History of Stirlingshire
Borrowed: 1831/12/16 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/27 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: William Nimmo (Male), Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
General History of Stirlingshire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 432588
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 83
1 Late War. 2
Borrowed: 1831/12/16 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/27 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Memorials of the late war
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Memorials of the late war
Language: English . Published: London | Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1828. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 29 times in 17 borrowing records
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Memorials of the Late War
Borrowed: 1831/12/16 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/27 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 432690
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 84
1 Hume's England 3
Borrowed: 1831/12/27 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/20 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1818. Pagination: 10 vols.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1831/12/27 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/20 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 432729
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 84
3 vols. of Pamphlets 4to
Borrowed: 1831/12/30 (Friday). Returned: 1832/3/6 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Pamphlets (unidentifiable)
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified/unclear
Borrowed: 1831/12/30 (Friday). Returned: 1832/3/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified/unclear
Record ID 432693
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 84
2 " " 10.11
Borrowed: 1831/12/27 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/23 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Confidence level: Very likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1818. Pagination: 10 vols.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1831/12/27 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/23 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Record ID 432699
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 84
1 Minstrelsy Scot. Border
Borrowed: 1831/12/27 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/6 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Minstrelsy of the Scottish border : consisting of historical and romantic ballads, collected in the southern counties of Scotland with a few of modern date, founded upon local tradition
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1810. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 83 times in 50 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border
Borrowed: 1831/12/27 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Poetry
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 432702
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 84
2 Inchbald 2.4.
Borrowed: 1831/12/27 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/12 (Thursday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
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 2, Volume 4
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: 1831/12/27 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/12 (Thursday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
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 2, Volume 4
Record ID 432696
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 84
2 Ferguson's Rom. Rep. 3.4
Borrowed: 1831/12/27 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/3 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
The History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic [Ferguson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
The History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic [1813]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1813. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 66 times in 42 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1831/12/27 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/3 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 432834
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 85
1 Memoirs Napol. 1
Borrowed: 1832/1/2 (Monday). Returned: 1832/1/13 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne (Male, born 1769, died 1834)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte : from the French of M. Fauvelet de Bourrienne
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne (Male, born 1769, died 1834)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte : from the French of M. Fauvelet de Bourrienne
Language: English . Published: London | Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1830. Pagination: 3 vols.
Translators: John Smythe Memes.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 78 times in 52 borrowing records
Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne (Male, born 1769, died 1834)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte
Borrowed: 1832/1/2 (Monday). Returned: 1832/1/13 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne (Male, born 1769, died 1834), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 432831
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 85
1 Ferguson's Rom. Rep. 5
Borrowed: 1832/1/2 (Monday). Returned: 1832/1/13 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
The History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic [Ferguson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
The History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic [1813]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1813. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 66 times in 42 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1832/1/2 (Monday). Returned: 1832/1/13 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Record ID 432945
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 86
1 Pilot
Borrowed: 1832/1/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/27 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
James Fenimore Cooper (Male, born 1789, died 1851)
Genre: Fiction
Pilot
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
James Fenimore Cooper (Male, born 1789, died 1851)
Genre: Fiction
The pilot : a tale of the sea
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1832.
Number of borrowings: 38
James Fenimore Cooper (Male, born 1789, died 1851)
Genre: Fiction
Pilot
Borrowed: 1832/1/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/27 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: James Fenimore Cooper (Male, born 1789, died 1851), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1