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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 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 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 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 432183
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 79
1 Chalmers' Discourses
Borrowed: 1831/11/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/27 (Friday).
Mr James Barry
Gender: Male. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Thomas Chalmers (Male, born 1780, died 1847)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Theology
A series of discourses on the Christian revelation viewed in connection with the modern astronomy [Chalmer]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Thomas Chalmers (Male, born 1780, died 1847)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Theology
A series of discourses on the Christian revelation viewed in connection with the modern astronomy
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817.
Number of borrowings: 30
Thomas Chalmers (Male, born 1780, died 1847)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Theology
A series of discourses on the Christian revelation viewed in connection with the modern astronomy
Borrowed: 1831/11/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/27 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr James Barry
Author: Thomas Chalmers (Male, born 1780, died 1847), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Theology
A series of discourses on the Christian revelation viewed in connection with the modern astronomy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 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 432171
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 79
Edinr. Rev. 106
Borrowed: 1831/11/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/27 (Friday).
Mr James Barry
Gender: Male. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 106
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 886 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1831/11/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/27 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr James Barry
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Review, or, Critical Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 106
Record ID 432174
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 79
2 Chivalry
Borrowed: 1831/11/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/12/25 (Sunday).
Mr James Barry
Gender: Male. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Genre: History
The history of chivalry and the crusades
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
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: 1831/11/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/12/25 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr James Barry
Genre: History
History of Chivalry and the Crusades
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
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 432258
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 80
1 " vol 23
Borrowed: 1831/11/18 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/2 (Friday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 23
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817-1905. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2527 times in 2041 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1831/11/18 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/2 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 23
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 432270
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 80
1 Geo. IV. 1.
Borrowed: 1831/11/18 (Friday). Returned: 1831/11/29 (Tuesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
William Wallace (Male)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
The history of the life and reign of George the Fourth
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
William Wallace (Male)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
The history of the life and reign of George the Fourth
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1831-1832. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 37 borrowing records
William Wallace (Male)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
History of the Life and Reign of George the Fourth
Borrowed: 1831/11/18 (Friday). Returned: 1831/11/29 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: William Wallace (Male), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
History of the Life and Reign of George the Fourth
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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 242 times in 153 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 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.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 147 times in 125 borrowing records
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 432396
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 81
1 Blackd. vol.24
Borrowed: 1831/12/2 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/13 (Tuesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 24
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817-1905. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2527 times in 2041 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1831/12/2 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/13 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 24
Record ID 432366
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 81
2 Switzerland 1.2
Borrowed: 1831/11/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/3 (Tuesday).
Mr James Barry
Gender: Male. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Henry David Inglis (Male, born 1795, died 1835)
Genre: Travel
Switzerland, the south of France, and the Pyrenees in M. DCCC. XXX [Conway]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Henry David Inglis (Male, born 1795, died 1835)
Genre: Travel
Switzerland, the south of France, and the Pyrenees in M. DCCC. XXX
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1831. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 48 times in 31 borrowing records
Henry David Inglis (Male, born 1795, died 1835)
Genre: Travel
Switzerland, the South of France, and the Pyrenees in M. DCCC. XXX
Borrowed: 1831/11/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/3 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr James Barry
Author: Henry David Inglis (Male, born 1795, died 1835), Genre: Travel
Switzerland, the South of France, and the Pyrenees in M. DCCC. XXX
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 432381
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 81
Quar. Rev. 91
Borrowed: 1831/12/2 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/2 (Friday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: Periodicals
Quarterly Review
Volumes borrowed: Volume 91
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Quarterly Review
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809-1967. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 634 times in 565 borrowing records
Genre: Periodicals
Quarterly Review
Borrowed: 1831/12/2 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/2 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 91
Record ID 432387
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 81
Octob "
Borrowed: 1831/12/2 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume October 1831
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817-1905. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2527 times in 2041 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1831/12/2 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume October 1831
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 242 times in 153 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 432450
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 82
Quar. Rev. 91
Borrowed: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/12/9 (Friday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: Periodicals
Quarterly Review
Volumes borrowed: Volume 91
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Quarterly Review
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809-1967. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 634 times in 565 borrowing records
Genre: Periodicals
Quarterly Review
Borrowed: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/12/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 91
Record ID 432462
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 82
1 Hernan Cortes
Borrowed: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/12/16 (Friday).
Lieutenant John Lindsay
Gender: Male. Address: Caldale House, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): 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: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/12/16 (Friday).
Borrower: Lieutenant John Lindsay
Author: Joaquín Telesforo de Trueba y Cosío (Male, born c.1799, died 1835), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 432546
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 82
Edinr. Review 107.
Borrowed: 1831/12/16 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/20 (Tuesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 107
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 886 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1831/12/16 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/20 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Review, or, Critical Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 107
Record ID 432459
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 82
1 Autumn in Italy
Borrowed: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/12/16 (Friday).
Lieutenant John Lindsay
Gender: Male. Address: Caldale House, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Military > Navy.
J. D. Sinclair (Unspecified)
Genre: Travel
An autumn in Italy, being a personal narrative of a tour in the Austrian, Tuscan, Roman and Sardinian states, in 1827
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
J. D. Sinclair (Unspecified)
Genre: Travel
An autumn in Italy, being a personal narrative of a tour in the Austrian, Tuscan, Roman and Sardinian states, in 1827
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1829.
Number of borrowings: 17
J. D. Sinclair (Unspecified)
Genre: Travel
An Autumn in Italy
Borrowed: 1831/12/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/12/16 (Friday).
Borrower: Lieutenant John Lindsay
Author: J. D. Sinclair (Unspecified), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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 242 times in 153 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 432519
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 82
3 Women
Borrowed: 1831/12/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/12/23 (Friday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Charles Robert Maturin (Male, born 1780, died 1824)
Genre: Fiction
Women : or, Pour et contre: a tale
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Charles Robert Maturin (Male, born 1780, died 1824)
Genre: Fiction
Women : or, Pour et contre: a tale
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1818. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 127 times in 44 borrowing records
Charles Robert Maturin (Male, born 1780, died 1824)
Genre: Fiction
Women
Borrowed: 1831/12/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/12/23 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Charles Robert Maturin (Male, born 1780, died 1824), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
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 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.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 147 times in 125 borrowing records
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 432603
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 83
2 War in Greece
Borrowed: 1831/12/16 (Friday). Returned: 1832/5/29 (Tuesday).
Lieutenant John Lindsay
Gender: Male. Address: Caldale House, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): 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: 1831/12/16 (Friday). Returned: 1832/5/29 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Lieutenant John Lindsay
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 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.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 147 times in 125 borrowing records
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 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 432600
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 83
2 Ottoman Empire
Borrowed: 1831/12/16 (Friday). Returned: 1832/5/29 (Tuesday).
Lieutenant John Lindsay
Gender: Male. Address: Caldale House, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): 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: 1831/12/16 (Friday). Returned: 1832/5/29 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Lieutenant John Lindsay
Author: Edward Upham (Male, born 1776, died 1834), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, 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 432594
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 83
2 Conspiracies
Borrowed: 1831/12/16 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/16 (Friday).
Lieutenant John Lindsay
Gender: Male. Address: Caldale House, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): 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 31 times in 17 borrowing records
John Parker Lawson (Male)
Genre: History
History of Remarkable Conspiracies Connected with European History
Borrowed: 1831/12/16 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/16 (Friday).
Borrower: Lieutenant John Lindsay
Author: John Parker Lawson (Male), Genre: History
History of Remarkable Conspiracies Connected with European History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
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 432597
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 83
2 Sir. W. Temple's Works. 1.2.
Borrowed: 1831/12/16 (Friday). Returned: 1832/5/29 (Tuesday).
Lieutenant John Lindsay
Gender: Male. Address: Caldale House, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Military > Navy.
Sir William Temple (Male, born 1628, died 1699)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The works of Sir William Temple Bart
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Sir William Temple (Male, born 1628, died 1699)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The works of Sir William Temple Bart, complete in four volumes octavo. To which is prefixed, The life and character of the author
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: T136594
Sir William Temple (Male, born 1628, died 1699)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works of Sir William Temple
Borrowed: 1831/12/16 (Friday). Returned: 1832/5/29 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Lieutenant John Lindsay
Author: Sir William Temple (Male, born 1628, died 1699), Genre: Lives, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, 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.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 147 times in 125 borrowing records
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 432660
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 84
2 Sketch Book
Borrowed: 1831/12/23 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/27 (Tuesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
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: 1831/12/23 (Friday). Returned: 1831/12/27 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
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 432687
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 84
1 Robt. of Paris 1.
Borrowed: 1831/12/27 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/12/30 (Friday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord, Fourth and last Series, collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord, Fourth and last Series, collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1832. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 212 times in 101 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Fourth Series]
Borrowed: 1831/12/27 (Tuesday). Returned: 1831/12/30 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Fourth Series]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 147 times in 125 borrowing records
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 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 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 668 times in 358 borrowing records
Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
British Theatre; or, a Collection of Plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal
Borrowed: 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 432732
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 84
1 Robt. of Paris 2.
Borrowed: 1831/12/30 (Friday). Returned: 1832/1/2 (Monday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord, Fourth and last Series, collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord, Fourth and last Series, collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1832. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 212 times in 101 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Fourth Series]
Borrowed: 1831/12/30 (Friday). Returned: 1832/1/2 (Monday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Fourth Series]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
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 432741
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 84
2 Chron. of Can. 1st. Ser.
Borrowed: 1831/12/30 (Friday). Returned: 1832/1/2 (Monday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Chronicles of the Canongate [First Series]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Chronicles of the Canongate. [First series. The Highland Widow.-The Two Drovers.-The Surgeon's Daughter.] By the Author of Waverley, etc.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1827. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 125 times in 73 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Chronicles of the Canongate [First Series: The Highland Widow, The Two Drovers, The Surgeon's Daughter]
Borrowed: 1831/12/30 (Friday). Returned: 1832/1/2 (Monday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 447543
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.
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
The history of England : from the revolution in 1688 to the death of George II ; designed as a continuation of Hume [Smollett]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
The history of England : from the revolution in 1688 to the death of George II ; designed as a continuation of Hume
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1818. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 51 times in 41 borrowing records
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
Complete History of England [Tobias Smollett]
Borrowed: 1831/12/27 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/23 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771), Genre: History
Complete History of England [Tobias Smollett]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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 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 432816
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 85
1 Autumn in Italy
Borrowed: 1832/1/2 (Monday). Returned: 1832/1/27 (Friday).
Mr James Barry
Gender: Male. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
J. D. Sinclair (Unspecified)
Genre: Travel
An autumn in Italy, being a personal narrative of a tour in the Austrian, Tuscan, Roman and Sardinian states, in 1827
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
J. D. Sinclair (Unspecified)
Genre: Travel
An autumn in Italy, being a personal narrative of a tour in the Austrian, Tuscan, Roman and Sardinian states, in 1827
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1829.
Number of borrowings: 17
J. D. Sinclair (Unspecified)
Genre: Travel
An Autumn in Italy
Borrowed: 1832/1/2 (Monday). Returned: 1832/1/27 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr James Barry
Author: J. D. Sinclair (Unspecified), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 432801
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 85
1 Robt. of Paris 3
Borrowed: 1832/1/2 (Monday). Returned: 1832/1/6 (Friday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord, Fourth and last Series, collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord, Fourth and last Series, collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1832. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 212 times in 101 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Fourth Series]
Borrowed: 1832/1/2 (Monday). Returned: 1832/1/6 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Fourth Series]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 432798
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 85
3 O'Donnel
Borrowed: 1832/1/2 (Monday). Returned: 1832/1/6 (Friday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
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: 1832/1/2 (Monday). Returned: 1832/1/6 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Sydney Owenson Lady Morgan (Female, born 1783, died 1859), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 432795
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 85
3 Delphine
Borrowed: 1832/1/2 (Monday). Returned: 1832/1/10 (Tuesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Madame Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël (Female, born 1766, died 1817)
Genre: Fiction
Delphine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Madame Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël (Female, born 1766, died 1817)
Genre: Fiction
Delphine
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 99 times in 24 borrowing records
Madame Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël (Female, born 1766, died 1817)
Genre: Fiction
Delphine
Borrowed: 1832/1/2 (Monday). Returned: 1832/1/10 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Madame Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël (Female, born 1766, died 1817), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 432804
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 85
1 Haunted Cavern
Borrowed: 1832/1/2 (Monday). Returned: 1832/1/6 (Friday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
John Palmer Jun. (Male, born 1776, died 1809)
Genre: Fiction
The Haunted Cavern
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
John Palmer Jun. (Male, born 1776, died 1809)
Genre: Fiction
The haunted cavern: a Caledonian tale.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1796. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 31
ESTC: T73528
John Palmer Jun. (Male, born 1776, died 1809)
Genre: Fiction
Haunted Cavern: A Caledonian Tale
Borrowed: 1832/1/2 (Monday). Returned: 1832/1/6 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: John Palmer Jun. (Male, born 1776, died 1809), Genre: Fiction
Haunted Cavern: A Caledonian Tale
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 432885
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 86
1 Haunted Cavern
Borrowed: 1832/1/10 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/27 (Friday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
John Palmer Jun. (Male, born 1776, died 1809)
Genre: Fiction
The Haunted Cavern
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
John Palmer Jun. (Male, born 1776, died 1809)
Genre: Fiction
The haunted cavern: a Caledonian tale.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1796. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 31
ESTC: T73528
John Palmer Jun. (Male, born 1776, died 1809)
Genre: Fiction
Haunted Cavern: A Caledonian Tale
Borrowed: 1832/1/10 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/27 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: John Palmer Jun. (Male, born 1776, died 1809), Genre: Fiction
Haunted Cavern: A Caledonian Tale
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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
Record ID 432861
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 86
2 Henry
Borrowed: 1832/1/6 (Friday). Returned: 1832/1/10 (Tuesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Fiction
Henry [Richard Cumberland]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Fiction
Henry; in two volumes.
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T129419
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Fiction
Henry [Richard Cumberland]
Borrowed: 1832/1/6 (Friday). Returned: 1832/1/10 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 432912
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 86
2 Memoirs of Napoleon 2.3.
Borrowed: 1832/1/13 (Friday). Returned: 1832/1/24 (Tuesday).
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 2, Volume 3
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: 1832/1/13 (Friday). Returned: 1832/1/24 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne (Male, born 1769, died 1834), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 432948
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 86
1 Mohicans
Borrowed: 1832/1/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/20 (Friday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
James Fenimore Cooper (Male, born 1789, died 1851)
Genre: Fiction
The Last of the Mohicans ... Revised, corrected, and illustrated with a new introduction, etc., by the author
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
James Fenimore Cooper (Male, born 1789, died 1851)
Genre: Fiction
The Last of the Mohicans ... Revised, corrected, and illustrated with a new introduction, etc., by the author
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1831. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 33
James Fenimore Cooper (Male, born 1789, died 1851)
Genre: Fiction
Last of the Mohicans
Borrowed: 1832/1/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/20 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: James Fenimore Cooper (Male, born 1789, died 1851), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 432873
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 86
1 Robt. of Paris 4
Borrowed: 1832/1/10 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/13 (Friday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord, Fourth and last Series, collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord, Fourth and last Series, collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1832. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 212 times in 101 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Fourth Series]
Borrowed: 1832/1/10 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/13 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Fourth Series]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 432891
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 86
5 Sidney Bidulph
Borrowed: 1832/1/10 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/20 (Friday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Frances Chamberlaine Sheridan (Female, born 1724, died 1766)
Genre: Fiction
Memoirs of Miss Sidney Bidulph. Extracted from her own journal, and now first published.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Likely
Frances Chamberlaine Sheridan (Female, born 1724, died 1766)
Genre: Fiction
Memoirs of Miss Sidney Bidulph, extracted from her own journal, and now first published, in three volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 111 times in 27 borrowing records
ESTC: N20389
Frances Chamberlaine Sheridan (Female, born 1724, died 1766)
Genre: Fiction
Memoirs of Miss Sidney Bidulph
Borrowed: 1832/1/10 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/20 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Frances Chamberlaine Sheridan (Female, born 1724, died 1766), Genre: Fiction
Memoirs of Miss Sidney Bidulph
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 433041
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 87
1 Blackd. vol. 28.
Borrowed: 1832/1/20 (Friday). Returned: 1832/1/24 (Tuesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 28
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817-1905. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2527 times in 2041 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1832/1/20 (Friday). Returned: 1832/1/24 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 28
Record ID 433056
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 87
Jay Blackd.
Borrowed: 1832/1/20 (Friday). Returned: 1832/1/24 (Tuesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume January 1832
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817-1905. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2527 times in 2041 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1832/1/20 (Friday). Returned: 1832/1/24 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume January 1832
Record ID 433008
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 87
1 Robt. of Paris 1.
Borrowed: 1832/1/20 (Friday). Returned: 1832/1/20 (Friday).
Mr James Barry
Gender: Male. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord, Fourth and last Series, collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord, Fourth and last Series, collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1832. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 212 times in 101 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Fourth Series]
Borrowed: 1832/1/20 (Friday). Returned: 1832/1/20 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr James Barry
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Fourth Series]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 433029
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 87
2 Do. 1745.
Borrowed: 1832/1/20 (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.
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: 1832/1/20 (Friday). Returned: 1832/3/23 (Friday).
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 433032
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 87
1 Encyclopaid 20
Borrowed: 1832/1/20 (Friday). 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 20
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: 1832/1/20 (Friday). Returned: 1832/3/15 (Thursday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Volumes borrowed: Volume 20
Record ID 433017
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 87
1 Hume's England 4
Borrowed: 1832/1/20 (Friday). Returned: 1832/2/3 (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 4
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.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 147 times in 125 borrowing records
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1832/1/20 (Friday). Returned: 1832/2/3 (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 4
Record ID 433143
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 88
1 Warsaw Thaddus
Borrowed: 1832/1/27 (Friday). Returned: 1832/1/29 (Sunday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Jane Porter (Female, born 1776, died 1850)
Genre: Fiction
Thaddeus of Warsaw
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Jane Porter (Female, born 1776, died 1850)
Genre: Fiction
Thaddeus of Warsaw
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1831.
Number of borrowings: 32
Jane Porter (Female, born 1776, died 1850)
Genre: Fiction
Thaddeus of Warsaw
Borrowed: 1832/1/27 (Friday). Returned: 1832/1/29 (Sunday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Jane Porter (Female, born 1776, died 1850), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 433146
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 88
1 Modern Griselda
Borrowed: 1832/1/27 (Friday). Returned: 1832/2/3 (Friday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
The Modern Griselda. A Tale.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
The modern Griselda. A tale. [1805]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1805. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 24
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Modern Griselda
Borrowed: 1832/1/27 (Friday). Returned: 1832/2/3 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 433128
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 88
1 Pilot
Borrowed: 1832/1/27 (Friday). Returned: 1832/2/3 (Friday).
Mr James Barry
Gender: Male. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. 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: 1832/1/27 (Friday). Returned: 1832/2/3 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr James Barry
Author: James Fenimore Cooper (Male, born 1789, died 1851), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 433122
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 88
1 Robert of Paris 1
Borrowed: 1832/1/27 (Friday). Returned: 1832/1/27 (Friday).
Mr James Barry
Gender: Male. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord, Fourth and last Series, collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord, Fourth and last Series, collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1832. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 212 times in 101 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Fourth Series]
Borrowed: 1832/1/27 (Friday). Returned: 1832/1/27 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr James Barry
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Fourth Series]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 433083
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 88
1 Blackd. vol. 27.
Borrowed: 1832/1/24 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/27 (Friday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 27
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817-1905. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2527 times in 2041 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1832/1/24 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/1/27 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 27
Record ID 433251
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 89
1 " " 1
Borrowed: 1832/2/3 (Friday). Returned: 1832/2/3 (Friday).
Mr James Barry
Gender: Male. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Captain Basil Hall (Male, born 1788, died 1844)
Genre: Travel
Fragments of voyages and travels : including anecdotes of a naval life : chiefly for the use of young persons. [First series]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Captain Basil Hall (Male, born 1788, died 1844)
Genre: Travel
Fragments of voyages and travels : including anecdotes of a naval life : chiefly for the use of young persons. [First series]
Language: English . Published: London | Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1831. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 73 times in 40 borrowing records
Captain Basil Hall (Male, born 1788, died 1844)
Genre: Travel
Fragments of Voyages and Travels [First Series]
Borrowed: 1832/2/3 (Friday). Returned: 1832/2/3 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr James Barry
Author: Captain Basil Hall (Male, born 1788, died 1844), Genre: Travel
Fragments of Voyages and Travels [First Series]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 433242
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 89
1 Hume's England 5
Borrowed: 1832/2/3 (Friday). Returned: 1832/2/17 (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 5
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.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 147 times in 125 borrowing records
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1832/2/3 (Friday). Returned: 1832/2/17 (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 5
Record ID 433278
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 90
1 Pilot
Borrowed: 1832/2/3 (Friday). Returned: 1832/2/7 (Tuesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
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: 1832/2/3 (Friday). Returned: 1832/2/7 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: James Fenimore Cooper (Male, born 1789, died 1851), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 433281
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 90
2 Plutarch's Lives 1.2.
Borrowed: 1832/2/3 (Friday). Returned: 1832/2/21 (Tuesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives. : Translated from the original Greek ; with notes critical and historical, and a life of Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives. Translated from the original Greek; with notes historical and critical, and a new life of Plutarch.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Translators: Langhorne, John; Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 28 borrowing records
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1832/2/3 (Friday). Returned: 1832/2/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 433314
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 90
2 William's Travels
Borrowed: 1832/2/3 (Friday). Returned: 1832/4/20 (Friday).
Mr James Barry
Gender: Male. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Hugh William Williams (Male, born 1773, died 1829)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Italy, Greece and the Ionian Islands : in a series of letters, descriptive of manners, scenery, and the fine arts [Williams]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Hugh William Williams (Male, born 1773, died 1829)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Italy, Greece, and the Ionian Islands in a series of letters descriptive of manners, scenery, and the fine arts.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1820. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 40 times in 23 borrowing records
Hugh William Williams (Male, born 1773, died 1829)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Italy, Greece, and the Ionian Islands in a Series of Letters Descriptive of Manners, Scenery, and the Fine Arts
Borrowed: 1832/2/3 (Friday). Returned: 1832/4/20 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr James Barry
Author: Hugh William Williams (Male, born 1773, died 1829), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 433311
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 90
2 Simond's Switzerland
Borrowed: 1832/2/3 (Friday). Returned: 1832/2/27 (Monday).
Mr James Barry
Gender: Male. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Louis Simond (Male, born 1767, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
Switzerland, or, A journal of a tour and residence in that country, in the years 1817, 1818, and 1819 [Simond]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Louis Simond (Male, born 1767, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
Switzerland, or, A journal of a tour and residence in that country, in the years 1817, 1818, and 1819
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1823. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 23 times in 14 borrowing records
Louis Simond (Male, born 1767, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
Switzerland
Borrowed: 1832/2/3 (Friday). Returned: 1832/2/27 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr James Barry
Author: Louis Simond (Male, born 1767, died 1831), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 433437
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 91
3 Gil Blas. (German)
Borrowed: 1832/2/14 (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.
Freiherr von Adolf Knigge (Male, born 1752, died 1796)
Genre: Fiction
The German Gil Blas; or, the adventures of Peter Claus.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Freiherr von Adolf Knigge (Male, born 1752, died 1796)
Genre: Fiction
The German Gil Blas; or, the adventures of Peter Claus. (T92292)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 67 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T92292
Freiherr von Adolf Knigge (Male, born 1752, died 1796)
Genre: Fiction
German Gil Blas; or, The Adventures of Peter Claus
Borrowed: 1832/2/14 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Freiherr von Adolf Knigge (Male, born 1752, died 1796), Genre: Fiction
German Gil Blas; or, The Adventures of Peter Claus
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 433434
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 91
1 Haunted Cavern
Borrowed: 1832/2/14 (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.
John Palmer Jun. (Male, born 1776, died 1809)
Genre: Fiction
The Haunted Cavern
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
John Palmer Jun. (Male, born 1776, died 1809)
Genre: Fiction
The haunted cavern: a Caledonian tale.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1796. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 31
ESTC: T73528
John Palmer Jun. (Male, born 1776, died 1809)
Genre: Fiction
Haunted Cavern: A Caledonian Tale
Borrowed: 1832/2/14 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: John Palmer Jun. (Male, born 1776, died 1809), Genre: Fiction
Haunted Cavern: A Caledonian Tale
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 433428
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 91
2 Franklin's Journey 1.2.
Borrowed: 1832/2/10 (Friday). Returned: 1832/2/17 (Friday).
Mr James Barry
Gender: Male. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Genre: Travel
Franklin's Journeys
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Borrowed: 1832/2/10 (Friday). Returned: 1832/2/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr James Barry
Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 433566
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 92
2 Franklin's Jour. 1.2.
Borrowed: 1832/2/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/2/28 (Tuesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: Travel
Franklin's Journeys
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Borrowed: 1832/2/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/2/28 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 433557
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 92
1 Conder. 1
Borrowed: 1832/2/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/2/28 (Tuesday).
Mr James Barry
Gender: Male. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Josiah Conder (Male, born 1789, died 1855)
Genre: Travel
The modern traveller [Conder]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Josiah Conder (Male, born 1789, died 1855)
Genre: Travel
The modern traveller
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1830-1834. Pagination: 33 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 168 times in 106 borrowing records
Josiah Conder (Male, born 1789, died 1855)
Genre: Travel
Modern Traveller
Borrowed: 1832/2/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/2/28 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr James Barry
Author: Josiah Conder (Male, born 1789, died 1855), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 433533
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 92
1 Franklin's Journey 3.
Borrowed: 1832/2/17 (Friday). Returned: 1832/2/24 (Friday).
Mr James Barry
Gender: Male. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Genre: Travel
Franklin's Journeys
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Borrowed: 1832/2/17 (Friday). Returned: 1832/2/24 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr James Barry
Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 433554
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 92
1 Franklins Journey 4
Borrowed: 1832/2/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/2/24 (Friday).
Mr James Barry
Gender: Male. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Genre: Travel
Franklin's Journeys
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Borrowed: 1832/2/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/2/24 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr James Barry
Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 433563
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 92
3 Antiquary
Borrowed: 1832/2/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/15 (Thursday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The Antiquary. By the author of “Waverley” and “Guy Mannering” [i.e. Sir Walter Scott].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The Antiquary.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 496 times in 186 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Antiquary
Borrowed: 1832/2/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/15 (Thursday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 433569
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 92
1 Blackd. vol. 19
Borrowed: 1832/2/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/2/28 (Tuesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 19
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817-1905. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2527 times in 2041 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1832/2/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/2/28 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 19
Record ID 433503
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 92
1 " " 6
Borrowed: 1832/2/14 (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 6
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.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 147 times in 125 borrowing records
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1832/2/14 (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 6
Record ID 433668
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 93
2 Presb. Review I & II
Borrowed: 1832/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/27 (Tuesday).
Mr James Barry
Gender: Male. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Theology
Presbyterian Review
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Theology
The Presbyterian Review and Religious Journal.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1831-1848. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 21 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 48 times in 38 borrowing records
Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Theology
Presbyterian Review and Religious Journal
Borrowed: 1832/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/27 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr James Barry
Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Theology
Presbyterian Review and Religious Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 433671
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 93
1 Blackd. vol.14
Borrowed: 1832/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/13 (Tuesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817-1905. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2527 times in 2041 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1832/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/13 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14
Record ID 433674
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 93
1 Otranto
Borrowed: 1832/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/13 (Tuesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797)
Genre: Fiction
The Castle of Otranto
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797)
Genre: Fiction
The Castle of Otranto; a Gothic Story
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1811.
Number of borrowings: 33
Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797)
Genre: Fiction
The Castle of Otranto
Borrowed: 1832/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/13 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 433593
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 93
1 Conder 2.
Borrowed: 1832/2/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/2/28 (Tuesday).
Mr James Barry
Gender: Male. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Josiah Conder (Male, born 1789, died 1855)
Genre: Travel
The modern traveller [Conder]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Josiah Conder (Male, born 1789, died 1855)
Genre: Travel
The modern traveller
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1830-1834. Pagination: 33 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 168 times in 106 borrowing records
Josiah Conder (Male, born 1789, died 1855)
Genre: Travel
Modern Traveller
Borrowed: 1832/2/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/2/28 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr James Barry
Author: Josiah Conder (Male, born 1789, died 1855), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 433692
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 94
Feb. Blackd. 1st.
Borrowed: 1832/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/6 (Tuesday).
Mr James Barry
Gender: Male. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume February 1832 pt. 1
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817-1905. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2527 times in 2041 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1832/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr James Barry
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume February 1832 pt. 1
Record ID 433680
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 94
1 Old Eng. Baron
Borrowed: 1832/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/13 (Tuesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve. (T129762)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 37
ESTC: T129762
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Borrowed: 1832/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/13 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 433677
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 94
1 Wakefield
Borrowed: 1832/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/13 (Tuesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
The vicar of Wakefield: a tale. By Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
The vicar of Wakefield: a tale. By Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 117 times in 89 borrowing records
ESTC: T146188
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Vicar of Wakefield
Borrowed: 1832/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/13 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 433872
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 95
1 Conder 1
Borrowed: 1832/3/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/23 (Friday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Josiah Conder (Male, born 1789, died 1855)
Genre: Travel
The modern traveller [Conder]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Josiah Conder (Male, born 1789, died 1855)
Genre: Travel
The modern traveller
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1830-1834. Pagination: 33 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 168 times in 106 borrowing records
Josiah Conder (Male, born 1789, died 1855)
Genre: Travel
Modern Traveller
Borrowed: 1832/3/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/23 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Josiah Conder (Male, born 1789, died 1855), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 433869
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 95
3 France
Borrowed: 1832/3/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/23 (Friday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: History
Tales of a grandfather : being stories taken from the history of France : inscribed to Master John Hugh Lockhart : in three volumes
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: History
Tales of a grandfather : being stories taken from the history of France : inscribed to Master John Hugh Lockhart : in three volumes
Language: English . Published: London | Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1831. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 46 times in 16 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: History
Tales of a Grandfather [Fourth Series]
Borrowed: 1832/3/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/3/23 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: History
Tales of a Grandfather [Fourth Series]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3