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Record ID 442740
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 168
2 Curiosities of Literatu4.5
Borrowed: 1834/8/8 (Friday). Returned: 1834/10/22 (Wednesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of literature
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1834. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 26 borrowing records
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of Literature
Borrowed: 1834/8/8 (Friday). Returned: 1834/10/22 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 442764
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 168
1 FranklinsWorks
Borrowed: 1834/8/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1834/10/16 (Thursday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The complete works in philosophy, politics, and morals, of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Confidence level: Very likely
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The complete works in philosophy, politics, and morals, of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 83 times in 48 borrowing records
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The complete works in philosophy, politics, and morals, of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Borrowed: 1834/8/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1834/10/16 (Thursday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The complete works in philosophy, politics, and morals, of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Record ID 442752
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 168
1 Galt's Byron
Borrowed: 1834/8/8 (Friday). Returned: 1834/9/5 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
John Galt (Male, born 1779, died 1839)
Genre: Lives
The life of Lord Byron [Galt]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Galt (Male, born 1779, died 1839)
Genre: Lives
The life of Lord Byron
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1830.
Number of borrowings: 27
John Galt (Male, born 1779, died 1839)
Genre: Lives
Life of Lord Byron
Borrowed: 1834/8/8 (Friday). Returned: 1834/9/5 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: John Galt (Male, born 1779, died 1839), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 442737
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 168
1 Fearons American Sketchs
Borrowed: 1834/8/8 (Friday). Returned: 1834/8/14 (Thursday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Morris Birkbeck (Male, born 1764, died 1825), Henry Bradshaw Fearon (Male, born c.1779)
Genre: Travel
Sketches of America. A narrative of a journey of five thousand miles through the Eastern and Western States of America ... with remarks on Mr. Birkbeck's “Notes” and “Letters.” [Fearon]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Morris Birkbeck (Male, born 1764, died 1825), Henry Bradshaw Fearon (Male, born c.1779)
Genre: Travel
Sketches of America. A narrative of a journey of five thousand miles through the Eastern and Western States of America ... with remarks on Mr. Birkbeck's “Notes” and “Letters.”
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1819. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 31
Morris Birkbeck (Male, born 1764, died 1825), Henry Bradshaw Fearon (Male, born c.1779)
Genre: Travel
Sketches of America. A Narrative of a Journey of five Thousand Miles through the Eastern and Western States of America
Borrowed: 1834/8/8 (Friday). Returned: 1834/8/14 (Thursday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Morris Birkbeck (Male, born 1764, died 1825), Henry Bradshaw Fearon (Male, born c.1779), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 442878
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 170
1 Scoresby Artic Region 1.
Borrowed: 1834/4/30 (Wednesday). Returned: 1835/3/14 (Saturday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
William Scoresby (Male, born 1789, died 1857)
Genre: Travel
An account of the Arctic regions : with a history and description of the northern whale-fishery [Scoresby]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
William Scoresby (Male, born 1789, died 1857)
Genre: Travel
An Account of the Arctic Regions, with a history and description of the Northern Whale-Fishery.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1820. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 90 times in 64 borrowing records
William Scoresby (Male, born 1789, died 1857)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Arctic Regions, with a History and description of the Northern Whale-Fishery
Borrowed: 1834/4/30 (Wednesday). Returned: 1835/3/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: William Scoresby (Male, born 1789, died 1857), Genre: Travel
Account of the Arctic Regions, with a History and description of the Northern Whale-Fishery
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 442893
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 170
2 Beechey's Narratve
Borrowed: 1834/9/3 (Wednesday). Returned: 1834/9/5 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Frederick William Beechey (Male, born 1796, died 1856)
Genre: Travel
Narrative of a voyage to the Pacific and Beering's strait, to co-operate with the polar expeditions : performed in His Majesty's ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F.W. Beechey, R.N., F.R.S., F.R.A.S., and F.R.G.S., in the years 1825, 26, 27, 28
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Frederick William Beechey (Male, born 1796, died 1856)
Genre: Travel
Narrative of a voyage to the Pacific and Beering's strait, to co-operate with the polar expeditions : performed in His Majesty's ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F.W. Beechey, R.N., F.R.S., F.R.A.S., and F.R.G.S., in the years 1825, 26, 27, 28
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1831. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 27 times in 17 borrowing records
Frederick William Beechey (Male, born 1796, died 1856)
Genre: Travel
Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait
Borrowed: 1834/9/3 (Wednesday). Returned: 1834/9/5 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Frederick William Beechey (Male, born 1796, died 1856), Genre: Travel
Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 442872
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 170
1 Burks Works
Borrowed: 1834/8/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1834/9/16 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Edmund Burke (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Confidence level: Very likely
Edmund Burke (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1808-1822. Pagination: 14 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 58 times in 30 borrowing records
Edmund Burke (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke
Borrowed: 1834/8/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1834/9/16 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Edmund Burke (Male, born 1729, died 1797), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Record ID 442875
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 170
2 Stewarts Philosophy
Borrowed: 1834/8/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1837/6/24 (Saturday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Dugald Stewart (Male, born 1753, died 1828)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Elements of the philosophy of the human mind [Stewart]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Dugald Stewart (Male, born 1753, died 1828)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Elements of the philosophy of the human mind
Language: English . Published: London | Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1818. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 20 times in 13 borrowing records
Dugald Stewart (Male, born 1753, died 1828)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind
Borrowed: 1834/8/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1837/6/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Dugald Stewart (Male, born 1753, died 1828), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 442989
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 171
1 True account of Ch. of Scotland
Borrowed: 1834/9/26 (Friday). Returned: 1834/5/21 (Wednesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Genre: Theology
True account Church of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Borrowed: 1834/9/26 (Friday). Returned: 1834/5/21 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Genre: Theology
True account Church of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 443139
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 172
Mavor's Modern Traveller
Borrowed: 1834/10/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1834/12/24 (Wednesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Genre: Travel
Mavor Modern Traveller
Borrowed: 1834/10/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1834/12/24 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Genre: Travel
Record ID 443142
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 172
Life & Reign of George IVth
Borrowed: 1834/10/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1834/10/24 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
William Wallace (Male)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
The history of the life and reign of George the Fourth
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
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: 1834/10/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1834/10/24 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: William Wallace (Male), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
History of the Life and Reign of George the Fourth
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Record ID 443097
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 172
1 Murrays Asia II
Borrowed: 1834/10/16 (Thursday). Returned: 1834/10/22 (Wednesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Hugh Murray (Male, born 1779, died 1846)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Historical account of discoveries and travels in Asia, from the earliest ages to the present time [Murray]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Hugh Murray (Male, born 1779, died 1846)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Historical account of discoveries and travels in Asia, from the earliest ages to the present time.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1820. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 77 times in 50 borrowing records
Hugh Murray (Male, born 1779, died 1846)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels and Asia
Borrowed: 1834/10/16 (Thursday). Returned: 1834/10/22 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Hugh Murray (Male, born 1779, died 1846), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels and Asia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 443151
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 172
2 His. of the Sufferings of Ch. of Scotland1.2
Borrowed: 1834/10/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1834/5/30 (Friday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Robert Wodrow Minister of the Gospel at Eastwood (Male, born 1679, died 1734)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
The history of the sufferings of the Church of Scotland, from the Restauration [sic] to the Revolution: collected from the publick records, original papers, and manuscripts of that time, and other well attested Narratives. [Wodrow]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Wodrow Minister of the Gospel at Eastwood (Male, born 1679, died 1734)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
The history of the sufferings of the Church of Scotland, from the Restauration [sic] to the Revolution: collected from the publick records, original papers, and manuscripts of that time, and other well attested Narratives.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1721-1722. Format: folio. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 84 times in 64 borrowing records
ESTC: T154479
Robert Wodrow Minister of the Gospel at Eastwood (Male, born 1679, died 1734)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
History of the Sufferings of the Church of Scotland, from the Restauration [sic] to the Revolution
Borrowed: 1834/10/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1834/5/30 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Robert Wodrow Minister of the Gospel at Eastwood (Male, born 1679, died 1734), Genre: History, Genre: Theology
History of the Sufferings of the Church of Scotland, from the Restauration [sic] to the Revolution
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 443100
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 172
2 The Lhambra
Borrowed: 1834/10/16 (Thursday). Returned: 1834/10/22 (Wednesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Washington Irving (Male, born 1783, died 1859)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Travel
The Alhambra
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Washington Irving (Male, born 1783, died 1859)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Travel
The Alhambra
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1832. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 31 borrowing records
Washington Irving (Male, born 1783, died 1859)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Travel
Alhambra
Borrowed: 1834/10/16 (Thursday). Returned: 1834/10/22 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Washington Irving (Male, born 1783, died 1859), Genre: Fiction, Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 444099
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 181
1 Headsman
Borrowed: 1835/3/23 (Monday). Returned: 1835/5/26 (Tuesday).
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
Headsman
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Borrowed: 1835/3/23 (Monday). Returned: 1835/5/26 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: James Fenimore Cooper (Male, born 1789, died 1851), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 444483
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 185
1 Mutiny of Bounty
Borrowed: 1835/5/21 (Thursday). Returned: 1835/11/5 (Thursday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
William Bligh (Male, born 1754, died 1817)
Genre: Travel
Mutiny of the Bounty
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Borrowed: 1835/5/21 (Thursday). Returned: 1835/11/5 (Thursday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: William Bligh (Male, born 1754, died 1817), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 444777
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 188
1 Hajji Baba
Borrowed: 1835/7/24 (Friday). Returned: 1835/9/1 (Tuesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Affi Baba
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Borrowed: 1835/7/24 (Friday). Returned: 1835/9/1 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 444903
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
Const. Mis. Italy
Borrowed: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1835/11/5 (Thursday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. 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: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1835/11/5 (Thursday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: J. D. Sinclair (Unspecified), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 444900
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
1 Old English Baron
Borrowed: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1835/11/5 (Thursday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
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: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1835/11/5 (Thursday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1