Renfrewshire Archives and Libraries

- For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Scotland Archives and Libraries page. - The council area has the same name as the historic county of Renfrewshire, which had been abolished for local government purposes in 1975, but the modern council area only covers the central part of the historic county. The eastern part of the pre-1975 county is covered by the East Renfrewshire council area, and the western part by the Inverclyde council area.

Archives
Renfrewshire Council Archives Paisley Central Library 68 High Street Paisley PA1 2BB UK

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 * Collections include: Census records, OPRs, Electoral registers and voters rolls, Paisley weavers, hammermen, tailors records, monumental inscriptions and mortcloth, Poll tax rolls, hearth tax records, poor law, trade directories. Title deeds, books and journals, cain of Lochwinnoch, Council minutes, Maps, newspapers, Paisley pamphlets, postcards, sasines.

Renfrewshire Heritage Centre Studio 907 Abbeymill Business Centre 12 Seedhill Road Paisley PA1 1JS Telephone: 0141 487 3722 E-mail:	heritage@renfrewshire.gov.uk Website
 * The Heritage Centre holds an extensive collection of materials which provide a wealth of information about Renfrewshire, its people and places, from the earliest times to the present day. Our comfortable centre offers dedicated space for local and family history research, and quiet study.

East Renfrewshire Archives Williamwood High School Eaglesham Rd Clarkston G76 8RF UK Telephone: 0141 577 3059 Email: [mailto:craig.geddes@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk craig.geddes@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk] Website
 * The archives are stored in the records store at Williamwood High School. We hold the historic records of several of our previous local authorities, and of various other local organisations of historical interest.

Inverclyde Archives Watt Institution 15 Kelly Street Greenock Scotland PA16 8JX Telephone: 01475 715624 E-mail: wattinstitution@inverclyde.gov.uk Website
 * Inverclyde Archives is the institutional repository for Inverclyde Council and has a collection which spans over 300 years of local history. We collect and preserve the historic records of Inverclyde and its people which include the villages of Wemyss Bay, Kilmacolm, Inverkip and Quarrier's Village and the former historic Burghs of Greenock, Gourock and Port Glasgow and those relating to Inverclyde after local government re-organisation and boundary changes.
 * As well as local government records, we hold material from local clubs and societies, businesses and organisations, family papers, police records, parish council records, title deeds and sasines, maps, plans and images. We also hold bound copies of the Greenock Telegraph from its inception along with other local newspapers and journal publications.

Libraries

 * Renfrewshire Libraries
 * East Renfrewshire Libraries
 * Inverclyde Libraries

Museums

 * Renfrewshire Museums
 * Museums in Inverclyde

Register Offices
At ScotlandsPeople one can search the indexes and obtain a digital copy of the record for a small fee within minutes. However, sometimes additional help is available from local registrars. For example, proof of death and close family relationship can make more recent records available that would otherwise be restricted by privacy laws. Renfrewshire Registrars Scroll to the bottom of the article. Renfrewshire requesting copy certificates - East Renfrewshire Registrars East Renfrewshire search for a record East Renfrewshire requesting copy certificates - Inverclyde Registry Office Inverclyde requesting copy certificates Inverclyde Genealogy