Family History
West Lothian Local History Library is the best starting point for your family history research
- valuation rolls 1855 to the present
- voters' rolls 1869 to the present
- census records 1841-1901
- local newspapers dating back to 1873, searchable in the newspaper index (opens new window)
- index to birth, marriage and death notices in the West Lothian Courier 1873-1930
- old parish records
- pre-1855 monumental inscriptions (MIs)
- International Genealogical Index for Scotland and Ireland (IGI)
- poll and hearth tax records, 1690s
- index to the 1891 census for all of Scotland
- some kirk session records
- Confirmations and Inventories 1876-1933 for Scotland (summaries of wills)
- sources of information on First World War casualties
How we can help you
- we'll get you started even if you've never done any genealogy before
- we offer free internet access
- Search the index (opens new window) to the three main local newspapers.
- Free drop-in family history advice service by the West Lothian Family History Society (opens new window) - Tuesday and Friday:11am - 3pm
Come in and browse - no appointment necessary
West Lothian Archives and Records Centre also holds family history sources:
- Some school records
- Poor relief records
- A range of company, council and private archives
