Records of the Burgh of Woodside

This material is held atAberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives (Aberdeen City)

Scope and Content

WD/1: Minutes of the Council of the Burgh of Woodside, 1868 to 1891

WD/2: Minutes of the Police Commissioners as Local Authority, 1874 to 1891

WD/3: Burgh of Woodside - Assessment Rolls, 1882 to 1886

WD/4: Burgh of Woodside - John Anderson Trust Title Deeds

Administrative / Biographical History

Woodside was an independent police burgh from 1868. The Burgh was amalgamated with the City of Aberdeen in 1891.

CHIEF MAGISTRATES OF THE BURGH OF WOODSIDE, 1868 - 1890

John Crombie junior 1868 - 1870

Dr James E Fowler 1871 - 1873

John Crombie junior 1874 - 1876

David Littlejohn, advocate 1877 - 1885

David Smith [died on 21 November 1886] 1886

George Farquhar 1886 - 1889

Charles Strachan 1890

Access Information

Open

Open for consultation at our Town House site, open Wed-Fri 9:30-12:30 and 13:30-16:30. It is advisable to make an appointment.

Other Finding Aids

Please see the Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives catalogue at https://archives.aberdeencity.gov.uk/CalmView/

Archivist's Note

Catalogued by Eleanor Rower, Senior Archivist, 8th July 2004.

Custodial History

Transferred to the records of the Royal Burgh of Aberdeen following incorporation of Woodside in 1891; in custody of Aberdeen City Archives since formation of the service in 1980.