Research Centre


Our research centre and meeting place at Unit 13, 32 Mansfield Street, Partick in Glasgow, is situated just off Dumbarton Road and within easy reach of Kelvinhall Underground Station. It is well served by public transport and is open:-

  • Tuesdays from 2pm to 4.30pm
  • Thursdays from 10am to 8:30pm
  • Saturdays from 2pm to 4:30pm
    except for Easter Saturday and 3-4 weeks over Christmas & New Year

Note Non-members can join the Society when they visit and then get immediate access to the collections.
Facilities include photocopier, research computers, microfiche and microfilm viewers, a fiche/film copier and access to the Internet. Guidance is available to members on request.


Our library holdings are listed here

In addition we hold:

  • The 1841, 1851 and 1861 census films for our area & the indexes for these.
  • The 1881 census & indexes for the whole of Scotland, England & Wales.
  • The 1891 census index for the whole of Scotland and the films for our area.
  • The 1901 census index for the whole of Scotland and the films for our area.

See Library list for more detail.

GLASGOW & WEST OF SCOTLAND FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY,
UNIT 13,
32 MANSFIELD STREET,
GLASGOW G11 5QP
SCOTLAND.

Research Centre Interior  Research Centre Building
Next Meeting

Mon 20th February
Speaker:Anne Doull (Paisley LDS Family History Centre)
Title:LDS resources for Family Historians

URGENT - Action for cheaper certificates in England and Wales

There is an e-petition to the UK Government asking them to release historic Birth, Marriage, and Death certificates for viewing online. Please help!

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Wed 1st Feb
Jean McDowall Mills
I am trying to find the birthplace of James McDowall who died in ...