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The Moray Burial Ground Research Group, Handbook for Volunteers, 45pp, March 2004. Published by  J & B Bishop. Supplied at no charge to Group Members (other than Associate Members).  
The Forgotten Tombstones of Moray, Series.  (Recording buried tombstones, generally not now visible)
Volume 1. The Buried Tombstones of  Dipple, Essil and St Andrews Kirkhill. Moray Burial Ground Research Group. Fully illustrated. 66pp, ISBN 0-9546015-1-3. £5.00
Volume 2. The Churchyard of Old Drainie, on RAF Lossiemouth now inaccessible to the public, with illustrations of all tombstones on the site, and colour photographs. Moray Burial Ground Research Group, 69pp, ISBN 0-9546015-4-8. £5.99
 Volume 3. The Buried Tombstones of Bellie, Kinneddar and Burghead Old Churchyards. Fully illustrated, including four pages of colour photographs. Moray Burial Ground Research Group, 56pp, .  Published September 2005. ISBN 0-9549624-5-1. £5.99
Volume 4. The Buried Tombstones of Lhanbryde Old Churchyard, Urquhart Churchyard & Spynie Old Churchyard. Fully illustrated, including four pages of colour photographs. Moray Burial Ground Research Group, 49pp.  Published August 2006. ISBN10 0-9553536-0-2.  £5.99
Volume 5. The Buried Tombstones of Alves Old Churchyard. Fully illustrated, including eight pages of colour photographs. Moray Burial Ground Research Group, 76pp.  Published October 2006. ISBN 978-0-9557032-3-2.  £5.99
Volume 6. The Buried Tombstones of Birnie Old Churchyard. Fully illustrated, including eight pages of colour photographs. Moray Burial Ground Research Group, 55pp.  Published May 2008. ISBN 978-0-9558935-1-3.  £5.99
 
Monumental Inscriptions from some Moray Churchyards
 Monumental Inscriptions for Bellie Churchyard and Cemetery, Parish of Bellie, Moray. Moray Burial Ground Research Group, 138 pages, three coloured and 1 b/w plate. A4 format. Fully indexed. Published November 2006. ISBN: 0-9553536-2-9 / 978-0-9553536-2-8. £14.99
Monumental Inscriptions Including Buried Tombstones - Rafford Churchyard and New Cemetery, Parish of Rafford, Moray. Moray Burial Ground Research Group, 63 pages of text and drawings, including 8 colour plates, A5 format. Fully indexed. Published March 2007. ISBN 978-0-9553536-3-5. £5.99
Monumental Inscriptions, Boharm Churchyard, Parish of Boharm, Banffshire. Moray Burial Ground Research Group, 32 pages of text and drawings, including 2 colour plates, A5 format. Fully indexed. Published 2007. ISBN 978-0-9553536-8-0.  £4
Monumental Inscriptions, Downan & Buitternach Burial Grounds with Ballindalloch War Memorial (Parish of Inveravon, Banffshire) and Glenrinnes Burial Ground (Parish of Mortlach, Banffshire). Moray Burial Ground Research Group, 56 pages, 3 colour plates, A5 format. Published Dec 2007. ISBN 978-0-9557032-6-3. £4
Monumental Inscriptions, Dallas Churchyard and the Dallas and Kellas War Memorials (Parish of Dallas, Moray). Moray Burial Ground Research Group, 61 pages, 2 colour plates, A5 format. Published Jan 2008. ISBN 978-0-9557032-8-7. £4
 
Prices: The prices quoted above exclude post and packing. Please consult the following suppliers for current rates

The Publishers, J & B Bishop

The Aberdeen and North East of Scotland Family History Society
The Scottish Genealogy Society, Edinburgh
Yeadons Bookshop,  32 Commerce Street, Elgin, Moray IV30 1BS (Tel: 01343 542411)
 

Other Moray 'MI' Publications

 Available from Aberdeen & North-East Scotland Family History Society 

Monumental Inscriptions and War Memorials in the VALE OF PLUSCARDEN. Compiled by Bruce B Bishop and Janet M Bishop. 34. ISBN 1-900173-36-0. £2.25
Monumental Inscriptions, Churchyard and New Cemetery of ALVES. Compiled by members of the Moray and Banff branch of the ANESFHS. Edited by Bruce B Bishop. Published by ANESFHS. 53pp. ISBN 1-900173-50-6. £2.25
Monumental Inscriptions, Churchyard and New Cemetery of BIRNIE. Compiled by members of the Moray and Banff branch of the ANESFHS. Edited by Bruce B Bishop. Published by ANESFHS. 48pp. ISBN 1-900173-51-4. £2.25
Monumental Inscriptions, The MICHAEL KIRK at GORDONSTOUN SCHOOL. Compiled by members of the Moray and Banff branch of the ANESFHS. Edited by Bruce B Bishop. Published by ANESFHS. 19pp. ISBN 1-900173-52-2. £2.25
Monumental Inscriptions, Churchyard of ST ANDREWS KIRKHILL, and the Private Burials at BLACKHILLS. Compiled by members of the Moray and Banff branch of the ANESFHS. Edited by Bruce B Bishop. Published by ANESFHS. 25pp, ISBN 1-900173-53-0. £2.25
Monumental Inscriptions, Churchyard of KINNEDDAR in the parish of Drainie. Compiled by members of the Moray and Banff branch of the ANESFHS. Edited by Bruce B Bishop. Published by ANESFHS. 72pp, ISBN 1-900173-54-9, £2.25
Monumental Inscription, Churchyard of DIPPLE in the parish of Speymouth. Edited by Bruce B Bishop. Published by ANESFHS. 34pp. ISBN 1-900173-85-9, £2.25
Monumental Inscriptions. Churchyard of ESSIL in the parish of Speymouth. Edited by Helen Mitchell and Bruce B Bishop. Published by ANESFHS. 50pp. ISBN 1-900173-86-7, £2.25
Monumental Inscriptions. ESSIL New Cemetery in the parish of Speymouth, Edited by Helen Mitchell and Bruce B Bishop. Published by ANESFHS. 24pp. ISBN 1-900173-87-5, £2.25
Monumental Inscriptions. Churchyard of BURGHEAD (GRANT STREET) in the parish of Duffus. Edited by Helen Mitchell and Bruce B Bishop. Published by ANESFHS. 20pp. ISBN 1-900173-88-3, £2.25
Monumental Inscriptions. Churchyard of BOTRIPHNIE in the parish of Botriphnie. Edited by Bruce B Bishop. Published by ANESFHS. 56pp. ISBN 1-900173-90-5, £2.25
Monumental Inscriptions. URQUHART OLD Churchyard in the parish of Urquhart. Edited by Helen Mitchell and Bruce B Bishop. Published by ANESFHS. 65pp. ISBN 1-900173-95-6.
Monumental Inscriptions. LHANBRYDE OLD CHURCHYARD and LHANBRYDE NEW CEMETERY in the parish of St. Andrews - Lhanbryde. Edited by Helen Mitchell and Bruce B Bishop. Published by ANESFHS. 45pp. ISBN 1-900173-93-X.
Monumental Inscriptions.  BELLIE CHURCHYARD AND CEMETERY, Parish of Bellie, Moray. Moray Burial Ground Research Group, 138 pages, three coloured and 1 b/w plate. A5 format. Fully indexed. Published November 2006. ISBN: 0-9553536-2-9 / 978-0-9553536-2-8. £14.99
Monumental Inscriptions. SPYNIE CHURCHYARD, Parish of New Spynie, Moray. Compiled by Members of the Moray Branch of the ANESFHS and the Moray Burial Ground Research Group. Edited by Helen Mitchell FSA Scot and Bruce B Bishop FSA Scot. 51pp. ISBN 1-9000173-99-9, 978-1-900173-99-5, £2.25
 

Some Moray Publications from J & B Bishop
See J & B Website for complete listing 

THE LANDS AND PEOPLE OF MORAY
BRUCE B BISHOP FSA Scot.

A series which studies, Parish by Parish, the History and People of the Baronies, Estates and Lands of Morayshire.
An initial chapter covers the history of each Parish, after which the estates and lands, which were held by various landowners in the parish, are considered individually, from their earliest records up to the time of the first censuses in the mid-nineteenth century.
A chronological list of many of the residents of each estate has been compiled from the Kirk Session Records, Estate Records, Parish Registers, and any other available documentation, together with sketch maps or copies of early plans of each area.

Part 1. The Parish of Elgin west of the River Lossie, including Inverlochty, Mosstowie, Pittendreich, Manbeen, Auchtertyre, Miltonduff and Pluscarden. 64pp. ISBN 0-9539369-0-2. £4.00
Part 2. The Northern part of the Parish of Spynie, including Westfield, Quarrywood, Findrassie, Myreside and Spynie. 66pp. ISBN 0-9539369-1-0. £4.00
Part 3. The Southern part of the Parish of Spynie, including Aldroughty, Sheriffmill, Morriston, Borough Briggs and Bishopmill. 54pp. ISBN 0-9539369-2-9. £4.00
Part 4. The Parish of Elgin east of the River Lossie, including Thornhill, Clackmarras, Longmorn, Ashgrove, Maisondieu, Bilbohall and Mayne. 60pp. ISBN 0-9539369-5-3. £4.00
Part 5. The Royal Burgh of Elgin Prior to 1600, including lists of known residents. 61pp. 
ISBN 0-9539369-9-6. £4.00
Part 6. The Royal Burgh of Elgin in the 17th century, including lists of known residents. 81pp. ISBN 0-9542161-0-5. £5.00
Part 7. The Royal Burgh of Elgin in the 18th century, including lists of known residents. 73pp. ISBN 0-9542161-1-3. £5.00
Part 8. The Royal Burgh of Elgin in the early 19th century, including lists of known residents. 68pp. ISBN 0-9542161-2-1. £4.00
Part 9. The North and West of the Parish of St. Andrews-Lhanbryde, comprising the former St. Andrews Parish including Kirkhill, Linkwood, Newmill, Pitgaveny, Inchbroom, Barmuckity and Calcots. 84pp. ISBN 0-9542161-6-4. £5.00
Part 10. The South and East of the Parish of St. Andrews-Lhanbryde, comprising the former Langbride Parish including the village of Lhanbryde, Coxton, Cotts, Sheriffston, Pittensair, Cranloch and Teindland. 54pp. ISBN 0-9542161-5-6. £4.00
Part 11. The Eastern Part of the Parish of Drainie, comprising Lossiemouth, Stotfield, Kinneddar and Aikenhead. 90pp. ISBN 0-9542161-8-0. £5.00
Part 12. The Western Part of the Parish of Drainie, comprising Gordonstoun, Covesea, Ettles, Drainie, Salterhill, etc. 90pp. ISBN 0-9542161-9-9. £5.00
Part 13. The Parish of Urquhart, comprising Innes, Leuchars, Urquhart, Cotts, Meft, Maverstoun etc., 88pp. ISBN 0-9546015-0-5. £5.00
Part 14. The Northern part of the Parish of Speymouth, including the villages of Garmouth, Essil and Kingston. 64pp. ISBN 0-9546015-2-1. £5.00
Part 15. The Southern part of the Parish of Speymouth, including Dipple, Mosstodloch, Stynie Cowfords and Orbliston. 50pp. ISBN 0-9546015-3-X. £4.50. 
Part 16. The South and West of the Parish of Bellie, including Fochabers, Gordon Castle, Bellie Old Church, Bogmoor, Byres, Ordiquish and the southern settlements. 66pp ISBN 0-9546015-5-6. £5.00
Part 17. The North and East of the Parish of Bellie, including Spey Bay, Dallachy, Auchenreath, Auchenhalrig, Tynet, Chapelford and the Braes of Enzie. 74pp. ISBN 0-9546015-6-4. £5.00
Part 18. The South and East of the Parish of Duffus, including Duffus, Burnside, Shempston, Keam, 
Unthank and Inchkeil. 84pp ISBN 0-9546015-8-0. £5.00
Part 19. The North and West of the Parish of Duffus, including Roseisle, Burghead, Cummingstown 
and Hopeman. 68pp. ISBN 0-9546015-9-9. £5.00
Part 20. The South and East of the Parish of Alves, including Alves, Newton, Ardgye, Cloves etc.
74pp. ISBN 0-9549624-1-9. £5.00
Part 21. The North and West of the Parish of Alves, including Earnside, Coltfield, Hempriggs and Milton Brodie. 52pp. ISBN 0-9549624-2-7. £5.00

also in this series

Witchcraft Trials before the Kirk Session and Presbytery of Elgin, and from other sources, 1560-1734. 32pp. ISBN 0-9539369-3-7. £3.00
Population Listings for the Parish of Dallas, Morayshire, 1689, 1777 and the 1811 census. Compiled by Bruce B Bishop. 60pp. ISBN 0-9539369-6-1. £4.00
Elgin’s Closes. An illustrated study of the Closes, Wynds and Alleyways of the Burgh of Elgin. 68pp. ISBN 0-9542161-3-X. £4.00
Mortcloth Dues and Miscellaneous Death records for the Parishes of Spynie (1732-1749, 1755-1760), Drainie (1712-1832), St. Andrews-Lhanbryde (1632-1837), and Urquhart (1832-1845). Compiled by Bruce B Bishop. 38pp. ISBN 0-9542161-7-2. £3.75.
Population Listings for the Parish of Knockando, Morayshire, including 1835 List of persons in every family in the parish. Compiled by Bruce B Bishop. 48pp. ISBN 0-9549624-0-0, £4.50
A Moray Miscellany, some short essays on local history. Bruce B Bishop. 60pp. ISBN 0-9549624-4-3. £4.50

Other publications from  J & B Bishop

The History of the Old Church and Churchyard of Bellie. Illustrated. Compiled by Bruce B. Bishop for The Friends of Bellie Churchyard. 64pp. ISBN 0-9546015-7-2. £5.00
It Wisnae me, Mister!. Tales of life as a Prisoner of War during the Second World War, by Charles Muirhead, edited by Bruce B Bishop. 20pp. ISBN 0-9539369-4-5. £2.50
That Celebrated Clipper Ship Vicksburg. London to Melbourne in 1867. William H Haselwood, his journal, edited by Keith L Mitchell FSA Scot. 32pp. ISBN 0-9539369-7-X. £3.00
A Tour in Norway. The 1890 Travel Diary of Christian Carl August Gosch, edited by Keith L Mitchell FSA Scot. 88pp. ISBN 0-9539369-8-8. £5.00
Scottish Population Listings prior to the 1841 census. The Parish of Dalkeith, Midlothian, 1811 and 1821 censuses and the 1831 list of Communicants of the Established Church. Compiled by Bruce B Bishop. 84pp. ISBN 0-9542161-4-8. £5.00
 

Date last modified: Mon 02 Jun 08