Archives of Rutherglen
Archives hold the records of the Royal Burgh of Rutherglen which was founded by David I in the first half of the 12th century and which existed until local government reorganisation in 1975.
The records include:
Council Minutes - the main record of the burgh from 1619 until 1975
Burgh Charters - from 1542 to 1617
Court Records - from the 17th to the 20th century
Building Records - registers and plans of buildings in the Burgh from c.1870 to 1975
Financial Records - various financial records from the 17th century including stent rolls, 1663-1742
Burgesses - records of the admissions of burgesses, 1620-1975
Electoral Registers - 1832 to1931
Valuation Rolls - 1864 to 1975
Incorporations - records of the Incorporations of Weavers, 1641 -1866, and of the Incorporations of Masons and Wrights, 1636-1758