| Description | Commissioners of Supply, 1691-1930 including Minute Books, 1761-1890; Committee Minute Books, 1856-1880; Prison Board, 1845-1857; Local Authority (Diseases of Animals) Minute Books, 1869-1930; Commissioners of Supply Finance and Miscellaneous, 1691-1929; Record of Splittings, 1819-1839; Index to Minutes, 1801-1858; County Ledger inc. Rogue Money, 1847-1890; Commissioners of Supply (Constabulary & Police), 1781-1890; Roll of Freeholders, 1784-1801; Roll of Commissioners of Supply, 1880-1923
Highway Authorities prior to 1890, 1803-1898 including Commissioners for Highland Roads & Bridges, 1804-1851; Heritors of the County of Inverness, Committee re Parliamentary Roads, 1812-1839; Trustees of District Roads of Inverness-shire, 1831-1863; Trustees under Roads & Bridges (Scotland) Act 1878, 1879-1898; Trustees of the First (Inverness) Road District, 1865-1879; Trustees of Second (Aird) Road District (wanting); Trustees of the Third (Badenoch) Road District, 1879-1890; Trustees of the Fourth Road District (wanting); Trustees of the Sixth Road District (wanting); Trustees of the Seventh Road District (wanting); Trustees of the Eighth Road District (wanting); Trustees of the Ninth Road District (wanting); Trustees of the Tenth Road District (wanting); Trustees of the Eleventh (Strathspey) Road District, 1850-1879; Trustees of the Twelfth Road District (wanting); Trustees of the Thirteenth Road District, 1803-1831
County Clerk's Department, 1803-1975 including County Council Minute Books, 1890-1975; Administrative Schemes etc., 1900-1951; County Council Committees, 1890-1930; Standing Joint Committee, 1890-1931; Public Assistance Committee, 1930-1975; Annual Reports - Medical Officer of Health, 1948-1971; Annual Reports - Chief Constable, 1891-1974; Annual Reports - County Surveyor, 1933-1964; Annual Reports - Sanitary Inspector, 1891-1970; Annual Reports - Development Officer, 1960-1968; Annual Reports - Children's Officer, 1960-1964; Annual Reports - Weights & Measures, 1967-1974; Annual Reports - Northern Area Fire Brigade, 1966-1969; Valuation Committee, 1937; Annual Reports - Water and Drainage, 1957-1967; Annual Reports - Engineer to Inverness-shire Water Board, 1968-1974; Licensing, 1947-1974; Joint Committees, 1933-1975; County Council Diaries, 1913-1975; Registers of Motor Cars, 1903-1975; Registers of Capital Works, 1937-1952; Register of Feu Duty and Rentals, 1937-1958; Special Districts, 1904-1974; Finance Committee, 1912-1919; Local Pension Committee, 1908-1921; Allotments & Small Holdings Committee, 1892-1904; Probation Committee; Education and Sub-Committees, and Property & Works Committee, 1930-1935; Inverness-shire Sanitorium, Invergarry, 1911-1932; Legal Records, 1853-1975; Correspondence, 1872-1977; Property, 1843-1974; Personnel, 1891-1974; Elections, 1889-1974; Photographs and Prints, c.1930-1975; Maps and plans, 1878-1970; Other Councils, 1896-1975; Property and Works Committee, 1934-1938; Education, 1927-1975; Highland Region Joint Advisory Committee, 1972-1974; HM government publications, 1803-1973; Reports and Proceedings, 1944-1974; Tourist Guides and leaflets, c.1958-1971; Miscellaneous, 1923-1974
County Treasurer's Department, 1862-1975 including Abstracts of Accounts, 1862-1975; Valuation Rolls, 1869-1975; Registers of Loans, 1891-1975; Annual Budget, Estimate of Income and Expenditure, 1922-1975; Ledgers, 1924-1929; Account of Charge and Discharge of Intromissions,1890-1894; Miscellaneous, c.1871-1931
Education, 1710-2011 including Education Authority, 1918-1940s; Secondary & Tech. Education (Secondary Education Committee), 1893-1918; School Log Books and Admission Registers, 1817-2010; School Boards, 1873-1920; School Management Committees, 1919-1946; Education District Sub Committees, 1946-1972; Inverness Royal Academy, 1777-2011; Mackintosh of Farr Mortification, 1797-1976; Dr Bell's Trust and Institution, 1831-1882; Dr Fraser Bursaries, 1824-1940; Inverness School of Art and Museum, 1873-1881; Inverness Burgh Technical and Art School, 1895-1929; Inverness [Collegiate] College, 1883-1897; School Hostels, 1928-1947; Inverness Burgh Educational Trust, 1887-1910; McPherson Endowment, 1887-1919; Education Department, 1881-1975; Charlotte Clark Bequest, 1882-1934; Bursaries - miscellaneous, 1715-1932; Highlands and Island Education Trust, 1901-1934; Inverness Grammar School, 1710-1791; Raining's School, Inverness, 1726-1892; Inverness Ragged/Industrial/Reformatory School, 1852-1881; Other Schools, 1818-1859; Miscellaneous, 1836-1975; Inverness College (see HCA/D52)
District Committees, 1879-1930 including 1st or Inverness District Committee, 1890-1922; 2nd or Aird District Committee, 1879-1930; 3rd or Badenoch District Committee, 1890-1930; 4th or Lochaber District Committee (wanting); 6th or North Uist District Committee, 1892-1893; 7th or Harris District Committee (wanting); 8th or Barra District Committee, 1890; Miscellaneous, 1890
Parish Records, 1822-1967 including Ardersier Parochial Board/Parish Council, 1845-1902; Boleskine & Abertarff Parish Council, 1907-1949; Croy Parochial Board/Parish Council, 1845-1967; Daviot & Dunlichity Parochial Board/Parish Council, 1885-1930; Dores Parish Council, 1914-1930; Inverness Parish Council (Landward), 1895-1929; Kiltarlity Parish Council, 1898-1899; Kirkhill Parochial Board/Parish Council, 1822-1920; Moy & Dalarossie Parish Council, 1909-1930; Petty Parish Council, 1908-1948; Urquhart & Glenmoriston Parish Council, 1898-1930; Abernethy Parochial Board/Parish Council, 1866-1930; Alvie Parochial Board/Parish Council, 1867-1930; Duthil & Rothiemurchus Parochial Board/Parish Council, 1849-1930; Kingussie & Insh Parochial Board/Parish Council, 1862-1930; Laggan Parochial Board/Parish Council, 1865-1930; Kilmorack Parish Council, 1911-1953; Miscellaneous, 1854-1963; Society of Inspectors of Poor of Inverness, Ross and Cromarty and Nairnshire, 1860-1874
Social Work Department [also known as Public Assistance Department/Welfare Department], 1929-1975 including National Assistance Applications for Relief, 1929-1965; Public Assistance Department Registers, 1930-1963; Public Assistance Department Financial Records, 1949-1975; Social Work Department Cases, c.1960-1975; Probation Department Cases, 1948-1968; Photographs, c.1938
County Architect's Department [also known as Roads, Property and Works Department until 1946], 1936-1975 including Planning Department [including Development], 1946-1975; Works Department, 1936-1975
Roads Department [also known as Roads and Property and Works Department], 1879-1988 including Roads, 1879-1980; Bridges, 1925-1975; Piers, Jetties, Slipways, Ferries, 1939-1975; Major Improvement Schemes, 1957-1985; Crofting Counties Schemes, 1936-1975; Districts of County of Inverness - Roads projects, 1892-1914; Roads Finance, c.1930-1988; Miscellaneous papers, 1947-1973; Plans, 1891-1972; Photographs, 1924-c.1985
County Collector's Department [also known as Collection of Rates Department] (wanting)
Assessor's Office, 1919-1975 including Electoral Registers, 1918-1975
Health Department [also known as Medical Officer of Health/Public Health Department], 1915-1951 including Nursing Associations, 1915-1951
Environmental Health Department [also known as Sanitary Inspector's Department], 1935-1974 including Registers, 1935-1974
Water Engineer's Department, 19th century-1975 including Inverness-shire Water Board, 1970-1975; Inverness-shire County Council Water Drainage Engineers Department Water Supply Files, 1946-1974; Water and Drainage Engineer's Plans, 19th century-20th century; Rural Water Supply Scheme, 1959-1971
Police Department - see HCA/R91 - Northern Constabulary Records
Weights and Measures Department (wanting)
Civil Defence, 1951-c.1968 including Civil Defence Registers, 1951-c.1968; Legal, 1963-1967; Slides, 1957; Magazines, 1962
Veterinary Services (wanting)
Miscellaneous, 1845-1940s |
| Administrative History | County Councils were elected bodies established by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict., c.50). They inherited almost all the functions of commissioners of supply, and those of county road trusts and local authorities set up under the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Acts. They also took over some administrative powers from the justices of the peace, but not their licensing or judicial functions. The responsibilities of the commissioners of supply for police matters were transferred to standing joint committees made up of commissioners of supply and county councillors. County councils were required to appoint full-time county medical officers of health and sanitary inspectors, and the local public health functions of parochial boards in landward areas were transferred to district committees of the county councils. The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 (19 & 20 Geo. V, c. 25) abolished district committees, standing joint committees, commissioners of supply, parish councils, education authorities and other bodies, and transferred all or most of their functions to county councils. The main impact was in the areas of the poor law and education. County councils were now responsible for education everywhere except in the four counties of cities, and for the poor law and public health except in the counties of cities and large burghs. The act also required the councils to prepare a scheme for coverage of their areas by district councils which might have certain functions delegated to them by the county council.
Several areas of the County of Inverness were subject to boundary changes in the period following 1890. The islands of Canna, Rum and Muck, formerly in Argyll-shire, became part of the County of Inverness in 1891. In 1895 Arisaig, formerly part of the Parish of Ardnamurchan became the new parish of Arisaig and Moidart. Prior to 1891, the parish of Petty was partly in Nairnshire and the parish of Dalcross of remains in both Inverness-shire and Nairn-shire. Also in 1891, changes were made to the county boundaries with Ross-shire and Argyllshire, involving the parishes of Kilmorack and Urray, and the parish of Kilmallie respectively.
Inverness County Council was abolished in 1975 and its powers transferred to Highland Regional Council, Inverness District Council, Badenoch and Strathspey District Council, Lochaber District Council and Skye and Lochalsh District Council (Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, c.65). In addition, the newly established Western Isles Council assumed the administration of those parts of the Western Isles formerly administered by Inverness County Council, namely Harris, Barra, North Uist and South Uist. |