More than 100,000 Victorian prisoner records from Ayr and Inveraray jails are now available to search.

Discover some of the prison’s 19th century inmates

Find out more about the inmates held in the prison’s condemned cell

Read our search tips and explore over 100,000 newly added prisoner admission records from Ayr and Inveraray prisons.

The lives of two celebrated Scottish poets went on display at General Register House in Edinburgh.

Scotland’s first “Stolperstein” brass plaque was unveiled in Edinburgh on 24th November 2025 in memory of Jane Haining who gave her life helping Jewish people during the Holocaust.

The marriage of a Danish Prince to one of the late Queen’s cousins is among our new online records.

Dr Arthur Robert Smith, international rugby player and investment analyst, is amongst the records released this new year

The marriage of Prince Georg of Denmark and Viscountess Anson was one of 40,483 marriages in Scotland that year