Scottish Ancestral Trail

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FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH

You may have already have researched your Scottish family history, but if not or you wish to delve further we can put you in touch with our partner genealogy company based here in Scotland.


If you wish to do some of your own research here are a few Scottish resources that you may find useful.

 

Websites:

 

www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

Scottish births, deaths and marriages

 

www.safhs.org.uk

The Scottish Association of Family History Societies

A list of all Scottish family history societies.

 

www.myclan.com

The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.

 

www.familysearch.org

The Genealogy site of The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints

 

 

Useful reading material:

 

  • Tracing your Scottish Ancestors (A guide to Ancestry Research in the Scottish Record Office) Publisher: Mercat Press ISBN 0-11-494118-1
  • Tracing Scottish Ancestors by Rosemary Bigwood, published by Harper Collins (in Collins Pocket Reference series) in 1999, ISBN 0004723287 (288 pages)
  • Gathering the Clans - Tracing Scottish Ancestry on the Internet by Alan Stewart, published by Phillimore in 2004, ISBN 1-86077-291-9
 

Dictionary Definition of:-

 

Ancestor
an’sis-tar, n. one for whom a person is descended: a forefather.