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Scotland
Category Index
- General Resource Sites
- Government & Cities
- History & Culture
- How To
- Language & Names
- Libraries, Archives & Museums
- Locality Specific
- Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat
- Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information
- Military
- Newspapers
- Occupations
- People & Families
- Photographs & Memories
- Professional Researchers, Volunteers & Other Research Services
- Publications, Software & Supplies
- Queries, Message Boards & Surname Lists
- Records: Census, Cemeteries, Land, Obituaries, Personal, Taxes and Vital
- Religion & Churches
- Societies & Groups
Also for Scotland:
- Scotland - Counties Index
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- BBC - Scottish Roots
Introduction to searching for your family history in Scotland.
- British-Genealogy.com
General resource site for UK genealogy.
- Cemetery Visitors to be Escorted
News article from Edinburgh, Scotland.
- Discover Genealogy Scotland Webring
For all those searching for information in Scotland, or whose ancestors who lived in Scotland.
- Drew's Scottish Genealogy & Ancestor Search Links
- familyrecords.gov.uk
From the United Kingdom's familyrecords.gov consortium.
- First Steps in Family History
From the Federation of Family History Societies. This online brochure provides answers to a new researcher's first questions about family history.
- Genealogylinks.net - UK Genealogy
- Genealogy, Clans and Highland Storytelling Tours
Oral history of Clans of Scotland's West Coast as told by a Traditional Highland Storyteller through Story-Tours and CDs.
- GENUKI - UK & Ireland Genealogy
- The Internet Guide to Scotland
- Looking 4 Kin - Scotland Genealogy Links and Chat
- Modern British Surname Studies : A Guide to Resources
Statistics and surnames (and some distribution) en masse in the 19th and 20th centuries (not individual surnames).
- Scottish Families and History
Links to Scottish genealogy, Scottish families, Scottish history, Scottish census, Scottish surnames.
- The Scottish Genealogy Blog
A web blog for Scottish Genealogy information.
- The Scottish Page
Devoted to the research of Scottish ancestry, especially that of Dumfries-Galloway.
- Sources for Research in Scottish Genealogy
Bibliography from the Library of Congress.
- Storytelling Walking Tours of Oban and Kilmartin Glen
A traditional scottish storyteller offers story-tours in Scotland specifically for those who are interested in their Scottish ancestors. He also works with Ar-Turas, an Edinburgh based professional genealogist service.
- UK Genealogy - Researching in Scotland?
Links & information for Scottish research.
- UK Genealogy Web
Genealogical sources of information for the United Kingdom, including England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
- WorldGenWeb Project
- Yahoo!...Scotland...Genealogy
- Am Baile - Highland History & Culture
Am Baile contains a growing number valuable archive records relating to the Scottish Highlands and Islands including school admissions registers; poorhouse registers; naval reserve registers; vehicle registration lists; crofters commission reports; shipping registers; some court records.
- Best Links to Scotland's History
Links to history sites on Scotland.
- theclearances.org
Tells the stories from Scotland's Highland Clearances.
- Coins of the UK
Gives a good deal of history of the coinage of the United Kingdom by regnal years.
- The DiCamillo Companion - Houses Database
Online searchable database of British and Irish country houses with information on over 6,000 houses.
- Electric Scotland's Scottish History - Culture, Battles, Literature and more
- EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History
Selected transcriptions, facsimiles and translations.
- Glasgow Directory - 1787 - (Reprint of the Nathaniel Jones Directory)
An alphabetical list of the names and places of abode of the merchants, manufacturers, traders and shop-keepers in and about Glasgow, Scotland, in 1787.
- The Highland Clearances
Dedicated to the remembrance of the massive evictions of residents in Scotland's Highlands and Islands during the 18th and 19th centuries.
- Historical Timeline for Scottish Genealogy
- Historic Scotland
Promoting Scotland's built heritage.
- Local History Link
Advertises UK local history books and services for sale or items wanted.
- Notable Dates in Scottish History
- Scotland - Scottish History
Information on the highland clearances, clans and tartans, and other highland family-related material, as well as heaps of historical content.
- Scottish History
From the BBC.
- Skye's Scottish History Timeline
- Some Notable Weather Events
Weather conditions through history in the UK.
- The Statistical Accounts of Scotland
From surveys taken between 1791-1799 and 1834-1845. Scanned online images of the original printed versions of The Statistical Accounts of Scotland. Outstanding historical record of the localities in Scotland. Searchable by county & parish or alphabetically. Some of the 1834-1845 accounts include descriptions of parish register coverage.
- Stones of Scotland
- Story of Scotland's History, Online Book of Scottish History. Updated monthly
A 25 chapter book (in progress) covering Scottish history in-depth from the mesolitic to the late 19th century.
- Tartans of Scotland
Register of all publicly known tartans online, which includes details and images of over 2,800 tartans.
- Tartans - Scotland.com
- Useful dates in British history
For the local historian or genealogist.
- Victoria Research Web
Resources for research into the history and culture of 19th-century Britain.
- The Walter Scott Digital Archive
From the Edinburgh University.
- Yahoo!...Scotland...History
- 24 Hour Museum
UK Musuems, Galleries, and Heritage sites in a searchable database with contact and visitor information plus links to their web sites where available.
- Archives in Focus
Introductory guide to archives in the UK.
- ARCHON - Repositories in Scotland
- Army Museums
Holdings, locations, and contact information from the official Army web page of the United Kingdom. Particularly rich in information on regimental museums.
- The British Library
- The British Postal Museum & Archive
Holds the records of the British Post Office from the seventeenth century to the present day.
- CURL - The Consortium of University Research Libraries
- Familia
Directory of family history resources held in public libraries in the UK and Ireland. Provides information about the libraries and their holdings.
- Family History Centers in Scotland
From the FamilySearch web site. Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.
- Family History Library Catalog
From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
- Family History Centers in Scotland
- General Register Office for Scotland Home Page
- Hill Museum & Manuscript Library
Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota.
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Includes a research library with materials on immigration studies.
- LibDex - The Library Index - Scotland
A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).
- National Archives of Scotland
The National Archives of Scotland based in Edinburgh, has one of the most varied collection of archives in the British Isles. It is the main archive for sources on the history of Scotland as a separate kingdom, her role in the British Isles and the links between Scotland and many other countries over the centuries. The NAS holds records spanning the 12th to the 21st centuries, touching on virtually every aspect of Scottish life.
- National Archives of Scotland ~ From GENUKI
Formerly known as the Scottish Record Office in Edinburgh. Records of particular interest to family historians include: wills and testaments, non-conformist church records, Kirk Session records of the Established Church of Scotland, many legal and court records, land and estate records, and maps and plans.
- The National Archives (U.K.)
Kew, Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom.
- The Catalogue
Descriptions of more than 10 million records held by The National Archives of England, Wales and the United Kingdom. The visitor may either search or browse through the descriptions. Images of the documents are not available. Visitors can request copies online and can also place advance orders for the day of their visit.
- Help
- Research Guides: A to Z
This is an alphabetical list of the topical Research Guides. The guides help you find what you need in the catalogue, so this should be the first thing you consult.
- Family History
- House History
- Local History
- Military History
- Search the Archives
- National Gas Archive
Company archive of the Lattice Group which holds the historical records of the UK gas industry dating from the early 19th Century.
- National Library of Scotland
- National Museums of Scotland ~ Edinburgh
- Nova Scotia Highland Village ~ Iona, Nova Scotia, Canada
Living history museum for the Gaelic experience in Nova Scotia.
- Project EARL - Connecting Public Libraries to the Network
- Parliamentary Archives: House of Lords Record Office
The archive service for both Houses of Parliament and facilitates public access to several million records which are preserved in the Victoria Tower repository. The records include original Acts of Parliament from 1497, Journals from 1510, papers laid before Parliament from 1531, Peerage papers from 1597, Judicial papers from 1621, and plans of canals, roads, railways and other public works deposited in connection with private bills from 1794. Amongst the comparatively few records of genealogical interest are the Protestation returns of 1642 and certain Papist returns.
- Registers of Scotland Executive Agency
Guide to Land, Sasine, Personal and Other Registers.
- Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Dundee
- Repositories of Primary Sources - Europe - United Kingdom
A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.
- Royal Bank of Scotland - Our Heritage
- Royal College of Nursing (Scotland) - Historical Nursing Archives
- Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh - Library
- The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh - Library & Archive
- Scottish Archive Network
A three year project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Genealogical Society of Utah to link the catalogs of over 50 participating Archives in Scotland to the Internet.
- Virtual Vault
Provides both searchable online databases and scanned documents as selected examples of archived materials.
- SCONE: Scottish Collections Network Extension
Enhancing existing online assistance to help researchers identify relevant collections, the project will also aim to provide online information and other facilities to assist library staff in jointly managing collaborative collection management processes in order to get the best out of limited national resources.
- Scottish Borders Archive and Local History Centre ~ Selkirk
- Scottish Catholic Archives
- Scottish Libraries & Archives
- Scottish Maritime Museum
- The Scottish Mining Museum
- Scottish Record Offices and Archives on the Web
- Scottish Reference Information
An extensive list of parish numbers and microfilm numbers to aid in doing Scottish research at an LDS Family History Center.
- Scottish Theatre Archive
- The Scottish Universities - Their Libraries and Archives
- SCRAN
Searchable online resource base of one million text and multimedia records relating to Scottish culture, history and science.
- St. Andrews University Library
- The UK Public Libraries Page
When you do not know the county:
Mailing lists are interactive e-mail forums that are free for you to subscribe to and participate in. Click on the links below and be sure to follow the instructions provided exactly as shown in order to subscribe to the mailing list of your choice. Be sure to keep a copy of the welcome message that you receive. This message will contain details about the mailing list, the person who runs the list and instructions you will need in order to participate in the list, unsubscribe from the list, etc.
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 BIFHS-USA-NEWS Mailing List
A read-only mailing list for announcements regarding the British Isles Family History Society - USA.
- BORDER Mailing List
For anyone interested in genealogy, history, or culture related to the counties which surround the border of Scotland and England.
- BRIT-CUSTOMS Mailing List
For the discussion of old British customs and their meanings in relation to British genealogy.
- BRITISH-CONNECTIONS Mailing List
For anyone interested in British genealogy, history, and culture as well as those who may be seeking connections with relatives or lost friends in the United Kingdom.
- BRITISHHOMECHILDREN Mailing List
For anyone who has a genealogical interest in the 100,000 British Home Children - alleged orphans - who were emigrated to Canada by 50 child care organizations 1880-1930.
- BRIT-SURNAMES Mailing List
For anyone researching British surnames. Postings can address individual queries, general research information and needs, and information on existing or planned one name studies.
- CANADIAN-ULSTER-SCOTS Mailing List
For the exchange and discussion of the genealogy, culture and history of Canada's Ulster Scots, those persons who came to Canada from the North of Ireland whose ancestors were from Scotland.
- CAPE-FEAR-SCOTS Mailing List
For anyone researching Scottish immigrants to the Cape Fear region of North Carolina prior to 1850.
- Chat Genealogy
From the About.com genealogy section. Scheduled weekly chats for the following topics: Native American, Genealogy How-To, US Southern States, Genealogy Social, British Isles, French, Canadian.
- CLANS Mailing List
- FREEUKGEN-TECH Mailing List
For technical discussions associated with the FREEUKGEN project which exists to bring source material relating to the United Kingdom online.
- GENBRIT Mailing List gatewayed with the soc.genealogy.britain newsgroup
For the discussion of genealogy in Great Britain and the islands.
- genealogyuk Mailing List
- GEN-TRIVIA-SCOTLAND Mailing List
A mailing list for anyone with an interest in Scotland and the Scots through genealogy; to conduct friendly discussion about almost anything with a Scottish connection that relates to that interest, so that other Scottish genealogy mailing lists are not cluttered by such postings.
- JACOBITES Mailing List
For the study of the Scottish Jacobite period (1685-1750) focusing on the genealogy of its participants and their fate.
- NY-SCOTS Mailing List
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the emigration of Scots to settlements in New York. Archives: browse or search.
- POLICE-UK Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in former police officers of the United Kingdom.
- PRISONS-UK Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in British prisons and prisoners.
- Scotch-Irish-L Mailing List
For Scotch-Irish or Ulster Scots genealogy and culture. These people began a period of heavy emigration from Ulster in the early 1700's and played a large part in the American Revolution.
- SCOT-DNA Mailing List
For the members of the Scottish Clan DNA program to share their questions and information on the DNA lab Results and determine if there are any potential matches with other DNA submitters.
- SCOTLAND-CEMETERIES Mailing List
For anyone searching for their ancestors in cemeteries in Scotland or interested in preserving historical information about these cemeteries.
- SCOTLAND-GENWEB Mailing List
- SCOTLAND Mailing List
- SCOTLAND-OBITS Mailing List
For individuals and volunteers to submit or request obituary information for Scotland.
- SCOTLAND-ROLLCALL Mailing List
For any and all researchers of Scottish kin to post roll calls ... surnames they are researching and associated information such as locations and timeframes.
- SCOTLAND-ROOTS Mailing List
- SCOTLAND-TINKS-HAWKERS Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in Scottish Hawkers, Travellers, and Tinkers whose skills ranged from tinsmiths to basket makers.
- SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical, historical, or cultural interest in people of Scottish descent in Canada and their contributions to the birth and development of Canada that place the lives of our ancestors in perspective.
- Scots Origins - Discussion Group Information
A mailing list at egroups.com, for users of the Scots Origins web site.
- SCOTTISH-MINING Mailing List
For anyone who is researching ancestors that worked in Scottish mines in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
- ScottishWarPrisoners Mailng List
For those interested in finding their Scots Covenanter ancestors who were sent to the British Colonies in North America.
- SCT-GEN-MEDIEVAL Mailing List
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding genealogy in Scotland during the Middle Ages, generally regarded as extending from the fall of Rome in 476 to about 1450.
- SCT-HIGHLAND-CLEARANCES Mailing List
For for genealogical discussions surrounding the Battle of Culloden (Scotland) resulting in the involuntary migration of many Scottish families known as the Highland Clearances in order to learn where these displaced Scots went, who they went with, where they eventually settled, and most important - why they left. Archives: browse or search.
- SCT-MIDDLE-MARCHES Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the Middle Marches area of Scotland and England.
- SCT-NECOAST Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the fishing villages on the northeast coast of Scotland, from Nairn to the southern boundary of Kincardine including Aberdeen, and their connection with the sea.
- SCT-ROYAL Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in Scots Royalty.
- SCT-TOMBSTONE-INSCRIPTIONS Mailing List
For the posting of tombstone inscriptions and requests for lookups for Scotland gravesites.
- SCT-WIS Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Western Isles (Outer Hebrides), Scotland.
- SHI-TO-NZ Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in those families that moved from the Shetland Islands, Scotland, to New Zealand.
- SURNAMES-BRITAIN Mailing List gatewayed with the soc.genealogy.surnames.britain newsgroup
For surname queries related to Great Britain.
- UK-FACHRS Mailing List
For the members of the Family & Community Historical Research Society of Great Britain.
- UK-FAMILYHISTORYNEWS Mailing List
A mailing list for the distribution of the Family History News, a newsletter addressing genealogy in the United Kingdom.
- UK-WORKHOUSE-HOSP Mailing List
For United Kingdom genealogists with workhouse or hospital connections.
- ULLANS Mailing List
The Ullans or Ulster-Scots Language Mailing List is for all those who want to know more about the Scots language in Northern Ireland and Donegal. It has left its mark on the dialects spoken in the Scotch-Irish heartlands in the United States -- Appalachia and Pennsylvania.
- Usenet Newsgroup alt.scottish.clans
- WGW-SURNAMES-SCOTLAND Mailing List
- Yahoo! Groups - scottish_military - Scottish Military Historical Society
To encourage the study of the Scottish Regiments 1660 to present day.
- Yahoo! Groups: Stonehaven Genealogy
Genealogy message board for Stonehaven, Kincardineshire located on the North East Coast of Scotland.
- Administrative Regions of the British Isles
From GENUKI
- Ancient County Names
Census enumerators often use ancient counties names. Listed are the counties that are affected & their alternative, old name.
- AntiqueMapsUK.com
Range of antique maps specialising in good value items from c1900.
- Association of British Counties - list of the 86 Counties of Great Britain
A list of the 86 Counties of Great Britain, together with some of the major towns or cities.
- The British Cartographic Society - A Directory of UK Map Collections
Detailed information of map holdings in libraries and archives throughout the United Kingdom.
- British History Online - Historical Geography
Digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. Created by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust. Historic Ordnance Survey maps in 1:10,560 scale for each county in Scotland. Historic Ordnance Survey maps in 1:2,500 scale for Chester, Colchester, Coventry, Oxford and much of central London.
- Charting the Nation: Widening Access to Maps of Scotland and Associated Archives, 1590-1740
- Counties and Countries in Britain and Ireland
Many foreigners, and not a few British and Irish people, seem to get confused by the names of the countries and counties which make up these offshore islands.
- Counties of England, Scotland and Wales Prior to the 1974 Boundary Changes
- County Map of Scotland
From the GENUKI web site for Scotland.
- Elstead Maps (UK)
Specialist UK-based mail-order retailer of over 50,000 maps, guides, travel books, atlases & globes.
- FamilySearch - Maps - Scotland (Boundaries after 1974)
- FamilySearch - Maps - Scotland (Boundaries before 1974)
- Gardiner's Atlas of English History
Maps from the 1892 book "A School Atlas of English History".
- Gazetteer of British Place Names
Contains the ancient or geographical County of over 50,000 place names in Britain along with modern administrative areas information.
- Gazetteer for Scotland
Under development at the Department of Geography at the University of Edinburgh.
- Genmaps
Online old maps of Great Britain for genealogists and historians.
- Get Mapping
UK aerial photography.
- Geology of Great Britian
Geological maps of various regions of the UK scanned for online viewing.
- Highlights of the Map Collection
From National Library of Scotland.
- Historical and Genealogical Maps of the World, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales
Decorative hand-coloured historical and genealogical maps of England and the English counties, an Irish family name map, a Scottish clan map, a historical map of Wales.
- Knowledge Base Gazetteer of Scottish Places
Online searchable database providing the ancient county for the place plus additional information.
- Map of the Clans of Scotland
- Map of Scottish Clans
- Maps
From Ayrshire Roots.
- Maps & Plans
From the National Archives of Scotland.
- MultiMap.com
UK based interactive mapping service on the web, offering street-level maps of Europe and detailed maps of the world.
- National Library of Scotland Maps Collection
Online images of dozens of historical Scottish maps.
- Old-Maps - The Online Repository of Historic Maps
- Gazetteer County List - Choose a County
Organized by the counties of England, Scotland, and Wales, this site contains scanned images of historic Ordnance Survey maps dating from 1846 to 1899. Over 40,000 places are indexed alphabetically first by county and then by locality name.
- Old Ordnance Survey Maps for Scotland
Commonly called the Godfrey maps, these maps are invaluable for historians and genealogists. More than a thousand titles have been issued in this major series of reprints of Old Ordnance Survey Maps of towns throughout Britain and Ireland. The Maps are highly detailed, taken from the 1/2500 plans and reprinted at about 14 inches to the mile. They cover towns in great detail, showing individual houses, railway tracks, factories, churches, mills, canals, tramways and even minutiae such as dockside cranes, fountains, signal posts, pathways, sheds, wells, etc. Each map includes historical notes on the area concerned. Many also include extracts from contemporary directories. The maps are neatly folded, often with an early photograph on the cover. The maps are ideal for local historians, transport historians, and family historians, or simply those with an interest in the town they live in or have visited.
- Ordnance Survey Large Scale Scottish Town Plans 1847-1895
Over 1,900 sheets covering 62 towns - the most detailed maps ever surveyed by Ordnance Survey.
- Ordnance Survey - Historical map data: Digital Archive Dating Back to Mid-Victorian Times
An extensive archive of more than 1.5 million maps dating from the mid 1800s to 1995 covering England, Wales and Scotland.
- Ordnance Survey Town Plans, 1847-1895
Over 1,900 sheets covering 62 towns in Scotland with the most detailed maps ever surveyed by Ordnance Survey.
- Parish Search
Online searchable database of the geographic location of churches, registration districts etc in the UK, with details of their founding and closing dates. From GENUKI.
- Rallymaps of West Wellow
Genealogy books and maps for research in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. War Grave Commission and trench maps for Flanders.
- RootsMap Surname Distribution Maps
Surname distribution maps for the UK and Ireland to help in the search for a particular surname. Maps produced and published by RootsMap can either be downloaded and printed by you immediately after payment, or we can dispatch your map to you by 1st class post. Maps of surnames may be produced based on the 1881 Census or the IGI and can show surname distribution across the entire nation or within a chosen county.
- Royal Mail
- Scharlau Prints and Maps
Etchings, antiquarian engravings, maps and prints of Scotland.
- Scots Origins - Place name search
Search places database (based on 1881 census data).
- Summary list of old Parish Registers/Registration Districts, including current Registration Districts
From the General Register Office for Scotland.
- The UK Street Map Page
Gazetteer and map reference for London and the UK.
- The Village Atlas
Reproductions for sale of the composite Ordnance Survey maps from the Village Atlas series published in the UK between 1987 and 1991. A range of reproduction town and county maps is also available.
- A Vision of Britain Through Time
Interactive historical geographical survey of the British Isles from 1801 through 2001. Compiled from maps, statistics & historical descriptions. Place name searchable. Excellent source of information for placing ancestors in historical context of their locality.
- Expert Search
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Counties of Scotland
- Your Old Maps Online - Scotland
Scans of original maps & etchings.
Adoptions, biographies, ethnic groups, famous people, immigrants, some family groups, etc.
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