Scotland Genealogy Resources

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Contents 1 Reliable Sources for Scotland 1.1 Birth, Marriage, Census and Death Records 1.2 Scottish Nobility 1.3 Historic Locations in Scotland 2 WikiTree Resources for Scottish Research 2.1 Categories 2.2 Projects 2.3 Space Pages 3 External Resources for Scottish Research 3.1 Scottish Clans and Surname Resources 3.2 External Discussion Forums About Scotland 3.3 Scotland Gravestones, Graveyards & Cemeteries 3.4 Heraldry 3.5 Tartans 3.6 History 3.7 Historical City Guides 3.8 Immigration/Emmigration Records 3.9 Maps (Historic & Current) for Scotland’s Regions, Counties & Parishes 3.10 Scottish DNA and Surname Projects 3.11 Scottish Family History Societies 3.12 Scottish Genealogy and Historical Societies 3.13 Scottish Handwriting 3.14 Scots Language 3.15 Military 3.16 Scottish Ministers 3.17 One Name Studies 3.18 One Place Studies 3.19 Other Scottish Research Resources 3.20 Proverbs, Quotes, and Stories 4 Moving to Pre-1500 Resources

Reliable Sources for Scotland

This list contains sources that are considered reliable primary sources for Scottish research, by the Scotland Project.

Birth, Marriage, Census and Death Records

• Scotland's People
• FamilySearch
• National Records of Scotland
• Historic Environment Scotland
• The National Library of Scotland
• FreeCen Census Database
• Space Pages for Census Years 1841-1911
  • 1841
  • 1851
  • 1861
  • 1871
  • 1881
  • 1891
  • 1901
  • 1911
• University of Edinburgh: Historical Alumni Collection

Scottish Nobility

• James Balfour Paul's Scots Peerage on Wikipedia, (includes direct link to Index volume as well as all other volumes on Archive.org)
• G. E. Cokayne's The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, ... (Digital version on FamilySearch)
• Records of the Parliaments of Scotland

Historic Locations in Scotland

• Scotland's Places
  • [and Registration Districts by Number Guide]
• Canmore - The online catalogue to Scotland's archaeology, buildings, industrial and maritime heritage
• A Vision of Britain Through Time

WikiTree Resources for Scottish Research

This list contains links to WikiTree resources.

Categories

• WikiTree Scottish Clans Page
• WikiTree Scotland Cemeteries Category
• Scottish Military History
• WikiTree One Name Studies
• see also WikiTree Surnames
• WikiTree Scotland One Place Studies

Projects

• Wiki Tree DNA Project

Space Pages

• Scotland Sourcing Help Page
• Visitation(s) of England and Wales
• Similar Parish Names
• Page containing additional resources by Rick Pierpont

External Resources for Scottish Research

This list contains links to external research resources.

Scottish Clans and Surname Resources

• The Court of the Lord Lyon website
• Scottish Clans and Families List
• The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
• The online catalogue to Scotland’s archaeology, buildings, industrial and maritime heritage

External Discussion Forums About Scotland

• The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project
• Talking Scot Scottish Genealogy discussion forum

Scotland Gravestones, Graveyards & Cemeteries

• Find a Grave In Scotland NOTE: This is not Find-a-Grave.com
• Gravestone Photographic Resource An international directory of grave monuments
• Deceased Online Search Free with options to purchase images. Some records go back to the 1600s or earlier.

Heraldry

• The Heraldry Society of Scotland

Tartans

• The Scottish Register of Tartans

History

• Poor Law & Workhouses
• The Scottish History Society
• Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
• Scotland's History BBC Programmes and Articles - Archived, no longer being updated
• Scottish Mining History
• National Mining Meborabilia Association
• National Museums Scotland - Early medieval Scotland history and archaeology
• People of medieval Scotland (PoMS)

Historical City Guides

• The Glasgow Story

Immigration/Emmigration Records

• Scottish Archive Network Knowledgebase - Article about emigration
• Electric Scotland Article - MacDougall - Scots in the Settlement and Development of The United States

Maps (Historic & Current) for Scotland’s Regions, Counties & Parishes

• Parish List By Name - National Records of Scotland website (includes Parish Number)
• Counties of Scotland, 1580-1928 Collection of maps listed by County or Graphical index.
• Historical Maps. This link provides connections to various historical maps of Scotland. Website operated by Tony Campbell, former Map Librarian at the British Library.

Scottish DNA and Surname Projects

• Family Tree DNA Scottish Clans & Surname DNA Projects.
• The International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG)

Scottish Family History Societies

• Family History Societies - The Scottish Association of Family History Societies (SAFHS) provides access to family history societies in Scotland and elsewhere, resources, and advice.

Scottish Genealogy and Historical Societies

• The Scottish Genealogy Society
• Family Search Scotland Research page
• Scotland Genealogy, Guide to Scotland ancestry, family history, and genealogy
• ScotsFind ScotsFind® produces computer-searchable genealogical databases from old Scottish records. Access to all databases is free.
• Forebears Scotland
• The Scottish Association of Family History Societies
• The Central Scotland Family History Society
• The Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society
• The Franco-Scottish Society of Scotland
• Orkney Genealogy
• The Aberdeen & North-East Scotland Family History Society
• RampantScotland

Scottish Handwriting

• National Records of Scotland - The Scottish National records Office, has a good help section especially for old Scottish handwriting.
• Scottish Hand Writing

Scots Language

• Scots Dictionary A to Z dictionary of the Scots language.
• Dictionary of the Scots Language

Military

• National Archives of Scotland Military Records
• The Royal Scots Museum
• The Black Watch Museum
• The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Museum
• The king's Own Scottish Borderers Association Museum
• The Highlanders’ Museum
• Royal Highland Fusiliers Regimental Museum
• Army Museums Ogilby Trust
• The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum
• The London Scottish Regiment
• The Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum- see also RHF
• The Guards Museum
• National War Museum at Edinburgh Castle
• The Gordon Highlanders Museum
• Location of Victoria Crosses held by Regimental Museums
• National Army Museum
• Jacobite Officers Database - University of Glasgow

Scottish Ministers

• Ecclgen List of Scottish Ministers of the Free Church and a Digital Index of Fasti.

One Name Studies

• Guild of One Name Studies Register

One Place Studies

• One Place Study Directory
• Society for One-Place Studies

Other Scottish Research Resources

• Mitchell Library
• Scottish Archives A directory of Scottish Archives.
• Scottish Archives & Associations
• Scotland Magazine
• The Gazateer for Scotland
• Groome's Ordinance Gazetteer of Scotland, 1882
• The Internet Archive's Digital Books Collections
• UK BMD
• WeRelate
• GenGuide
• Museums of Scotland by Region & Town
• Surname Database
• Dictionary of Scottish Architects 1660-1980

Proverbs, Quotes, and Stories

• Scottish quotes and proverbs - Scottish Quotes - Famous Scottish Quotes, Sayings, Proverbs of Scotland.

Moving to Pre-1500 Resources

• Biographical Dictionary - available to borrow from Archives.org