Scotland Research Tips and Strategies

Scotland Wiki Topics

Scotland Beginning Research

Finding Town of Origin Getting Started Guided Research Online Learning Record Finder Research Strategies

Record Types

Business & Occupations Cemeteries Census Church Directories Church Records Civil Registration Compiled Genealogies Court Records Crime & Punishment Directories Emigration & Immigration Funeral Records Heraldry Land & Property Medical Records Military Records Naturalization & Citizenship Newspapers Nobility Online Genealogy Records Poor Law Probate Records Religious Records Schools & Education Slavery & Bondage Taxation Websites

Scotland Background

Biographies Church History Dates & Calendars For Further Reading Gazetteers Handwriting Historical Geography History Jurisdictions Languages Maps Naming Customs Periodicals Social Life & Customs

Scotland Genealogical Word Lists

Latin

Cultural Groups

Scots Irish

Local Research Resources

Archives & Libraries Societies Local FamilySearch Center

Scotland

Research Tips and Strategies

Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page The Scotland Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Scotland. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Scotland Research Strategies

• Getting Started
• Scotland Guided Research
• Online Learning - Video classes
• Finding Town of Origin
• Record Finder - a list of the best records to search to find specific information
• Scotland Research Outline
• Getting Started With Your Scottish Research
• FamilySearch Library handout with a Pre-1974 map of Scotland counties and a list of key websites
• Scotland Research Outline

Births, Marriages, and Deaths

• Getting Started
• Strategies for Locating Births, Marriages and Deaths in Scotland
• Finding Your Ancestors in Scotland before 1855 - 2010 conference handout
• Researching Your Scottish Ancestry Before 1855
• Finding Records of Scotland Ancestors, 1855-1901

Scotland Research Tips

• Personal names
• County list pre and post 1974 - with abbreviation codes
• ScotlandsPeople - the official Scottish Government site for searching government records and archives.
• Scottish Indexes - volunteer-run site with indexes to collections not indexed elsewhere. Includes Scottish Paternity Index, Mental Health records, Poor Relief records, Criminal Database, etc.
• Scotland's Family - links to many other sites regarding Scottish history and genealogy.