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Maps can help you locate where your ancestors lived. There are many types of maps, and each can help you in a different way. | Maps can help you locate where your ancestors lived. There are many types of maps, and each can help you in a different way. | ||
Maps may describe: | Maps may describe: | ||
* Economic growth and development | *Economic growth and development | ||
* Boundaries | *Boundaries | ||
* Migration and settlement patterns | *Migration and settlement patterns | ||
* Locations of clans and families | *Locations of clans and families | ||
* Military campaigns | *Military campaigns | ||
* Transportation development | *Transportation development | ||
* Highways | *Highways | ||
* Rivers | *Rivers | ||
* Town size | *Town size | ||
* Effects of plagues | *Effects of plagues | ||
There are many types of maps such as: | There are many types of maps such as: | ||
* Historical | *Historical | ||
* Parish | *Parish | ||
* County | *County | ||
* Topographical | *Topographical | ||
* Enclosure | *Enclosure | ||
* Civil district | *Civil district | ||
* Clan and family | *Clan and family | ||
* Church diocesan maps. | *Church diocesan maps. | ||
Maps are published separately or in bound collections, called "atlases." You may find maps in gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, directories, or historical and social texts. | Maps are published separately or in bound collections, called "atlases." You may find maps in gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, directories, or historical and social texts. | ||
Since 1800, the Ordnance Survey has been the major source of topographical maps. English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish maps are available in one-inch-to-the-mile, six-inches-to-the-mile, and twenty-five-inches-to-the-mile, and even ten-feet-to-the-mile. The series has been revised and published at different dates. | Since 1800, the Ordnance Survey has been the major source of topographical maps. English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish maps are available in one-inch-to-the-mile, six-inches-to-the-mile, and twenty-five-inches-to-the-mile, and even ten-feet-to-the-mile. The series has been revised and published at different dates. | ||
You will often need minute detail to find the location of an ancestor’s home. City and street maps are helpful when researching in large cities. A partial list of such maps available at the Family History Library is: | You will often need minute detail to find the location of an ancestor’s home. City and street maps are helpful when researching in large cities. A partial list of such maps available at the Family History Library is: | ||
''Rural and City Maps.'' Typescript. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1985. ( | ''Rural and City Maps.'' Typescript. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1985. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=942+E73c 942 E73c].) | ||
=== Using Maps === | === Using Maps === | ||
Use maps carefully because: | Use maps carefully because: | ||
* Several places have the same name. For example, there are 57 places called Mount Pleasant in Great Britain. | *Several places have the same name. For example, there are 57 places called Mount Pleasant in Great Britain. | ||
* The place-name on the map may not be spelled as expected, because names in records were often spelled like they sounded. | *The place-name on the map may not be spelled as expected, because names in records were often spelled like they sounded. | ||
* Parish boundaries are seldom indicated. | *Parish boundaries are seldom indicated. | ||
=== Finding the Specific Place on the Map === | === Finding the Specific Place on the Map === | ||
To do successful research in Scottish records, you must identify where your ancestor lived. Because many localities have the same name, you may need some more information before you can find the correct area on a map. Search gazetteers, histories, family records, and other sources to learn all you can about the area, including the following information: | To do successful research in Scottish records, you must identify where your ancestor lived. Because many localities have the same name, you may need some more information before you can find the correct area on a map. Search gazetteers, histories, family records, and other sources to learn all you can about the area, including the following information: | ||
* The parish and county in which the place is located. | *The parish and county in which the place is located. | ||
* The names of the churches in the area your ancestor lived. | *The names of the churches in the area your ancestor lived. | ||
* The size of the town and parish. | *The size of the town and parish. | ||
* The names of other villages in the parish. | *The names of other villages in the parish. | ||
* Your ancestor’s occupation. (This may indicate the industries or size of the area.) | *Your ancestor’s occupation. (This may indicate the industries or size of the area.) | ||
* Nearby localities, such as large cities. | *Nearby localities, such as large cities. | ||
* Places where other relatives lived. | *Places where other relatives lived. | ||
* Nearby features, such as rivers, lakes, and mountains. | *Nearby features, such as rivers, lakes, and mountains. | ||
* The area’s industries. | *The area’s industries. | ||
This information will help you distinguish between places of the same name and help you locate the correct place on a map. See the "[[Scotland Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]" section for more information. | This information will help you distinguish between places of the same name and help you locate the correct place on a map. See the "[[Scotland Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]" section for more information. | ||
=== Finding Maps and Atlases === | === Finding Maps and Atlases === | ||
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'''Ordnance Survey Office'''<br>Department LM<br>Romsey Road<br>Southampton, SO9 4DH<br>England <br>Internet: http://leisure.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/leisure/tscontent/editorial/historicalmapping/2006/revolutiontoevolution.html | '''Ordnance Survey Office'''<br>Department LM<br>Romsey Road<br>Southampton, SO9 4DH<br>England <br>Internet: http://leisure.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/leisure/tscontent/editorial/historicalmapping/2006/revolutiontoevolution.html | ||
John Bartholomew & Sons, Ltd.<br>12 Duncan Street<br>Edinburgh, EH9 1TA<br>Scotland <br>Internet: http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/0_MAPS/0_maps_thumbnails.htm | John Bartholomew & Sons, Ltd.<br>12 Duncan Street<br>Edinburgh, EH9 1TA<br>Scotland <br>Internet: http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/0_MAPS/0_maps_thumbnails.htm | ||
===External Links=== | === External Links === | ||
* http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/maps.html | |||
* http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/scotland.html | *http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/maps.html | ||
*http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/scotland.html | |||
[[Category:Scotland]] | [[Category:Scotland]] | ||