Scotland Research Tips and Strategies

Scotland Wiki Topics
Beginning Research
Guided Research Research Strategies Record Finder Finding Town of Origin Online Learning
Record Types
Cemeteries Census Records Church Directories Church Records Civil Registration Court Records Crime & Punishment Directories Emigration & Immigration Genealogies Heraldry Land & Property Merchant Marine	Military Records Newspapers Nobility Occupations Online Records Periodicals Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc. Probate Records Religious Records Schools and Education Records Taxation
Scotland Background
Biography Church History Gazetteers Handwriting Historical Geography History	Jurisdictions Languages Maps Naming Customs Social Life & Customs For Further Reading
Cultural Groups
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Local Research Resources
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Scotland

Research Tips and Strategies

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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
• 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.

• 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.