I thought it would be a good idea to have a list of websites people have found useful for researching their Scottish ancestors and for all things Scottish. I invite everyone to add their favourites. Here are some of mine:
http://www.scotlandspeoplehub.gov.uk - the website of the ScotlandsPeople Centre in Edinburgh, includes useful background information on getting started in your research and on Scottish records
I just learned of a couple of websites I was previously unaware of. One is an off-shoot of Scotland's People and is called Scotland'splaces. Great for old maps and gazetteers of old communities. On this website, you need to search by PLACE not by person. This is not a pay per view site, it is free.
James P. LaLone
Always a good place to start:
http://www.cyndislist.com/scotland.htm
Mar 8, 2011
christine woodcock
I just learned of a couple of websites I was previously unaware of. One is an off-shoot of Scotland's People and is called Scotland'splaces. Great for old maps and gazetteers of old communities. On this website, you need to search by PLACE not by person. This is not a pay per view site, it is free.
URL is: http://www.scotalndsplaces.gov.uk
other sites of interest:
http://www.nls.uk/ (National Library of Scotland)
http://www.scottishhandwriting.com/
http://www.genuki.org.uk
http://www.hharp.org (Scottish & English hospital records)
Happy Searching!!
Apr 3, 2011
William Douglas
For Douglas ancestors, it has to be the Douglas Archives. Note different sections for genealogy, history, biographies and more.
Jan 25, 2013