Explore your Scottish roots with this collection of genealogy databases, how-to guides and other Scottish genealogy resources and records geared toward family history research in Scotland.
The official, governmental source of genealogical data for Scotland makes over 43 million records available online, including Scottish birth, death and marriage records from 1855 and parish registers of births and marriages from 1553. Plus census records and wills.
A step-by-step introduction to researching family history in Scotland.
Find family history resources held by public libraries in Scotland, organized by location.
The Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah has wonderful resources for Scottish genealogy. Browse online through over 265 different topics to find the records you want, and then order them through your local Family History Center.
The GRO is responsible for the registration of all births, marriages, deaths, and adoptions in Scotland. Learn how to order a birth, death or marriage certificate, what genealogical records they have, and information on visiting the Scotland GRO in person.
Search the messages or post your own surnames or query on this free message board devoted to Scotland genealogy.
A general overview for beginners to genealogy research in Scotland.
A prototype Web site with information on their holdings, location and hours, and how to request searches. They hold valuable documents including wills, Sasines and other property records, estate records, valuation rolls, taxation records, court records, church records, burgh records, and more.
An extensive collection of books, manuscripts, and maps, as well as some interesting historical Scottish books, records, photographs and maps in their online digital collection.
A listing of the copies of registers held in the library of the Society of Genealogists for each of the parishes of Scotland. The Society staff can make limited
searches in these volumes, and some are available for
loan.
If you need help with your research, here is a list of professional genealogists, adoption researchers, historians and translators to help you discover your Scottish heritage.
A list of the Family History Centers in Scotland including contact information.
Part of the British Isles GenWeb Project, this page serves as a local resource index page for Scottish genealogy research.
Genuki has a large Web site full of information for genealogists seeking ancestors from Scotland.
Mark Howell's has a very useful list of Scottish Record Offices and Archives on the Web, arranged alphabetically by county.
Large archival databases with free searchable GEDCOM's and ASCII text files pertaining to the Royal Families of Europe (Scotland, England, France, Normandy). A Rootsweb and Scotland GenWeb special project.
Scotland’s national bibliography brings together over 60,000 records of books, periodicals and major articles of Scottish interest published all over the world. There are many duplicate entries.
The Scottish Genealogy Society welcomes anyone with an interest in Scottish family history. They have the largest Scottish genealogy library in the world, and publish the renowned quarterly magazine,
The Scottish Genealogist. Their published
Scottish Scottish monumental inscriptions are especially helpful.
This wonderful online lesson is part of the RootsWeb Guide to Tracing Family Trees, and includes tips, links, and a bibliography of suggested reading.
