Scottish Genealogy

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780750945691
• ISBN10: 0750945699
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2010-07-14
• Publisher: The History Press

Summary

Authoritative, entertaining, and informative, this reader-friendly reference explains how to get beyond the standard births, marriages, deaths, and census search and dig deeper into genealogy A comprehensive guide to tracing Scottish family history, this book is designed to exploit the rich resources that Scotland, the country with possibly the most complete and best-kept set of records and other documents in the world, has to offer. Using worked examples, and addressing the questions of DNA, palaeography, and the often confusing issues of clans, families, and tartans, Bruce Durie covers both physical and electronic sources, reminding the reader that there are more routes to follow than just the internet and that not everything written down is correct. Comparisons are made with records elsewhere, and all of the 28 million people throughout the world who claim Scottish ancestry will find something here to help, challenge, and stimulate. Complete with worked examples, templates, and methods which will enable family historians everywhere to exploit the rich resources available, this is the definitive reader-friendly guide to genealogy and family history in Scotland.

Author Biography

Bruce Durie has written a number of local history books, including Glasgow Past & Present and Kirkclady & East Fife.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 6
Introduction	p. 7
The Scottish Censuses of 1841 to 1911	p. 14
Statutory Registers of Birth, Marriage and Death Post-1855	p. 46
Old Parish Registers	p. 51
Census Substitutes	p. 59
Trades, Craft, Professions and Offices	p. 73
Courts and the Scottish Legal System	p. 84
Charters	p. 90
Local Records	p. 97
Scottish Wills and Testaments	p. 113
Land	p. 119
Feudal Land Tenure and Baronies, and Titles	p. 127
Church and Religious Records	p. 137
Palaeography	p. 139
DNA Testing and Genealogy	p. 148
Clans, Families, Crests and Tartans	p. 176
Resources	p. 181
Internet Resources	p. 292
Scottish Monarchs: Reigns and Genealogies	p. 302
Organising your Research	p. 306
Index	p. 315
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