Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors

National Records of Scotland

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Birlinn Ltd
01 February 2021

Genealogy, heraldry, names & honours; Family history, tracing ancestors

This is a new edition of the bestselling guide to this increasingly popular pursuit. Scotland has the best-maintained records and facilities of any country in the world for undertaking family research, and now that the National Archives of Scotland are available online they can be consulted by anyone from whatever country.

Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors is the National Archives' official guide and is written in an accessible style from the unique perspective of a custodian of the records. It details all the latest internet developments, including a chapter on family history on the web. It also points to more traditional resources, explaining step by step how to research records of births, marriages and wills.

By: National Records of Scotland
Imprint: Birlinn Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 7th Edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 468g
ISBN: 9781780276335
ISBN 10: 1780276338
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 February 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

The National Records of Scotland is the government department responsible for the custody and preservation of the records of the government of Scotland.

Reviews for Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors

'Includes the sort of online sources that have transformed the field since its first publication in 1990, this guide is indispensable for the serious investigator' * The Scotsman * 'Excellent help with every phase of genealogical research ... This book will be a valuable finding aid for many people using the Scottish Record Office, and by no means only for the family historian' * Books in Scotland *