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Useful Websites for searching Scottish rellies?

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Helena

Helena Report 13 Dec 2006 19:04

Betty What a great idea! I didn't know about loads of these sites, thanks Helena

Mhairi Queen of Scots

Mhairi Queen of Scots Report 20 Dec 2006 02:06

another one www.scotsfind.org

Margaret k

Margaret k Report 21 Dec 2006 22:28

Hi Very usefull am going to have a look at them over the hols thankyou Margaret k

Mhairi Queen of Scots

Mhairi Queen of Scots Report 8 Jan 2007 23:49

Got ancestors in Moray and the surrounding area? Try http://libindx.moray.gov.uk/mainmenu.asp I've found a few mentions, even a headstone/grave reference! Oops...Brenda already added it...never mind, this is a great site so deserves to be mentioned twice. Mhairi

McAnne's Gahan-Crazy

McAnne's Gahan-Crazy Report 9 Jan 2007 08:11

Hi Betty Thanks for this thread - really useful for those of us who only have a wee toe across the border lol I have tried SP but get confused - so I will refer back to those mentioned here now that I have earmarked it :O)))

Avril

Avril Report 11 Jan 2007 23:50

THANKS BETTY

Kim from Sandhurst

Kim from Sandhurst Report 11 Jan 2007 23:54

Just adding to this so I can find it again Brilliant Thread Kim

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 12 Jan 2007 08:05

Hi Great tips just nudging for future reference Jackie

Mhairi Queen of Scots

Mhairi Queen of Scots Report 24 Jan 2007 18:30

Ancestors in Dumfries and Galloway? http://homepages.rootsweb*com/~dfsgal/ Check for Parish relief records in Dundee and other databases http://www.fdca.org.uk/databases.htm Aberdeenshire MI index http://www.abdnet*co*uk/mi-index/

Mags & Nicky

Mags & Nicky Report 24 Jan 2007 19:08

n

Leslie

Leslie Report 6 Feb 2007 20:04

Anyone with Scottish ancestors who were miners should look at www.mining-villages*co*uk/ This is an excellent site with lists of casulties from accidents , extracts from the 1842 Royal Commission and much more. Les Harris

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. Report 6 Feb 2007 23:06

nudge

Liz

Liz Report 6 Feb 2007 23:21

good idea betty bookmarking for future reference

.

. Report 7 Feb 2007 09:34

Thanks to everyone for great web sites in particular to Betty Boo and as usual good old (Young)! ' Mhairi Queen of Scots' Thanks Derek

Karen

Karen Report 8 Feb 2007 17:24

Thanks, nudging for half-term... Karen

Malcolm

Malcolm Report 8 Feb 2007 17:45

Nudge

Mhairi Queen of Scots

Mhairi Queen of Scots Report 8 Feb 2007 18:33

Back again... http://www.ancestor.abel*co*uk/records.html Has good info for those with ancestors in Midlothian, Duddingston, Inveresk, Liberton and Newton. http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/frame_1280.cfm Although this thread is to help with Scottish rellies, many of us have Irish roots in some part of our tree. Has a Gravestone index, birth and baptismal records plus others. Very good site. http://www.theglasgowstory*com/index.php Pictures of Glasgow and Valuation rolls. http://www.ayrshire-roots*co*uk/index1.php Ayrshire databases - poor relief, surname index ect http://www.coldingham.info/the_priory.html 'The Priory - Memorial Inscriptions prior to 1855 Parish Graveyard of Coldingham at Coldingham Priory - Recorded by David C. Cargill, August 1969.' http://www.mitchelllibrary.org/virtualmitchell/ More Glasgow http://www.inverarayjail*co*uk/ Prisoner in the family? http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/index.html Workhouse info, also includes some records. http://www.theclearances.org/clearances/main.php Info on the Highland Clearences http://www.ayrshirehistory.org.uk/ Ayrshire http://www.gwsfhs.org.uk/default.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 Glasgow and West of Scotland Family History Society http://www.scotlandonline*com/ Lots of Links http://www.npfhg.org/ North Perthshire Family History Group http://www.highlandfhs.org.uk/ Highland Family History Society http://www.caithnessfhs.org.uk/ Caithness Family History Society http://www.ancestralorkney*com/ Orkney info http://www.skye-roots*co*uk/ Skye info http://www.scotsgenealogy*com/ Scottish Genealogy Society

Mhairi Queen of Scots

Mhairi Queen of Scots Report 8 Feb 2007 20:14

http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/index.htm Photo's of Edinburgh, past and present plus maps and others http://www.leithhistory*co*uk/index.php Lots of Links and photo's http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/content/0,1094,1485,00.html The above are very very helpful. If you know enough infomation they will be willing to look up some of their records for you. http://www.ww1photos*com/ You may get lucky and find a photo of an ancestor http://ibase.abdn.ac.uk/aberdeenic/index.php Aberdeen photo's http://www.monikie.org.uk/ah-musterroll.htm Angus muster roll for the Boer war

JAИ *•. from ¸.•*´ JAЯROW

JAИ *•. from ¸.•*´ JAЯROW Report 8 Feb 2007 20:33

n for later. Jan :)

Petrina

Petrina Report 12 Feb 2007 14:51

Nudge

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