Family Research - English, Scottish and Irish Genealogy

31/5/2006

Girvan

The town of Girvan is situated at the mouth of the Water of Girvan, on the south coast of Ayrshire. It lies in the parish of the same name and is located approximately 13 miles north of Ballantrae and 21 miles south of Ayr. for more click here

Clan Gregor Centre Archive

Family Tree of James MacGregor, flaxdresser, and Margaret Duncan, Arbroath, c.1800. 3 Ferguson Tree compiled by D Aldred Cooper.for more click here

Sources and services available in the Library

The National Library of Scotland has a wide range of material which may be of use to those researching their family history, and this page outlines the main types of published resources available for consultation in the General Reading Room at George IV Bridge.for more click here

Scottish Wills and Testaments

SCAN has digitised and indexed all testaments registered in Scotland between 1500 and 1901. The index can be searched free on: ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk for more click here

Catalogues available online

Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC)
Most of the records held by the National Archives of Scotland (NAS) are described on an electronic database, the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC). You can search the database using any text, dates or reference numbers. Full details on how to use the OPAC can be found in Help using the OPAC. for more click here

Scottish monarchs’ family tree

This is a family tree for the kings of Scotland, since the unification under the House of Alpin in 834, to the personal union with England in 1603 under James VI of Scotland. It includes also the Houses of Dunkeld, Balliol, Bruce, and Stuart.

See also: Scotland - History of Scotland - British monarchs - British monarchs family tree - English monarchs family tree. for more click here

How to Trace your Family History in Scotland

Genealogy, geneology, family history, ancestry, whatever you call it and however you spell it ,like me, you’re probably trying to learn more about your Scottish family tree. for more click here

About Scotland

Amongst About Scotland articles you can find references to, or associations with, the following families. for more click here

SPECIALISTS IN BRITISH AND IRISH GENEALOGY RESEARCH

Featuring comprehensive and exclusive British and Irish record
collections dating back to the 13th century, as well as rare and unique photos and books to browse. for more click here

Scottish Family History

Welcome to ScotlandsPeople, one of the largest online sources of original genealogical information.

With almost 50 million records to access, we hope your visit will be enjoyable and that you are successful in connecting generations. for more click here

 
 

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