Discover Your Scottish Ancestry: Internet and Traditional Resources [Paperback]

Graham S. Holton (Author), Jack Winch (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 23, 2004

Find out if Sean Connery, the real MacBeth, Mary Queen of Scots, William Wallace, or even Sir Arthur Conan Doyle fits into your family tree! In Discover Your Scottish Ancestry are examples of family history research, lists of useful web sites, and names and addresses of relevant offices, organizations, and societies. For those who want to take their research further there is a detailed bibliography that makes it the most up-to-date book in the subject an the perfect tool for both starting out and the more experienced family history researcher.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Packed with hints and ideas for all interested in Scottish family history. The book is an excellent guide for beginners with hints on how to get the best of information that relatives can supply, how to choose a computer programme and where to find useful records. For the more experienced genealogist there are sections on records that may be found about specific occupations, or subjects e.g non-conformist records. There is a good chapter to how to present your family history ! This is one book that would be a useful additon to any family historian's bookshelf. -- Coontin Kin, Shetland Family History Society This book has a wealth of advice about traditional and non traditional sources ! I liked the down to earth, simple explanations ! you will also find a wealth of good topics to explore such as valuation rolls, poor law records, educational sources and occupational records among others. There is an excellent list of useful contact names and addresses. -- Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society This book is particularly welcome because many of the general guides to genealogy are written with English and Welsh family history in mind! Scotland is another country, with its own history, law and customs, with which researchers, to be successful, need to become familiar. Practical Family History Packed with hints and ideas for all interested in Scottish family history. The book is an excellent guide for beginners with hints on how to get the best of information that relatives can supply, how to choose a computer programme and where to find useful records. For the more experienced genealogist there are sections on records that may be found about specific occupations, or subjects e.g non-conformist records. There is a good chapter to how to present your family history ! This is one book that would be a useful additon to any family historian's bookshelf. This book has a wealth of advice about traditional and non traditional sources ! I liked the down to earth, simple explanations ! you will also find a wealth of good topics to explore such as valuation rolls, poor law records, educational sources and occupational records among others. There is an excellent list of useful contact names and addresses. This book is particularly welcome because many of the general guides to genealogy are written with English and Welsh family history in mind! Scotland is another country, with its own history, law and customs, with which researchers, to be successful, need to become familiar. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Graham Holton is a Librarian and the University of Strathclyde. Jack WInch is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Strathclyde.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Roberts Rinehart (January 23, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157098428X
• ISBN-13: 978-1570984280
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,078,721 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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