Bibliograph

Tracing your Scottish ancestors, a guide for family historians, Ian Maxwell

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Label

Tracing your Scottish ancestors, a guide for family historians, Ian Maxwell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliography (pages 196-198) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Tracing your Scottish ancestors

Oclc number

865492129

Responsibility statement

Ian Maxwell

Sub title

a guide for family historians

Table Of Contents

Pt. I. The Lives of Our Ancestors -- ch. 1 Birth, Death and Marriage -- ch. 2 Life in the Country -- ch. 3 Life in the Towns -- ch. 4 Clans and Kinship -- ch. 5 Education -- ch. 6 Working Life -- ch. 7 Religion -- ch. 8 The Military -- ch. 9 Migration and Emigration -- Pt. II Research Guide -- Where to Start -- Online Searching -- Census Records -- Birth, Death and Marriage Records -- Wills and Testamentary Records -- Old Parish Records -- Catholic Parish Registers -- Visiting the Archives -- Land Records -- Registers of Deeds -- Church Records -- Poor Law Records -- School Records -- Military Records -- Taxation Records -- Business Records -- Clans and Tartans -- Scottish DNA -- The Archives

Target audience

adult

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