| Author | Maxwell, Ian (Social historian)
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| Title | Tracing your Scottish ancestors : a guide for family historians / Ian Maxwell.
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| Edition | Second edition. |
| Published | Barnsley : Pen and Sword Family History, 2013.
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| Description | 200 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
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| ISBN | 9781783030088 |
| ISBN | 1783030089 |
| Bib. Note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-198) and index.
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| Formatted Note | 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.
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| Summary Note | Summary: "This fully revised second edition of Ian Maxwell's Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors is a lively and accessible introduction to Scotland's long, complex and fascinating story. It is aimed primarily at family historians who are eager to explore and understand the world in which their ancestors lived. He guides the readers through the wealth of material available to researchers in Scotland and abroad. He looks at every aspect of Scottish history and at all the relevant resources. As well as covering records held at the National Archives of Scotland, he examines closely the information held at local archives throughout the country. He also describes the extensive Scottish records that are now available on line. His expert and up-to-date survey is a valuable handbook for anyone who is researching Scottish history because he explains how the archive material can be used and where it can be found. For family historians, it is essential reading as it puts their research into a historical perspective, giving them a better insight into the part their ancestors played in the past"--Back cover.
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| Subjects | Archival resources -- Scotland.
Scotland -- Genealogy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Call Number/Copies | |
| | WRHS Research Library: CS 463 M465 2013
CA-1905441: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 148353] |
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