I have recorded a short introduction video providing an oversight on what to expect, which can be viewed at https://youtu.be/6oMmlObbLq8, and which is also reproduced below for convenience:
The following is a more detailed breakdown of the various chapters found within:
Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet
Scotland is a land with a proud and centuries long history that far pre-dates its membership of Great Britain and the United Kingdom. Today in the 21st century it is also a land that has done much to make its historical records accessible, to help those with Caledonian ancestry trace their roots back to earlier times and a world long past.
In Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Chris Paton expertly guides the family historian through the many Scottish records offerings available, but also cautions the reader that not every record is online, providing detailed advice on how to use web based finding aids to locate further material across the country and beyond. He also examines social networking and the many DNA platforms that are currently further revolutionising online Scottish research.
From the Scottish Government websites offering access to our most important national records, to the holdings of local archives, libraries, family history societies, and online vendors, Chris Paton takes the reader across Scotland, from the Highlands and Islands, through the Central Belt and the Lowlands, and across the diaspora, to explore the various flavours of Scottishness that have bound us together as a nation for so long.
Chapter 1 – Gateways and Institutions
Recording information
Gateway sites
The National Records of Scotland (NRS)
Local archives
The National Archives (TNA)
The National Library of Scotland (NLS)
Other Libraries
Historic Environment Scotland
Family and Local History Societies
Commercial Vendors and Services
Ancestry
FindmyPast
Scottish Indexes
Old Scottish Genealogy & Family History
TheGenealogist
Forces War Records
Deceased Online
FamilySearch
MyHeritage
Professional Researchers
Online Family History Courses
Networking and Communication
Tree Building
Discussion Forums
Social Media
Magazines
Languages and Handwriting
Chapter 2 – Who were they? ScotlandsPeople
The Home Page
Search for People
Statutory Registers
Church Registers
Census Returns
Valuation Rolls
Legal Records
Poor Relief and Migration Records
Search for Places
Image Library
Other Main Menu Options
Help and Guidance
Certificates and Copies
Our Charges
News and Features
Chapter 3 – Who were they? Further Sources
Further Scottish vital records
Other UK vital records
Burials
Confirmation and probate records
Further census resources and population lists
Directories
Land registration
Maps and gazetteers
Newspapers and books
Biographical resources
DNA testing
Chapter 4 – Occupations
Farmers and Labourers
Farmers and Labourers
Crafts, Trades and Merchants
Businesses
The Church
Teachers and Students
Medical
Communications
Mining
Shipbuilding
Theatrical
Photographers
Architects
Pensions
Military Service
Pre-Union
Fencibles, Militias and Volunteers
Jacobites
The British Army
First World War
Domestic Tragedies
Civilians at War
The RAF
The Royal Navy
Post-1945 Military Records
Merchant Seamen
Law and Order
The Poor
Chapter 5 – County by County
Aberdeenshire
Angus
Argyllshire
Ayrshire
Banffshire
Berwickshire
Buteshire
Caithness
Clackmannanshire
Dumfriesshire
Dunbartonshire
East Lothian
Fife
Inverness-shire
Kincardineshire
Kinross-shire
Kirkcudbrightshire
Lanarkshire
Midlothian
Morayshire
Nairnshire
Orkney
Peebles-shire
Perthshire
Renfrewshire
Ross and Cromarty
Roxburghshire
Selkirkshire
Shetland
Stirlingshire
Sutherland
West Lothian
Wigtownshire
The Western Isles
The Western Isles
Chapter 6 – Scotland's Diaspora
Ireland
England and the British Empire
Europe
USA
Canada
Jamaica and the Caribbean
South America
Australia
New Zealand
India
Further Reading
Index
I am particularly delighted to see this project come to fruition, in many ways it should have been the very first book that I ever produced, as Scottish genealogy is my main livelihood! It's been a busy year and a half for me working with Pen and Sword, this being my third book published in the last ten months, and I am already well on my way to completing the next project, with two more to follow after that. Also released in the past year are:
Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (Second Edition)
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-Family-History-on-the-Internet-Paperback/p/16483
Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Scottish-Ancestry-through-Church-and-State-Records-Paperback/p/16848
Thanks again to all the team at Pen and Sword, and to others who helped in getting this out there - as with all my books, I very much hope it helps with your research.
Please let your pals know it is now available, andas ever, any reviews are particularly welcome!
Chris
My next 5 week Scottish Research Online course starts June 8th - see www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=102. My next book, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 is now out, also available are Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Irish1 and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scotland1. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.
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