Web sites mentioned in the seminar conducted by Graham Jaunay
Researching your Scottish ancestors

BMD Certificates from the General Register Office [GRO]

Accessing the BMD Indexes via Scotlands People: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
LDS Church IGI filmed records 1855–1875: familysearch.org

Parish Registers etc

Accessing the BMD Indexes via Scotlands People: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
Online purchase of The Parishes, Registers and Registrars of Scotland: www.safhs.org.uk
Online purchase of Registers of the Secession Churches in Scotland: www.safhs.org.uk
LDS Church IGI: familysearch.org
Hugh Wallis’ website for locating LDS batch numbers: freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis
Locating CROs and their services: www.oz.net/~markhow/scotsros.htm

Wills and Probate

Wills and testaments index 1513-1901: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
Scottish Documents: www.scottishdocuments.com

Census returns (you select the provider that provides the level of service you want)

Search indexes and view the enumerator's sheet at Scotlands People: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
Search indexes and view the enumerator's sheet at Ancestry.com: ancestry.co.uk
Search indexes at FreeCen Project: freecen.rootsweb.com (free: partial records only– check coverage before use)

Newspapers

Current newspapers can be found: www.onlinenewspapers.com/scotland.htm
The Edinburgh Gazette inc Boer War, WWI & WW2 material: www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/

General help with Scottish research

National Archives of Scotland: www.nas.gov.uk
Scottish Archive Network SCAN: www.scan.org.uk
Estate records held by the Manuscripts Commission's ARCHON: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/
UK & Ireland Genealogy Scottish pages: genuki.org.uk/big/sct
Statistical Account of Scotland: edina.ac.uk/statacc
Vision of Britain 1800–2001 including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions: www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp
ScotClans: www.scotclans.com
The Highland Clearances: www.theclearances.org

Maps

National LIbrary of Scotland maps: www.nls.uk/maps

Professional and other support

Accredited researchers: www.asgra.co.uk
Scottish FHS: www.safhs.org.uk
Scotttish mailing lists: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_country-unk.html
Scottish online surname lists: www.onlinenames.net.au

These links were correct as at 19 May 2008. If one of these links does not work please advise and it will be corrected promptly.