Top 5 Scottish Genealogy Websites

4/23/2023

Top 5 Scottish Genealogy Websites

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Top 5 Scottish Genealogy Websites

Do you have Scottish ancestors and looking for records, tools, and resources that can help in your Scottish genealogy research? Here are my top 5 Scottish genealogy websites to help you climb your family tree!

1. ScotlandsPeople ($ & FREE)

ScotlandsPeople for Scottish Genealogy Research

Statutory registers of births, deaths and marriages (from 1855)
Old Parish Registers (1553 to 1854)
Other Presbyterian church records (1761 to 1854)
Census records (1841 to 1911)
Highland and Island Emigration Society records
Valuation rolls indexes (1855, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935 and 1940)
Wills and testaments (1513 to 1925)
Soldiers' and airmen's wills (1857 to 1965)
Military Service Appeal Tribunals (1916-1918)
Prison Registers
Photographs
Maps and plans
Coat of arms
and more

2. ScotlandsPlaces (FREE)

ScotlandsPlaces for Scottish Genealogy Research

Maps, Surveys and Plans
Photographs
Archaeological Records
Drawings
Tax Rolls
Ordnance Survey Name Books
Publications

3. FamilySearch & FamilySearch Scotland Genealogy Wiki (FREE)

FamilySearch for Scottish Genealogy Research

FamilySearch Scotland Genealogy Wiki for Scottish Genealogy Research

Scotland Births and Baptisms 1564-1950 index
Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 index
Getting started guide
Strategies
Record finder
Research tools
Maps
Resources
Tutorials
and so much more!

4. National Records of Scotland (FREE)

National Records of Scotland for Scottish Genealogy Research

Research guides for every record you can imagine!
and more!

5. The National Library of Scotland (FREE)

National Library of Scotland for Scottish Genealogy Research

Resources
Maps
Photographs
Manuscripts
Newspapers
Family histories
Post Office directories
Gazetteers
and so much more!

More Genealogy Resources:
Learn about more Ancestry features and other family history and genealogy resources under the Genealogy Resources category and on my dedicated Genealogy Resources page.

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6 Comments

Molly of Molly's Canopy link

4/24/2023 01:21:51 pm

I love the tartan background! This is an excellent resource list, and good for you for including the Family Search wiki. I feel like folks sometimes forget to look there, but it really is helpful.

Diane Henriks link

4/27/2023 05:33:39 am

Thank you, and yes, the FamilySearch Wiki is almost always included and is a must for a genealogy resource. :)

Laura Weber link

4/26/2023 02:58:36 pm

Great resource list. Now I wish I had some Scottish research to do!!

4/27/2023 05:35:14 am

Thank you. You can pass it along to anyone doing Scottish research. ;)

Kathleen Bird

5/1/2023 05:55:09 am

I highly recommend using Family Search before you make a trip to gather records in Scotland. The Church of Later Day Saints has collected and indexed records more diligently than archives in the old country. I had a specific list of documents to secure before I went to the old country and the archivist was amazed that I knew about items in the collection at Forres he had no index for.