Discover your Scottish ancestry : Internet and traditional resources / Graham S. Holton and Jack Winch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holton, Graham S.

Contributor:

Winch, Jack.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Scotland--Genealogy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Scotland.

Scotland--Genealogy--Archival resources.

Scotland--Genealogy--Electronic information resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed., fully rev. and updated.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This illuminating guide to discovering your Scottish family history has been fully revised and updated to take account of changes to resources and methods for researching your Scottish ancestry over the last few years. Accessible in style and comprehensive in coverage, this new edition stresses the importance of traditional methods of family history research while also embracing the exciting possibilities afforded by new technologies, sources and developments in genetic science.Indispensable to both the fledgling researcher and the more experienced family history specialist in Scotland or else

Contents:

Copyright; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; 1. GATHERING INFORMATION FROM YOUR FAMILY; 2. RECORDING AND STORING INFORMATION; 3. BASIC SOURCES FOR FAMILY HISTORY; 4. SUPPLEMENTARY SOURCES; 5. FAMILY HISTORY AND THE INTERNET; 6. HISTORICAL INFORMATION; 7. HISTORICAL SOURCES PRE-1855; 8. PRESENTING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY; 9. FAMILY HERITAGE; 10. DNA, GENETICS, HEALTH AND FAMILY MEDICAL HISTORY; Appendix 1 ENGLISH, WELSH AND IRISH RECORDS; Appendix 2 INTERPRETING OLDER FORMS OF HANDWRITING; Appendix 3 WEBSITES; Appendix 4 USEFUL ADDRESSES

Appendix 5 SAMPLE FORMS FOR OBTAINING AND RECORDING INFORMATIONBIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786612620454

9781282620452

1282620452

9780748641789

0748641785

OCLC:

638860058