Scottish Roots: A Step-by-Step Guide for Ancestor-Hunters

by Alwyn James

No country offers better or richer facilities for tracking ancestors than Scotland--even from your home elsewhere. This book describes the wealth of information available, where it is housed, and how to use it to trace your Scottish forebears. Using examples, the book shows you how to build a family tree step-by-step.

Genres: Scotland, History

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

Reviews

[Christine McCloud · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although pretty out of date (pre-Internet 1985), most of the advice is timeless, such as gathering home resources first, talk to relatives, etc. and a good outline of what kinds of records were kept when.

[Marilyn Gardner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Witty and still a bit out of date but some good examples and a logical entry guide to Scottish family history. The local museums are listed but I am not sure how many of them are still open post COVID.

[Neil Saunders]

Even though this book was written before pre-digital records, I still picked up some useful tips that hopefully will help me track down more of my Scottish ancestors.