Lists of university graduates can provide confirmation of your Library strategy 2020-2025 'Reaching people: Library strategy 2020-2025' sets out the National Library of Scotland's priorities for the next five years. still can't find what you are looking for in this section, please comprehensive over time and were published more frequently. lists for each town as individuals had to pay for entries. These publications can provide Our page of frequently asked An example is the For Contact us for details. tradesmen. A useful one is 'The Scots available. (Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, 1905). Family History. within our collections. As the 19th century progressed, more titles were published means that we cannot carry out extensive family history research on directories for the period 1774 to 1911 are now available to Map images An example is the 'Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation', by Hew Scott (Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1915-). — Case study 1 (PDF) (426 KB; 1 page), 'I discovered my ancestors' royal connections' Name: Graham, A. However, these directories are not complete If you are starting to compile your family tree the best advice is to work backwards in time. Many of our early Scottish maps are available online, including: Maps of Scotland, 1560-1928; Military maps; Ordnance Survey town plans, 1847-1895. description of the places covered as well as lists of residents and 'British Directories: A bibliography and guide to directories This section is a general guide to starting family history You university. Read about our mission, vision and aims as we head towards our centenary in 2025 — Case study 4 (PDF) (611 KB; 1 page), 'I discovered the WW1 trench in which my grandfather was They started to appear from about 1800, although some An example is 'Clarke's Business To begin with street and county directories mainly covered large The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. University of St Andrews, 1747-1897' by James Maitland Anderson Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. is not the main location for original records in Scotland. (1773-1950)', by Gareth Shaw and Alison Tipper. This If contact us. Access to electronic resources. An example is the 'Post Office Edinburgh & Leith Directory' 1904-1914, 9 volumes). brief overview of some of the types of material we have Peerage', by Sir James Balfour Paul (Edinburgh: David Douglas, for new Library readers. University graduates lists Lists of university graduates can provide confirmation of your ancestors matriculation at or graduation from a Scottish university. published in England and Wales (1850-1950) and Scotland Scottish Association of Family History Societies, 1998. your behalf. contain street and trades directories, and often include other Over 30 engraved portraits, Details of officers who served in the British Army, Navy and Air Force in the First and Second World Wars, Black-and-white photographs mainly of the Western Front during the First World War. Over 30 engraved portraits please see our useful links the occupations of your ancestors. 'Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae: the succession of ministers in the research. Family history resources in our Digital gallery. the using the library section. We may also be able to point you in the (London: Mansell, 1997. (Aberdeen: We have around 2 million maps, covering most parts of the globe. Details of cards and opening hours are in you cannot visit, we can provide brief information from sources One example in our collections is the 'Army List' (London: HMSO, (Edinburgh: Postmaster General, 1846-1918). For original documents such as birth, death and marriage and Items from 1891 onwards published by An Comunn Gàidhealach, which organises the annual Royal National Mòd Biographical dictionary of eminent Scotsmen Biographies of famous Scotsmen and some women, mostly of the 16th to the 19th centuries. will also find sources such as wills, trial papers and some estate Military directories can help if you are researching ancestors English, Irish or Welsh family history material, should be aware that most of these directories only list officers. who were in the armed forces. You can search trade and professional directories to find out right direction to continue your research. — Case study 3 (PDF) (474 KB; 1 page), 'I discovered my ancestors farmed in Stirlingshire' Directory of Scotland' (Glasgow: C Clarke, 1895). Oliver & Boyd, 1915-). Visitors to the National Library must have a library card to use our A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. earlier ones do exist. For original documents such as birth, death and marriage and census records you should contact the National Records of Scotland. These pages provide a — Case study 2 (PDF) (789 KB; 1 page), 'I discovered my ancestor served in a militia regiment' Please note: The National Library of Scotland genealogical resources that may interest you. page. and landed families in Scotland. One of them is the 'Matriculation Roll of the Items from 1891 onwards published by An Comunn Gàidhealach, which organises the annual Royal National Mòd, Biographies of famous Scotsmen and some women, mostly of the 16th to the 19th centuries. questions might help if you are not sure where to begin. listings. As well as an alphabetical list of people, these books your ancestor lived or what kind of job they did. history researchers: 'I discovered furniture crafted by my ancestors in castles all Find out more about our online maps. read online. The directories became more ancestors matriculation at or graduation from a Scottish List last updated: 14 December 2019. census records you should contact the National Records of Scotland. Published directories might help if you want to find out where towns. ), 'Scottish Trades, Professions, Vital Records & Directories: killed' over Scotland' Peerage and landed gentry lists can confirm ancestry from titled information about the units that individuals served in, but you From the papers of Field Marshal (Earl) Haig, Clan histories, memoirs and histories of Scottish families, mostly published in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Learn about the sinking of HMY Iolaire on 1 January 1919 through Library items and contributions from the Isle of Lewis, Volume one of Walter Macfarlane's collection of genealogies of ancient Scottish families, compiled around 1750, Further your family, local history or school project using this collection of thousands of zoomable maps of Scotland and beyond, Watch films from Scotland's national moving images collection, which preserves over 100 years of Scottish history on film and video, Historical texts from the 12th-19th centuries, edited by Scottish clubs, including manuscripts, church records, diaries, legends and literary texts, Scottish listings of casualties and those who died while on active service during the First World War, Read and hear six stories of Scots who emigrated to start a new life between the 1770s and the 1930s, Find where people lived and traded in Scotland between 1774 and 1911 by searching and browsing over 700 Post Office directories, Photos, audio recordings, floor plans and more help tell the story of the famous Bartholomew mapmakers of Edinburgh, Photographs of Glasgow taken by Thomas Annan in the 1860s, with related maps and downloadable learning activities. Read our case studies to see how we have helped other family For those researching their ancestors' lives in India there are Ecclesiastical directories can provide information on ancestors who were employed in the religious professions. 1714-). — Case study 6 (106 KB; 1 page), Family history workshops Please note: The National Library of Scotland is not the main location for original records in Scotland. — Case study 5 (PDF) (624 KB; 1 page), 'I discovered why my ancestors' village now lies in ruins' If you The National Library of Scotland's map collection is one of the largest in the world. Access thousands of books, journals, newspapers and databases. This database gives details of published monumental inscriptions held in the National Library of Scotland's collections. and church records there. ). collection at the Library. Description: Graveyard Monuments in East Lothian (in "Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland for 1960-61", Vol.94, 1963, pp211-71). More than 700 Scottish Post Office resources. A Selected Bibiliography', by Richard D Torrance. to cover smaller towns and rural areas. The National Library of Scotland has a wide range of We have a variety of directory types at the National Library of This means that we cannot carry out extensive family history research on your behalf. Scotland, including: Street and county directories usually provide a brief Church of Scotland from the Reformation', by Hew Scott (Edinburgh: 2nd edition. directories available in the India Papers
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