Ireland, Scotland & Wales

Researching Scottish Family History

C Paton (2010)

Researching Scottish Family History is a detailed introductory guide to those wishing to explore their Caledonian roots. The book is a guide to all areas of Scottish research, with information both on traditional and internet based resources.

Filled with handy tips throughout, the book also provides many useful contextual asides on various aspects of Scottish history relevant to your ancestral pursuit - why are there no bishops' transcripts for Scotland, for example, and how do you prove whether your ancestor really was a Jacobite soldier? Completing the book are handy appendices listing the contact details of all Scottish based county archives, family history societies and comainn eachdraidh, making this an absolute essential for your personal genealogical library.

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Irish Church Records

J.G. Ryan (1992)

Irish Church Records comprises chapters by experts on the records of eight major Irish denominations. It provides details of the types of records maintained by each church, and the relevance of each to family history.

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Sources for Irish Family History

J.G. Ryan (2001)

A listing of books and articles on the history of irish families. Arranged alphabetically by family name.

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Tracing Your Donegal Ancestors

G.F. Duffy (2008)

A comprehensive guide to the records available, where to find them and how to use them.

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Tracing Your Dublin Ancestors

J.G. & B. Smith (1998)

A comprehensive guide to the records available, where to find them and how to use them.

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Tracing Your Irish Ancestors

I. Maxwell (2008)

Many records, like the early twentieth century census returns and school registers will be familiar to researchers, but others have been traditionally overlooked by all but the most experienced genealogists. Each chapter takes the form of a detailed social history showing how the lives of our ancestors changed over the centuries and how this is reflected in the records that have survived.

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Tracing Your Kerry Ancestors

M.H. O'Connor (2001)

A comprehensive guide to the records available, where to find them and how to use them.

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Tracing Your Limerick Ancestors

M. Franklin (2003)

A comprehensive guide to the records available, where to find them and how to use them.

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Tracing Your Mayo Ancestors

J. Grenham (1997)

A comprehensive guide to the records available, where to find them and how to use them.

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Tracing your Roscommon Ancestors

J Hamrock (2007)

This book is a comprehensive guide for those tracing families in Co. Roscommon, Ireland. The new title is filled with information on what the records contain, and how and where they can be accessed. It is well illustrated with maps and with examples of the types of records to be found. It also has en extensive listing of references to estate records, and also to family histories. There is also a comprehensive index

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Discover Your Scottish Ancestry

G.S. Holton & J Winch (2003)

A comprehensive guide to tracing your family history from historical to internet sources. It includes a directory of addresses and organizations.

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Gathering The Clans

A. Stewart (2004)

A comprehensive guide to tracing Scottish ancestry on the Internet.

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In Search of Scottish Ancestry

G. Hamilton-Edwards (1983)

The first general guide to Scottish family history and still the best.

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Second Stages on Researching Welsh Ancestry

J. Rowlands & S. Rowlands (1999)

The 22 chapters cover four main themes of importance to research prior to 1800 including 'The influence of religion and society', 'Researching people in industrial Wales', 'Sources and how to use them' and 'Case studies in writing a family history'.

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