Posts about Scottish genealogy research, including finding and using primary source records in Scotland, and researching Scottish immigrant ancestors.
Finding Ross ancestors in Edderton was the next step in my genealogy pilgrimage to the Highlands of Scotland in 2017. My husband and I were off to Easter Ross to find Little Daan, where my [...]
This post is about finding Ross ancestors in Tain in the Highlands of Scotland. I've been on a mission to visit each of the eight Scandinavian and European villages of my immigrant great-grandparents. Our [...]
In 2010, I started searching for McFadzean ancestors in Ayrshire, Scotland. More specifically, I'm searching for my husband's great-great-grandmother Janet McFadzean Mackie, in Kilbirnie. Her maiden name was spelled McFadden in U.S. records. Initially, when [...]
Researching Scottish Place Names contains links to resources that can help you decipher even the murkiest written Scottish place names. Recently, I wrote about Transcribing Scottish Baptism Records, where I discovered not all baptisms [...]
