Scottish Genealogy?

Question

Where would be a good start to tracing Scottish roots (me being Scottish myself and living there) pre-1800, as my last traceable ancestor has a birth at 1802. His father is listed, but without any dates of birth.

I'm assuming it's church records but I honestly don't have the first clue as to where to start. I have the majority of the people's birth places, so it's a start.

I have a membership to the UK Ancestry, so that's helped a small amount but obviously, census only goes so far back... I've used rootsweb and familysearch to help provide a little extra where ancestry has failed me.

Answer 1

All of these sites are excellent, the Mormons site is completely free to use,
http://www.heraldry.co.uk/scottish_clans_heritage.htm
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
http://www.familysearch.org/
hope this helps.

Answer 2

I have a "World" membership in Ancestry.com, which does give some family trees and marriage records that go back to Scotland, but it's hardly complete as I have discovered when trying to trace one of my maternal great grandfather's parents. [He was born in Canada, but his father, a Bernard Dougherty, was from Northern Ireland, and I only have a name on his mother--Mary McConnell.] Admittedly, I've had slightly better luck tracing three maternal lines (Macquarrie, Henderson, and McLachlan) that came from Mull and Argyll, Scotland, directly to the United States between 1750 and 1800 partly because I also started googling names and dates.

You might also try http://www.familysearch.org (the LDS web site), which occasionally gives additional information.

P. S. Starlight Dreams is quite right in her assessment of help from different clan members; for example, I've joined the Macquarrie clan on line and have found out quite a bit regarding that ancestry through corresponding with other posters. Of course, to begin with, this was the line I was able to trace farthest back.

Answer 3

Have your DNA done by FamilytreeDNA or some other DNA testing place. Find the surname project manager's name and once you have your test done you can be matched up with close relatives, who you can contact for information trading.

I did it and got amazing results along with several names of relatives that I never knew before but now can also have as friends.

I will provide the website along with some other sites I have used. An interesting forum is the "Gathering of the Scottish Clans site.

Answer 4

the 1st source can get you all started, in spite of the undeniable actuality that I won't assure that the links there are to loose information superhighway pages. WorldGenWeb does connect you to loose information superhighway pages interior the British Isles. i've got have been given ideal you to the significant website so which you will pass on from there. I even have used this link to locate for my ancestors interior the British Isles.

Answer 5

Do you know what clan you come from? If you are able to find out or know most clans have records far beyond your imagination. I am of the Scott clan and I live in the US but My roots are traced back to their original orgin. The clan itself did this for me. It might be a great asset to you.

Answer 6

Did you try church of latter day saints.They have millions of genealogy records were people have done research from all over the world.

Answer 7

If the family is Catholic? Then they would have been baptized shortly after birth.The Church would have records of such an event.

Answer 8

Ancestry.com has the ability to find overseas geneology but it costs money to join. I'm not sure how much, it's like $30 a month. Other than that, I'm not really sure. If you find out, please post. I have Austrian relatives I need to find. Thanks.

Answer 9

try rootsweb.com
http://www.worldgenweb.org/
http://www.us-census.org/inventory/
http://www.loc.gov/index.html
http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=3177
http://forum.geneanet.org/list.php?8927
http://www.theshipslist.com/Research/Resource.htm
http://www.alsgenealogy.com/research.htm
http://www.raogk.org/
http://www.cyndislist.com/lin-linked.htm
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/
http://www.stlib.state.nm.us/
http://www.nmgs.org/1880Census.pdf
http://www.findagrave.com/
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nma/cemtry.htm
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/stateres.html
http://www.godfrey.org/
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~janarmstrong/
http://familyoralhistory.us/
http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=crayhton&id=I21832
http://www.familysearch.org/
http://groups.google.com/group/Genealogia-Mexico?lnk=li
http://www.cabq.gov/rgvls/specol.html
http://maxpages.com/ourlostfamily
http://www.alhn.org/_sgg/f10000.htm
http://www.usgenweb.org/index.shtml
http://www.gov-files.com/public_record_search.asp?wid=&tcg=1&PID=9c24fed3-97a5-4831-a862-b9f953afc632
http://libraryweb.utep.edu/special/microfilm.cfm
http://www.alsgenealogy.com/research.htm
http://www.archivists.org/
http://www.isogg.org/
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/regionalgenealogy.htm#usa