Find your Scottish ancestors

Research your Scottish ancestors with the help of our guides, updates and articles.

10.7 million new Scottish records added to FindMyPast

29 July 2021

Why use a professional genealogist for family history?

01 February 2021

100,000 library and archive holdings to explore with new Highland Archive…

17 December 2020

Descent of Declaration of Arbroath signatories confirmed by new research

01 December 2020

8 billion searchable names now on FamilySearch historical record

25 September 2020

5 ways to find your criminal ancestors

30 August 2020

What wildlife would our ancestors have seen in their garden 500, 100 and 50…

31 July 2020

Seven reasons you can't find your ancestor on the census

11 May 2020

Poll tax records for Aberdeenshire, and death & burial records for Edinburgh and…

04 May 2020

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