Scottish Genealogy - Hardcover

Durie, Bruce

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750945680 ISBN 13: 9780750945684

Publisher: The History Press, 2009

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Scottish Genealogy is a comprehensive guide to tracing your family history in Scotland. Written by an authority on the subject and based on established genealogical practice, it is designed to exploit the rich resources that Scotland, the country with possibly the most complete and best-kept set of records and other documents in the world, has to offer. Using worked examples, and addressing the questions of DNA, palaeography and the vexed issues of Clans, Families and tartans, Bruce Durie covers both physical and electronic sources, and explains how to get beyond the standard ‘births, marriages and deaths plus census’ research, reminding the reader that there are more routes to follow than just the internet, and that not everything written down is correct! Comparisons are made with records in England, Ireland and elsewhere, and all of the 28 million people throughout the world who claim Scottish ancestry will find something in this book to help, challenge and stimulate. Informative and entertaining, this is the definitive reader-friendly guide to genealogy and family history in Scotland.

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There are many excellent books on family history and genealogical research, but this must surely rank up there with the best. --The Scots Magazine, June '09

Synopsis:

Scotland has possibly the most complete and best-kept set of vital records and other documents on the planet. Given both this and the extraordinary worldwide Scottish diaspora (approximately 28 million people can claim Scottish ancestry), the lack of a really thorough guide to Scottish genealogy is a significant gap. Bruce Durie's book bridges that gap with authority and provides a lively sense of the excitement of the historical chase. "Scottish Genealogy" covers not only sources and records (physical and electronic) but is also firmly based on established genealogical practice, with worked examples, templates and methods which will enable family historians everywhere to exploit the rich resources in Scotland. Bruce Durie strives to disabuse the reader of the many canards which have accompanied the recent upsurge in interest in family history - notably that it's 'all on the internet', that there is such a thing as a 'family coat of arms', and that everything written down must be true. He shows researchers how to get beyond the standard 'births, marriages and deaths and census' search and how to dig deeper into genealogy.

Authoritative, entertaining and informative, this is a reader-friendly reference and guide to genealogy and family history.

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