Scottish Genealogy: The Basics and Beyond

by David Dobson

Dr David Dobson is author of more than 200 books, and since 1983 has been researching the Scottish Diaspora. This books distills his 50 years of experience into 156 very useful pages.

Starting with information to set the novice researcher on their way (covering for instance Scottish surname history, Old Parochial Registers, contact details and web addresses for national and local archives, census and BMD records), the book swiftly moves on to material of interest to those wishing to expand their Scottish genealogy research.

Covering the background to the complex church history in Scotland, in a chapter packed with leads to published records and finding aids, to help you track down the precise collection for your denomination and area of interest; the book next deals with a diverse range of sources from monumental inscriptions to sasines, tax records to barony court records, wills, to shipping, merchant and craftsmen resources. The Covenanters and Jacobites are detailed too. The closing chapter concentrates on emigration and the disperment of Scots to Ireland, many countries in Europe and across the globe.

• Published by Genealogical Publishing Company www. genealogical.com at US$25.95; £24.82 from Amazon (paperback), ISBN 9780806321134. HT