Genealogy

Introduction

Ancestral research has become a very popular and rewarding pastime. We hope to help Clan Maclaine members in their genealogical efforts by providing some of the tools, links and information that may be necessary to successfully research and trace their ancestors. Unfortunately, at this time we cannot answer specific questions for members concerning their ancestors nor can we perform research for any individual. We can only provide direction and suggestions for further research by our members. However, we are hopeful that over time we will be able to accumulate a great deal of information in an on-line database concerning our ancestors and maybe even be able to link together our many families. Therefore, we ask for your help and support in this endeavor. The information to support this database will primarily be supplied by our membership. After researching your ancestors, we would ask that you submit this research to our database to help other Clan members in their research and to also help us develop the links between your individual family trees. Your information can be submitted Michael McLain who is the Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie genealogist at the following e-mail address: lochbuie48@yahoo.com .

Publications

Gathering the Clans: Tracing Scottish Ancestry on the Internet: by Alan Stewart, published by Phillimore & Co Ltd, 2004, ISBN: 1 86077 291 9, Cost approximately $19.95 at Barnes & Noble.

DNA and Family History: How Genetic Testing Can Advance Your Genealogical Research: by Chris Pomery, published by Dundurn Press, ISBN: 1 55002 536 8, Cost approximately $20.99 at Barnes & Noble.

Mull: The Island and its People: by Jo Currie, published by Birlinn Ltd, 2000, ISBN: 1 84158 105 4, US distributor: Dufour Editions, Chester Springs, PA 19425, Phone 610 458-5005.

Warriors and Priests: The History of the Clan MacLean, 1300-1570, by Nicholas MacLean-Bristol, published by Tuckwell Press Ltd, 1995, ISBN: 1 898410 62 3.

Scottish Websites

Scotland's People: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk This is one of the main websites for Scottish family history research. Birth records from 1855 to 1903, marriage records from 1855 to 1928 and death records from 1855 to 1953 are available. Scottish census records for 1881, 1891, and 1901 are also available and additional census records should be available soon. This site requires payment to review records or to search census indexes.

National Archives of Scotland: www.scottishdocuments.com Provides information concerning wills and inventories and will eventually provide records of local kirk sessions (local church courts) and land and taxation records.

Scottish Heraldry

The Heraldry Society of Scotland: www.heraldry-scotland.co.uk

Genealogy

Genealogy Tourism: www.ancestralscotland.com
Association of Scottish Genealogists and Record Agents (ASGRA): www.asgra.co.uk
National Genealogical Resource: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
General Register Office, Scotland:www.gro-scotland.gov.uk

History

Scottish Family History Societies: www.safhs.org.uk
Scottish Family History Societies: www.safhs.org.uk
The Written History of Scotland: www.scan.org.uk
Scotland's written legacy: www.scottishdocuments.com
Scottish Tartans Authority: www.tartansauthority.com

Museums & Libraries

Edinburgh City Library: www.edinburgh.gov.uk/libraries
College of Arms, London: www.college-of-arms.gov.uk
National Archives of Scotland: www.nas.gov.uk
National Galleries of Scotland: www.nationalgalleries.org
National Library of Scotland: www.nls.uk
National Museums of Scotland: www.nms.ac.uk

Family History Societies of Scotland

The Scottish Genealogy Society: www.scotsgenealogy.com
Scottish Association of Family History Societies: www.safhs.org.uk
Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society: www.anesfhs.org.uk
Alloway & Southern Ayrshire Family History Society: www.maybole.org/history/resources/asafhs.htm
Borders Family History Society: http://www.bordersfhs.org.uk
Central Scotland Family History Society: www.csfhs.org.uk
Dumfries and Galloway Family History Society: www.dgfhs.org.uk
East Ayrshire Family History Society: www.eastayrshirefhs.org.uk
Fife Family History Society: www.fifefhs.org
Glasgow and West of Scotland Family History Society: www.gwsfhs.org.uk
Highland Family History Society: www.genuki.org.uk/big/scot/Highland.FHS.home.html
Lanarkshire Family History Society: www.bacam.demon.co.uk/lfhs/
Largs and North Ayrshire Family History Society: www.freeyellow.com/members7/lnafhs/index.html
The Midlothian Family History Society: www.btinternet.com/~mmgene/lfhs/
Orkney Family History Society: www.genuki.org.uk/sch/OKI/ofhs.html/
Renfrewshire Family History Society: www.geocities.com/renfrewshirefhs/
Shetland Family History Society: www.users.zetnet.co.uk/shetland-fhs/
Tay Valley Family History Society: www.tayvalleyfhs.org.uk
Troon@Ayrshire Family History Society: www.troonayrshirefhs.org.uk

Other Helpful Websites

Cyndi's List of Genealogy sites: www.cyndislist.com
Electric Scotland Website: www.electricscotland.com
Electric Scotland: The Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library: www.electricscotland.com/familytree/index.htm
Contains links to all known genealogical databases that are searchable: These are surname databases, not reference databases. This will take a long time to bring up: www.gentree.com/
A barrel of Genealogy Links. Over 300 links plus 94 links to Civil War Sites. Includes the Social Security Death Index and the Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid: www.cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/mark.html
The UK & Ireland Genealogical Information Service (GENUKI) Links to information about each county: www.genuki.org.uk/
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints family history database web site: www.familysearch.org