The official Scottish genealogy resource is one of the largest online sourcesSource: “where information was found”. This could be anything from an archive in a county records office, a book, or even a relative’s recorded recollection. Citing your Sources helps to show how you reached a particular conclusion about an Individual. of original genealogical information. If you are researching UK genealogy, your Scottish ancestry, or building your Scottish family tree, there are almost 90 million records to look through, including Scottish census recordsCensus records are national collections of population statistics. They usually record details about members of a household on a particular date, and are typically collected every ten years., Scottish wills, birth certificatesBirth Certificates are a formal record of the birth of a child, and typically include the date and place of birth together with information about the parents., and death certificatesDeath Certificates are a formal record of the death of a person, and typically include the date and place of death, the age or date of birth, and sometimes information about close relations..

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Link: Scotlands People