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Scottish clan histories, Highland clearances, and emigration records. Explore the genealogy of Scotland from ancient clans to modern families.

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Scots IN Italy

By edmondsallan July 10, 2011 675 views

source:Wikipedia on Italy By 1592 the Scottish community in Rome was big enough to merit the building of Sant'Andrea degli Scozzesi. It was constructed for the Scottish expatriate community in Rome...

John Smith Glasgow

By cdc June 16, 2019 644 views

John Smith married Mary Ann Olive 1850 Geelong Victoria. Resided 1876 Picton NSW. Son Arthur Albert Smith was born 1876 Picton

The Five Shilling Fee Scotland

By edmondsallan July 5, 2011 639 views

a scotch poem to refresh our working minds. Sort of a clean out.t also gives " old faithfull " a bit of change as she loves anything scottish . During her updating , she has been working 24/ 7 getti...

The Scots Continental Europe

By edmondsallan July 10, 2011 600 views

source:The Scots and Continental Europe The Netherlands It is said that the first people from the Low Countries to settle in Scotland came in the wake of Mathilda's marriage to the Scottish king,...

Gunnings IN Scotland

By tractor December 8, 2019 585 views

Looking for information about William John Gunning born in 1822. Who's his wife? How many children and who are they?

Scottish Ancestry Abroad

By edmondsallan July 10, 2011 583 views

just for change source -Wikipedia Scottish ancestry abroad John Wayne was of Presbyterian Scots-Irish or Ulster-Scots descent. Further information: Highland Clearances, Lowland Clearances and U...

Duffin of Scotland

By Maggs193 July 20, 2022 571 views

Grandfather John Duffin, killed in mining accident at Lochore. His family consisted of sons - John, Charlie, Benny, Andrew, Finlay, Harry, Jim, Daughters - Anne, Mary, Lily, Margaret, Charlotte?, ...

Scottish Quotations

By edmondsallan July 5, 2011 561 views

" Old Faithfull " is just lapping this up . I wonder if she is scottish ???????. The private computer company engineer who hand built her was a Scot . I am now beginning to think he put a bit of himse...

General Register Office of Scotland

By edmondsallan July 5, 2011 545 views

Some of you may wish to place this info in to your Data folder on SCOTLAND General Register Office of Scotland New Register House in Edinburgh holds all the "hatches, matches and despatches" ...

Coffey of Scotland

By Kylecoffeyblair December 17, 2021 523 views

I've started looking at my family tree. I thought we were 100% Irish, but there is a branch that is all Scottish. I'd like to back past what I can find in FamilySearch and be able to research/verify i...

Gilmour Glasgow Region 1700s

By DaveGilmour March 2, 2021 518 views

Looking for Irish connections for Gilmour/Gilmore/Gilmur.Although I have excellent documentation of Scottish origin, DNA studies show a strong connection with Northern Ireland also. My known documente...

A Unusual Scottish Name Scoon

By leggw62 May 1, 2018 140 views

When i was reading , on this website . about the marriages , under the name " SCOON " my curiosity was aroused of where the name originated . Here was my answer. It certainly goes well back in Scott...