Scotland Family Histories Index

The Scottish nation; or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland (1877)

The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland (1877)

Scotland's family histories index is a valuable resource for genealogists researching Scottish ancestry. This collection contains family histories, memoirs, and biographies specific to Scottish families.

These documents can provide rich details about Scottish lineages, including names, dates, relationships, and personal stories that may not be found in official Scotland historical records.

What makes Scotland's index unique is its inclusion of clan histories, which trace the origins and migrations of Scottish clans over centuries.

Additionally, it often contains information on Scottish diaspora communities worldwide, helping researchers connect with ancestral roots abroad.

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The Clan Donald 2,290 records available Armorial Families 1,368 records available County Families of the United Kingdom, or, Royal Manual of the Titled And Untitled Aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, And Ireland, 1909 1,326 records available Douglas Book, Volume 2, 1885 1,302 records available Armorial Families, Part 1 1,266 records available Douglas Book, Volume 4, 1885 1,258 records available Douglas Book, Volume 1, 1885 1,228 records available Annandale Family Book of the Johnstones, Earls And Marquises of Annandale, Volume 2 1,212 records available Sutherland Book, Volume 1, Memoirs 1,194 records available Armorial Families, Part 2 1,128 records available History of the Macdonalds And Lords of the Isles (1881) 1,120 records available Annandale Family Book of the Johnstones, Earls And Marquises of Annandale, Volume 1 1,116 records available Complete Peerage of England, Scotland And Ireland, Together With an Extinct Peerage of the Three Kingdoms, Volume 1 (1809) 1,088 records available History of the Borough, Castle, And Barony of Alnwick, Volume 2 1,062 records available Peerage of Scotland, 1716 1,039 records available Border Papers: Calendar of Letters And Papers Relating To the Affairs of the Borders of England And Scotland, Volume 2, 1595 - 1603 998 records available Memorials of the Family of Wemyss of Wemyss, Volume 1, Memoirs (1888) 970 records available Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, Volume 6, 1455 - 1460 946 records available Letters And Journals Written by the Deceased Mr. Robert Baillie, Volume 2 (1775) 941 records available Scots Peerage, Volume 9 934 records available Letters And Journals Written by the deceased Mr. Robert Baillie, Volume 1 (1775) 918 records available Genealogy of the Descendants of John Walker of Wigton, Scotland (1902) 886 records available Lyon in Mourning, 1746 - 1775 886 records available Genealogy of the Descendants of John Walker of Wigton, Scotland with Records of a Few Allied Families 880 records available Sutherland Book, Volume 2, Correspondence 860 records available New Statistical Account of Scotland, Volume 1 (1845) 846 records available Memorials of the Family of Wemyss of Wemyss, Volume 2 (1888) 818 records available See the entire collection catalog of family histories in Scotland

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