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There's a wealth of land records dating back to colonial times that can give you...

So you want to trace your family history. There are several reasons for doing it, from...

You're hinting back for a particular marriage certificate that should be there, but it's...

Many people have ancestors who aren't from England or Wales. This can tell you how to...

Births had to be registered from 1837 onwards. However, in most cases you'll be able and...

For hundreds of years, Latin was the common international tongue of the educated. It...

After 1855 it’s easy to find records of Scottish births since, like England and Wales,...

Just like birth and marriage records there’s a divide in the history of recording deaths...

Researching marriages to trace your family history in Scotland is very similar to tracing...

As the saying goes the poor have always been with us, and Scotland has been no exception....