This is an excellent guide, exemplary in how it treats the sources relating to Scottish genealogy. Its subject matter is very clearly explained and it is thorough in its coverage. It does much more than introduce and signpost, providing evocative examples and tips for what to look out for along the way.

I approached the book as someone with a reasonable grounding in Scottish records and still learnt a lot. I gained a better understanding, for instance, of birth registration over the years and ways of finding legitimate and illegitimate births which do not readily come to light in the main record sources.

For someone new to the subject matter there will be quite a bit to digest - but the book will very much repay repeated visits.

Distinctive features of Scottish records and sources are brought out, which will be particularly useful to family researchers in the Scottish diaspora.

I am grateful to the publisher Pen and Sword and Net Galley for the chance to read and review the book. Happy reading.

Thank you to the publisher and to Net Galley for the opportunity to review this wonderful book. My review opinion is my own.

I am doing my own research on my Scottish ancestry. that goes back centuries. I found this a most "definitive" guide to researching your Scottish Ancestry. I enjoyed finding all the resources the author thoughtfully included including up to date web sites and links to helpful web sites and every aspect of current ways to complete our research. This is a great way to get started or to delve deeper into your Scottish relatives history with up to date current research information. The author has even included a guide to understanding verbage and names which is very helpful indeed. Very well done to the author !

This is a guide I will utilize often and use in conjunction with library resources. This I highly recommend to all conducting your Scottish history research.

This will be a great addition to our libraries genealogy collection especially since it’s an updated resource that has websites for people to explore. I enjoyed reading it. It has wonderful descriptions of what different terms mean, when they are used and how to find them. I love all the links which I hope to use looking for my own family even though they go back farther in history than some of the dates listed in the book but it will give me a good starting point. I learned some new terms and ways to identify them in the records. Plus there are links for handwriting and language in the Scots history.