Resources by county

University of Aberdeen – Scottish Emigration Database

The Scottish Emigration Database currently contains the records of over 21,000 passengers who embarked at Glasgow and Greenock for non-European ports between 1 January and 30 April 1923, and at other Scottish ports between 1890 and 1960. A destination search…

Ancestry.com – England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2014

This collection currently includes records for:West Sussex (Arun Region), England•Arundel Cemetery, Bognor Regis Cemetery, Chalcraft Lane Cemetery, Findon Cemetery, Littlehampton CemeteryHampshire (Winchester), England•Magdalen Hill CemeteryKent (Folkstone), England•Brenzett Cemetery, Cheriton Road Cemetery, Hawkinge Cemetery, Lydd Cemetery, New Romney Cemetery, Spring Lane/Horn…

Monklands Memories- Memories of Coatbridge and Airdrie

This extensive site has a wealth of information, links, stories, photographs and other resources. There is a history of Lanarkshire 1846 including New and Old Monklands parishes, parish lists, town index and much more. New

Raymonds County Down Website

This site focuses on the areas of Aghaderg, Loughbrickland, Banbridge, Dromore, Dromara, Kilkeel, Mourne, Newry, Rathfriland and Rostrevor. This extensive site has a lot of indexes and information including this selection:• Index of 23,000 Irish born merchant seamen• List of…

Perth & Kinross Council – Libraries and archives

The archives collections range from municipal and official records to community collections created by individuals, businesses and organisations. There is an online catalogue and Perth burgh burial registers 1794-1855 are online. New

Routes to Your North East Roots

This site acts as a directory to the organisations and institutions in the City of Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire which hold original records or secondary sources of information useful for family history research in north east Scotland. The extensive Useful Links…

Fife Council – Local History and Heritage

This site covers Fife Council’s archives, museums and libraries’ local studies collections. Local history materials include books, maps, artefacts, photographs, newspapers, oral history recordings, video recordings, manuscripts and ephemera. The archives also include the minute books of Fife Council and…