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Major References
The UK and Ireland Genealogical Information Service (GENUKI)
A major site providing genealogy related information for England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
Scots Origins
Scots Origins database contains fully searchable indexes of the General Register Office index to births/baptisms and banns/marriages from the Old Parish Registers dating from 1553 to 1854, plus the indexes to births, deaths and marriages from 1855 to 1897.
Scotland 1901 Census
Original census records for Scotland place in registration district order.
Tracing Your Family Tree : the Comprehensive Guide to Discovering Your Family History
A useful volume that guides the genealogist researching in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry
Kathleen Cory's valuable handbook is loaded with information for the genealogist and family historian researching Scottish records.
Interest/Support Groups
Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc.
This is an active group of genealogical enthusiasts! Their web site provides many useful links.
FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service
This fantastic site run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints allows for on-line searching of the Ancestral File and the International Genealogical Index (British Isles, North America and Finland regions). These databases provide access to the vast collection of genealogical resources collected and indexed by the Church which is based in Utah, U.S.A.
Net Links
The Scottish Genealogy Society
The Scottish Genealogy Society aims to promote research into Scottish family history and to undertake the collection, exchange and publication of material relating to genealogy.
The Aberdeen and NE Scotland Family History Society
This Society exists to assist and promote the study of genealogy and family history based on the North East corner of Scotland.
The General Register Office for Scotland
Register of births, deaths and marriages.
Scotlandspeople.gov.uk
The official online source of parish register, civil registration and census records for Scotland. A fully searchable index from 1553 to 1926 and deaths from 1855 to 1951 is provided, in addition to indexed census data from 1881 to 1901.
Tay Valley Family History Society
This regional Society aims to promote the study of family history and genealogy throughout the Tay Valley, which includes the former counties of Angus, Fife, Kinross and Perthshire.
Central Scotland Family History Society
The Central Scotland Family History Society aims to promote the study of genealogy in the Central Region, which includes the counties of Stirlingshire, Clackmannanshire and West Perthshire.