Tracing your Roots

Ancestor tracing is becoming an increasingly popular pastime, fuelled in part by the publishing of data on the Internet. Although it has become popular throughout the world, there is a very strong interest in Scottish ancestry, perhaps due to the many waves of emigration from Scotland, going back to the 17th Century.

Whether you are planning to do your own research or would like us to do it for you, it is useful to know the basics of how it's done .

The basics, however, do not give much detail on the people behind the names and dates. To do this, you will need to put flesh on their bones.

Finally, if you are keen to do the research yourself, you might be interested in some tricks of the trade to help you.