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About the Scottish Group

Friday, 27 June 2008 22:54

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The Scottish Special Interest Group was formed to help members with their Scottish research.

Meetings

Meetings are held quarterly on designated Sundays in February, May, August and November with starting times of 2pm. All our meetings are held at May St Bayswater. We invite all WAGS members who have an interest in Scotland and Scottish resources to come along, bringing your questions and research successes. With the range of experience amongst the Group, you can look forward to interesting and informative sessions.

Workshops and Seminars

Workshops and Seminars are conducted from time to time according to requests from our Group participants.

Newsletter: The Scottish Forum

Our group newsletter aims to provide up to date genealogical news from within the Group, WA, Australia and in Scotland. We're always open to suggestions, and especially submissions. Country members are particularly invited to send in articles or general research questions. Back copies are available below, in PDf format. Drop us a line at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Last Updated on Thursday, 19 August 2021 10:17

Contacts & next meeting SCT

Friday, 27 June 2008 23:05

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Contacts:

Convenor: Karen Tregenza

Email: SIGS Contacts - Convenors - Scottish SIG

Next Meeting/s - Have a look at:

FAMILY HISTORY WA Events

All meetings start at 2.00 pm and are normally held at our May Street Research Centre. Some meetings may be conducted online. Check Events Calendar for details or use this link to book your attendance https://www.trybooking.com/BOUUR

Meeting Dates for 2022

Sunday, 20 February 2022 - Cancelled

Sunday, 15 May 2022

Sunday, 21 August 2022

Sunday, 20 November 2022

Last Updated on Monday, 14 February 2022 10:17

Websites for Scottish Research

Monday, 10 August 2009 00:15

Scotlands People - A Pay to use Site with BMD registrations, Old Parish Records, Catholic Registers, Valuation Rolls, Census, and Wills and Testaments. A "must use" for any Scottish researcher.

NEW March 2021- The long awaited Kirk Session records are now available on Scotland's People and are free to view. If a page is downloaded to be saved, this will cost 2 credits through Scotland's People or 1$ at FHWA library. A guide on how to access these is available at Scotland's People web site.

Scotland's Places - this site now offers free access to collections of historical tax rolls, ordnance survey name books, 1st and 2nd edition 6-inch and 25-inch OS map series and a range of archaeological and historical monument data. Tax rolls include volumes such as Land Tax (1645-1831), Hearth Tax (1641-1695), Horse Tax (1785-1798), Window Tax (1748-1798) and many more.

The Scottish Genealogy Society - based in Edinburgh, helps with research into Scottish family and local history. Run by volunteers, they can advise you at all stages in your research.

ScotsFind - Scottish Genealogy - produces computer-searchable genealogical databases from old Scottish records. Access to all databases is free. ScotsFind.org website is down and has been for a while, but in the meantime you can access the information from the Internet Archive Wayback Machine cached version here: ScotsFind Internet Archive

Statistical Accounts of Scotland - covering the 1790s and the 1830s, these Accounts are based largely on information supplied by each parish church minister, the original (First) Statistical Account and the New (Second) Statistical Account provide a rich record of a wide variety of topics: wealth, class and poverty; climate, agriculture, fishing and wildlife; population, schools, and the moral health of the people.

Last Updated on Thursday, 25 March 2021 15:25

Scottish Group Newsletter

Thursday, 03 December 2009 11:00

The Scottish Forum

Past editions of the WAGS Scottish Special Interest Group quarterly newsletter - The Scottish Forum, author Ian Scott, are available to download below (in PDF Format).

More recent editions of The Scottish Forum will be made available from time to time, so please check back for an update.

2021 Editions

Scottish Forum No 107 - February 2021136.63 KB