Scotland

This page contains links to various organisations relevant to researching family history in Scotland. Included are government archives, as well as family history societies. A map of the counties is available at the Association of British Counties.

• Archives and Libraries
  • General Register Office for Scotland
  • Family Records Centre
  • The National Archives (combining the Public Record Office and the Historic Manuscripts Commission)
  • National Register of Archives
  • Access to Archives
  • National Archives of Scotland
  • National Library of Scotland
  • Scottish Archive Network
  • The British Library

• Family History Societies
  • Guild of One-Name Studies
  • Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives
  • Scottish Association of Family History Societies
  • The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies
  • The Heraldry Society of Scotland
  • Society of Genealogists

• Counties
  • Aberdeenshire
    • Aberdeen and North East FHS
  • Angus / Forfarshire
    • Tay Valley FHS
  • Argyllshire
    • Glasgow and West of Scotland FHS
  • Ayrshire
    • Alloway and Southern Ayrshire FHS
    • East Ayrshire FHS
    • Troon and Ayrshire FHS
    • Glasgow and West of Scotland FHS
  • Banffshire
    • Aberdeen and North East FHS
  • Berwickshire
    • Borders FHS
  • Buteshire
    • Glasgow and West of Scotland FHS
  • Cromartyshire
    • Highland FHS
  • Caithness
    • Caithness FHS
  • Clackmannanshire
    • Clackmannanshire FHS
  • Dumfriesshire
    • Dumfries and Galloway FHS
  • Dunbartonshire / Dumbartonshire
    • Glasgow and West of Scotland FHS
  • East Lothian / Haddingtonshire
    • Lothian FHS
  • Fife
    • Fife FHS
    • Tay Valley FHS
  • Inverness-shire
    • Highland FHS
  • Kincardineshire
    • Aberdeen and North East FHS
  • Kinross-shire
    • Tay Valley FHS
  • Kirkcudbrightshire
  • Lanarkshire
    • Glasgow and West of Scotland FHS
    • Lanarkshire FHS
  • Midlothian / Edinburghshire
    • Lothian FHS
  • Morayshire
    • Aberdeen and North East FHS
  • Nairnshire
  • Orkney
    • Orkney FHS
  • Peeblesshire
    • Borders FHS
  • Perthshire
    • Tay Valley FHS
    • Central Scotland FHS
  • Renfrewshire
    • Renfrewshire FHS
    • Glasgow and West of Scotland FHS
  • Ross-shire
    • Highland FHS
  • Roxburghshire
    • Borders FHS
  • Selkirkshire
    • Borders FHS
  • Shetland
    • Shetland FHS
  • Stirlingshire
    • Central Scotland FHS
    • Glasgow and West of Scotland FHS
  • Sutherland
  • West Lothian / Linlithgowshire
    • Lothian FHS
    • West Lothian FHS
  • Wigtownshire

  • Related Resources
    • UK Ordnance Survey Maps
    • Association of British Counties
    • Scottish Place-name Society
    • National Library of Scotland
    • Statistical Accounts of Scotland
    • Scottish Documents