ScotsGenie

22/03/2023

Family history researcher based in Fife. Experienced In TV work and book publication research

Today more and more people want to investigate their family history. Who were they? Where did they originate from and perhaps discovering a family secret or uncover a family skeleton that could potentially be lurking in the cupboard. Programmes like Who Do You Think You Are? access to digitised r...

11/04/2022

Apologies for the lack of posts, life has been very busy. I am still here! 😂

29/11/2021

We schedule our day so that it is timezone friendly. It means you can join from Sydney, Australia or Michigan, USA and still interact with our speakers. We start at 7 am UK time and keep going until 11 pm UK time. Some people come and go through the day, others watch all day; it’s entirely up to y...

25/11/2021

Very interesting presentation by Michael Tobias. Michael is an expert in his field of Jewish Genealogy.

Discover your Scottish family history. Got an illegitimate ancestor? Use our free online indexes to solve a family mystery. Search prison records, the census and more.

24/08/2021

‘From Session to Synod - exploring the Kirk’s disciplinary process’

Understanding the disciplinary process of the Church of Scotland can help us understand the records they created. Crucially, this can help us uncover our family history.

Help us at hand. At our conference on 4 September 2021 Margaret Fox, an archivist who worked for 12 years at the National Records of Scotland in Edinburgh, will present ‘From Session to Synod - exploring the Kirk’s disciplinary process’.

This is a free event find out more and register at www.scottishindexes.com

10/08/2021

Just popping up from the 1700s this week to draw breath! I am thinking that I currently have two clients at polar ends of the World who may actually be related. Now that would be a small World!

01/08/2021

I shared this photo taken when we took a wee hurl to Pittenweem. The money was raised by the Pittenweem Fishermen's Memorial Association (£75k) and the memorial is dedicated to all those men and women lost at sea. I posted it up on the Auld Fife and its People page and it has gone a bit bonkers. Oh, and there is a new blog post to catch up with on my website.

31/07/2021

Find My Past launched another 9 million Scottish family history records to make their Scottish Collection the largest online. I was privileged to be invited to the online launch and I was pleased when my cousin Brian agreed to be one of the two celebrity speakers. This is a fantastic online resource and I look forward to having a few 'new' searches to add to my family tree.

Dundee-born actor Brian Cox has highlighted the importance of families knowing about their roots as he described the impact of the industrial revolution

11/07/2021

Nice afternoon spent in the company of this lovely family. I am revisiting them and have discovered lots of new records available online.

10/07/2021

I tuned in to www.scottishindexes.com free online conference today. Excellent speakers and topics. Inspirational.

Discover your Scottish family history. Got an illegitimate ancestor? Use our free online indexes to solve a family mystery. Search prison records, the census and more.

08/07/2021

A very busy week. Interesting and challenging but I am getting there. Ship wrecks, cholera, court cases and some heartache thrown in and so never a dull moment.

07/07/2021

These FREE online genealogy conferences are a must. I am not taking part in this one but I did take part in November with a presentation. Also been part of the ‘experts’ live Q&A sessions.

The Scottish Indexes Conference is designed to help you trace your family tree. The schedule can be downloaded from our website www.scottishindexes.com so that you can plan your day. Here's what we have coming up on 10 July 2021: 'Sharing Shetland Surnames' by Susan Cooper & Alan Beattie ‘Tracing ...

28/06/2021

Researching for a client and was quite excited to find this - Precognition against Alexander Thomson for the crime of reviling established church (sale of 'blasphemous' pamphlets), 1820. Looking forward to learning more from the court papers!

25/06/2021

My DNA results have introduced me to a 4th cousin. Thanks to that I have discovered that my gggrandmother had a double life. She was born in Dunfermline in 1843. Married in Leslie Fife in 1860. Moves to the Scottish Borders where her first child was born and was recorded on the 1871 census. From there she went first of all to Glasgow. Did she abandon her husband or he her? She becomes in tow with an Irishman and they have more children and end up first in Edinburgh and then Dundee. Her husband outlived her despite her telling the registrar at the birth of one of her children that he was dead! Think I feel a book coming on........

15/06/2021

Kirsty is an excellent speaker. Watch free online on Facebook Live or on Zoom. www.scottishindexes.com

Tracing Scottish Women

We’re delighted to announce that Kirsty Wilkinson will be joining us at our conference in July to present ‘Tracing Scottish Women’.

Traditionally, genealogies followed the male surname line with little attention paid to female ancestors. Although that is less the case with family history today, the fact that women typically generated fewer records than men means they can often be more difficult to research. This presentation will look at some of the challenges of tracing women in Scotland, as well as highlighting some of the records that can shed light on their lives and bring their individual stories to life.

Kirsty F. Wilkinson has worked as a professional genealogist since 2006 and holds an MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographical and Heraldic Studies from the University of Strathclyde. After successfully running her own family history research business for over ten years, Kirsty joined AncestryProGenealogists, the research division of Ancestry.com, in 2017 where she continues to specialise in Scottish research. Kirsty’s first book, ‘Finding Your Scottish Ancestors: Techniques for Solving Genealogy Problems’ was published by Robert Hale in 2020.

04/06/2021

Found one first time. Great source of information!

History Scotland is your number one online resource for Scottish history and nostalgia, bringing you daily news and expert articles on Scottish heritage, history and events.

02/06/2021

I love Wemyss pottery. First place I saw it was in the Kirkcaldy museum about 38 years ago.

27/05/2021

I have discovered a family secret thanks to my DNA results!