Genealogy links and resources
Scotlands People website : Official Scottish Government site for searching government records and archives
Genuki.org.uk : Free – Gen UK & Ireland genealogy, family history search reources
Freecen.org : Free database of census records continually being added to
National Library Scotland : Free official information including very old maps and support for family history research
Scotlands Places website : Useful free historical official resources from Ordnance Survey name books to Horse Tax Rolls
Aberdeen and North East Family History Society : A very helpful location at 164 King Street Aberdeen
ANESFHS MI database : See above. Free database to search for gravestones and their inscribed details.
Family Search : Free website provided by Mormon church
Family Search centres : Free “local” locations to book a visit to access records provided by Mormon Church
Ancestry.co.uk : Pay family history website
Ancestry.com : Ancestry- International Searches
Find my Past : Pay family history website
19th Century British Newspapers : Searchable Archive
The British Newspaper Archive : Pay Joint British Library and Find my Past store of newspapers online
Newspaper Archives : International Searchable