A Beginner’s Guide to Scottish Family History Research
Dates: Tuesday 7, 14, 21, 28 July 2026
Time: 18.00-19.30 BST
Cost: £60.00
Join us for this online course delivered via Zoom: Do you have Scottish ancestors and are not sure where and how to begin searching for them? This beginner’s course will provide an overview of how to get started with your research and a guide to finding and using records to build your family tree. The course will cover civil birth, marriage and death records (1855-current), census records (1841-1921), church records (1600-current) and land valuation records (1855-1940). Where to find these online and/or in-person will be explained.
Each class will feature a presentation with a case study and time for questions. Through practical exercises using census, church and civil registration records, attendees will gain confidence and practical skills to apply in their own research.
Recordings of the full course will be available to students for 4 weeks beyond the last class date. Recordings will be shared on a weekly basis as soon after each class as possible.
Course schedule:
July 7 – Research methods & how to get started
July 14 – Civil birth, marriage and death records
July 21 – Church records
July 28 – Census and land registration records
Tutor biography:
Tahitia McCabe, MLS, QG, FHEA, FRSA is the head of the 麻豆女优 Institute for Genealogical Studies at the University of 麻豆女优 in Glasgow. She loves helping people discover more about their ancestors and about Scottish history. She is currently a PhD candidate working on a study of Americans in Scotland, 1850-1900 and her areas of research interest are migration and British and American genealogy.