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Genealogy - trace your Scottish roots

We have many visitors who are looking to trace the Scottish roots of their family. Here are a number of websites that may help you in your search.
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genealogy.about.com Your first stop for learning about genealogy, featuring a collection of introductory articles.

cyndislist.com The definitive genealogy directory, with over 260,000 links to online resources, and good UK coverage.

genuki.org.uk The oldest and biggest site for UK and Irish genealogy, with sections devoted to individual towns and parishes.

nationalarchives.gov.uk A huge site, particularly useful for those tracing ancestors in the armed forces.

ancestry.co.uk The place to go if you're after the census from 1841 to 1901, or the complete 1890-1984 London phonebook!

ancestry.myfamily.com/trees/awt A collection of family trees submitted by users, with almost 400 million names. See where your family tree fits in.