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Tracing Scots Ancestors Before 1855

Alison Spring
Jul 16, 2025
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Non-conformist Records
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Poor Law Records
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Kirk Session Records
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Newspapers
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Directories
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Estate Papers
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Questions / answers
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About this webinar

Researching Scots ancestors before civil registration in 1855 can be challenging! Learn about some of the rich alternative sources you can mine when looking for your earlier forebears, like tax records, directories, newspapers, and more – where to find them, and how to make the most of them.

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Valid through: July 22, 2025

About the speaker

About the speaker

Alison Spring
With over 40 years’ experience of family history research, specialising in Scottish records, Alison Spring has a Masters Degree in Family & Local History from the University of Dundee and is a member of the Register of Qualified Genealogists.
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    Bernadina Fernandez
    10 hours ago

    A wonderful presentation! Alison Spring gave abundant resources and explanations on the information one might find. I’m inspired to continue searching for my Scottish ancestors and to get to know them better. Greetings from California!

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    Phyllis Mcconnachie
    10 hours ago

    very detailed and well presented. Very informative and organized.

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    Dale Chapman
    10 hours ago

    Provided more search information than I was totally aware of for researching relatives who emigrated before 1855

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    William McColl
    10 hours ago

    Very comprehensive.

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    Shawn Leopard
    10 hours ago

    very informative and enjoyable. Would like to hear more from this speaker. Thank you!

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    Dennis Cox
    10 hours ago

    Great information! Tracing family from Shetland has been difficult, hopefully this information will allow for more extensive research with the goal of expanding knowledge of family origins.

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    Jacqueline Henderson
    11 hours ago

    This was a very informative webinar. I was amazed at the records available before 1855. Very exciting.

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    Denise Beaudin
    11 hours ago

    Loved it!

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