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You can extend your search for Scottish ancestors by posting your query worldwide on a Scottish genealogy Forum . Another regular user of  the Forum may be able to help directly with your query, or your query may discovered by someone searching your family names on Google or other search engine. Or explore the latest content in a Scottish Genealogy blog.

Scotlands Family suggest the sites below, either to post a query, or to join in a discussion on an aspect of Scottish genealogy. Naturally as external sites,  Scotlands Family carries no responsibility for the content within them.

Forums

• Roots Chat - Scotland    See what  people  are saying about Scotlands Family on RootsChat.com .
   

• Scottish Yabbers - Forum of the Scottish Genealogy Society

 Blogs 

• Lineages - English, Scottish and Irish genealogy news from John Arthur in Leith
   

• Scottish Genealogy Blog  - Scottish ancestry news from Chris Paton
   

Mailing Lists

 There are also a considerable number of possible mailing lists to join,  for anyone with a specific interest in ancestors within a Scottish county, historical period , overseas location, or Clan.
Here is the list provided by Genuki.org  :

• Scotland

  • CANADIAN-ULSTER-SCOTS [RootsWeb]

  • CAPE-FEAR-SCOTS (Scottish Immigrants To North Carolina) [RootsWeb]

  • CELTS [RootsWeb]

  • CLANS [RootsWeb]

  • GEN-TRIVIA-SCOTLAND [RootsWeb]

  • IRISH-SCOTS [RootsWeb]

  • JACOBITES [RootsWeb]

  • NY-SCOTS [RootsWeb]

  • MS-SCOTS [RootsWeb] (Scots immigrants to Mississippi)

  • SCOTCH-IRISH-L

  • SCOTLAND [RootsWeb]

  • SCOTLAND-CEMETERIES [RootsWeb]

  • SCOTLAND-GENWEB [RootsWeb]

  • SCOTLAND-OBITS [RootsWeb]

  • SCOTLAND-ROLLCALL (Surname Interests) [RootsWeb]

  • SCOTLAND-ROOTS [RootsWeb]

  • SCOTLAND-TINKS-HAWKERS [RootsWeb]

  • SCOTS-IN-CANADA [RootsWeb]

  • SCOTTISH-MINING [RootsWeb]

  • SCOTTISHWARPRISONERS [Yahoo]

  • SCT-GEN-MEDIEVAL [RootsWeb]

  • SCT-HIGHLAND-CLEARANCES [RootsWeb]

  • SCT-ROYAL [RootsWeb]

  • SCT-TOMBSTONE-INSCRIPTIONS [RootsWeb]

  • WGW-SURNAMES-SCOTLAND [RootsWeb]
    
     

• Scottish Counties

  • Aberdeenshire

    • ABERDEEN [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Aberdeenshire [British-Genealogy]

    • SCT-NECOAST [RootsWeb]

    • PETERHEAD [Yahoo]

  • Angus

    • ANGUS [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Angus [British-Genealogy]

    • SCT-Forfarshire [British-Genealogy]

  • Argyllshire (includes islands of Islay, Jura and Mull)

    • SCT-ARGYLL [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Argyllshire [British-Genealogy]

    • SCT-ISLAY [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-ISLEOFMULL [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-ARL-TIREE [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-JURA [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-WIS (Western Isles) [RootsWeb]

  • Ayrshire

    • AYRSHIRE [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Ayrshire [British-Genealogy]

  • Banffshire

    • SCT-BANFFSHIRE [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Banffshire [British-Genealogy]

    • MORAY [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-NECOAST [RootsWeb]

  • Berwickshire

    • BORDER [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-BERWICK [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Berwickshire [British-Genealogy]

    • EAST-MARCHES [RootsWeb]

  • Bute (Consists of the islands of Arran and Bute)

    • SCT-Bute [British-Genealogy]

    • ButeshireGenWeb [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-WIS [RootsWeb]

  • Caithness

    • SCT-CAITHNESS [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Caithness [British-Genealogy]

    • WickandLatheron [Yahoo]

  • Clackmannanshire

    • SCT-CLACKMANNANSHIRE [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Clackmannanshire [British-Genealogy]

  • Dumbartonshire

    • DUNBARTONSHIRE-GENWEB [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Dumbartonshire [British-Genealogy]

  • Dumfriesshire

    • DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Dumfriesshire [British-Genealogy]

    • BORDER [RootsWeb]

    • WEST-MARCHES [RootsWeb]

  • East Lothian

    • SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-East Lothian [British-Genealogy]

    • MIDLOTHIAN [RootsWeb]

  • Fife

    • SCT-FIFE [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Fife [British-Genealogy]

  • Forfarshire (see Angus)

  • Invernesshire (Includes: Lewis (pt), N. Uist, S. Uist and Skye)

    • SCT-INVERNESS [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Inverness-Shire [British-Genealogy]

    • SCT-STRATHNAIRN [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-WIS [RootsWeb]

  • Kincardineshire

    • SCT-KINCARDINE [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Kincardineshire [British-Genealogy]

    • SCT-NECOAST [RootsWeb]

  • Kinrosshire

    • SCT-KINROSS [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Kinross-shire [British-Genealogy]

  • Kirkcudbrightshire

    • SCT-KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Kirkcudbrightshire [British-Genealogy]

    • DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY [RootsWeb]

    • WEST-MARCHES [RootsWeb]

  • Lanarkshire

    • LANARK [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Lanarkshire [British-Genealogy]

    • LANARK-HISTORY [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-GLASGOW [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-LKS-SHOTTS [RootsWeb]

  • Midlothian

    • MIDLOTHIAN [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Midlothian [British-Genealogy]

    • SCT-EDINBURGH [RootsWeb]

  • Moray

    • MORAY [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Moray [British-Genealogy]

    • SCT-NECOAST [RootsWeb]

  • Nairn

    • MORAY [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-NAIRNSHIRE [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Nairnshire [British-Genealogy]

    • SCT-STRATHNAIRN [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-NECOAST [RootsWeb]

  • Orkney

    • ORKNEY [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Orkney [British-Genealogy]

    • ORCADIA (Orkney, Orcadian traditions and heritage) [RootsWeb]

  • Peeblesshire

    • SCT-PEEBLES-SHIRE [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Peeblesshire [British-Genealogy]

    • BORDER [RootsWeb]

  • Perthshire

    • PERTHSHIRE [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Perthshire [British-Genealogy]

  • Renfrewshire

    • SCT-RENFREW [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Renfrewshire [British-Genealogy]

  • Ross & Cromarty (Includes part of the island of Lewis)

    • ROSSGEN [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Ross-Cromarty [British-Genealogy]

    • SCT-WIS [RootsWeb]

  • Roxburghshire

    • SCT-ROXBURGH [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Roxburghshire [British-Genealogy]

    • BORDER [RootsWeb]

    • WEST-MARCHES [RootsWeb]

    • EAST-MARCHES [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-MIDDLE-MARCHES [RootsWeb]

  • Selkirkshire

    • SCT-SELKIRK [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Selkirkshire [British-Genealogy]

    • BORDER [RootsWeb]

    • WEST-MARCHES [RootsWeb]

  • Shetland

    • SCT-SHETLAND [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Shetland [British-Genealogy]

    • SHI-TO-NZ [RootsWeb]

  • Stirlingshire

    • SCT-STIRLINGSHIRE [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Stirlingshire [British-Genealogy]

  • Sutherland

    • SCT-SUTHERLAND [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Sutherland [British-Genealogy]

    • SCT-SUT-TOMBSTONES-PRESERVATION [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-SUT-TONGUE [RootsWeb]

  • West Lothian

    • SCT-West-Lothian [British-Genealogy]

    • MIDLOTHIAN [RootsWeb]

  • Wigtownshire

    • DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE [RootsWeb]

    • SCT-Wigtownshire [British-Genealogy]

    • WEST-MARCHES [RootsWeb]
      
       

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