Scottish ancestors

Scottish criminal records. Four thieves and pickpockets in police custody in Glasgow, circa 1865. From left to right, James Martin Lindsay, James Brown Cummings, Peter Hasson and John McRae.

Scottish ancestry: How to find Scottish criminal records

1921 Scotland golf championship

Scotland’s 1921 census release delayed

Scottish ancestry: Women on St Kilda in the Outer Hebrides, c.1880

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Scottish ancestry: How to find free Scottish records online

Scottish Poor Law

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