The National Archives of Scotland, which has recently merged
with the General Register Office for Scotland to form the National Records of
Scotland (NRS), holds some wonderful material; most of which is not accessible
online. What is accessible online is their catalogue. It is vital to serious
genealogy that we make use of this catalogue and the interesting records it
relates to.
Graham and I are publishing some of the most useful and
interesting records that we have found. We are starting with parish records of
births, marriages and deaths that are not in the OPR’s for various reasons, but
this is the tip of the iceberg.
We are in Edinburgh regularly and are familiar with all
sorts of different types of records found in the NRS. Deeds, wills, court
records, sasines (land records), valuation rolls, prison registers, church
records and company records to name but a few.
If you search the catalogue and find an interesting document that you would like searched for your ancestors (or a client’s ancestors) email me for
a free no obligation quote. The NRS can supply copies but do not conduct
lengthy research, we can and we have the expertise to carry it out.
If you want a job done quickly you may have to pay a little
more but if you’re happy to wait until I have a full days work a typical search
based on a reference found in the online catalogue costs just twenty five
pounds including copies.
Email me at info@maxwellancestry.com
for more information.
