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British Isles Research Seminar 2017, 9 Lessons

Using Church of Scotland Parochial Registers to trace Scots Ancestry

Presenter: Craig Foster, AG

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This Webinar provides key information about how to advance your ancestral research in Scotland's online Church of Scotland parish registers. The key government-sponsored website (Scotlandspeople) will be demonstrated and how you can search records there.

Language: English

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Using Church Of Scotland Parochial Registers

British Isles Research Seminar 2017

9 Lessons

Blessings and Curses of Tracing Welsh Ancestry

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Welsh Naming Patterns and Customs

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Tracing Non-Church of England Ancestry

This webinar provides ways to help you trace ancestry in England's non-parochial (nonconformist) churches and other religions including (key resources for) tracing Jewish ancestry in England.
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Using Church of Scotland Parochial Registers to trace Scots Ancestry

This Webinar provides key information about how to advance your ancestral research in Scotland's online Church of Scotland parish registers. The key government-sponsored website (Scotlandspeople) will be demonstrated and how you can search records there.
Tracing Irish Roman Catholic Ancestry

This Webinar provides an overview of all the outstanding changes and latest advancements that will transform the way you approach your Roman Catholic ancestral research in Ireland. Did you know that two iconic family history websites in a huge collaborative indexing effort have re-shaped how to conduct research in these wonderful church registers? Phil unveils all the wonderful details that will help you trace your elusive Irish Catholic ancestors.
Finding Ancestry in Ireland Civil Registration Records

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Ireland Census and Census Substitutes

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The Scots-irish: Plantation and Settlement of Ulster in the 17th Century

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