Irish Scottish Special Interest Group

We are the oldest consecutive meeting group in SRVGS, beginning in 1987. Our interests are Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scottish genealogy. Several members have more than one of these in their ancestry. We share information from the internet, journals, DNA and books. Historically, we have learned about Tithe Applotments, Griffith’s Valuation, and parish registers and the Irish Genealogical Project (IGP). We share problems and new things found on Irish genealogical sites; our basic goal is to help each other with the struggles of Irish and Scottish genealogy.

Irish/Scottish Research - 2nd Wed 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. - On Zoom. Leslie Stewart, SIG Leader - lwvleslie@gmail.com

The Pandemic has upended our "physical" meetings so we are currently meeting monthly ,online with Zoom (http://zoom.us) on the 2nd Wed, 10am. These links were added to provide you some help in your Irish/Scottish research.

Scotland/Northern Ireland Primary Internet Resources

ScotlandsPeople: The National Archives of Scotland www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
Ancestry: www.ancestry.com/ Pay but your own Family Tree is free
My Heritage: www.myheritage.com/ Pay
Family Search: www.familysearch.org/ Free
Genuki.UK: Collection of Scotland and Ireland reference sites www.genuki.org.uk/ Free
Scottish Assn of Family History Societies: www.safhs.org.uk/ Free
PRONI: Public Records of Northern Ireland: www.nidirect.gov.uk/proni Free but offers paid research
British Newspaper Archive: www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk Pay
Find My Past: www.findmypast.co.uk Pay

ScotlandsPeople is highly recommended

What’s at PRONI and other Ireland Internet Resources:

Old Age Pension claims are a proxy for the Destroyed 1841/51 census
Muster Rolls of 1630/40 showing Ulster Landlords and Tenants
Registry of Church Records- May be held at PRONI or local Churches
Valuation Records – (Census Proxy)
Griffith (1848-64) www.askaboutireland.ie
Wills from 1900
Passenger lists and letters, mostly to US for selected years in 1800s
Ulster Historical Foundation: www.ancestryireland.com
Local History centers. Usually have tombstone pictures and local church records Ex. http://www.thebraid.com/

Some Recommended Research Books:

"Tracing your Irish Ancestors" 5th edition, © 2019 by John Grenham available in libraries or can be purchased on Amazon for under $40. A MUST for Irish genealogy research. Also his website https://www.johngrenham.com/
“To The Ends of the Earth: Scotland’s Global Diaspora” by T.M. Devine
“The Scotch Irish: A Social History” by James G Leyburn
“Tracing Your Northern Irish Ancestors” by Ian Maxwell
“Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors” by William J. Roulston
“The Scots: A Genetic Journey” by Alistar Moffat
“A Dance Called America, The Scottish Highlands, United States and Canada” by James Hunter

August 14 2024