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Angus (Forfarshire) / How do you search for a Scottish Ancestor who left Scotland in the early 1800's?
« on: Friday 18 August 17 14:28 BST (UK) »
Hi Rootschat community.
I have a mysterious Scottish ancestor who left Scotland in the early 1800's for another country. We have an oral history passed down which indicates the location he was from, but nothing more than that.
I am tending towards the view that this oral history is an indicative starting point but may not necessarily be totally accurate given the length of time that has passed and due to him being a seafarer.
Adding to the complexity is the fact that there are multiple renderings of both his family name (at least 3 documented) and his first name (at least 2 documented).
I am hoping that as more historic documents get added online/transcribed, that we may chance upon something.
Does anyone know what official documents may be available that could be searched online (as I am not in Scotland!) from that time period, to try to start this quite complex search?
Thanks
I have a mysterious Scottish ancestor who left Scotland in the early 1800's for another country. We have an oral history passed down which indicates the location he was from, but nothing more than that.
I am tending towards the view that this oral history is an indicative starting point but may not necessarily be totally accurate given the length of time that has passed and due to him being a seafarer.
Adding to the complexity is the fact that there are multiple renderings of both his family name (at least 3 documented) and his first name (at least 2 documented).
I am hoping that as more historic documents get added online/transcribed, that we may chance upon something.
Does anyone know what official documents may be available that could be searched online (as I am not in Scotland!) from that time period, to try to start this quite complex search?
Thanks