Aberdeen & North East Family
History Society A must for those who are studying the area.
Might I recommend you join now!
Yahoo
Group for Peterhead Lots of
interesting letters and queries regarding the coastal town of Peterhead, NE
Scotland.
Rootsweb
Message Board for Aberdeenshire Read the queries being raised
and answered for this part of the NE of Scotland.
Definitely worth a peek.
Rootsweb
Message Board for Kincardineshire As above, this time for
Kincardineshire.
Family Search THE site for finding your ancestors,
run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints it includes IGI and
PAF information. An absolute must!!
Scotland
Genealogy Forum Contact others seeking information on
ancestors. An active site with lots of
interesting queries.
Blair
Genealogy A wonderful site for those like me who have Blair
ancestors!
Roll of
Honour A site run by volunteers with databases of those who fell in
the World Wars and various other conflicts. It includes names from every
county of the UK with more being added all the time.
Cyndi's List of
Genealogy Sites on the Internet What can you say? Its
the
biggest site of its kind. There are genealogical links to just about
every country and almost every aspect of genealogical research.
Wonderful!
The Commonwealth War Graves
Commission A very informative site for those who lost
relatives in the first or second world wars. Comprehensive search
facilities allow you to trace your long lost loved ones.
Very professional and very interesting.
Scotland
Genealogy Message Board LookupUK.com message board for
Scottish information. Is someone out there trying to contact you?
Old
Maps A chance to see your part of Scotland
online from these Victorian maps.
Very interesting indeed!
Scotland
BDM Exchange A site that covers the births, deaths and
marriages of Scotland! Congrats to those who run the site - and those
who contribute! This one is growing all the time.
Ellis
Island American Family Immigration History Centre. A wonderful
site for those with ancestors who journeyed to the USA.
I especially like
the ships' logs. A real
treasure trove, and it's free!
Stonehaven
Roots New website created by Jim and Sean Allan. A
remarkable website featuring even more material on Stonehaven. Well done guys!
Brebner.com An
extensive website that specialises in the study of the names Brebner/Bremner.
In addition there are photos and databases
pertaining to the NE of Scotland.
War
Memorials of North Kincardineshire A number of transcriptions of
these poignant reminders to those who were lost in the first and second
world wars. Congratulations to Andrew McHardy on a job well done!
The London Gazette
Where you will find complete archives of the London Gazette Supplement.
These contain lists of those who were decorated for war service during
World War I and II. All free of charge. Check it out!
Aberdeen City
Bereavement Services Contact
details for enquiries about the last resting places within the city. In my experience the staff
are usually very helpful!
Aberdeenshire Council Burial Records
Burial records (and dates of commencement) held by Aberdeenshire
Council. Very interesting and useful for family historians everywhere!
Portlethen &
District An independent website with pictures and details not only
of Portlethen but other interesting areas of the North-East. Included
are some 360o panoramic views of the
district. It's just like being there! Well done Ken!
Carved Stones Scotland
This site looks at our Celtic and Pictish past and the treasures left by
our ancient ancestors. Some snippets of great interest!
Historic Scotland An
official site of the Scottish Executive which features articles on what
is being done to preserve our heritage along with news of events taking
place throughout Scotland. Of special interest to our cousins abroad!
What's in a Name? Trying to
find out what your ancestors name means? Interested in all the
variations of a name? Then this is the site for you. A good database
that is increasing all the time. And its free!
ANEFHS Surname
Index You can check the surname of your choice against the
monumental inscriptions held by the Aberdeen & NE Family history
society. A great source of information for those who wish to find out if
there is a gravestone to their ancestors. A superb resource!
Stonehaven
Heritage Society Some interesting stuff about the town and its
inhabitants. Meet the Society officials - and perhaps finally put faces
to names!
Kincardineshire Graveyard Reports A number of PDF's for you to
download describing some of the graveyards of Kincardineshire, and
examining their present structural state. A joint project between
Historic Scotland & Aberdeenshire Council. Highly Recommended!
BMD-Certificates Co Uk
Need some assistance with civil registration certificates? Don't have
enough information to order these yourself? Living abroad and don't have
the time to carry out the work? Then perhaps these folks can help. Might
be worth an enquiry at least.
Stonehaven & District War Memorial A new website from Jim
Allan - a long standing researcher of the Stonehaven area. Well worth
checking out - and if I know Jim he'll be adding to it from time to
time!
Grampian Life A new
site that includes a forum to discuss local news, events, genealogy,
local history - and just about anything else if you want to. Congrats to
Russell Ward on this new venture!
Scottishgraveyards.org.uk A splendid site with a range of
topics from conservation to preservation of stones, local events,
projects etc. There are also a number of downloads you might find of
interest. And don't forget their links - one of which will take you
right back here!
National Library of Scotland
There's some wonderful maps of Scotland (and more particularly the
North-East) in this site. From 16th to 19th century these are
fascinating, and in some cases very detailed. Best of all, it's free!
Internet Library of Early
Journals This is an academic site which has been of help to me
in the past. Of particular interest to North-East fans is the Blackwoods
Magazine which features all kinds of articles/snippets of the area. Try
searching with some key words and see if anything turns up. You may be
pleasantly surprised!
The South Africa
War Grave Project - The goal - to archive photographs of every
single South African & Rhodesian war grave from the second Anglo-Boer
War, WWI, WWII, Korea, Rand Revolt, Freedom Struggle, Angola-Border War
to present day.
BirseFolk -
Some family research featuring the parish of Birse. Thanks to Sharon
Jamieson for sharing her work on this one. Do you connect to these
families?
Aberdeen Reference Library - Wonderful resources and very helpful
staff. Highly recommended!
Aberdeenshire Council Local Studies Department - Very helpful staff
and many resources that are not known to everyone!
Historic Scotland - Researching Your Graveyard - This is a
thirty-three page document chock full of useful information for the
family researcher and graveyard enthusiast!
Aberdeen Built Ships
- This fascinating site has many online film clips of Aberdeen ships and
many other details of shipyards etc. An absolute gem!
Scottish Screen Archives - Loads of
historic movies and clips from all over Scotland including Aberdeen! You
could spend days looking at this lot!
The Long, Long Trail -
An amazing site giving detailed information on the Great War. If you had
ancestors who served in this conflict then this site is a must-see.
Welcome to
Portgordon - Detailed information regarding this Banffshire village
hosted by Dr Peter Reid of the Robert Gordon University. Great stuff!
Mariners - Loads
of information on civil and military vessels dating back to the 19th
century. A great reference site!
Historical
Directories - Loads of digitised directories dating back to the 19th
century. Your chance to 'thumb' through these old books for a chance to
find your ancestors. Covers England and Wales only.
The Farber Collection -
Over 13,500 images documenting the sculpture on over 9,000 gravestones
in the NE United States. Some lovely photos for those interested in the
design aspects of memorials (like me!).
The
Banff & Buchan Arts Forum - Loads of details and photos of local
monuments and other interesting artefacts. Well worth a browse - I only
wish I could find a homepage!
NEW! The
Portlethen Heritage Society - A brand new website for this very
recently formed society, chaired by Fred Stewart with secretary Mrs Anne
Wilkins. I'll be watching this one with great interest. I recommend you
bookmark this one right away!
Specialist Web Sites relating to fisherfolk of the NE
Coast
Ann Belau
A lovely site featuring Ann's ancestors of Forfarshire and
Kincardinshire. Also included are some related links and other
interesting information.
Stuart Christie Comprehensive family history material relating
to the Christies & Massons of Skateraw, Cowie, Muchalls, Findon
& Downies.
Lesley Finlayson Another site with family history stuff - some relating to Fetteresso.
Fishing families include the Massons, Adams & Christies.
Robert
Kinahan Comprehensive work on his ancestors from Skateraw.
Other material relates to his relatives from the villages of Portsoy,
Fordyce and Sandend.
Jim
Allan Featuring Christies of Stonehaven who originated in
Kincardineshire. Also links to Drumoak, Aberdeenshire -
another area of interest to me!
Allan's
of Scotland Yes its Jim Allan again - this time tracing his Allan
ancestors. Lots of links to the NE including Stonehaven and Peterhead.
Well done Jim!
Mahoney/Matulovich
The site of John and Tania with ancestors including many Christies of
Fetteresso.
Ancestors
of Andrew Christie This website incorporates a mass of family
history information pertaining to Andrews' ancestors who hailed from
Portlethen and Skateraw.
ndex of
Surnames Over 20,000 named individuals based on the family of
James W Allan. This includes many from the NE including Peterhead.
