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Looking over Loch Leven onto Kinross House in Scotland

10 Facts About Kinross in Scotland

Kinross Scotland Have you heard about Kinross in Scotland? And its links with gold, Mary Queen of Scots and Robert ...
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The Graham Surname

The Graham Surname

Graham Surname Do you have a Graham surname in your Scottish family tree? If you do, then read on… The Origin ...
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Scottish Kirk Session Minutes

Scottish Kirk Session Minutes

What are the Scottish Kirk Session Minutes? The Scottish kirk session records include minutes of the parish’s daily affairs.  The ...
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EU flag - getting an Irish passport through ancestry

Apply for an Irish Passport through Ancestry

Use your Ancestry to ‘exit brexit’. There has been a sharp increase in British people applying for an Irish passport ...
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Land ownership in Scotland can be found in Sasine documents

The Sasine Registers of Scotland

What is a Sasine Register? The Sasine Register is generally known in Scotland as the Register of Sasines.  These Scottish ...
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Latest Genealogy News

Latest Scottish Genealogy News

Here is the latest Scottish genealogy news from Unlock Your Past: Virtual Conferences: The world’s largest family history event, RootsTech, ...
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The meaning of the Morrison surname. Isle of Lewis image

The Morrison Surname

Do you have a Morrison in your family tree? Where does the surname Morrison originate from?
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Dollar

All About Dollar

Dollar family and town: For the family historians, you may belong to the Dollar family or perhaps your ancestors came ...
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