Scots are renowned as engineers across the world. Dotted around the coast of their home in the northern part of Britain can be found some wonderful examples of Scottish engineering prowess in the shape of its many lighthouses. It is truly remarkable that one particular family, the Stevensons, were responsible for the design and building of so many of these essential coastal warning beacons for shipping. Continue reading...
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We are excited to announce the launch of the Scottish Census 1841-1901! For the first time you can use our renowned brick wall busting search tools on these Scottish records, so now it is easy to find a person using keywords such as occupation, birthplace, year of birth and more, search for a family using their forenames or search for an address.
We have been extremely busy in the last year expanding our coverage for our Diamond subscribers to cover all areas of the British Isles. This release comprises 24 million records, bringing us to over 75 million records released in the last 9 months!
Recent releases have seen 14.5 million individuals from all the Anglican Parish Records for Wales added. A further 34 million records for England and Wales came with the release of the 1939 Register records. There were 100,000 Irish Will records and now, this week, TheGenealogist is pleased to announce that these have been joined by over 24 million records from the Census of Scotland 1841-1901.
This is the first time that we have released such a large number of Scottish records and it now means that this important data for the most northerly part of the British Isles can now be searched using the comprehensive search features for which we are renowned. Appreciated by family historians researching their ancestors for the ease of use of our powerful Master Search, we give researchers the ability to select phonetic, exact or standard search filters.
The comprehensive search facilities that are already available when using our English and Welsh census records will make this Scottish census release a welcome addition to the family history researcher's toolkit.
This week's article sheds a light on Scottish census records where we find the builders of many of the lighthouses around the Scottish coast as well as the families that lived in them.
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Scots are renowned as engineers across the world. Dotted around the coast of their home in the northern part of Britain can be found some wonderful examples of Scottish engineering prowess in the shape of its many lighthouses. It is truly remarkable that one particular family, the Stevensons, were responsible for the design and building of so many of these essential coastal warning beacons for shipping. Continue reading...
"The Gold subscription is excellent value for money"Nick - Value for money
"TheGenealogist has a strong census search tool to help you locate ancestors more easily"Claire - Ease of use
"The street search tool for census records is superb."Nick - Navigation
"Trees are quick and easy to build on the site, and the results are particularly visually attractive."Jenny - Family Tree Builder
"In TreeView, the ability to expand or reduce the image is excellent."Alan - Family Tree Builder
“TheGenealogist has an excellent search option that lets you search for a family using just first names.”
Sarah Williams, Editor - Who Do You Think You Are Magazine
“The Genealogist is a great place to search for your ancestors and the details of their lives, using a combination of simple and advanced search facilities and
a huge variety of the most vital records and resources for family history.”
Adam Rees, Editor - Your Family Tree Magazine
“Top marks to TheGenealogist for their All-in-One search. For relevant, easy-to-view, detailed search results this is the search site to use. Combine it with the new
phonetic search tool to make even better family history discoveries.”
Helen Tovey, Editor - Family Tree Magazine
“The unique Non-Conformist records on TheGenealogist.co.uk are invaluable.”
Laura Berry, Editor - Your Family History Magazine
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