{"title":"Scottish","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"102-1462","title":"Genealogy at a Glance: Scottish Genealogy Research, updated edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most popular publications in our \u003cem\u003eGenealogy at a Glance\u003c\/em\u003e series, \u003cem\u003eScottish Genealogy Research\u003c\/em\u003e, has now been updated to reflect the changes in Scottish genealogy research since the original edition of this work was published in 2010—for example, the merger of the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) and the National Archives of Scotland (NAS) to form the National Records of Scotland (NRS); the release of the 1911 census; and the increase in searchable databases available online.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eGenealogy at a Glance: Scottish Genealogy Research, Updated Edition\u003c\/em\u003e, the renowned Scottish author Dr. David Dobson brings his expertise to bear in a shrewd distillation of facts about Scottish genealogical research. Because there are so many people of Scottish descent worldwide, he uses emigration history as a jumping off point, from there proceeding to tackle the immense body of unique Scottish records which includes Old Parish Records of the Church of Scotland; post-1854 statutory records of births, marriages, deaths, divorces, civil partnerships and same-sex marriages; and census returns from 1841 to 1911.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDobson then focuses on the remaining Scottish genealogical records, from traditional wills and testaments to the lesser known kirk session records and services of heirs. Along the way he seeds the text with research tips and references to key publications, concluding with an indispensable list of online resources, which are now the focal point of Scottish genealogy research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese may be the best four pages you'll ever read on Scottish genealogy, and you can read them at a glance and with absolute confidence that your research is pointed in the right direction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Dobson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2020, 8.5\" x 11\", laminated and folded, 4 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780806321011\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e102-1462\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GPC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31837986127990,"sku":"102-1462","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/102-1462-1500px.png?v=1777309850"},{"product_id":"102-9811","title":"Directory of Scots in the Carolinas, Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe great 18th-century Scottish emigration to the Carolinas was a response, in large part, to the failure of the Jacobite rebellion in 1715, a phenomenon which set in motion a chain emigration of Scottish Lowlanders, followed by one of Highlanders. Publication of David Dobson's \u003ca href=\"\/products\/102-1483\" title=\"Directory of Scots in the Carolinas, 1680-1830\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDirectory of Scots in the Carolinas, 1680-1830\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e in 1986 was the first attempt to build a comprehensive list of Scottish settlers in that region. Since 1986, Mr. Dobson has gathered an overwhelming amount of new information on early Scottish immigrants to North and South Carolina based on his research in Scotland, England, and the U.S., but especially at the National Archives in Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis sequel to the 1986 volume encases those findings. In all, the compiler has found evidence on nearly 1,000 Scots not mentioned in the original work and, for the most part, not found in his other publications on Scottish emigration. As one might expect from such a disparate body of sources, the descriptions of these Scots vary considerably, though there is a solid foundation of genealogical detail: age, place and date of birth, and often names of parents, names of spouses and children, occupation, place of residence, and date of emigration from Scotland. This is an important addition to the literature of Scottish emigration to colonial America, and, given the difficulty of identifying the participants in this extraordinary emigration, one worth waiting for.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Dobson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(2004), 2009, paper, 164 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780806352312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e102-9811\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GPC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39490384756854,"sku":"102-9811","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/102-9811-1500px.png?v=1777310837"},{"product_id":"102-9518","title":"Scottish-German Links, 1550-1850, Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough Scottish links with Germany can be traced back to the medieval period-primarily taking the form of commerce at ports such as Hamburg, Bremen, and Lubeck-the majority of Scots who were found in the various German principalities during the early modern period arrived as soldiers of fortune, especially during the Thirty Years War. Students also were attracted by the educational opportunities available in Germany, and Warzburg and Ratisbon in particular attracted the sons of Catholic families. Some immigration traffic also flowed in the other direction, as reflected in the entries found in the second edition of Dr. David Dobson's book \u003ci\u003eScottish-German Links, 1550-1850\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile the contents of these transcriptions vary considerably, each one of them nonetheless identifies a Scots-German by name, date, and city of residence, and gives the source of information. In many instances, we learn something about an individual's parentage, spouse, vocation, or more. Since the publication of the first edition of this book in 2007, Dr. Dobson has consulted many new references-all of them identified in the back of the work-resulting in a 20 percent increase in the number of entries, or 1,450 Scots-Germans in all.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Dobson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2011, paper, 130 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780806355535\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e102-9518\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GPC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39490385969270,"sku":"102-9518","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/102-9518-1500px.png?v=1777310785"},{"product_id":"102-8764","title":"Scots in the Caribbean, 1600-1900","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmigration to the Caribbean by Scots was minimal until the middle of the eighteenth century. Most of the Scots in the West Indies had been transported there as prisoners of war, political undesirables or common criminals, such as Jacobites, Cromwellian captives, Covenanters, as well as men and women taken from various jails in Scotland. Some Scottish colonials were entrepreneurs, like the ones who developed sugar and other plantations, and some were from landed families with funds to invest. Men recruited in Scotland, often through newspapers such as the \u003cem\u003eAberdeen Journal,\u003c\/em\u003e were expected to have commercial skills or agricultural experience, often to run plantations for absentee owners.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe situation changed in 1763 with the end of the Seven Years War between France and Britain when certain islands, such as St. Lucia and Tobago, previously French, became British and the British government promoted settlement there. Small numbers of Scots went to the Dutch and Danish West Indies, in places such as St. Eustatius or St. Croix. Britain also acquired Dutch colonies on the east coast of South America, namely, Demerara, Essequibo, and Berbice, where vast sugar plantations were developed. In that respect, Scottish emigration to the Caribbean differed from colonization to North America, which was generally undertaken by families. Scottish emigrants to the Caribbean were mostly men who chose to leave their families at home, possibly due to the unhealthy climate in the West Indies. 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