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Optional Print Course Material: Scottish: Land and Property Records
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
This course explores the many sources available for tracing land and property in Scotland. Students will become familiar with the laws concerning the inheritance and ownership of property and the different types of records available to trace both landowners and tenants. Practical guidance is given on locating records held in Scottish archives and in using the many sources now accessible online.
MODULE 1
UNDERSTANDING WHERE YOUR ANCESTORS LIVED
Introduction
Administrative Divisions in Scotland
Scotland: A Brief History
Identifying Where Your Ancestors Lived
Learning More about Where Your Ancestors Lived
MODULE 2
SEARCHING FOR YOUR ANCESTORS BY PLACE
Introduction
Scottish Archives & Libraries: A Brief Introduction
Searching for Ancestors by Place
Street, Trade and Post Office Directories
Telephone Directories
Electoral Registers and Voters Rolls
Valuation Rolls & Community Charge (Poll Tax) Records (1855- present)
Return of Owners of Land
Inland Revenue Survey
Pre-1855 Valuation Rolls and Property Tax Records
Other Tax Records
Heritors Records
Teind Records
Commissioners of Supply
Insurance Records
Newspapers
Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland
MODULE 3
INHERITING LAND AND BUILDINGS
Introduction
Property and Inheritance in Scotland
Inheritance Records
MODULE 4
RECORDS OF PROPERTY OWNERSHIP
Introduction
Crown Grants of Land
Sasines: An Introduction
Sasine Registers from 1617
Structure of a Sasine
Using Sasines: Practical Tips
MODULE 5
RECORDS OF TENANTS
Introduction
Types of Tenants and Tenacies
Records of Tenants
Estate Records: An Introduction
Finding Estate Records
MODULE 6
CONCLUSION
Introduction
Additional Land and Property Sources
Property and Debt
Approaches to Land and Property Research
Practical Tips for Searching Scottish Land and Property Records
CASE STUDY
Optional Print Course Material: Scottish: The Poor and Poor Relief
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
Scottish: The Poor and Poor Relief explores the background and history of poor relief in Scotland from the Middle Ages to mid-twentieth century. The course includes the system of poorhouses from the eighteenth century, inspectors of poor played a large role in the administration of relief. The Poor Law Amendment Act (Scotland) of 1845 is a crucial piece of legislation in the evolution of poor relief. Its operation and effects on the public are important. The poor law system produced a great deal of documentation, which gives detailed insights into the lives of poor Scots and their families. The course covers in detail how they can be used to trace ancestors. Various strategies used to search these records and other sources available in archives and online are explained. General reference sources useful to clarify Scottish language, geography, and palaeography are also included.
MODULE 1
BEGINNINGS AND NEED OF POOR RELIEF
Overview
History and Background of Poor Relief
Poor relief in earliest recorded times
Begging
Impact of the Reformation
The Poor Rate
The St. John’s Experiment
Women and Children
Migrants
Removal of paupers
Health
Assessing Needs
Church Support
What relief was given?
Other Means of Support
The End of the Poor Law system
Glossary
Reading and Websites
Module 1 Course Assignments
MODULE 2
THE POORHOUSE
History and Operation of the Poorhouse System
Why the Poorhouse?
Poorhouse Plans & Images
Rules of the Poorhouse
Parish Almshouses
Inspectors of the Poor
Module 2 Course Assignments
MODULE 3
POOR LAW FROM 1845
Background to the New Law
The process of applying for poor relief
Criteria for assessment of the poor
Case Studies
Widows: With or Without Dependants
Men Disabled for Work from Sickness or Infirmity
Deserted Wives with Dependants
Orphans and Deserted Children
Single Women with Illegitimate Children
Insanity
Disabled by Old Age
Responsibility of Relatives
Module 3 Course Assignments
MODULE 4
RECORDS OF THE POOR
National Records of Scotland
Visiting the Historical Search Room
Private Archives
Public Archives
Visiting Archives
General Principles in Poor Relief Searching
Learning about the Parish
Poor Rolls
Kirk Session Records
Kirk Session Poor Rolls
Heritors’, Burgh, and Town Council Records
Post-1845 Poor Law Application Records
Confidentiality & Closure Periods
Application Record
Particulars of Settlement
Medical Certificates
Birth or Marriage Records
Correspondence
Proof of Employment
Ephemera
General Register of Poor and Other Registers
Poorhouse Admission Records
Case Study
Parochial Board & Parish Council Records
Miscellaneous Poor Law Records
Other Sources of Poor Law Records
Online Access to Poor Law Records
Archive Indexes
Heritage Society Projects
Genealogy Websites
Case Study
Indexed Images
Unindexed Images
Module 4 Course Assignments
MODULE 5
FINDING THE POOR IN OTHER RECORDS
Other Records
House of Correction
Civil Registration
Census Returns
Asylum Records
Case Study
Health Board Records
Emigration Records
Destitution Records
Night Asylum Records
Burial Records
Friendly Societies and Fraternal Organisations
Trade Organisations
Case Study
Charitable Societies
Module 5 Course Assignments
Optional Print Course Material: Scottish: Special Aspects of Scottish Research
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
This course introduces concepts and terms which a student of Scottish family history coming to the topic for the first time is unlikely to have encountered in research in other jurisdictions.
The topics in this course include: Scottish currency, weights, and measures; dates/calendars; languages; glossaries; handwriting; names and naming patterns; clans, septs, and tartans; clan and surname DNA projects; heraldry; and compiled genealogies.
MODULE 1
CURRENCY, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Currency
Scots Coinage, to 1707
Sterling Currency, from 1707 to 1971
Converting From Scots Money to Sterling
Weights and Measures
Scottish Weights and Measures, to 1707
The Act of Union, 1707
Scottish Weights and Measures, from 1824 to 1969
MODULE 2
CALENDARS AND PALAEOGRAPHY
Calendars, Days and Dates
Scottish Calendar Changes & The Family Historian
Regnal Years & Scottish Family History Research
Palaeography
Scottish Handwriting: Printed Material
MODULE 3
LANGUAGES AND GLOSSARIES
Early Languages in Scotland
(Scottish) Gaelic: Language Tools and Resources
Scots: Language Tools and Resources
Latin: Language Tools and Resources
Glossaries: An Introduction
Online Glossaries for Local and Family Historians
Printed Glossaries for Local and Family Historians
National Archives of Scotland Glossaries
Legal Glossaries
Medical Glossaries
Online Lists of Occupations
MODULE 4
FORENAMES AND PLACE NAMES
(Scottish) Gaelic: Background
Scottish Forenames
Scottish Place Names
MODULE 5
CLANS, SEPTS AND SURNAMES
Surnames in Scotland
The Clans of Scotland
Septs of Scottish Clans
DNA Analysis and Scottish Family History Research
Clan and Surname DNA Projects
Genetic Roots of the People of the British Isles
MODULE 6
SPECIALISED TOPICS AND DIGITAL BOOKS
Compiled Genealogies
Scottish Biographical Dictionaries
Scots Peerage and Nobility
Scots Heraldry
Clans: Tartans, Badges and Mottoes etc.