Robertson Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Robertson family history as sourced from a memorial at Eastwood New Cemetery. This records the deaths of:

• William M Robertson on Feb 21st 1947, age 55 yrs.
• Victoria Rose Jennings on Feb 29th 1968, age 70 yrs.
• Janet B.O. Lamont on July 26th, 2009, age 87 yrs.
  

 

Erskine Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Erskine family history as sourced from a memorial at Eastwood New Cemetery. This records the death of:

• William R Erskine on May 2nd 1948.
  

 

McGowan Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This afternoon I am posting information on McGowan family history as sourced from a memorial at Eastwood New Cemetery. This records the death of:

• Christina Cattanach, wife of Albert McGowan, on Oct 14th 1949, age 58 yrs.
  

 

Rowan Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

My blog this afternoon reports on Rowan family history as sourced from a memorial at Govan Old Church, Glasgow, Scotland. This records the deaths of:

• James Rowan, Portioner of East End of Meikle, Govan on July 4th 1631.
• Elizabeth Rowan, 1648.
• Agnes Calquhoun, Dec 1673.
• John Rowan, Nov 1716.
• John Rowan, May 1799
• James Rowan, June 1st 1770, age 67 yrs.

Trace Glasgow Ancestry

This evening, I am presenting some information on the on line data base enabling anyone to research personal ancestry in Scotland.

The General Register Office for Scotland, via its Internet arm ScotlandsPeople, has put all the Scottish records of births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, last wills and testaments, and Census returns online in a database which holds about 50M records. This includes records of such famous Scots as Robert Burns, John Knox and Rob Roy McGregor.

This data base is a valuable research tool enabling people both in Scotland and overseas to trace ancestors and connect with that important Scottish identity.

Ancestral Tourism Scotland

This morning, I am posting what may be the final daily comment in my current series on ancestry tours.

• Scotland is particularly well resourced for ancestor tours, e.g. web resources, skilled genealogists and old church records.
• The national tourist body, VisitScotland, has targeted the ancestry sector of the market.
• Many visitors are interested in heritage tourism which affords a natural 'bridge' to the ancestry sector.

Overall, ancestry tourism is very personal requiring significant research but, equally, can be satisfying for both tour guide and client.

Family Research Scotland

This evening, I am continuing my theme of recent days in commenting on my experiences of providing ancestry tours in Scotland.

It is worthy of note that many people, particularly from the U.S,A, , who have multiple ancestry lines choose the Scottish line as their preferred route to a national identity. Why this happens is perhaps deserving of further reseach. Perhaps the romantic notion of a link with a Scottish Clan may have an influence, possibly influenced by Hollywood output such as Braveheart and Rob Roy.

Family History Tours Scotland

This evening, I am continuing the theme of previous days by posting information on various aspects of my ancestry tours.

Some clients could-on their own admission-be considered as "obsessive" in their pursuit of a connection with their ancestors which may give rise to repeat visits to Scotland and/or in conjunction with relatives.Some clients go to great lengths by writing books on the subject and/or establishing specialised web sites and even then the work may not be finished. Of course, all this is good for my business and ancestral tourism generally.

Scotland Ancestry Research

This evening, I am posting comment on my experience of providing personal ancestry themed tours from Glasgow and West of Scotland,

My visitors express a desire to connect with their personal ancestry via a combination of:

• Athenticity, i.e.identifying genuine records of forebears
• Visiting actual work places and/or former homes of ancestors.
• Visiting places of worship attended by ancestors
• Replacing worn grave markers of deceased ancestors.
• Meeting with living relatives and or persons who may remember relatives.

More information to follow tomorrow

Ancestry Tourism Scotland

This evening I am posting information on my experiences of providing Ancestry themed tours from Glasgow.

This is a fascinating experience for me as I enjoy the research which sometimes takes me to interesting and somewhat obscure places someway off the tourist trail.

Most of my clients share the following:

• Originate from the North America
• Tend to be over 50 years in age
• Ancestry research is the key-but not exclusive-driver for a 'standard' Scotland themed tour, taking in traditional sites such as Loch Ness, islands and castles.
• Sometimes there are return visits, possibly involving other relatives.
• Key driver is to 'connect' with their ancestors and Scottish heritage.In many cases ancestors were of very humble origins.

In recognition of the importance of ancestry tourism, VisitScotland has set up a specialist division covering this sector.

During the winter months I plan to undertake a genealogy course and upskill in this niche market.