my grant ancestors came to canada as part of the fur trade. cuthbert married a cree woman and started along with others, the metis race. i can trace my ancestors back to kings and queens of europe. recently found out about robert the bruce and the black douglas. still looking for clan frasers, stewarts, cuthberts, gordons and sinclairs and how they fit into scottish history.
The part Civil registration is incorrect. England and Wales started 1837, Scotland 1855, and Ireland had variable dates but all from 1864. This is quite important to get correct! James is a great genealogist with excellent videos that I greatly enjoy, but it is important to get these thing correct. The part about clans is also a bit misrepresentative and needs some revision.
Sorry for continuing to post.... the Catholic Church was not abolished. The Church of Scotland became the official state church but Catholicism stayed strong in many regions. This also means that Scottish immigrants were not only Presbyterian.
Adding to the comments to ensure this is correct: the 1707 Acts of Union created the Kingdom of Great Britain. In 1801 with the union with Ireland this became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, changed again after 1922 with the formation of the Irish Free State to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (renamed in 1927).
A final comment. Despite the Acts of Union in 1707 the military was not fully United. The Jacobite risings of 1715, 1719 and 1745 saw Scottish “rebels” taking the field against the British Army at various battles including Sherrifmuir and Culloden. The Jacobite forces (largely Scottish) were not part of the British Army.
some of the scots and irish hated the english so much that they deliberately married grans danes dutch etc so the records go waaaaay back in some cases
The Act of Union in 1707 created the Kingdom of Great Britain comprising England, Scotland and Wales. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland didn't come into being until 1801. Great Britain and the United Kingdom shouldn't be used interchangeably. The name changed again in 1922 when the Republic of Ireland formed leaving just one-sixth of the Island of Ireland under British rule, consisting The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Civil Registration in England & Wales from 1837. Irish Protestants 1845, Scotland 1855 all Irish 1864 Scotland's People charge £7 for 30 credits. Scans of the actual records cost 6 credits so £1.40 or $.1.88 per record. Compared to any other site this is cheap and the records can be viewed immediately, no waiting for third party look-up and postal costs. Copies of the Modern records less than 100 years for Births, 75 for Marriages and 50 for Deaths cost £12 including post ($16.11). This is considerably cheaper than English, Irish or Welsh equivalents. Most American States, with the exception of Hawaii, charge between $20 - $30, some with a search fee and all with extra postal charges.
my grant ancestors came to canada as part of the fur trade. cuthbert married a cree woman and started along with others, the metis race. i can trace my ancestors back to kings and queens of europe. recently found out about robert the bruce and the black douglas. still looking for clan frasers, stewarts, cuthberts, gordons and sinclairs and how they fit into scottish history.
The part Civil registration is incorrect. England and Wales started 1837, Scotland 1855, and Ireland had variable dates but all from 1864. This is quite important to get correct! James is a great genealogist with excellent videos that I greatly enjoy, but it is important to get these thing correct. The part about clans is also a bit misrepresentative and needs some revision.
Sorry for continuing to post.... the Catholic Church was not abolished. The Church of Scotland became the official state church but Catholicism stayed strong in many regions. This also means that Scottish immigrants were not only Presbyterian.
Adding to the comments to ensure this is correct: the 1707 Acts of Union created the Kingdom of Great Britain. In 1801 with the union with Ireland this became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, changed again after 1922 with the formation of the Irish Free State to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (renamed in 1927).
A final comment. Despite the Acts of Union in 1707 the military was not fully United. The Jacobite risings of 1715, 1719 and 1745 saw Scottish “rebels” taking the field against the British Army at various battles including Sherrifmuir and Culloden. The Jacobite forces (largely Scottish) were not part of the British Army.
some of the scots and irish hated the english so much that they deliberately married grans danes dutch etc so the records go waaaaay back in some cases
my father family was the armstrong clan lol
armstrongs were of the riding clans...niether scots or english...inbetweens...hiway robbers
yes butt we was there 1500 years lol we are just as irish as the rest lol
The Act of Union in 1707 created the Kingdom of Great Britain comprising England, Scotland and Wales. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland didn't come into being until 1801.
Great Britain and the United Kingdom shouldn't be used interchangeably.
The name changed again in 1922 when the Republic of Ireland formed leaving just one-sixth of the Island of Ireland under British rule, consisting The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Civil Registration in England & Wales from 1837. Irish Protestants 1845, Scotland 1855 all Irish 1864
Scotland's People charge £7 for 30 credits. Scans of the actual records cost 6 credits so £1.40 or $.1.88 per record. Compared to any other site this is cheap and the records can be viewed immediately, no waiting for third party look-up and postal costs.
Copies of the Modern records less than 100 years for Births, 75 for Marriages and 50 for Deaths cost £12 including post ($16.11). This is considerably cheaper than English, Irish or Welsh equivalents. Most American States, with the exception of Hawaii, charge between $20 - $30, some with a search fee and all with extra postal charges.
Left out the bit where the king of scots inherited english crown