We are so lucky nowadays to have all the genealogy resources we need right at our fingertips on our computers and/or phones and tablets. It makes genealogy accessible for everyone, no matter our age or financial status with all the free resources out there in cyberspace. Here are some that I have found immensely helpful in my family history journey.
*Please note that I am in no way sponsored, endorsed or advertising these resources, nor do I account for their credibility or accuracy, I simply enjoy sharing knowledge in the hope that it might benefit someone.
Resources
Jacobites:
-No Quarter Given: The Muster Roll of Prince Charles Edward Stuart's Army, 1745-46 ~ Various Authors
-Jacobites of Lowland Scotland, England, Ireland France and Spain 1745 ~ Frances McDonnell
- The Prisoners of the '45, Vol 1 & 2 ~ Scottish History Society
-Jacobites of Perthshire 1745 ~ Frances McDonnell
-Highland Jacobites 1745 ~ Frances McDonnell
--Jacobite Clans podcast by Culture Perth and Kinross
-Scottishhistorysocietyfiles.wordpress.com
- data.historic-scotland.gov.uk
-jacobites.net ~ to find Inverness Prisoner List and List of Prisoners Transported on the Veteran, google their names.
- battlefieldtrust.com
- timeanddate.com - useful for converting Julian Calendar to Gregorian calendar for events in the Jacobite Risings.
- Jacobite Gleanings from State Manuscripts; Short Sketches of Jacobites; the Transportations in 1745
Clans:
-Our Australian Girl Series (ouraustraliangirl.com.au)
-Clans and Tartans - Collins Little Books
-Scottish Wildflowers by Michael Scott
-Scottish Dance - Collins Little Books
-Robert The Bruce and All That - Allan Burnett
-Best-Loved Celtic Fairy Tales - Isabelle Brent and Neil Philip
- Usborne Norse Myths
-Usborne Kings and Queens
-scotlandspeople.gov.uk
-The Coming of the Unicorn & The Flight of the Golden Bird - Duncan Williamson
Kid's Resources
- Clans and Tartans by Collins Little Books.
-Scottish Castles by Collins Little Books.
- scotweb.co.uk - their information centre is very useful for finding a detailed history of your clan.
-Burke's Peerage ~ an excellent reference, a free version of several editions is available at UK Genealogy Archives website, or a nearby library (like the Hobart State Library in Tasmania) may have a copy. Note: the 107th edition (published in 2003) is the most recent copy to date.
-The National Library of Scotland's digital library has a ton of old books relating to the history of some clans.
- Google Books - some books you can get for free, or you can get a preview.
- A great way to find your clan's history is to simply google their name and find their website, most clans have one.
My Go-To's:
-scotlandspeople.gov.uk
-National Records of Scotland
-Burkes Peerage (all editions)
-National Archives of Australia (naa.gov.au)
-Convict Records of Australia (convictrecords.com.au)
-Jacobites.net
-No Quarter Given: The Muster Roll of Prince Charles Edward Stuart's Army - Various Authors
-Clans and Tartans - Collins Little Books
- Fasti ecclesiæ scoticanæ; the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation - note: there are several editions, available for free at archive.org.
-Archive.org, if I'm looking for an older book on family history I always check there first, as far as I know all their resources are free.
-thepeerage.com
-findagrave.com
Scotland:
-A Handbook of Scotland's Wild Harvests by Fi Martynoga
-Scottish Wildflowers by Michael Scott
-National Library of Scotland - their e-library and e-resources are so useful!
-Statistical Accounts of Scotland - a wonderful insight into the lifestyle and agricultural practices of your ancestor's time, my 6th great uncle Rev William Campbell wrote the one for his parish Kilchrenan in 1792/1793.
-Scottish Dance - Collins Little Books
-tartansauthority.com
-McIan's Highlanders at home, or, Gaelic gatherings - Robert Ronald McIan & James Logan
Hope they help!
Australia
-National Archives of Australia
-Convict Records of Australia
-findagrave.com
-australiancemeteries.com
-theshipslist.com
-trove.nla..gov.au
-Ryerson Index
-heritageaustralia.com.au
-Australian War Memorial
-Your local library!
Books:
- The Living Mountain - Nan Shepherd
-Tracking the Highland Tiger - Marianne Taylor
-The Scottish Art of Coorie - Gabriella Bennet
-The Crofter and the Laird - John MacPhee
-Transformations - Vanessa Finney
-Mapping Van Diemen’s Land and the Great Beyond. Rare & Beautiful Maps from the Royal Society of Tasmania. - L Davies, M Davies, W Boyles.
-Australian Birds: A Celebration - Shirley Barber
--The Mammoth Book of Celtic Myths and Legends - Peter Berresford Ellis
Welsh & British romany
-Romani Cymru - Romany Wales Project
-Gypsies of Britain - Janet Keet-Black
-A Time from the World - Rowena Farre
"We are who we are because they were who they were"
-ANONYMOUS