National Library of Scotland

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  • Valuation rolls
    If your ancestor owned or occupied property in Scotland, valuation rolls might give you certain details of their life.
  • Voters' rolls
    Voters rolls - or electoral registers - record the names of persons at particular addresses who are entitled to vote.
  • Scottish traditional culture
    Learn about Scottish clans, surnames, tartans, and heraldry and how to uncover your family connections with them.
  • India Papers
    Find out how the India Papers collection could be useful for your family history research.
  • Archives and manuscripts
    Our archives and manuscript collections include letters, records and family papers which might help you find out about your family's history.
  • Newspapers
    If you're a library member with a Scottish address, you can access our online newspaper databases to search for information about your family history.
  • Reference books
    Visit us at our General Reading Room in Edinburgh to use our family history reference book collection.
  • Introduction to our collections
    Learn about the variety of things we collect, the topics they cover and how to search for them.
  • How to begin your research
    New to the Library? Here's everything you need to know to begin exploring our collections online and in person.
  • Introduction to our catalogues
    Our catalogues list and describe our collections and give you information about where and how to access them.
  • Using eduroam
    If you're a student, researcher or staff member from somewhere that uses eduroam WiFi, you can use it when you visit the Library.
  • Research guides: coming soon
    These guides will offer practical tips and overviews across the millions of items we hold.