Reference books

Library members who are able to visit our General Reading Room at George IV Bridge in Edinburgh can access the family history reference book collection. You can use these without having to preorder them.

You can find specific titles in this collection by browsing the FH. shelfmark in the main catalogue. The collection covers a variety of family history topics including:

• General family history – Shelfmark FH.1

• House history – Shelfmark FH.2

• Names – Shelfmark FH.3

• Gravestone inscriptions – Shelfmark FH.6

• Clans and tartans – Shelfmark FH.7

• Scottish Family Histories – Shelfmark FH.8

• Emigration – Shelfmark FH.10

• Immigration – Shelfmark FH.12