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Scottish Catholic Family History - Andrew R Nicoll (published by Aquhorties Press June 2011)
ISBN 978-0-9557591-7-8
Andrew Nicoll is the Keeper of Archives at the Scottish
Catholic Archives in Edinburgh.
A much needed book. Andrew addresses that 'black hole' that researchers come accross
when researching their Catholic ancestors. His book is a family historian's guide to Catholic Parish registers and Cemetery
Records for Scotland and the Bishopric of the Forces. It covers Accessing the records, Understanding the records, a Detailed list of records,
a Directory and Maps of Catholic Parishes in Scotland, a Latin - English forename Glossary and Useful addresses.
Stronefield and other deserted
Knapdale Townships - Jean C MacLeod (Published 2010)
Jean C MacLeod "discovered Stronefield in mid-Argyll whilst she was
conducting family history research for relatives who had emigrated from the Point of Knap district in the early 1880s. As
the search progressed, glimpses of the social history of Knapdale and the complex factors that had led to emigration and depopulation
began to emerge. It became obvious that Stronefield, now ruined and forgotten, epitomised much of what happened in Knapdale
and in other districts of Argyll at the time"
Her book begins with the origins of the township of Stronefield and its
owners. She follows its emergence from the 17th into the 19th Century and deals with the religious turmoils,
illegal pursuits and court records. She covers life at Stronefield, its culture and language, why it was eventually abandoned
and the emigration of its population. She looks at old documents and official records.
Her book has
excellent Contents pages and her sources are well referenced throughout. Her Apendices cover Ownership, the Clearances, The
Royal Commission of 1892 and a description of Stronefield Mill (RCAHMS 1985)
The book may be purchased for £15.00
(plus £1.50 postage in UK) from NHASMA (Natural History and Antiquarian Society of mid-Argyll) e-mail glasvaar@btinternet.com
The Small Isles - Canna, Rum, Eigg and Muck - Denis Rixson (Published
2001)
ISBN 1841581542
 A collective history of the little group of islands between Ardnamurchan and Skye. Denis Rixson provides an analysis of Highland
history from a reassessment of early Christianity in the islands through a discussion of the islands as the heartland of the
Macrari estates in the medieval period.
Table of contents includes: - List of Maps and Figures
- Introduction
- Prehistory
- Early Christianity
- The Viking Period
- The Mediaeval Period
- The Small Isles and the '45
- The Economic Base 1500-1850
- Population and Resources
- Opportuity and Expectation
- From Support to Dependency
- Select Bibliography
Includes 10 maps and population tables for each of the islands.
The Great Feud, The
Campbells and The MacDonalds - Oliver Thomson ISBN 0 7509 4315 7
 Here is a vivid account of the remarkable rivalry, sometimes bloody conflict, between two great families which originated
on the west coast of Scotland.
Starting with the violent death of the Campbell chief in 1297 the feud then went
on for 450 years in Scotland and Northern Ireland, with numerous cullings and clashes inflicted by both sides, among which the incident in Glencoe
just happens to be the best publicised. Yet both families continued to grow, to emigrate and to produce a large number of
talented, energetic descendants including two British prime ministers (Campbell Bannerman and Ramsay MacDonald) and the first
Canadian prime minister.
The second half of the book charts the period after 1745 when large numbers of both clans
spread rapidly around the world: transported as criminals, evicted in clearances, or simply seeking their fortune in peace
or war.
Readers follow the families in the American and Napoleonic wars, to India, the West Indies and Australasia.
We meet politicians, poets, terrorists, sportsmen and women, entrepreneurs and world speed record holders.
The Highlands - Calum I Maclean - Forward by Sorley Maclean ISBN 1-84596-014-9
Originally written in 1973 by the late Calum Maclean and re-ssued in
1990 with a Forward by well known Gaelic poet Sorley Maclean, and again in 2006, this book is well worth reading - it's
not often I read the Forward of a book completely. The Chapters on Lochaber; Morar, Arisaig & Moidart; Ardgour, Ardnamurchan
& Morvern and Lorne & West Perthshire are well worth reading. He interprets the traditional background, culture
and ways of life of his native country.
Calum Iain Maclean was born on Raasay on 6th
September 1915 and died in Edinburgh in 1960.
The Lochaber Emigrants to Glengarry - Edited
by Rae Bruce Fleming ISBN 0-9204-74-96-9
A series of articles, written by Prof. Ted Cowan, David G Anderson, Graeme M Mackenzie, Kenneth J McKenna and Hugh P McMillan, about
the migration to Canada starting with that co-oganised by Allan (Glenpean) McMillan in 1802 when the three brigs the Friends,
the Helen and the Jane arrived in Montreal from Lochaber.
Irish Ancestors - John Grenham ISBN 978-0-7171-3628-5
Considering the to-ing & fro-ing between Scotland and Ireland over the years
this is a handy reference
guide for those who want the essential information on tracing their family tree in the island of Ireland . It covers the basics;
the major sources; examination of Census records; records of the different churches; what can be done on-line and a guide
to public sources such as the Registry of Deeds and the Genalogical Offices.
John
Grenham is the leading authority and most respected author in this field. He has a reputation second to none.
The Scottish family tree detective (Tracing your ancestors in Scotland) - Rosemary Bigwood
ISBN 0-7190-7185-2
A user friendly guide to discovering your Scottish ancestors - who they
were, what they did and where they lived. Whether a beginner or more experienced enthusiast, living in Scotland or far
away, this book will provide key information on new opportunities for research on the internet as well as in archives
and libraries around the world.
A pity Table A1 in the Appendices has a number
of basic errors - parishes omitted, wrong (traditional) Counties and (current) Local Authorities in which parishes located.
Tracing your Scottish Ancestors - Scottish Records Office - ISBN 0-11-495865-3
A guide to Ancestry Research in the SRO
Scottish Roots - Alwyn James - ISBN
1-84282-007-9
A step-by-step guide to tracing your Scottish
ancestors
Morvern
Transformed - Philip Gaskell - ISBN 1-899863-09-5
A study of social and economic change during the
19th Century. A fascinating description of the way of life of a community and the pressures both from within and without
which altered it for ever.
Morvern; A Highland Parish - Norman MacLeod - Edited by Iain
Thornber - ISBN 1-84158-237-9
The author, a MacLeod of Fiunary, was sent to board with the Parish
Schoolmaster in 1824, age 12, to learn Gaelic and become familiar with the Highland way of life. This description
of a Highland parish was first published in 1867.
The Mobile Scot - A Study of Emigration
and Migration - 1861 to 1911 - Jeanette M Brock - ISBN 0-85976-453-2
This is an academic tome but
can be useful in understanding the background to the movement of the Scots.
Ancestral
Trails - Mark Herber - ISBN 0-7509-4198-7
Described as being the complete guide to British Genealogy
and Family History it guides both beginners and more experienced researchers through all of the voluminous British
archives.
Tracing your Family History - Anthony Adolph - ISBN 0-00-715892-0
An authorative, in depth and accessible guide to tracing your ancestors...... this book takes you step-by-step
through the challenging, intriguing and rewarding process of discovering your family's past.
After
The Hector - Lucille H Campey - ISBN 1-896219-95-0
The author is a Canadian now living in the UK. She
deals with emmigration from western Scotland to . Nova Scotia and Cape Breton in Canada between 1773 . (Hector's arrival)
and 1852.
Lochaber - A Historical Guide - Dr Paula Martin - ISBN 1 84158 241 7
Drs Paula and Colin Martin are both historians and archaelogists. They and their two sons have a passion for historic
shipwrecks. This book,as it says,is an historical guide of current day Lochaber which straddles the north of Argyll &
the south of Inveness-shire. It is very well illustrated and is an easy, and intersting,read giving good background for Family
History reasearch in this area.
Scotland
Farewell - Donald MacKay - ISBN 1 84158 459 2
This book precedes Lucille H Campsey's "After the Hector"
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see above - in that it is the story of the Highland Scots  who
sailed to Pictou, Nova Scotia, on board the Hector in 1773.
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