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| Region | Area | Volunteer | Act of Kindness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeenshire | Aberdeen | Pearl Dargie | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying |
| All | All | Donna Baumann | I will look up census index for all of Scotland for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, and 1901. |
| Angus & East Fife | Angus & East Fife | Bob Sutherland | Public Records lookups and copying Angus & East Fife |
| Argyll | Ardchattan parish | Jill Bowis | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying Local knowledge Images of locations Cemetaries: Ardchattan; Baile Mhodain; Benderloch Local records [not ones in council archives yet] |
| Ayrshire | Ayrshire | Graham Wilson | Help with researching your ancestors in Scotland particularly Ayrshire. Research surname database and how to go about your research also details on many surnames and on the parishes and towns in Ayrshire at www.ayrshireroots.com |
| Ayrshire | Kilmarnock | Ewan Steed | Public Records lookups and copying |
| Banffshire | Rathven Parish | Peter Smith | Public Records lookups and copying, Still photos of tombstones Census records, gravestone photos, places in the Parish of Rathven |
| Borders | Hawick | Graham Dalgleish | Public Records lookups and copying |
| East Aberdeenshire | Fraserburgh & Peterhead | Kenny Malley | Public Records lookups and copying |
| Fife Kinross | ALL | Rosemary Meechan | Still photos of tombsontes. Willing to help with directions to the relevant authorities e.g. location of hospital or poorhouse records |
| Grampian | Aberdeen | Anna Pryde | Aberdeen and Regions within 20 miles Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying I also have contacts in Orkney and am able to do lookups there, specialising in Mainland and Stronsay, although these regions may take longer than lookups in Aberdeen and surrounding areas. |
| Grampian | Kincardine & Mearns | James O Henderson | Still photos of tombstones All Stonehaven cemeteries and churchyards,surrounding area within 20 mile radius, eg Glenbervie, Kineff, Bervie etc |
| Highlands | Inverness and East of Ross-shire | Anne M | Still photos of tombstones Cemeteries in Inverness , Tain and Edderton ( but need
specific details especially in the first two. Other cemeteries from East Ross-shire
have photos online. Also can look up census records for 1851 in most of the Highland areas ( Inverness, Ross& Cromarty , Sutherland and Caithness) and 1881 for all of Scotland |
| Lanarkshire | Glasgow | Carrie | Public Records lookups and copying, Still photos of tombstones |
| Lothians | Edinburgh | Graham Tennet | Public Records lookups and copying, Still photos of tombstones Will do public records lookups and copying for most of Scotland and may be able to take still photos of tombstones in the Edinburgh area. |
| Moray | Morayshire Banffshire |
Anne Burgess | Still photos of tombstones and Public Records lookups and copying. Will only look up in stated areas, please do not ask about other areas, thanks. |
| North Argyll | North Argyll Parishes | Les Horn | I will carry out basic research of persons/families in the area. I have access to the micro-Film Censuses and OPR's of the area and can do look-ups. Willing to take and e-mail pics of Gravestones, MIs, War Memorials etc |
| North East Scotland | Aberdeen | David J Peters | Still photos of tombstones of any cemetery in Aberdeen. Public Records lookups and copying. |
| Perth | North Perthshire | Kay Liney | Public Records lookups and copying |
| Perthshire | East Perthshire | Chris Holt | I'm in the US, but I have a copy of the "Monumental Inscriptions for East Perthshire Pre-1855". I'm happy to do look ups. (Alyth, Coupar Angus, Blairgowrie, Rattray, Errol, etc.) |
| Renfrewshire, North Ayrshire | Renfrewshire, North Ayrshire | Thomas Wylie | Still photos of tombstones Willing to take a digital photograph of a tombstone(s) in Any Cemetery in Renfrewshire or North Ayrshire and to email said picture(s). |
| Roxburghshire | Hawick | Marjorie | Public Records lookups and copying, Still photos of tombstones |
| Scotland | Argyll & The West Coast Islands | Peter Amsden | Still photos of tombstones. Far to many localities to list. Please ask for advice
about particular places. I will let you know if it is possible, or logical. Many
graveyards are in ruins. Any of the isands will require the use of a ferry, and this will be charged at cost. Also happy to provide photographs of localities, etc. |
| Scotland | Primarily Glasgow | Michelle Leonard | Can do public records lookups and copying for most of Scotland, and may be able to take still photos of tombstones in the Glasgow area |
| Scotland | Scotland | Shelli Steedman | I have CDs for the 1851 and 1881 Scotland censuses. This is the only help I can offer you in Scotland. I live in the USA so I can also check any censuses for you. |
| Scottish Borders | Berwickshire, Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire | Betty Snow | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying. |
| Shetland | Shetland | Tony Gott | Public Records lookups and copying, Shetland. |
| Tayside | Dundee | Thelma Thornton | Still photos of tombstones. OPR's and Census records in Angus, Fife and Perthshire |
| Wigtownshire | All parishes | Meg Greenwood | Public Records lookups and copying. The local Family History Center in my US city has a collection of the filmed images for Birth, Marriage and Death Registrations from 1855 thru 1875 plus 2 extra years, 1881 and 1891. Also have access to filmed Censuses for all parishes in Wigtownshire, 1841, 51, 61, 71, 81 and 91. I don't live in Scotland, have access to filmed records only. Can send jpgs of the images to you. |
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