Highland Coo

Resources

Research Materials and Links


The materials used to compile and relate family information is detailed here.



Resources

Scotland



Birth, Marriage, Death, Census and other records


Maps

The main map used for locations and place name spellings is the following map. It contains the pre-1930 parish boundaries that most often reflect the parishes in which records are assigned to.

The 1843-1882 OS Six Inch

The following maps are used to identify locations that are not found on later maps:



Historical Sources

Sources, no matter how reputable - will likely contain errors and conflicting information. Always cross reference information with secondary sources.




Resources

Canada



Maps

The main source of maps for the Scots settling in Ontario. Has index of land owners that is searchable.

The Canadian County Atlas Digital Project



Historical Sources

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