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East Lothian Genealogy

 
Description

"Haddingtonshire (or East Lothian), maritime co. in SE. of Scotland; is bounded NW., N., and NE. by the Firth of Forth and the North Sea, SE. and S. by Berwickshire, and W. by Edinburghshire (or MidLothian); greatest length, N. and S., 17 miles; greatest breadth, E. and W., 26 miles; seaboard, 31¾ miles; area, 173,298 ac., pop. 38,502."
from The New London Gazetteer 1826
Genuki - East Lothian
Genuki is the largest collection of research information
on the net for UK
Neighbouring Counties
 
Berwickshire, Midlothian
East Lothian GenWeb
maintained by volunteers in an effort to help researchers
find local resources and reference information
Archives and Libraries
 
National Archives of Scotland National Library of Scotland
 
East Lothian Message Board
post and read about East Lothian genealogy with other researchers
Local Genealogy Societies & Groups
 
Cyndi's List - East Lothian
largest private collection
of genealogy links on the web
 




Genealogy Record Sources

many of these sites can provide source record information of ancestors:
 
800 Million Name UK Database
search 800 million UK (including Scotland) records in over 60 individual databases
East Lothian lookups, censuses, obits, mailing lists..
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in this county
War Memorials
Roll-of-Honour - East Lothian
East Lothian war memorials and rolls of honour
 
 
General Register for Scotland - Scotlands People Database
Pay Per View - Government index of Scottish births and baptisms 1553-1904,
marriages 1553-1929 , deaths 1855 - 1954 and censuses 1871- 1901
 
Scottish Historical Records Database Search
search over 40 databases including 1841-1901 censuses, emigration records, passenger lists, city directories
Cemeteries
links to cemetery transcriptions here
 
 
Censuses
FreeCen - East Lothian
1841-1891 Census transcriptions by volunteers
 
 
 


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