Scottish Roots Information

Scottish Roots was established in 1984 in Edinburgh by father and son team Tony and Stuart Reid, to provide an ancestral research service for those who wish to discover more about their Scottish forebears - who they were, where they lived and how they were employed. Scottish Roots now employ a team of researchers all of whom have at least 25 years of experience using records at New Register House, Edinburgh. Tony Reid was head of the Library and Reference division of the European Parliament in Luxembourg. Stuart Reid is an honours graduate in Communication Studies and is also an experienced researcher having used the records at New Register House since 1984. View our Sample Report to see what Scottish Roots can offer you. One of the features of Scottish Roots is that we would not necessarily restrict ourselves to the 'classic' sources as detailed below. It is not possible to describe here the very wide range of other sources which might be used in our investigations. The major ones are tombstone inscriptions, testaments (wills), obituaries in local newspapers and Post Office directories.