Scotland Genealogy : Scotland Magazine

Sean Connery

Sean Connery is one of the world's best loved stars, and as Dominic Roskrow reports, his is a true rags to riches story.

The moment Sean Connery joined the band of true screen legends came in the last frames of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. In one of Hollywood’s best cameos he stole the film in a 90 second appearance as King Richard The Lionheart, one of England’s greatest kings. Connery wore the part of king with a...

By Dominic Roskrow from Issue 36 published on 14/12/2007

Colin Montgomerie

Colin Montgomerie is one of the world’s most famous golf players. We look into his ancestry

Scotland prides itself on the fact that while golf is an elitist sport in many parts of the world, in Scotland it as an inclusive all-embracing pursuit at which anyone can participate and if talented, have the opportunity to excel. The country has, of course, produced scores of great players but up...

By Sally Toms from Issue 35 published on 15/11/2007

Gordon Brown

In recent issues we have looked at how you can find out about your ancestors through genealogy. In a new
series we look into the ancestry of some famous Scots. First up, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown

Being Scottish and the leader of the United Kingdom takes some balancing act. New British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has done it by stressing his loyalty to the Union between Scotland and England while taking a calculated and deliberate decision with his wife Sarah to have his children born not jus...

By Sally Toms from Issue 34 published on 30/08/2007

Scots abroad: how to trace your Scottish ancestry overseas

In the first two parts of this series we looked at how Scottish ancestry can be researched within Scotland. But what happens when the trail leads overseas? Dominic Roskrow reports

It’s debatable whether crime pays or not. But when it comes to genealogy, a criminal past can be an advantage. That’s the view of Doctor Brian Thomson, a leading genealogist who specialises in smoothing the information highway for people seeking information about their past. For once the trail le...

By Dominic Roskrow from Issue 33 published on 22/06/2007

Making the journey

In the last issue we looked at how to about researching your family tree. But how do you go about actually visiting the home of your ancestors? Dominic Roskrow reports

If you‘ve been bitten by the genealogy bug and decide that you want to take your enthusiasm to its logical conclusion and actually travel to the land of your forefathers, then you should heed three pieces of advice: prepare for your trip properly, don’t cut financial corners when employing a travel ...

By Dominic Roskrow from Issue 32 published on 13/04/2007

Finding your roots

Genealogy has grown into big business, but how easy is it to track your ancestry and find out about your relatives? Dominic Roskrow reports in part one of our guide

Have you ever noticed that the more globalised and homogenised our world becomes the more we seek out the small and local? Or that the easier it is to communicate across the planet and dig in to its furthest corners, the greater our desire to find our roots and know ourselves? Perhaps these trends ...