{"id":3247,"date":"2023-03-06T10:18:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T10:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/?page_id=3247"},"modified":"2026-10-14T16:46:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T16:46:48","slug":"find-your-family","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/find-your-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Lorg Do Theaghlaich"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull hp-head hp-head--chain has-tertiary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center hp-head__cols is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center hp-head__text is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div style=\"--bb--crumb-gap:.4em\" class=\"hide-current-page wp-block-boldblocks-breadcrumb-block\"><nav role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb-items\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item breadcrumb-item--current breadcrumb-item--home\"><span class=\"breadcrumb-item-name\">Dhachaidh<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h1 class=\"hp-rule wp-block-post-title\">Lorg Do Theaghlaich<\/h1>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center hp-head__media is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hp-cta hp-cta--teal is-style-hp-print-tr has-base-color has-text-color has-contrast-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading hp-cta__title\">St\u00f2r-d\u00e0ta air-loidhne<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gabhaidh an st\u00f2r-d\u00e0ta againn a rannsachadh air-loidhne, le fiosrachadh air c\u00f2rr is 100,000 pearsa bho na h-Eileanan Siar, bho mheadhan na 1700an suas gu 1920. \u2018S urrainn dhut fiosrachadh a lorg air do shinnsearan, agus gabhaidh cl\u00e0ran-teaghlaich agus n\u00f2taichean a luchdadh a-nuas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-hp-straw\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/find-your-family\/database\/\">Rannsaich an st\u00f2r-d\u00e0ta<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull hp-sec has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-left hp-band-image\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);min-height:440px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-deep-background-color has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"650\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-5666\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/38917.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 40%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 40%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/38917.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/38917-600x381.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/38917-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/38917-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/38917-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/38917-96x61.jpg 96w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/38917-128x81.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-7db1682d wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-hp-rule has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4cb40768b30009d26d4e04269a1a543a\">Rannsaich st\u00f2ras Hiort an asgaidh<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Tha toraidhean an st\u00f2r-d\u00e0ta airson Hiort air fad an asgaidh, le taing dhan a\u2019 Mhaoin-Dualchais. Thoir s\u00f9il air tasglann Hiort airson faicinn mar a tha an st\u00f2r-d\u00e0ta ag obair!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-hp-straw hp-arrow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/resources\/genealogy-of-st-kilda\/\">Thoir s\u00f9il air Hiort<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull hp-sec has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons hp-pillrow hp-pillrow--credits hp-extra is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline hp-pill is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/product\/10-credits\/\">10 Creideasan<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline hp-pill is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/product\/20-credits\/\">20 Creideasan<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline hp-pill is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/product\/50-credits\/\">50 Creideasan<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline hp-pill is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/product\/100-credits\/\">100 Creideasan<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline hp-pill is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/product-category\/gift-certificates\/\">Gift Certificates<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull hp-sec has-tertiary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns hp-two-up is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:42%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading hp-rule\">Seirbhis sloinntearachd<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018S urrainn do Hebrides People do chuideachadh le do shinnsearachd sna h-Eileanan Siar a lorg. Tha an obair againn st\u00e8idhichte air c\u00f2rr is tr\u00ec-fichead bliadhna de s\u00e0r-rannsachadh a rinn Bill Lawson, ball de ASGRA agus Fellow de Chomann \u00c0rsairean na h-Alba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018S urrainn craobh-teaghlaich \u00f2rdanachadh airson duine sam bith le sinnsearachd sna h-Eileanan Siar tron t-seirbhis sloinntearachd againn, \u2018C\u00f2 Leis Thu?\u2019, agus \u2018s e tiodhlac bhr\u00e8agha a bhiodh ann. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/find-your-family\/genealogical-services\/\">Barrachd fiosrachaidh<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped hp-pair hp-pair--feature wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1789\" data-id=\"6464\" src=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A4-Pack-Example-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Family Tree Pack: C\u00f2 Leis Thu? folder, family tree chart and ancestry notes\" class=\"wp-image-6464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A4-Pack-Example-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A4-Pack-Example-scaled-600x419.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A4-Pack-Example-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A4-Pack-Example-1024x716.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A4-Pack-Example-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A4-Pack-Example-1536x1074.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A4-Pack-Example-2048x1432.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A4-Pack-Example-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A4-Pack-Example-1600x1118.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1810\" data-id=\"6462\" src=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-generation-family-tree-A4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sample C\u00f2 Leis Thu? six-generation family tree chart with names, dates and places for each couple\" class=\"wp-image-6462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-generation-family-tree-A4-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-generation-family-tree-A4-scaled-600x424.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-generation-family-tree-A4-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-generation-family-tree-A4-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-generation-family-tree-A4-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-generation-family-tree-A4-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-generation-family-tree-A4-2048x1448.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-generation-family-tree-A4-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-generation-family-tree-A4-1600x1131.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull hp-sec hp-sec--banner has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-parallax eplus-wrapper\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#d5cdc4\"><\/span><div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"The cover of the book *Croft History: Isle of St Kilda* by Bill Lawson features a sepia-toned photograph depicting a rural landscape. 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