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Searchable Online Database<\/h3>\n\n

Our searchable online database provides details of almost 110,000 people from the Western Isles, from the mid-1700s up to 1920, where you can discover your ancestors, and download handwritten family charts and notes.<\/p>\n\n

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Genealogy Service<\/h3>\n\n

Hebrides People can help you trace your Western Isles ancestry. Our work is based on 60 years of authoritative research carried out by Bill Lawson, a member of ASGRA and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.<\/p>\n\n

Our \u2018C\u00f2 Leis Thu?\u2019 genealogy service can provide a full family tree for anybody with Western Isles ancestry, and makes a beautiful gift. <\/p>\n\n

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Explore the St Kilda archive for free<\/h2>\n\n

Thanks to the Heritage Lottery Fund, all database results for St Kilda are free. Visit the St Kilda archive to see how the database works!<\/p>\n\n

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Names of the Western Isles<\/a><\/h2>\n\n
It is probably only in the last two hundred years that the people of the Western Isles have used surnames. Previously, although people recognised that … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Western Isles Genealogy<\/a><\/h2>\n\n
One of the major problems with family tracing in the Western Isles is the scarcity and poor quality of written records. The decennial census is … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Genealogical Services<\/a><\/h2>\n\n
The Hebrides People \u2018C\u00f2 Leis Thu?\u2019 genealogy service can help you trace your Western Isles ancestors. We specialise in producing family trees that show people\u2019s … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Oral Tradition<\/a><\/h2>\n\n
Oral tradition includes song, story, and preservation of family relationships. Written records are generally late and of variable quality in the Western Isles compared to … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Name Standardisation<\/a><\/h2>\n\n
In using any written sources, it is essential to bear in mind that the people of the islands were overwhelmingly Gaelic speaking. These records were … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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