Trying to find your roots?

Up to 90 million people of Scots decent now live in all corners of the globe and only 5 million live in Scotland. Tracing your family history is a journey of discovery that leads you to explore the lives and times of ancestors who lived hundreds of years ago - and perhaps even thousands of miles away - in circumstances which are all but unimaginable today.
Retracing the footsteps of your ancestors will not only bring the past to life, it will also make your home coming the most dynamic and exciting experience of your life.
From the meaning of surnames to the jobs our ancestors did; genealogy can be a rewarding pastime. Then it is a small step to making your own ancestral journey home to Scotland.
Click here to go to the Peterhead Family History pages
Click here for to view VisitScotland's ancestral tourism website