Anglo-Scottish Family History Society
The Anglo-Scottish FHS was formed in 1982 by members of the M&L FHS to assist in tracing their links back to Scottish origins. We have members in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. We are full members of the Scottish Association of Family History Societies and send a representative to their meetings in Edinburgh.
MEETINGS	Our meetings are held on the third Saturday of every month (except December) at 2.0 pm in the Society's library at Clayton House, Piccadilly, when there is an invited speaker, a talk by one of our members, or workshops and discussions. The library is open from 11.0 am for members' own research, when experienced members are available for advice and guidance. We have exhibited at the North West Group of Family History Societies' fair for several years and members regularly attend the annual conferences of the Scottish Association at various venues in Scotland, including Inverness, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Kelso. Local members are volunteers in the library. See the meeting programme below.
JOURNAL	Our quarterly Bulletin is now incorporated into the main Society's journal "The Manchester Genealogist". We have articles of particular Scottish interest and news from Scottish repositories and libraries. We also accept members' queries for publication.
LIBRARY	The ASFHS has full use of the main Society's library and study room which is open during the week and certain weekends. We have the 1992 IGI for Scotland by county and the 1981 edition by country. We also have the complete OPR indexes (old parish registers) by county. The library contains a comprehensive collection of Scottish books including the Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland, Blacks "History of Scottish Surnames", Edinburgh's Old Town 1851 census and many published and transcript memorial inscriptions. We also hold typed transcripts of baptismal and communion rolls of the early Scottish churches in Manchester. Jim Beckett, a founder member, has compiled a Soldiers Index of Chelsea Pensioners, very many of whom were of Scottish origin.
PUBLICATIONS	ASFHS has published five volumes of Scottish Emigrants into England and Wales and a Digest of library sources of Scottish Genealogy in the Manchester Central Library. We also have the full use of the main Society's Bookshop where many books of Scottish interest are sold and which may also be ordered by mail order. View details of ASFHS Publications View details of books about Scottish Research
SCOTTISH STRAYS	SCOTTISH STRAYS THE SCOTTISH MARRIAGE INDEX Surnames beginning with letter: A B C DEF G HIJ KL Ma Mc Me to My NOPQ R S TUV WYZ Late Entries To access/download the database you need to have Acrobat Reader Click the file which is likely to contain the name in which you are interested. Please note details about the Spouses are listed under their own name. One of the stumbling blocks for any family historian trying to trace Scottish ancestors is when those ancestors have emigrated, or it is suspected that they have emigrated when the trace is lost. Or it could be that descendants of someone outside Scotland are trying to trace the family back in Scotland. The Society have built a database based on a marriage because recording details of the couple and their parents, gives, in most cases, four family names, the place where the Scot was born, the place where they were married and the dates of the events. The database is called The Scottish Marriage Index and can be accessed here, on this site. The majority of the marriages listed here took place outside Scotland. However as some contributors sent in every marriage involving a Scots-born person in their family tree, then many of the marriages, celebrated abroad, are linked to their roots back in Scotland. If you wish to make contact with the person who contributed a particular marriage, then e-mail Dan Muir at the address below quoting the Source Number. If there is no Source Number then it means that we do not have a contact address. If you would like your family details listed then send the following data to danmuir@ntlworld.com Names of the couple (send details of both, even if only one is Scots-born) their dates and places of birth, the names of their parents, the date and place of marriage. Your postal address.

Meeting Programme 2008

Saturday 19 th January 2008	Quiz and Social
Saturday 16 th February 2008	Heraldry – The Shorthand of History	Charles J. Burnett Esq Ross Herald of Arms
Saturday 15 th March 2008	Family History Programmes Family Tree Maker Brothers Keeper PAF Tree Draw	Eleanor Bennett Colin Wood Michael Couper Michael Couper
Saturday 19 th April 2008	1. Annual Meeting 2. Members Heirlooms Talks	Members
Saturday 17 thMay 2008	Ina’s Surprises	Ina Penneyston
Saturday 21 st June 2008	Ancestry Workshop Questions & Answers	Members
Saturday 19 th July 2008	Sources for Scottish Family History in Manchester	David Govier Archivist – Archives & Local Studies, Central Library Manchester
Saturday 16 th August 2008	No meeting
Saturday 20 th Sept 2008	Scottish Family History on The Web	Ina Penneyston
Saturday 18 th October 2008	Ancestral Breakthroughs	Members
Saturday 15 th Nov 2008	7 th Battalion The Royal Scots – The Gretna Railway Disaster & Gallipoli	Ken Nisbet
December	No Meeting

 Last Updated 15 th April 2008 – Ina Penneyston