Sources for Research in Scottish Genealogy:
Biographical Information

Compiled by Judith P. Reid

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1.	Anderson, William, 1805-1866.
	The Scottish nation; or The surnames, families, literature,
	honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland. --
	Edinburgh : A. Fullarton & Co.. [1859]-63. -- 3 v. in 9. :
	fronts., ill., ports., coats of arms.                  
							CT813.A6

2.	Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871.
	A biographical dictionary of eminent Scotsmen. -- New ed., rev.
	throughout and continued by Thomas Thomson. -- London : Blackie
	and son, 1870. -- 3 v. : ill., ports.               
							CT813.C5 1870

	Facsimile edition published in New York by G. Olms in 1971.

3.	Chambers Scottish biographical dictionary / editor, Rosemary
	Goring. -- Edinburgh ; New York : Chambers, 1992. -- xl, 468 p.
							DA758.C48 1992

4.	Donaldson, Gordon.
	Who's who in Scottish history / [by] Gordon Donaldson and Robert
	S. Morpeth. -- New York : Barnes & Noble Books, [1973]. -- xx,
	254 p. : ill.                                     
							DA758.D66 1973b

	Includes bibliographical references.

5.	Foster, Joseph, 1844-1905.
	Members of Parliament, Scotland, including the minor barons, the
	commissioners for the shires, and the commissioners for the
	burghs, 1357-1882, on the basis of the parliamentary return 1880
	with genealogical and biographical notices / by Joseph Foster. --
	2nd ed. Rev. and cor. -- London and Aylesbury : Priv. print. by
	Hazell, Watson and Viney, 1882. -- xviii, 360 p.
							Microfilm (61520 JN) <MicRR>

6.	MacDougall, Donald, 1854-1920.
	Scots and Scots' descendants in America / D. MacDougall, editor
	in chief. -- New York : Caledonian Pub. Co., [c1917]. -- v. 1 :
	ill. (incl. ports.).                                  
							E184.S3 M14

	Only one volume published.

	Bibliography: v. 1, p. 133-139.

7.	Reeks, Lindsay S.
	Scottish coalmining ancestors / by Lindsay S. Reeks. -- Baltimore
	: Gateway Press, 1986. -- 292 p. : ill.         
							CS476.C6 R44 1986

	Bibliography: p. 263-271.

8.	Taylor, James, 1813-1892.
	The great historic families of Scotland / by James Taylor. --
	London : J.S. Virtue & Co., 1887. -- 2 v.
							Microfilm (19659 DA)  <MicRR>

9.	Watt, Donald Elmslie Robertson.
	A biographical dictionary of Scottish graduates to A.D. 1410 / by
	D.E.R. Watt. -- Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1977. -- xlii, 607 p.
							CT813.W37 1977

	Revision and expansion of the author's thesis, Oxford
	University.