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Now What?: Searching for Scots

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Q. I’m having trouble tracing some Scottish ancestors. I have my great grandmother’s first and maiden last name and her father’s name, but there are so many similar Scottish names, I can’t be sure I’ve found the correct family. They were from the Aberdeen area. I’ve located my grandmother’s birth certificate but that’s about all View Website VIP Subscription

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