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Genealogy Resources for Angus and Fife



Maps and Directories

Angus and Fife Maps 1583-1931
Also among the National Library of Scotland's greatest treasures are the earliest surviving detailed maps of Scotland, made by Timothy Pont over 400 years ago.

Old Maps of Angus and Fife Towns
Index of detailed old maps of most towns around 1860. You can explore out to all sides by using the arrows at the top of the page. These maps are ideal for finding the locations of areas such as farms.

1791-99 and 1845 Statistical Accounts
Click on the Parish List tab then select Account Year followed by County and Parish required. Click on the page link in the 'reference' column when this is found.

Angus and Fife History and Genealogy Websites

Tay Valley Family History Society
The main centre for family history research in the Tay Valley area (the former counties of Angus, Fife, Kinross and Perthshire).

Angus Local Studies Centre
Includes historical records of Angus Council's predecessors, papers of individuals, diaries, letters, records of societies, businesses and more..

GENUKI Angus
Offers information on available resources for Angus and it's parishes

Angus GenWeb
Lots of links to help researchers find local resources and reference information.

University of Dundee Archives
Resources for family historians include manuscript collections, photographic works, and other records

Dundee City Council Archives
There are two main links here one to local history and the other that is worth browsing is the Local Studies Library link

Kinnettles Heritage Group
Contains Photo's, history, interment's and memorial's for Kinnettle's Kirk and maps

BRECHIN The Ancient City
Photo's, maps, statistics, articles, personal stories and history.

Fife Family History Society
Maps, local records, photographs, mailing list and transcription service

Burntisland Online
Includes historical items, many photographs, and web links to various other sites related to Burntisland.

GENUKI Fife
Offers information on available resources for Fife and it's parishes.

Fife GenWeb
Lots of links to help researchers find local resources and reference information.

Fife Pits and Memorial Book
Study of mining with pit location maps, history of coal, disasters and personal accounts.

Drews Genealogy
On line databases for census, links to resources and photos

St Andrews University Library
Manuscript database, photographic collections and rare books

The Annals of Dunfermline
Complete text from 19th century book by Dr Ebenezer Henderson, detailing the history of Fife.

The Fife Post
Articles, history and genealogy links for Fife.

Friends of Methil Heritage
History & Heritage of the Levenmouth area of Fife.



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