Scollay Family Tree research resources
Investigate the background of the Scollay Genealogy using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family History !
Scollay records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Scollay family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Historical References
"SCOLLAY. A surname of Orkney and Shetland. Derived by Jacobsen from Skali, now the place name Skaill, probably Skaill in Sandwick. Villiam Skollair was cited in 1566 to appear for contumacy (REO., p. 373), David Scola was burgess of KirkwaU in 1574, and Mathew Scolla and his brother sold land in the township of Isbister in 1595 (ibid., p. 293, 373n). James Scollay of Toftis was retoured heir of David Scollay of Tofts, his father, 1617, and Edward Scollay was retoured heir of Duncan Scollay, burgess of Kirkwall, proavus, in 1628 (Retours, Orkney and Shetland, 5, 11). Edward Skollow appears in Inverbervie, 1589, and Andrew Skolloph held land there in 1616 (Laing, 1184, 1749). For ay = aw cf. Shirlaw -lay. Old spellings: Schola, Scollow. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Scollay ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Scollay Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Scollay Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Scollay family tree.
Look at Scollay Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Scollay family name using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Scollay family records.
Study MyHeritage for Scollay family data.
Check out the LDS Database for records of the Scollay family.
Research the Scollay surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Scollay Military records.
Scollay Family History Databases
Study WikiTree for user contributed Scollay family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Scollay data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Search MyTrees for information on the Scollay family and people looking to contact living Scollay relations.
Look at GENi for Scollay family records.
Find your Irish Scollay relatives on findmypast.ie
Scollay Forums
Research the Scollay surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Scollay Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Scollay family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Scollay surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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