Scottish Handwriting

steiner · Post by **steiner** » Thu May 19, 2011 10:48 am

Can anyone recommend or suggest any book or othe publication that an amateur family historian can read up on and learn about understanding /deciphering old Scottish Handwriting from say early period - until 1800?

thanks

Andy

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Thu May 19, 2011 11:24 am

http://www.scottishhandwriting.com/
is good for early hands.

carlineric · Post by **carlineric** » Thu May 19, 2011 12:45 pm

Lesley's suggestion is probably the best bet. There is also Grant Simpson's Scottish Handwriting 1150-1650 which I think is now out of print or the Scottish Records Association's Scottish Handwriting 1500-1700: a self-help pack.

Eric

steiner · Post by **steiner** » Thu May 19, 2011 2:31 pm

Thank you Lesley and Eric. I'll take a look at both.

Andy

Post by **AnneM** » Fri May 20, 2011 12:00 am

Hi

Grant Simpson's book is still in print and available on Ancestry. I just bought a copy.

Anne

steiner · Post by **steiner** » Sun May 22, 2011 5:12 pm

Hi Anne thank you for that. I tried looking for it on Ancestry, Do you have a link to the page or would you mind telling me the price please they charge. Thanks again.

Andy

Post by **AnneM** » Tue May 31, 2011 9:19 pm

Sorry. Must have been having a brain dead moment. I meant to type Amazon! Now I've been away for just over a week and you must think I've been deliberately ignoring your question. Mea culpa!!

Anne

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