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According to legend, in 832 A.D. Óengus II led an army of Picts and Scots into battle against the Angles, led by Æthelstan, near modern-day Athelstaneford, East Lothian. The legend states that whilst ...According to legend, in 832 A.D. Óengus II led an army of Picts and Scots into battle against the Angles, led by Æthelstan, near modern-day Athelstaneford, East Lothian. The legend states that whilst engaged in prayer on the eve of battle, Óengus vowed that if granted victory he would appoint Saint Andrew as the Patron Saint of Scotland; Andrew then appeared to Óengus that night in a dream and assured him of victory. On the morning of battle white clouds, forming an X shape in the sky, were said to have appeared. Óengus and his combined force, emboldened by this apparent divine intervention, took to the field and despite being inferior in terms of numbers were victorious. Having interpreted the cloud phenomenon as representing the crux decussata upon which Saint Andrew was crucified, Óengus honoured his pre-battle pledge and duly appointed Saint Andrew as the Patron Saint of Scotland. The white saltire set against a celestial blue background is said to have been adopted as the design of the flag of Scotland on the basis of this legend.
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Is anyone interested in tracing their Scottish family tree, but don't know how to get started? Or maybe started and hit one of the many brick walls that crop up along the way? If so, we're working on ...Is anyone interested in tracing their Scottish family tree, but don't know how to get started? Or maybe started and hit one of the many brick walls that crop up along the way? If so, we're working on a guide that includes details on how to get started, where to find what you're looking for, details on what you will find (including hints and tips to get over those brick walls) and ways to record the information you find to make it easier to understand and follow!
The guide is being created from our own experience of tracing our own family trees, which we have managed to do - within Scotland at least; both myself and Linda have ancestors that came across from Ireland at some point and that (unfortunately) is one of the brick walls you will encounter... while in Scotland we're lucky to have easy (if not always inexpensive) access to family records sadly that is not the case for Ireland (and other places I guess, but we've not encountered that problem yet)!
We're also looking to help others with their own Scottish family trees, but will have to work out the details on how we would do that. While there are sites that offer free access to records, unfortunately we have found instances where these aren't always reliable. The only way to get actual information is to pay for it (either through ScotlandsPeople, the official Scottish genealogy resource, or by visiting the ScotlandsPeople Centre, the family history centre for genealogy research in Edinburgh!
Anyway, if you would like more information (or even to enquire about what help we could offer) please get in touch!
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