Hi List A useful web-site provided by the Scottish Archive Network (SCAN) is their Knowledge Database : http://www.scan.org.uk/knowledgebase/index.htm You can search by :- 'Record Types' eg Passenger Lists, Registers of Sasines 'Subjects' eg Death and Burial, Emigration These will give you information about the 'Record Type' or 'Subject' selected You can also search for 'Places' or 'Types of Places' eg Burghs, Parishes using the SCAN Gazetteer Regards Les