Mathieson, Tony

Description

Professional genealogist and local historian based in Glasgow, Scotland.  Qualified in Genetics and in Genealogy. I undertake all the main areas of work expected of a professional genealogist, and have particular experience of Scottish records: Civil, Catholic and Presbyterian, in addition to the United Kingdom generally.

Special interests include

• Lanarkshire, miners, iron & steel communities
• Glasgow and Edinburgh
• Industrialists, manufacturers & inventors, particularly in the print industry
• Ireland, especially Tyrone and Armagh
• Lithuanian ancestry
• Migration – Scottish, Irish, Lithuanian diasporas – Americas and elsewhere

Beyond the usual birth, marriage, death, census and shipping records, sources which may be consulted include: wills, valuation rolls,  electoral registers, street directories, court proceedings, newspapers and old maps. Also sources in several European languages.

Types of work including, but not restricted to

• Preparation of family trees and narrative reports
• Fact-checking of trees provided by the client
• Interpretation of DNA results for recreational use
• Local history research
• Transcription of wills and other documents

Enquiries welcome from individual and corporate clients.