Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book for the purposes of review and I have received other books from Genealogical Publishing Company, also for review. However, my opinions are my own and not influenced by outside sources.

If you have Scottish ancestors who arrived in the United States or Canada between 1825-1875, then David Dobson is a name that should be in your genealogical vocabulary.

Dobson specializes in abstracting Scottish records that identify individual men and women who have even a tidbit of biographical information about them published.

Today’s review is Scots in the USA and CANADA 1825-1875, Part Seven, newly published by Genealogical Publishing Company.

As the title implies, there are, indeed, six previous volumes containing genealogical treasure.

The book’s format is simple.

Contents

Introduction
References
Map and Illustrations

Alphabetical Listing of People

Part Seven has a bonus – an Addendum – of which Dobson says I have included a small Addendum of emigrant references dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, too few to form a separate book but too valuable to ignore.

The entries are interesting to read:

Charles Burnett, born 1827, from Forfar in Angus, survived a shipwreck of the Annie Jane off Vetersey in the Outer Hebrides. The ship left Liverpool and was on its way to Quebec.

Malcolm Ranny from New Brunswick graduated with is MD from Glasgow University in 1855.

Anne McHattie, daughter of merchant John McHattie of Aberdeen and wife of Rev. John Tawse, died at the Manse of King, Upper Canada on 22 June 1841.

These snippets are typical of the entries in the book, although some include biographical data on whole families.

This is a fabulous resource for those with 19th century Scottish immigrants who arrived in North America.

This book, and the others in the series, should be on the shelves of every genealogical library. They are an invaluable reference for those seeking information on their Scottish family members.

Scots in the USA and CANADA 1825-1875, Part Seven can be ordered online for $30.00 at Genealogical Publishing Company.

You’ll want to check out the other volumes in this series, which are priced as low as 10.95.

For even more of David Dobson’s books on Scottish emigrants, visit Genealogical Publishing Company for an extensive list.