Emma Victoria Maxwell
- Family History Research
- Speaking / Presenting
- Writing /Publishing
- Document Retrieval / Record Agent
- Family History Research
- Family History Research
- Available for in-person events
- Available for virtual events
- Author/Writer
- House Historian / Local History
Emma Maxwell is a professional genealogist and co-founder of Scottish Indexes. Since 2001, she and her husband, Graham Maxwell, have painstakingly indexed thousands of historic Scottish family history records, opening them up to researchers worldwide.
Emma serves as secretary of the Scottish Genealogy Network and sits on the National Records of Scotland customer advisory panel.
In 2020, Emma and Graham launched the Scottish Indexes Conference series, which has grown into a trusted international forum for family historians. Through her work, she reveals the human stories hidden in archival records, bringing Scotland's past vividly to life.
Emma has appeared on BBC's Who Do You Think You Are? and is a regular speaker at major genealogy conferences, where she shares practical methods and insights to make Scottish family history accessible and inspiring.
- 20th Century
- 19th Century
- 18th Century
- 17th Century
- 16th Century and Earlier