Ancestry Ireland Loses Scottish Record Access Rights

September 15, 2025 Victoria Sterling -Business Editor Business

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* ‍ Ancestry.com‘s Irish Unit (Ancestry Ireland):

‌ ​*⁣ ⁣Seeks access to​ past records from the ⁣12th-16th centuries (prison, census, wills, ​valuation rolls) held by National records of Scotland (NRS).
*⁢ Generated $222m in‍ revenue adn​ $62.8m in pre-tax profit in 2024.
* Received⁢ a $905.5m dividend from a ⁢related company.
* Experienced a notable ‌increase⁢ in administrative costs ($1.03bn from $306.5m) ⁢due⁤ to⁢ increased royalty‌ payments to its parent company.
*⁢ Access ⁤to Records: Ancestry Ireland has been unsuccessfully​ trying to secure a ‌commercial deal with​ the ‍NRS for 20 years to access 80 terabytes of data.
* Ancestry.com Overall:

⁤ * Generates approximately⁣ $1 billion ⁣in annual revenue.
​ * Holds 60 billion‍ records online.
* Has over 25 million people in its ‍consumer DNA network.
* ⁢ National Records of Scotland (NRS): ⁢Is​ digitizing its records with help from the Genealogical Society of Utah.