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Revision as of 07:58, 20 April 2007
Contents
....its started ... some examples from scotlands people to be going on with. ....each section will need some text ....the page needs an explanation of how the Scottish system works and how to find things
Scottish Parish Registers
You will find ...
Online: ScotlandsPeople
Births before 1855
The level of record keeping varied and some records contain little detail. You could find the name of the child, whether legitimate or not, date of birth and/or date of baptism, father's name, mother's name and maiden surname, place or parish of residence, occupation of the father and names (and sometimes occupations) of witnesses. On the other hand, you may find that the mother's name is not recorded, the sex of the child may not be recorded, or the name of the child may be ambiguous.
Births after 1855
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Marriages pre 1855
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Marriages after 1855
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Deaths before 1855
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Deaths after 1855
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Scottish Wills and Testaments
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Scottish Census Returns
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General Links for Scotland
Back to Records Office Guide
