Scottish Records
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Scottish Parish Registers
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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 before 1855
The amount of information recorded in OPR banns & marriages records can be variable and most entries contain very little detail. You may find the date(s) of the proclamation of intended marriage and/or date of marriage, names of bride and groom and their parish of residence, sometimes the occupation of the groom and occasionally the name of the bride's father. Otherwise, as in the example below, you may only find the names of the bride and groom recorded.
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
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