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'''Parish #313'''<br> | '''Parish #313'''<br> | ||
This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of Murroes. To learn more about how to use these records to search for your ancestors, go to the Scotland: Research Strategies. | This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of Murroes. To learn more about how to use these records to search for your ancestors, go to the [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland:_Research_Strategies_for_Locating_Births%2C_Marriages_and_Deaths Scotland: Research Strategies.]<br> | ||
= History<br> = | = History<br> = | ||
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Also available online at http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/. Browse the scanned pages under ‘For non-subscribers,’ then search for the parish report.<br> | Also available online at http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/. Browse the scanned pages under ‘For non-subscribers,’ then search for the parish report.<br> | ||
= Census Records<br> = | = Census Records<br> = | ||
A census is a count and description of the population, taken by the government, arranged by locality and by household. Read more about census records. | A census is a count and description of the population, taken by the government, arranged by locality and by household. Read more about [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Census census records.] | ||
Here is a list of the Family History Library microfilm numbers for the census records of Murroes, as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available: | Here is a list of the Family History Library microfilm numbers for the census records of Murroes, as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available: | ||
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| <u>Year</u><br> | | <u>Year</u><br> | ||
| <u></u><u>FHL Film Number</u><br> | | <u></u><u>FHL Film Number</u><br> | ||
| <u>Surname Indexes</u><br> | | <u>Surname Indexes</u><br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1841<br> | | 1841<br> | ||
| 1042681 <br> | | 1042681 <br> | ||
| 6203961<br> | | 6203961<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1851<br> | | 1851<br> | ||
| 1042257 <br> | | 1042257 <br> | ||
| none<br> | | none<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1861<br> | | 1861<br> | ||
| 0103793 <br> | | 0103793 <br> | ||
| none<br> | | none<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1871<br> | | 1871<br> | ||
| 0103949 <br> | | 0103949 <br> | ||
| none<br> | | none<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1881<br> | | 1881<br> | ||
| 0203499 <br> | | 0203499 <br> | ||
| 6086580 (12 fiche)<br> | | 6086580 (12 fiche)<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1891<br> | | 1891<br> | ||
| 0208727 <br> | | 0208727 <br> | ||
| none<br> | | none<br> | ||
|} | |} | ||
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= Church Records<br> = | = Church Records<br> = | ||
The Established Church of Scotland was Presbyterian. Read more about church records. <br> Here are the pre-1855 records that exist for this parish.<br> | The Established Church of Scotland was Presbyterian. Read more about [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Church_Records church records. ]<br> Here are the pre-1855 records that exist for this parish.<br> | ||
== Established Church—Old Parochial Registers == | == Established Church—Old Parochial Registers == | ||
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== Nonconformist Church Records == | == Nonconformist Church Records == | ||
A nonconformist church is any church that is not the Established church. Read more about nonconformity in Scotland in the article on the Scotland Church Records Union List.<br> | A nonconformist church is any church that is not the Established church. Read more about nonconformity in Scotland in the article on the [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Church_Records_Union_Lists Scotland Church Records Union List.]<br> | ||
No known nonconformist groups. | No known nonconformist groups. | ||
= Civil Registration Records<br> = | = Civil Registration Records<br> = | ||
Government or civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths (also called statutory records) began on January 1, 1855 in Scotland. Each parish has a registrar's office and large cities have several. The records are created by the registrars and copies are sent to the General Register Office in Edinburgh. Annual indexes are then created for the records for the whole country. <br>See the article on Scotland Civil Registration for more information and to access the records. | Government or civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths (also called statutory records) began on January 1, 1855 in Scotland. Each parish has a registrar's office and large cities have several. The records are created by the registrars and copies are sent to the General Register Office in Edinburgh. Annual indexes are then created for the records for the whole country. <br>See the article on [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Civil_Registration-_Vital_Records Scotland Civil Registration ]for more information and to access the records. | ||
= Probate Records<br> = | = Probate Records<br> = | ||
Murroes was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of St.Andrews until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Dundee. Probate records for 1513- 1901 are indexed online at [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/?gclid=CLKJyYGQ4ZUCFQQCagod1gp0Ww www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.] You must register on the website but use of the index to probate records, called 'Wills & Testaments,' is free. You may then purchase a copy of the document or, if the document is before 1823, it will be on microfilm at the Family History Library. To find the microfilm numbers, search in the library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 catalog] for the 'Place' of Angus and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of St.Andrews.<br> <br> The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Angus. Look in the library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 catalog] for the 'Place' of angus and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br> <br> Read more about Scotland Probate Records.<br> | Murroes was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of St.Andrews until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Dundee. Probate records for 1513- 1901 are indexed online at [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/?gclid=CLKJyYGQ4ZUCFQQCagod1gp0Ww www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.] You must register on the website but use of the index to probate records, called 'Wills & Testaments,' is free. You may then purchase a copy of the document or, if the document is before 1823, it will be on microfilm at the Family History Library. To find the microfilm numbers, search in the library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 catalog] for the 'Place' of Angus and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of St.Andrews.<br> <br> The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Angus. Look in the library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 catalog] for the 'Place' of angus and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br> <br> Read more about [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Probate_Records Scotland Probate Records.]<br> | ||
Return to Angus [[Angus Parishes|parish list.]] | Return to Angus [[Angus Parishes|parish list.]] | ||
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