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Each local parish (pairish, parochin) keeps records. The two major record types are ''parochial or parish registers'' and ''kirk session records''(see details below under '''Searching'''). | Each local parish (pairish, parochin) keeps records. The two major record types are ''parochial or parish registers'' and ''kirk session records''(see details below under '''Searching'''). | ||
It ''may be'' necessary to know the parish where your ancestor was born, married, or died so you can search parish registers. If you do not know the parish but know the name of a village or town, you may use a gazetteer to locate the parish. | It ''may be'' necessary to know the parish where your ancestor was born, married, or died so you can search parish registers. If you do not know the parish but know the name of a village or town, you may use a gazetteer to locate the parish. For more information, read the article [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Gazetteers Scotland Gazetteers]. The gazetteers provide: | ||
*Maps show parish boundaries to help determine which parish records to search | *Maps show parish boundaries to help determine which parish records to search | ||
*Identify neighboring parishes | *Identify neighboring parishes | ||
=== Nonconformists <br> === | === Nonconformists <br> === | ||
Any church that is not the established or state church is referred to as nonconformist. There were two categories of nonconformist churches in Scotland: | Any church that is not the established or state church is referred to as nonconformist. There were two categories of nonconformist churches in Scotland: | ||