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'''Note:''' ''Quoad sacra ''parishes are those set up for ecclesiastical purposes to take care of those people who could not conveniently attend the parish church. To find records of people living in quoad sacra parishes, you must search the surrounding parishes. <!--{12055090632346} --><!--{12055090632347} --><!--{12055090632348} --><!--{12055090632349} --><!--{120550906323410} --><!--{120550906323411} --><!--{120550906323412} --><!--{120550906323413} --><!--{120550906323414} --><!--{120550906323415} --> | '''Note:''' ''Quoad sacra ''parishes are those set up for ecclesiastical purposes to take care of those people who could not conveniently attend the parish church. To find records of people living in quoad sacra parishes, you must search the surrounding parishes. <!--{12055090632346} --><!--{12055090632347} --><!--{12055090632348} --><!--{12055090632349} --><!--{120550906323410} --><!--{120550906323411} --><!--{120550906323412} --><!--{120550906323413} --><!--{120550906323414} --><!--{120550906323415} --> | ||
== Accessing Records <br> == | == Accessing Records <br> == | ||
The Church of Scotland sent all of its known registers up to the year 1855 to the General Register Office (GRO) in Edinburgh | The Church of Scotland sent all of its known registers up to the year 1855 to the General Register Office (GRO) in Edinburgh For more information, go online to the [http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk GRO] website and click on the link for Family Records. The registers have been microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah and are available at the Family History Library, or can be ordered through Family History Centers worldwide. | ||
Click [[Scotland Old Counties pre 1974 and New Counties post 1974|here]] for a list of Scotland's counties, with links to parishes and their records | Click [[Scotland Old Counties pre 1974 and New Counties post 1974|here]] for a list of Scotland's counties, with links to parishes and their records including Family History Library microfilm numbers. To find numbers in the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog], and click Place Search. Type the name of a parish and county of interest and click Search. From the list of topics, click Church records. Finally click the title of the parish register. | ||
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The [http://www.scotroots.com/parish.htm Parish List for Scotland] shows all of the parishes in alphabetical order, giving the parish number, county in which it is situated, and the date when the Old Parochical Records (Presbyterian Church records) began. | The [http://www.scotroots.com/parish.htm Parish List for Scotland] shows all of the parishes in alphabetical order, giving the parish number, county in which it is situated, and the date when the Old Parochical Records (Presbyterian Church records) began. | ||
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'''Additional Information:''' | '''Additional Information:''' | ||
Scottish parish registers were microfilmed twice. In the first filming, some information in the margins of the registers is not readable on the film. The second filming corrected this problem. The | Scottish parish registers were microfilmed twice. In the first filming, some information in the margins of the registers is not readable on the film. The second filming corrected this problem. The second filming also has frame numbers to help you find an entry that was extracted. For more information, read the section below for Indexes. <!--{12088853364080} --> | ||
== Indexes <br> == | == Indexes <br> == | ||