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| 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} --> | | 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} --> |
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| == Indexes <br> == | | == Indexes <br> == |
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| Before searching the original records, search an index. | | Before searching the original records, search an index. |
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| After the registers were microfilmed, the baptism and marriage information was extracted from the records. The information is available in four important indexes: | | After the registers were microfilmed, the baptism and marriage information was extracted from the records. The information is available in two places: |
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| *Index to the Old Parochial Registers of Scotland | | *[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true International Genealogical Index (IGI) ] |
| *Scottish Church Records index
| | *[http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ''ScotlandsPeople''] |
| *International Genealogical Index (IGI)
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| === Index to the Old Parochial Registers of Scotland <br> ===
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| This index is on microfiche at the Family History Library and family history centers. It consists of two parts:
| | === International Genealogical Index (IGI) <br> === |
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| *'''Main Index.''' The main index is organized by county. Within each county are separate indexes for baptisms and marriages. The baptism and marriage indexes are organized once by surname and once by given name.
| | This database is available online and can be searched by name. The IGI was produced by the Family History Library.<br> |
| *'''Addendum.''' The addendum contains entries that were missed when the original index was created. It is not organized by county. It has countrywide indexes for baptisms and for marriages arranged alphabetically by surname.
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| Each index entry contains the event date and place. It also contains a reference you can use to find a microfilm copy of the original parish record. This reference consists of a batch number and possibly a frame number.
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| *'''Batch Number.''' The batch number will help you identify the microfilm that contains the original parish record. Look up the batch number in the Batch Number Index on microfiche (click [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountryScotland.htm#PageTitle here] for an online version) to find the number of the microfilm that contains the parish register you want.
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| *'''Frame Number.''' Some index entries have a frame number listed in the Miscellaneous column. The frame number identifies the exact frame on the microfilm that contains the page of the parish register you want. If the index entry contains a frame number, it means that the record may be out of chronological order on the microfilm. Therefore, be sure to note the frame number, or you may have to search the entire microfilm frame by frame to find the page you want.
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| If the entry does not contain a frame number, the record is most likely on the microfilm in chronological order. You can find the page you want by finding the date the event was recorded.
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| To see if the records of your parish of interest are included in the index, go to the Family History Library Catalog online at [http://www.familysearch.org http://www.familysearch.org] (under the Library tab). Do a Place search for the parish name and click on the topic of 'Church records - Indexes.'
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| === Scottish Church Records Index <br> ===
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| This DOS database version of the ''Old Parochial Registers of Scotland ''index is available on computers in the Family History Library and family history centers. For more information about the index, click [[Scottish Church Records Index|here]]. It is not available online. <!--{12088974656450} -->
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| === International Genealogical Index (IGI) <br> ===
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| This database is available online at [http://www.familysearch.org http://www.familysearch.org] and contains much of what is included in the other two versions of the index.
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| === ''ScotlandsPeople'' === | | === ''ScotlandsPeople'' === |
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| The baptisms and marriages are also indexed on a Scottish government website known as ''ScotlandsPeople''. See the link to it under 'Additional Web Sites' below. Read more about ''[[ScotlandsPeople|ScotlandsPeople]]''.<!--{12088974656451} --> <!--{12088974656452} --><!--{12088974656453} --><!--{12088974656454} --><!--{12088974656455} --><!--{12088974656456} --><!--{12088974656457} --> | | The baptisms and marriages indexes and images are on a Scottish government website known as ''ScotlandsPeople''. See the link to it under 'Additional Web Sites' below. Read more about ''[[ScotlandsPeople|ScotlandsPeople]]''.<!--{12088974656451} --> <!--{12088974656452} --><!--{12088974656453} --><!--{12088974656454} --><!--{12088974656455} --><!--{12088974656456} --><!--{12088974656457} --> |
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| == Additional Information <br> == | | == Additional Information <br> == |