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* <span><span></span></span><span><span><span> </span>If you are looking for a parish, city, or regional office that houses records, you will need to know the current address and the areas covered by the repository.</span></span> | * <span><span></span></span><span><span><span> </span>If you are looking for a parish, city, or regional office that houses records, you will need to know the current address and the areas covered by the repository.</span></span> | ||
You should still begin with the pre-1974 county name when you start your genealogical research. | You should still begin with the pre-1974 county name when you start your genealogical research. <!--{12069969785340} --> | ||
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== Use of the suffix 'shire<span><span><span>'</span></span></span> == | == Use of the suffix 'shire<span><span><span>'</span></span></span> == | ||
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<span><span><span><span><span>The word 's</span><span></span>hire' is usually used on the end of a county name when there is a parish or city (burgh)</span><span></span> of the same name within the county, such as the city or burgh of Aberdeen in Aberdeenshire. When referring to 'the county of Aberdeen', you do not use 'shire' on the end of the name as that would be redundant.</span></span></span> | <span><span><span><span><span>The word 's</span><span></span>hire' is usually used on the end of a county name when there is a parish or city (burgh)</span><span></span> of the same name within the county, such as the city or burgh of Aberdeen in Aberdeenshire. When referring to 'the county of Aberdeen', you do not use 'shire' on the end of the name as that would be redundant.</span></span></span> | ||
One exception worth noting is that of Fife, which has never actually been a county in the true sense of the word, but anciently was a kingdom. It is still referred to as "the Kingdom of Fife" and should not at any time be given the -shire suffix.<!--{ | One exception worth noting is that of Fife, which has never actually been a county in the true sense of the word, but anciently was a kingdom. It is still referred to as "the Kingdom of Fife" and should not at any time be given the -shire suffix.<!--{12069969785341} --><!--{12069969785342} --> <!--{12069969785343} --><!--{12069969785344} --><!--{12069969785345} --><!--{12069969785346} --><!--{12069969785347} --> <!--{12069969785348} --> <!--{12069969785349} --> <!--{120699697853410} --> | ||
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== Alternate names == | == Alternate names == | ||
<span><span><span><span>Long before the 1974 reorganization, s</span><span></span>ome counties had alternate names by which they were at times known. These include Edinburghshire or Midlothian, Elginshire or Moray, Forfarshire or Angus, Haddingtonshire or East Lothian, and Linlithgowshire or West Lothian. </span></span></span> <!--{ | <span><span><span><span>Long before the 1974 reorganization, s</span><span></span>ome counties had alternate names by which they were at times known. These include Edinburghshire or Midlothian, Elginshire or Moray, Forfarshire or Angus, Haddingtonshire or East Lothian, and Linlithgowshire or West Lothian. </span></span></span> <!--{120699697853411} --><!--{120699697853412} --><!--{120699697853413} --><!--{120699697853414} --> <!--{120699697853415} --> | ||
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== '''County list''' == | == '''County list''' == | ||
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== Parishes in each county == | |||
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.<br><!--{ | 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.<br><!--{120699697853416} --><!--{120699697853417} --><!--{120699697853418} --><!--{120699697853419} --><!--{120699697853420} --><!--{120699697853421} --><!--{120699697853422} --><!--{120699697853423} --><!--{120699697853424} --><!--{120699697853425} --><!--{120699697853426} --><!--{120699697853427} --><!--{120699697853428} --><!--{120699697853429} --><!--{120699697853430} --><!--{120699697853431} --><!--{120699697853432} --><!--{120699697853433} --><!--{120699697853434} --><!--{120699697853435} --><!--{120699697853436} --><!--{120699697853437} --><!--{120699697853438} --><!--{120699697853439} --><!--{120699697853440} --><!--{120699697853441} --><!--{120699697853442} --><!--{120699697853443} --><!--{120699697853444} --><!--{120699697853445} --><!--{120699697853446} --><!--{120699697853447} --><!--{120699697853448} --><!--{120699697853449} --><!--{120699697853450} --><!--{120699697853451} --><!--{120699697853452} --><!--{120699697853453} --><!--{120699697853454} --><!--{120699697853455} --><!--{120699697853456} --><!--{120699697853457} --><!--{120699697853458} --><!--{120699697853459} --><!--{120699697853460} --><!--{120699697853461} --><!--{120699697853462} --><!--{120699697853463} --><!--{120699697853464} --><!--{120699697853465} --><!--{120699697853466} --><!--{120699697853467} --><!--{120699697853468} --><!--{120699697853469} --><!--{120699697853470} --><!--{120699697853471} --><!--{120699697853472} --><!--{120699697853473} --><!--{120699697853474} --><!--{120699697853475} --><!--{120699697853476} --><!--{120699697853477} -->== <!--{120699697853478} --><!--{120699697853479} --><!--{120699697853480} --> <!--{120699697853481} --> <!--{120699697853482} --> <!--{120699697853483} --> | ||
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