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For more information on civil registration records and laws, see: | For more information on civil registration records and laws, see: | ||
Bisset-Smith, G.T. ''Vital Registration: A Manual of the Law and Practice''. Edinburgh, Scotland: William Green & Sons, 1902. ( | Bisset-Smith, G.T. ''Vital Registration: A Manual of the Law and Practice''. Edinburgh, Scotland: William Green & Sons, 1902. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=941+V2b 941 V2b].) | ||
You can find other guides to civil registration records in the Place Search of the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] under: | You can find other guides to civil registration records in the Place Search of the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] under: | ||
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= Finding Civil Registration Records<br> = | = Finding Civil Registration Records<br> = | ||
Civil registration records are available in at least three ways, as follows. | Civil registration records are available in at least three ways, as follows. | ||
== Records at the Family History Library == | == Records at the Family History Library == | ||
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'''NOTE:''' Birth and marriage records from 1855 to 1875 have been extracted and appear in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true International Genealogical Index]. | '''NOTE:''' Birth and marriage records from 1855 to 1875 have been extracted and appear in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true International Genealogical Index]. | ||
Microfilms can be loaned to a family history center. To find the location of a center in your area, go to [http://www.familysearch.org/ http://www.familysearch.org] and type your locality in the field labeled 'Find a Family History Center.' | Microfilms can be loaned to a family history center. To find the location of a center in your area, go to [http://www.familysearch.org/ http://www.familysearch.org] and type your locality in the field labeled 'Find a Family History Center.' | ||
== Records Available Online at ''ScotlandsPeople'' <br> == | == Records Available Online at ''ScotlandsPeople'' <br> == | ||
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Every parish in Scotland (beginning with the parishes in Shetland in the north and working south through Wigtonshire) has had a number assigned to it to assist with the organizing of records. When civil registration began in 1855, the civil parishes also became civil registration districts, and they had the same identification numbers. The numbers are used to identify parishes in civil, church, and census records. However, in large populated areas, it was necessary for the districts to be sub-divided, and the identification numbers were also sub-divided. For instance, the civil parish and district of Glasgow, Lanarkshire has the number of 644. When the districts were created in 1855, an area of Glasgow called High Church was created as a separate district and given the number of 644/2, indicating that it is part of the greater Glasgow area. | Every parish in Scotland (beginning with the parishes in Shetland in the north and working south through Wigtonshire) has had a number assigned to it to assist with the organizing of records. When civil registration began in 1855, the civil parishes also became civil registration districts, and they had the same identification numbers. The numbers are used to identify parishes in civil, church, and census records. However, in large populated areas, it was necessary for the districts to be sub-divided, and the identification numbers were also sub-divided. For instance, the civil parish and district of Glasgow, Lanarkshire has the number of 644. When the districts were created in 1855, an area of Glasgow called High Church was created as a separate district and given the number of 644/2, indicating that it is part of the greater Glasgow area. | ||
Continue to watch this page for the list of districts and their numbers, which will be added shortly. | Continue to watch this page for the list of districts and their numbers, which will be added shortly. | ||
= Using the Indexes to Civil Registration Records = | = Using the Indexes to Civil Registration Records = | ||
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*On film, a “Mc” or “Mac” surname may be found in the indexes at the end of the M section. Online, try spelling variations. | *On film, a “Mc” or “Mac” surname may be found in the indexes at the end of the M section. Online, try spelling variations. | ||
*There is an additional index at the end of each filmed yearly index called the "Vide Addenda." This index lists names missed in the regular index. A cross-reference to the Vide Addenda will usually be found in the regular index. | *There is an additional index at the end of each filmed yearly index called the "Vide Addenda." This index lists names missed in the regular index. A cross-reference to the Vide Addenda will usually be found in the regular index. | ||
*Some births, marriages, and deaths were registered late. These “neglected entries” cover the period from about 1820 to 1860 and were registered between 1860 and 1868. They are on one roll of microfilm ( | *Some births, marriages, and deaths were registered late. These “neglected entries” cover the period from about 1820 to 1860 and were registered between 1860 and 1868. They are on one roll of microfilm (Family History Library[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=103538 film 103538]). | ||
If you cannot find an index entry, consider the following strategies: | If you cannot find an index entry, consider the following strategies: | ||
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*Not every person was registered. <br><br> | *Not every person was registered. <br><br> | ||
{{Place|Scotland}} | {{Place|Scotland}} | ||
[[Category:Scotland|Civil Registration]] | [[Category:Scotland|Civil Registration]] | ||