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''[[Scotland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Church Records''''' | |||
Church records are an excellent source for accurate information on names, dates, and places of birth, marriage, and death. Most people in Scotland before the mid-nineteenth century are listed in church records. Since civil authorities did not begin registering vital statistics until 1855, church records are the best source of family information before that date. | Church records are an excellent source for accurate information on names, dates, and places of birth, marriage, and death. Most people in Scotland before the mid-nineteenth century are listed in church records. Since civil authorities did not begin registering vital statistics until 1855, church records are the best source of family information before that date. | ||
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*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: | ||
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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 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. | 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. | ||
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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} --> | ||
== Indexes <br> | == Indexes <br> == | ||
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 two places: | After the registers were microfilmed, the baptism and marriage information was extracted from the records. The information is available in two places: | ||
*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true International Genealogical Index (IGI) ] | *[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true International Genealogical Index (IGI)] | ||
*[http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ''ScotlandsPeople''] | *[http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ''ScotlandsPeople''] | ||
=== <!--{12088974656450} -->International Genealogical Index (IGI) <br> | === <!--{12088974656450} -->International Genealogical Index (IGI) <br> === | ||
This database is available online and can be searched by name. The IGI was produced by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<br> | This database is available online and can be searched by name. The IGI was produced by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<br> | ||
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=== ''ScotlandsPeople'' === | === ''ScotlandsPeople'' === | ||
The baptisms and marriages indexes and images are on a Scottish government website known as ''ScotlandsPeople''. 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''. Read more about ''[[ScotlandsPeople|ScotlandsPeople]]''.<!--{12088974656451} --> <!--{12088974656452} --><!--{12088974656453} --><!--{12088974656454} --><!--{12088974656455} --><!--{12088974656456} --><!--{12088974656457} --> | ||
== Additional Information <br> | == Additional Information <br> == | ||
Birth and marriage records in the old parochial records of the Church of Scotland were produced on microfiche before the data was added to the IGI. For more information about the Old Parochial Registers of Scotland, read [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=OlParReg.ASP Old Parochial Registers Index for Scotland]. | Birth and marriage records in the old parochial records of the Church of Scotland were produced on microfiche before the data was added to the IGI. For more information about the Old Parochial Registers of Scotland, read [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=OlParReg.ASP Old Parochial Registers Index for Scotland]. | ||
Records of civil parishes are held in Edinburgh: | Records of civil parishes are held in Edinburgh: | ||
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Scotland | Scotland | ||
Internet: [http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/ http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/] <!--{120550906323423} --> | Internet: [http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/ http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/] <!--{120550906323423} --> | ||
== Additional Web Sites <br> == | == Additional Web Sites <br> == | ||
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Access to British archives/catalog/documents: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk<!--{120550906323424} --> | Access to British archives/catalog/documents: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk<!--{120550906323424} --> | ||
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[[Category:Scotland|Church Records]] | [[Category:Scotland|Church Records]] | ||