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Most parish registers begin after 1650. Some kirk session (parish court) records begin earlier than the parish registers. Kirk session records may have some christening, marriage, and burial records in them. | Most parish registers begin after 1650. Some kirk session (parish court) records begin earlier than the parish registers. Kirk session records may have some christening, marriage, and burial records in them. | ||
Before searching parish registers, the International Genealogical Index (IGI) and [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople] should be searched. These serve as indexes to the records. | Before searching parish registers, the International Genealogical Index (IGI)http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true and [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople] should be searched. These serve as indexes to the records. | ||
=== Christenings (Baptisms) <br> === | === Christenings (Baptisms) <br> === | ||