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=== Non-Church of Scotland === | === Non-Church of Scotland === | ||
* [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople] has | * [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople] has indexed most of the Roman Catholic parish registers throughout the country and these name entries can now be accessed at their main "search" page. A slight majority of other non-Church of Scotland denominational registers are available for searching in person or by record agent at the Scotlands People Archives, in Edinburgh. A list of what is available is [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/guides/church-registers#Parishes here]. Note that many records are not yet online. | ||
* FamilySearch.org and its Family History Library in Salt Lake City, and some of it's satellite Family History Centers possess the OPR or Church of Scotland Records database (an old DOS-based index). Note: FamilySearch.org many years ago obtained on microfilm collection of about 5-10% non-conformist/non-subscribing church registers. These church registers were indexed along with the Church of Scotland parochial registers and ''the data is included in this database.'' | * See "Research Guidance" below for important steps to take, to trace non-Church of Scotland ancestry. | ||
* FamilySearch.org and its Family History Library in Salt Lake City, and some of it's satellite Family History Centers possess the OPR or Church of Scotland Records database (an old DOS-based index). Note: FamilySearch.org many years ago obtained on microfilm collection of about 5-10% non-conformist/non-subscribing church registers. These church registers were indexed along with the Church of Scotland parochial registers and ''the data is included in this DOS database.'' | |||
=== Mixed/Other === | === Mixed/Other === | ||
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1636 Gretna Green, Scotland, Marriage Registers, 1794 - 1895] ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1636 Gretna Green, Scotland, Marriage Registers, 1794 - 1895] ($) | ||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10079/scottish-deaths-1747-1868?s=218489221 Scottish Deaths, 1747 - 1868], index, ($). | *[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10079/scottish-deaths-1747-1868?s=218489221 Scottish Deaths, 1747 - 1868], index, ($). | ||
*Some Catholic Registers are held at the [http://www.nas.gov.uk/ National Archives of Scotland] with the identifier of <u>[http://www.nas.gov.uk/onlineCatalogue/ NAS REF: RH21]</u>. | |||
== Research Guidance == | == Research Guidance == | ||