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 In Scotland,&nbsp;every county has a family history society.&nbsp;To find a society for your region of interest, go online to&nbsp;the website of the [http://www.safhs.org.uk/ Scottish Association of Family History Societies], and look in the 'Membership Lists.'&nbsp;In addition, links to other genealogical societies are found on the [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople]($)&nbsp; website.
-== Basic Records  ==
-There&nbsp;are&nbsp;four&nbsp;primary record types for Scottish research:
-*[[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]] - government records of births, deaths, and marriages, beginning in 1855.
-*[[Scotland Census|Census records]] - a list of people who lived in a household on a specific night, taken every ten years beginning in 1841.
-*[[Scotland Church Records|Church records]] -&nbsp;registers of ecclesiastical ordinances of baptism, marriage and burial, beginning in the 1500's.
-*[[Scotland Probate Records|Probate records]] -&nbsp;a written statement of a deceased person’s wishes regarding the disposal of his or her property.
-These are the records that provide the information most family history researchers seek, and they are easily accessible.
-In addition, there are many other record&nbsp;types of value for family history&nbsp;research.&nbsp;&nbsp;To learn more about other record types, see [[Scotland Genealogy|Scotland]] Click on the links for the various topics.
-As you proceed to the [[Scotland Strategies for Locating Births, Marriages and Deaths|Research Strategies]] pages, you will learn how to use the records to find your ancestors.
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