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== Online Databases == | == Online Databases == | ||
*[http://www.findagraveinscotland.com/ Find | *[http://www.findagraveinscotland.com/ Find A Grave, Scotland, 1500 - 2000] | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-billion-graves-cemetery-index Scotland Billion Graves Cemetery Index] ($) | *[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-billion-graves-cemetery-index Scotland Billion Graves Cemetery Index] ($) | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-monumental-inscriptions-index Scotland Monumental Inscriptions Index] ($) | *[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-monumental-inscriptions-index Scotland Monumental Inscriptions Index] ($) | ||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9041 England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016] ($) | *[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9041 England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016] ($) | ||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9740 Global, Gravestone Photograph Index, 1265-2014] ($) | |||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70845 UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1576-2014] ($) | |||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60526 UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current] ($) | |||
*[http://www.scottish-monumental-inscriptions.com/ Scottish Monumental Inscriptions] | |||
*[https://sites.google.com/site/highlandmemorialinscriptions/home Highland Memorial Inscriptions] | |||
*[http://memento-mori.co.uk/ Monumental Inscriptions] - Glasgow and Central Scotland | *[http://memento-mori.co.uk/ Monumental Inscriptions] - Glasgow and Central Scotland | ||
*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/categories/scotland/cemeteries CoraWeb] | *[http://www.coraweb.com.au/categories/scotland/cemeteries CoraWeb] | ||
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/scotland/allscotlandcemeteries.htm Genealogylinks.net] - | *[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/scotland/allscotlandcemeteries.htm Genealogylinks.net] - all Scotland Cemeteries | ||
*[http://interment.net/uk/scot/index.htm Scotland Cemetery Records, 1500 - 2000] | *[http://interment.net/uk/scot/index.htm Scotland Cemetery Records, 1500 - 2000] | ||
==Cemetery records include: | ==Cemetery Records == | ||
Cemetery records include: | |||
*Kirk Session records of who is buried where, including plot maps. | *Kirk Session records of who is buried where, including plot maps. | ||
*Tombstone inscriptions, also called gravestone inscriptions or monumental inscriptions (M.I.). | *Tombstone inscriptions, also called gravestone inscriptions or monumental inscriptions (M.I.). | ||
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Since burial records in Scotland are scarce, gravestone inscriptions are particularly important. Even when burial records exist, gravestone inscriptions might provide information that the burial record does not, such as deaths abroad. | Since burial records in Scotland are scarce, gravestone inscriptions are particularly important. Even when burial records exist, gravestone inscriptions might provide information that the burial record does not, such as deaths abroad. | ||
Most cemeteries before 1850 were kirkyards of the Church of Scotland. Even people who were not members were buried in the parish kirkyard, as it was meant to be all-inclusive. | Most cemeteries before 1850 were kirkyards of the Church of Scotland. Even people who were not members were buried in the parish kirkyard, as it was meant to be all-inclusive. | ||
=== Lair records === | |||
Sometimes a family in Scotland purchased a lair (burial plot). Some of the registers that record these purchases still exist. They may provide valuable information such as the owner’s name and address, date of purchase, names and dates of the deceased, and the relationship to the owner. You may find these registers at the local church; the local registrar of births, marriages, and deaths; a local history library; or the council archives. | |||
== Finding Cemetery Records == | == Finding Cemetery Records == | ||
To find gravestone inscriptions, you need to know where an individual was buried. The person may have been buried in a kirkyard or | To find gravestone inscriptions, you need to know where an individual was buried. The person may have been buried in a kirkyard or a civil (local authority) cemetery—usually near the place where he or she lived or died. A person who died in another part of the country may have been brought to his home parish for burial. You can find clues to burial places in church records, death certificates (1855-1860), newspaper reports, or family histories. | ||
== Family History Library | === Family History Library === | ||
Many Scottish gravestone inscriptions have been recorded and published in printed form. The Family History Library has many of these publications. To find a book or microfilm call number, look in the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog FamilySearch Catalog] under: | Many Scottish gravestone inscriptions have been recorded and published in printed form. The Family History Library has many of these publications. To find a book or microfilm call number, look in the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog FamilySearch Catalog] under: | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=77&query=%2Bsubject%3ASCOTLAND%20%2Bsubject%3ACEMETERIES '''SCOTLAND - CEMETERIES'''] | *[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=77&query=%2Bsubject%3ASCOTLAND%20%2Bsubject%3ACEMETERIES '''SCOTLAND - CEMETERIES'''] | ||
* | *SCOTLAND, [COUNTY] - CEMETERIES (''insert your own county name'') | ||
*SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - CEMETERIES'' | *SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - CEMETERIES (''insert your own county and parish name'') | ||
If you find a microfilm you would like to view, it can be ordered at a [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|family history center]] near you for a nominal fee. | If you find a microfilm you would like to view, it can be ordered at a [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|family history center]] near you for a nominal fee. | ||
== In Scotland == | === In Scotland === | ||
Local libraries and societies in Scotland might also have gravestone transcripts for cemeteries in their areas (known as M.I. books, primarily covering local kirkyards). M.I. books are mostly published by family history societies.To find libraries and societies, go to the Wiki articles on [[Scotland Archives and Libraries|Scotland Archives and Libraries]] and [[Scotland Societies|Scotland Societies]]. | Local libraries and societies in Scotland might also have gravestone transcripts for cemeteries in their areas (known as M.I. books, primarily covering local kirkyards). M.I. books are mostly published by family history societies.To find libraries and societies, go to the Wiki articles on [[Scotland Archives and Libraries|Scotland Archives and Libraries]] and [[Scotland Societies|Scotland Societies]]. | ||
{{Place|Scotland}} | {{Place|Scotland}} | ||
[[Category:Scotland|Cemeteries]] [[Category:Cemeteries]] | [[Category:Scotland|Cemeteries]] [[Category:Cemeteries]] | ||