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''[[Scotland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Angus (or Forfarshire), Scotland|Angus]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Arbroath'' | |||
'''Parish # 272'''<br> | '''Parish # 272'''<br> | ||
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= History = | = History = | ||
''The New Statistical Account of Scotland ''(pub. 1834-45) offers uniquely rich and detailed parish reports for the whole of Scotland, covering a vast range of topics including history, agriculture, education, trades, religion and social customs. The reports, written by the parish ministers, are available online at http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/. Click on ‘Browse scanned pages’ then search the parish reports for your parish of interest. Also available at the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&title=new+statistical+account+of+scotland&pretitle=new+statistical+account+of+scotland Family History Library.] | |||
= Census Records | = Census Records = | ||
A census is a count and description of the population, taken by the government, arranged by locality and by household. Read more about [[Scotland Census|census records.]] | A census is a count and description of the population, taken by the government, arranged by locality and by household. Read more about [[Scotland Census|census records.]] | ||
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'''History—'''<br>From 1787 this church was served from Dundee, see that parish for early records. A congregation was formed in 1839. | '''History—'''<br>From 1787 this church was served from Dundee, see that parish for early records. A congregation was formed in 1839. | ||
Records—<br>Baptisms 1840–1956<br>Marriages 1841–1951<br>'''Note:''' Available online for a fee, at [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk], record RH21/90. | Records—<br>Baptisms 1840–1956<br>Marriages 1841–1951<br>'''Note:''' Available online for a fee, at [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk], record RH21/90. | ||
=== Arbroath Branch, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter–Day Saints === | === Arbroath Branch, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter–Day Saints === | ||
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Government or civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths (also called statutory records) began on January 1, 1855 in Scotland. Each parish has a registrar's office and large cities have several. The records are created by the registrars and copies are sent to the General Register Office in Edinburgh. Annual indexes are then created for the records for the whole country. <br>See the article on [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Scotland Civil Registration for]] more information and to access the records. | Government or civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths (also called statutory records) began on January 1, 1855 in Scotland. Each parish has a registrar's office and large cities have several. The records are created by the registrars and copies are sent to the General Register Office in Edinburgh. Annual indexes are then created for the records for the whole country. <br>See the article on [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Scotland Civil Registration for]] more information and to access the records. | ||
= Probate Records<br> | = Probate Records<br> = | ||
Arbroath was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of St.Andrews until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Dundee. Probate records for 1513- 1901 are indexed online at [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/?gclid=CLKJyYGQ4ZUCFQQCagod1gp0Ww www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.] You must register on the website but use of the index to probate records, called 'Wills & Testaments,' is free. You may then purchase a copy of the document or, if the document is before 1823, it will be on microfilm at the Family History Library. To find the microfilm numbers, search in the library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 catalog] for the 'Place' of Angus and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of St.Andrew.<br><br>The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Angus. Look in the library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 catalog] for the 'Place' of Angus and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br><br>Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records|Scotland Probate Records.]] | Arbroath was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of St.Andrews until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Dundee. Probate records for 1513- 1901 are indexed online at [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/?gclid=CLKJyYGQ4ZUCFQQCagod1gp0Ww www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.] You must register on the website but use of the index to probate records, called 'Wills & Testaments,' is free. You may then purchase a copy of the document or, if the document is before 1823, it will be on microfilm at the Family History Library. To find the microfilm numbers, search in the library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 catalog] for the 'Place' of Angus and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of St.Andrew.<br><br>The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Angus. Look in the library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 catalog] for the 'Place' of Angus and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br><br>Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records|Scotland Probate Records.]] | ||