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'''1829 '''Roman Catholics are permitted by law to buy and inherit property and keep records. | '''1829 '''Roman Catholics are permitted by law to buy and inherit property and keep records. | ||
'''1834''' many non-Church of Scotland ministers were allowed to perform marriages | |||
'''1843''' Ministers break away from the Presbyterian Church and form the Free Church. | '''1843''' Ministers break away from the Presbyterian Church and form the Free Church. | ||
'''1847''' The Secession and Relief Churches combine to form the United Presbyterian Church. At that time, the Free Church had five million members, and the United Presbyterian Church had two million members. | '''1847''' The Secession and Relief Churches combine to form the United Presbyterian Church. At that time, the Free Church had five million members (some settled in Ontario, Canada), and the United Presbyterian Church had two million members. | ||
== Historical Sources == | ==Historical Sources== | ||
=== Church Histories === | ===Church Histories=== | ||
For more information on church history or the history of a particular denomination, see the [[Scotland Church Records|Scotland Church Records]] page or look in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] under: | For more information on church history or the history of a particular denomination, see the [[Scotland Church Records|Scotland Church Records]] page or look in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] under: | ||
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SCOTLAND, [COUNTY] - CHURCH HISTORY | SCOTLAND, [COUNTY] - CHURCH HISTORY | ||
=== Parish Histories | ===Parish Histories=== | ||
Histories written about individual parishes can provide information on the: | Histories written about individual parishes can provide information on the: | ||
*parish | |||
*churches within the parish | *parish | ||
*schools | *churches within the parish | ||
*schools | |||
*population of the parish. | *population of the parish. | ||
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The following book contains brief parish histories: | The following book contains brief parish histories: | ||
*''Statistical Accounts of Scotland.'' Wakerfield, England: EP Publishing Limited, [197?]. (Family History Library book 941 B4sa.) This work has three series covering different time periods. | *''[https://stataccscot.edina.ac.uk/static/statacc/dist/home Statistical Accounts of Scotland].'' Wakerfield, England: EP Publishing Limited, [197?]. (Family History Library book 941 B4sa.) This work has three series covering different time periods, [https://stataccscot.edina.ac.uk/static/statacc/dist/exhibition/osa 1791-1795] and [https://stataccscot.edina.ac.uk/static/statacc/dist/exhibition/nsa 1834-1845], and [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bkeywords%3AStatistical%20%2Bkeywords%3AAccount%20%2Bkeywords%3Aof%20%2Bkeywords%3AScotland 1947-1992]. | ||
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For other parish histories, look in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] under: | For other parish histories, look in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] under: | ||