Scotland Civil Registration: Difference between revisions
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For more information on civil registration records and laws, see: | For more information on civil registration records and laws, see: | ||
Bisset-Smith, G.T. ''Vital Registration: A Manual of the Law and Practice''. Edinburgh, Scotland: William Green & Sons, 1902. (Family History Library book | Bisset-Smith, G.T. ''Vital Registration: A Manual of the Law and Practice''. Edinburgh, Scotland: William Green & Sons, 1902. (Family History Library book {{FHL|941 V2b|disp=941 V2b}}.) | ||
You can find other guides to civil registration records in the Place Search of the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] under: | You can find other guides to civil registration records in the Place Search of the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] under: | ||
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You can also find the microfilm numbers by looking in the following source: | You can also find the microfilm numbers by looking in the following source: | ||
*''Register of Births, Marriages, and Deaths of Scotland''. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Library, 1987. (Family History Library | *''Register of Births, Marriages, and Deaths of Scotland''. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Library, 1987. (Family History Library{{FHL|593463|title-id|disp= book Reg 941 V2; fiche 6035516.)}} This source is arranged first by event, then by county, then by date. At the beginning of each county is a list of the parishes giving their number. | ||
'''NOTE:''' Birth and marriage records from 1855 to 1875 have been extracted and appear in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true International Genealogical Index]. | '''NOTE:''' Birth and marriage records from 1855 to 1875 have been extracted and appear in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true International Genealogical Index]. | ||
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*On film, a “Mc” or “Mac” surname may be found in the indexes at the end of the M section. Online, try spelling variations. | *On film, a “Mc” or “Mac” surname may be found in the indexes at the end of the M section. Online, try spelling variations. | ||
*There is an additional index at the end of each filmed yearly index called the "Vide Addenda." This index lists names missed in the regular index. A cross-reference to the Vide Addenda will usually be found in the regular index. | *There is an additional index at the end of each filmed yearly index called the "Vide Addenda." This index lists names missed in the regular index. A cross-reference to the Vide Addenda will usually be found in the regular index. | ||
*Some births, marriages, and deaths were registered late. These “neglected entries” cover the period from about 1820 to 1860 and were registered between 1860 and 1868. They are on one roll of microfilm (Family History Library | *Some births, marriages, and deaths were registered late. These “neglected entries” cover the period from about 1820 to 1860 and were registered between 1860 and 1868. They are on one roll of microfilm (Family History Library{{FHL|103538|film|disp=film 103538}}). | ||
If you cannot find an index entry, consider the following strategies: | If you cannot find an index entry, consider the following strategies: | ||