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On '''1 January 1855''' civil birth, marriage, and death registrations began, known as "Statutory Registers". The old civil parishes and boroughs became Registration Districts by which the records were organised. Registrars were appointed in every parish in Scotland. The registrars sent one copy of the register to the General Register Office in Edinburgh annually. Divorces were not covered until 1984. <br> | On '''1 January 1855''' civil birth, marriage, and death registrations began, known as "Statutory Registers". The old civil parishes and boroughs became Registration Districts by which the records were organised. Registrars were appointed in every parish in Scotland. The registrars sent one copy of the register to the General Register Office in Edinburgh annually. Divorces were not covered until 1984. <br> | ||
It was in '''2002''' that [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople] (the primary website for Scotland research where you can search civil registration, census records, parish records, and probate indexes and view the images for a fee) went online, forever changing the method of locating and obtaining these records. | It was in '''2002''' that [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople] (the primary website for Scotland research where you can search civil registration, census records, parish records, and probate indexes and view the images for a fee) went online, forever changing the method of locating and obtaining these records. At [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople] one can search the indexes and obtain a digital copy of the record for a small fee within minutes. | ||
==Content of Statutory Registers of Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates== | ==Content of Statutory Registers of Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates== | ||