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|[[Image:National Library of Scotland - geograph.org.uk - 612101.jpg|thumb|right|350x250px|National Library of Scotland - geograph.org.uk - 612101.jpg|<center>The Green Entrance Hall, National Library of Scotland</center>]] | |[[Image:National Library of Scotland - geograph.org.uk - 612101.jpg|thumb|right|350x250px|National Library of Scotland - geograph.org.uk - 612101.jpg|<center>The Green Entrance Hall, National Library of Scotland</center>]] | ||
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*'''If you plan to visit a repository, contact them''' and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one. | *'''If you plan to visit a repository, contact them''' and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one. | ||
*Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them. | *Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them. | ||
==Archives== | ==Archives== | ||
'''National Records of Scotland'''<br>H M General Register House <br>2 Princes Street <br>Edinburgh EH1 3YY <br>Scotland<br><br>Tel: +44(0)131 535 1314<br> | '''National Records of Scotland'''<br>H M General Register House <br>2 Princes Street <br>Edinburgh EH1 3YY <br>Scotland<br><br>Tel: +44(0)131 535 1314<br>Email: historical_enquiries@nrscotland.gov.uk<br>[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/family-history Family History Guide]<br>[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/researching-online Researching Online]<br>[https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue/search.aspx Online Catalogue] | ||
*[https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/advanced-search '''ScotlandsPeople ($)'''] is the official research service of the National Records of Scotland. Indexes are free for statutory registers of births, marriages, and deaths; Old Parochial Registers; Catholic church records; and other church records. After locating a record in the index, the image of the record can be viewed for a small fee. Copies of records can be printed for an additional fee. | *[https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/advanced-search '''ScotlandsPeople ($)'''] is the official research service of the National Records of Scotland. Indexes are free for statutory registers of births, marriages, and deaths; Old Parochial Registers; Catholic church records; and other church records. After locating a record in the index, the image of the record can be viewed for a small fee. Copies of records can be printed for an additional fee. | ||
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[http://www.scotsgenealogy.com/Library.aspx '''Website'''] | [http://www.scotsgenealogy.com/Library.aspx '''Website'''] | ||
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[https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/advanced-search '''ScotlandsPeople ($)'''] should be checked first when searching for statutory records of births, marriages, and deaths; Old Parochial Registers; Catholic church records; and other church records. After locating a record in the index, the image of the record can be accessed for a fee. For earlier records, this is quicker than ordering from the Registrar General. | [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/advanced-search '''ScotlandsPeople ($)'''] should be checked first when searching for statutory records of births, marriages, and deaths; Old Parochial Registers; Catholic church records; and other church records. After locating a record in the index, the image of the record can be accessed for a fee. For earlier records, this is quicker than ordering from the Registrar General. | ||
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'''The Registrar General<br>'''General Search Unit<br>New Register House<br>3 West Register street<br>Edinburgh EH1 3YT<br>Scotland<br><br>Telephone: 0131 535 1314<br> | '''The Registrar General<br>'''General Search Unit<br>New Register House<br>3 West Register street<br>Edinburgh EH1 3YT<br>Scotland<br><br>Telephone: 0131 535 1314<br>Email: dataprotection@nrscotland.gov.uk<br>[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/birth-death-and-marriage-records/statutory-registers-of-births-deaths-and-marriages Statutory Registers of Births, Deaths and Marriages]<br>[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/registration/how-to-order-an-official-extract-from-the-registers How to Order a Certificate] (Also Known as an Official Extract) | ||
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