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:*{{RecordSearch|2421466|'''Scotland Presbyterian & Protestant Church Records, 1736-1990'''}} - at FamilySearch, index & images ($). [[Scotland Presbyterian & Protestant Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]] | :*{{RecordSearch|2421466|'''Scotland Presbyterian & Protestant Church Records, 1736-1990'''}} - at FamilySearch, index & images ($). [[Scotland Presbyterian & Protestant Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]] | ||
:*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bkeywords%3AScotland%20%2Bkeywords%3ABlotter '''Blotter Registers'''] | :*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bkeywords%3AScotland%20%2Bkeywords%3ABlotter '''Blotter Registers'''] | ||
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*'''FindMyPast''' has '''indexed and digitized''' the records. | *'''FindMyPast''' has '''indexed and digitized''' the records. | ||
:*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/scotland-parish-births-and-baptisms-1564-1929 '''Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929'''], index & images ($). | :*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/scotland-parish-births-and-baptisms-1564-1929 '''Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929'''], index & images ($). | ||
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The Church of Scotland (a Presbyterian church) has been the recognized national church of Scotland since 1690. It is not a state or "established" church (although that latter description has found its way into various official documentation such as marriage registers); that independence from the state was eventually acknowledged in the Church of Scotland Act 1921. | The Church of Scotland (a Presbyterian church) has been the recognized national church of Scotland since 1690. It is not a state or "established" church (although that latter description has found its way into various official documentation such as marriage registers); that independence from the state was eventually acknowledged in the Church of Scotland Act 1921. | ||
The two main types of records are '''Old Parochial Registers (OPR)''' and '''Kirk Session Records'''. OPR's list baptisms, marriages and burials. Kirk Session records are the records of the Church Courts. They often list information relevant to genealogy. Additional records to utilize can include [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bkeywords%3AScotland%20%2Bkeywords%3ABlotter Blotter Registers] and | The two main types of records are '''Old Parochial Registers (OPR)''' and '''Kirk Session Records'''. OPR's list baptisms, marriages and burials. Kirk Session records are the records of the Church Courts. They often list information relevant to genealogy. Additional records to utilize can include [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bkeywords%3AScotland%20%2Bkeywords%3ABlotter Blotter Registers] and {{FSC|79310|item|disp=Neglected Entries Register}} (considered to pertain to civil registration, but many entries start well before C.R. even began--1809-1860). | ||
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