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Long before the 1974 reorganization, some counties had alternate names by which they were at times known. These include Edinburghshire or Midlothian, Elginshire or Moray, Forfarshire or Angus, Haddingtonshire or East Lothian, and Linlithgowshire or West Lothian. | Long before the 1974 reorganization, some counties had alternate names by which they were at times known. These include Edinburghshire or Midlothian, Elginshire or Moray, Forfarshire or Angus, Haddingtonshire or East Lothian, and Linlithgowshire or West Lothian. | ||
==County list== | == County list == | ||
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width=" | Here is a list of the old counties with the new (post-1974) county or counties they are primarily a part of. Click on an old county name to see a list of historic parishes with further links to information on parish records, which information comes from the [[Scotland Church Records Union Lists|Scotland Church Records Union List]]''.'' | ||
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| '''Old County''' | | '''Old County''' | ||
| '''New County''' | | '''New County''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Aberdeenshire, Scotland|Aberdeenshire]] | | [[Aberdeenshire, Scotland|Aberdeenshire]] | ||
| Grampian | | Grampian | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Angus Parishes|Angus]] (or Forfarshire) | | [[Angus Parishes|Angus]] (or Forfarshire) | ||
| Tayside | | Tayside | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Argyllshire Parishes|Argyll]] | | [[Argyllshire Parishes|Argyll]] | ||
| Strathclyde | | Strathclyde | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Ayrshire Parishes|Ayrshire]] | | [[Ayrshire Parishes|Ayrshire]] | ||
| Strathclyde | | Strathclyde | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Banffshire, Scotland Parishes|Banffshire]] | | [[Banffshire, Scotland Parishes|Banffshire]] | ||
| Grampian | | Grampian | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Berwickshire Parishes|Berwickshire]] | | [[Berwickshire Parishes|Berwickshire]] | ||
| Borders | | Borders | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Buteshire Parishes|Bute]] | | [[Buteshire Parishes|Bute]] | ||
| Strathclyde | | Strathclyde | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Caithness Parishes|Caithness]] | | [[Caithness Parishes|Caithness]] | ||
| Highland | | Highland | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Clackmannanshire Parishes|Clackmannanshire]] | | [[Clackmannanshire Parishes|Clackmannanshire]] | ||
| Central | | Central | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Dumfries-shire Parishes|Dumfries-shire]] | | [[Dumfries-shire Parishes|Dumfries-shire]] | ||
| Dumfries & Galloway | | Dumfries & Galloway | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Dunbartonshire Parishes|Dunbartonshire]] | | [[Dunbartonshire Parishes|Dunbartonshire]] | ||
| Strathclyde | | Strathclyde | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[East Lothian Parishes|East Lothian]] (or Haddingtonshire) | | [[East Lothian Parishes|East Lothian]] (or Haddingtonshire) | ||
| Lothian | | Lothian | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Edinburghshire (see Midlothian) | | Edinburghshire (see Midlothian) | ||
| Lothian | | Lothian | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Elginshire (see Moray) | | Elginshire (see Moray) | ||
| Grampian | | Grampian | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Fife Parishes|Fife]] | | [[Fife Parishes|Fife]] | ||
| Fife | | Fife | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Forfarshire (see Angus) | | Forfarshire (see Angus) | ||
| Tayside | | Tayside | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Haddingtonshire (see East Lothian) | | Haddingtonshire (see East Lothian) | ||
| Lothian | | Lothian | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Inverness-shire Parishes|Inverness-shire]] | | [[Inverness-shire Parishes|Inverness-shire]] | ||
| Highland | | Highland | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Kincardineshire Parishes|Kincardineshire]] | | [[Kincardineshire Parishes|Kincardineshire]] | ||
| Grampian | | Grampian | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Kinross-shire Parishes|Kinross-shire]] | | [[Kinross-shire Parishes|Kinross-shire]] | ||
| Tayside | | Tayside | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Kirkcudbrightshire Parishes|Kircudbrightshire]] | | [[Kirkcudbrightshire Parishes|Kircudbrightshire]] | ||
| Dumfries & Galloway | | Dumfries & Galloway | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Lanarkshire, Scotland Parishes|Lanarkshire]] | | [[Lanarkshire, Scotland Parishes|Lanarkshire]] | ||
| Strathclyde | | Strathclyde | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Linlithgowshire (see West Lothian) | | Linlithgowshire (see West Lothian) | ||
| Lothian | | Lothian | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland Parishes|Midlothian]] (or Edinburghshire) | | [[Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland Parishes|Midlothian]] (or Edinburghshire) | ||
| Lothian | | Lothian | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Moray Parishes|Moray]] (or Elginshire) | | [[Moray Parishes|Moray]] (or Elginshire) | ||
| Grampian | | Grampian | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Nairn Parishes|Nairnshire]] | | [[Nairn Parishes|Nairnshire]] | ||
| Highland | | Highland | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Orkney, Scotland Parishes|Orkney]] | | [[Orkney, Scotland Parishes|Orkney]] | ||
| Orkney | | Orkney | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Peebles-shire Parishes|Peebles-shire]] | | [[Peebles-shire Parishes|Peebles-shire]] | ||
| Borders | | Borders | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Perthshire, Scotland Parishes|Perthshire]] | | [[Perthshire, Scotland Parishes|Perthshire]] | ||
| Tayside, Central | | Tayside, Central | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Renfrewshire, Scotland Parishes|Renfrewshire]] | | [[Renfrewshire, Scotland Parishes|Renfrewshire]] | ||
| Strathclyde | | Strathclyde | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Ross & Cromarty, Scotland Parishes|Ross & Cromarty]] | | [[Ross & Cromarty, Scotland Parishes|Ross & Cromarty]] | ||
| Highland | | Highland | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Roxburghshire, Scotland Parishes|Roxburghshire]] | | [[Roxburghshire, Scotland Parishes|Roxburghshire]] | ||
| Borders | | Borders | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Selkirkshire, Scotland Parishes|Selkirkshire]] | | [[Selkirkshire, Scotland Parishes|Selkirkshire]] | ||
| Borders | | Borders | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Stirlingshire Parishes|Stirlingshire]] | | [[Stirlingshire Parishes|Stirlingshire]] | ||
| Central | | Central | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Sutherland, Scotland Parishes|Sutherland]] | | [[Sutherland, Scotland Parishes|Sutherland]] | ||
| Highland | | Highland | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[West Lothian (Linlithgowshire), Scotland Parishes|West Lothian]] (or Linlithgowshire) | | [[West Lothian (Linlithgowshire), Scotland Parishes|West Lothian]] (or Linlithgowshire) | ||
| Lothian | | Lothian | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Wigtonshire, Scotland Parishes|Wigtonshire]] | | [[Wigtonshire, Scotland Parishes|Wigtonshire]] | ||
| Dumfries & Galloway | | Dumfries & Galloway | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Shetland (or Zetland), Scotland Parishes|Shetland]] (or Zetland) | | [[Shetland (or Zetland), Scotland Parishes|Shetland]] (or Zetland) | ||
| Shetland | | Shetland | ||
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