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Some early parish registers may be in Latin. Scotland has its own version of English, so you may need to use a dictionary to understand some words. Read more in [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Language_and_Languages Scotland Language and Languages]. | Some early parish registers may be in Latin. Scotland has its own version of English, so you may need to use a dictionary to understand some words. Read more in [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Language_and_Languages Scotland Language and Languages]. | ||
Most parish registers begin after 1650. Some kirk session (parish court) records begin earlier than the parish registers. Kirk session records may have some christening, marriage, and burial records in them.<br>Whyte, Donald. Old Parochial Registers of Scotland. References to people from various parts of Ireland - baptisms, marriages that were held in various Scotland Old Parish Registers years 1691-1846. Article in The Irish Ancestor, vol.III, no.2,1971 pages 79-82, Family History Ref. 941.5 B2i <br> | Most parish registers begin after 1650. Some kirk session (parish court) records begin earlier than the parish registers. Kirk session records may have some christening, marriage, and burial records in them. | ||
<br>Whyte, Donald. Old Parochial Registers of Scotland. References to people from various parts of Ireland - baptisms, marriages that were held in various Scotland Old Parish Registers years 1691-1846. Article in The Irish Ancestor, vol.III, no.2,1971 pages 79-82, Family History Ref. 941.5 B2i <br> | |||
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