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 The staff of the Family History Library has compiled a resource called the [[Scotland Church Records Union Lists|Scotland Church Records Union List]]&nbsp;which strives to identify all pre-1855 churches in Scotland and whether they have surviving records. It also contains brief parish and congregation histories. This information, arranged by county then parish, is available through the Wiki by searching for a [[Scotland Old Counties pre 1974 and New Counties post 1974|county]] or parish of interest.
-== Old Parochial Registers  ==
+== Old Parochial Registers (OPR) ==
-The term ''[[Scotland Old Parochial Registers (OPR)|Old Parochial Registers]]'' refers to parish registers kept by the Presbyterian Church (Church of Scotland) from the time the church began keeping registers up to the year 1855. The records include registers of births/baptisms, marriages/proclamations, and deaths/burials. The amount of information in registers varies from parish to parish. Later records generally give more complete information than earlier ones. For more information see [[Scotland Established (Presbyterian) Church Records|Scotland Established (Presbyterian) Church Records]].
+The term ''old parochial registers'' refers to the parish records kept by the Presbyterian Church (Church of Scotland) from the time the church began keeping records up to the year 1855. The records include registers of births/baptisms, marriages/proclamations, and deaths/burials. The amount of information in registers varies from parish to parish. Later records generally give more complete information than earlier ones. For more information see [[Scotland Established (Presbyterian) Church Records|Scotland Established (Presbyterian) Church Records]].
-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.
-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.
+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 and terms. Read more in [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Language_and_Languages Scotland Language and Languages].
-<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>
+For an interesting article on what is found in the registers, see:
+*Whyte, Donald. "Old Parochial Registers of Scotland." Refers to people from various parts of Ireland - baptisms, marriages - that were held in various Scotland Old Parish Registers for the years 1691-1846. Article in ''The Irish Ancestor'', vol.III, no.2,1971, pages 79-82. Family History Library book 941.5 B2i. <br>
+=== Indexes  ===
+Indexes to the old parochial registers have been created and are available in various forms.&nbsp; See the following Wiki articles for more information:
+*[[Scotland Established (Presbyterian) Church Records|Scotland Established (Presbyterian) Church Records]].
+*
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