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*A chapelry or chapel of ease is a small church which serves a distant part of a parish. | *A chapelry or chapel of ease is a small church which serves a distant part of a parish. | ||
Each local parish (parochin) keeps records. The two major record types are ''parochial or parish registers'' and ''kirk session records.'' See details below under '''Old Parochial Registers (OPR''') | Each local parish (parochin) keeps records. The two major record types are ''parochial or parish registers'' and ''kirk session records.'' See details below under '''Old Parochial Registers (OPR'''), or go to [[Scotland Established (Presbyterian) Church Records|Scotland Established (Presbyterian) Church Records]]. | ||
It ''may be'' necessary to know the parish where your ancestor was born, married, or died so you can search parish registers. If you do not know the parish but know the name of a village or town, you may use a gazetteer to locate the parish. For more information, read the article [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Gazetteers Scotland Gazetteers]. The gazetteers provide: | It ''may be'' necessary to know the parish where your ancestor was born, married, or died so you can search parish registers. If you do not know the parish but know the name of a village or town, you may use a gazetteer to locate the parish. For more information, read the article [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Gazetteers Scotland Gazetteers]. The gazetteers provide: | ||