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Government or civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths (also called statutory records) began on January 1, 1855 in Scotland. Each parish has a registrar's office and large cities have several. The records are created by the registrars and copies are sent to the General Register Office in Edinburgh. Annual indexes are then created for the records for the whole country. <br>See the article on [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Scotland Civil Registration]] for more information and to access the records. | Government or civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths (also called statutory records) began on January 1, 1855 in Scotland. Each parish has a registrar's office and large cities have several. The records are created by the registrars and copies are sent to the General Register Office in Edinburgh. Annual indexes are then created for the records for the whole country. <br>See the article on [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Scotland Civil Registration]] for more information and to access the records. | ||
= Directories = | |||
Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland, Post Office Directories are avilable online. The directories available for Dalkeith and district are: | |||
[http://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/index.cfm?place=Dalkeith 1887-1902]: These are available in either PDF format or viewable online. | |||
= Probate Records<br> = | = Probate Records<br> = | ||