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Record Finder Table for Scotland[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Scotland topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

Searching for:

Best Records to Search:

Alternative Records:

Birth date and place

Marriage place and date

Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Maiden name	Civil Registration Church Records	Obituaries Cemeteries Newspapers
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Census Church Records Civil Registration	Obituaries Probate Records Newspapers
Living relatives	Directories Civil Registration	Newspapers Societies Social media, Facebook, etc. White pages and Zabasearch.com

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Immigration date	See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.	Emigration and Immigration Church Records
City or Country of foreign birth	Census Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Residence	Census Civil Registration Church Records	Directories Land and Property Probate Records Taxation

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Noble families	Heraldry Nobility
Occupation	Census Church Records Civil Registration Occupations	Obituaries Probate Records Court Records Taxation Military Records
Religion	Church Records	Obituaries Cemeteries Genealogies Biography
Social activities	Social Customs and Activities Obituaries	Newspapers
Physical description	Military Records	Court Records

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 | align="left" | Birth date and place
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Scotland Statutory Registers|Civil Registration]]
+*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Scotland Census|Census]]
+*[[England Census|Census]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 *Obituaries
-*[[Scotland Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Marriage place and date
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Scotland Statutory Registers|Civil Registration]]
+*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 {|
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 |
 *Obituaries
-*[[Scotland Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
+*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
-*[[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Scotland Biography|Biography]]
+*[[England Biography|Biography]]
-*[[Scotland Nobility|Nobility]]
+*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]
-*[[Scotland Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |}
 |-
 | align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Scotland Statutory Registers|Civil Registration]]
+*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
 *Obituaries
-*[[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[Scotland Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[Scotland Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
+*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
-*[[Scotland Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 |}
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 | align="left" | Maiden name
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Scotland Statutory Registers|Civil Registration]]
+*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Scotland Census|Census]]
+*[[England Census|Census]]
+*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[Scotland Statutory Registers|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Living relatives
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Scotland Directories|Directories]]
+*[[England Directories|Directories]]
-*[[Scotland Statutory Registers|Civil Registration]]
+*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[Scotland Societies|Societies]]
+*[[England Societies|Societies]]
-*[[Scotland Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*Social media, Facebook, etc.
+*White pages and Zabasearch.com
 |-
 |}
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 *See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Scotland Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
 |-
 | align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Scotland Census|Census]]
+*[[England Census|Census]]
-*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[England Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Scotland Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*Naturalization and Citizenship
 |}
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 | align="left" | Residence
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Scotland Census|Census]]
+*[[England Census|Census]]
-*[[Scotland Statutory Registers|Civil Registration]]
+*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Scotland Directories|Directories]]
+*[[England Directories|Directories]]
-*[[Scotland Land and Property|Land and Property]]
+*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property]]
-*[[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[Scotland Taxation|Taxation]]
+*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]
 |}
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 | align="left" | Noble families
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Scotland Heraldry|Heraldry]]
+*[[England Heraldry|Heraldry]]
-*[[Scotland Nobility|Nobility]]
+*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 |-
 | align="left" | Occupation
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Scotland Census|Census]]
+*[[England Census|Census]]
-*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Scotland Statutory Registers|Civil Registration]]
+*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Scotland Occupations|Occupations]]
+*[[England Occupations|Occupations]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[Scotland Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[Scotland Taxation|Taxation]]
+*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]
-*[[Scotland Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Religion
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Scotland Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
-*[[Scotland Biography|Biography]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
+*[[England Biography|Biography]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Social activities
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Social Customs and Activities
-*[[Scotland Societies|Societies]]
+*Obituaries
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*Obituaries
+*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Physical description
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Scotland Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Scotland Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
 |}
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