Scotland Record Finder: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 16:12, 28 December 2011

The table below can help you decide which type of Scottish records to search.

Step 1. In column 1 select a research goal. Choose an ancestor you would like to know more about. What new information would you like to learn about that person?

Step 2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.

> Read the FamilySearch Wiki articles about those types of records. They explain what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find them in the Family History Library Catalog. Some records are not at the library.

Step 3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.

> Records of previous research (such as Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.

1. If You Need	2. Look First In	3. Then Search
Age	Census, Civil Registration, Church Records	Cemeteries, Military Records, Biography
Birth date	Civil Registration, Church Records	Cemeteries, Genealogy, Military Records, Newspapers, Occupations, Biography
Birthplace	Census, Church Records, Civil Registration,	Cemeteries, Genealogy, Newspapers, Military Records, Occupations, Biography
Boundaries of parishes, districts, and counties	Gazetteers	History, Maps
Death	Cemeteries, Church Records, Civil Registration, Newspapers	Court Records, Probate Records, Land and Property, Biography
Historical background	Genealogy, History	Church History
Emigration date	Emigration and Immigration,	Church Records
Language helps	Language and Languages
Living relatives	Civil Registration, Directories, Census	Newspapers, Periodicals, Societies, Biography
Maiden name	Civil Registration, Church Records	Cemeteries, Census, Land and Property, Probate Records, Biography
Marriage	Church Records, Civil Registration,	Biography, Genealogy, Newspapers, Nobility
Occupation	Church Records, Census, Directories, Civil Registration, Occupations, Probate Records	Court Records; Poorhouses, Poor Law, Etc.; Land and Property, Biography
Parents, children, and other family members	Census, Church Records, Civil Registration, Probate Records	Cemeteries, Land and Property, Schools, Biography
Physical description	Military Records, Court Records	Biography, Newspapers, Occupations
Place-finding aids	Gazetteers, Maps	Directories, History, Historical Geography, Land and Property, Periodicals
Places of residence	Census, Church Records, Civil Registration, Directories	Land and Property, Probate Records, Biography
Place of residence when you know only the county	Civil Registration, Church Records, Land and Property, Probate Records, Taxation, Census,	Cemeteries
Previous research (compiled genealogy)	Biography, Genealogy, Societies	Nobility, Periodicals
Record-finding aids	Archives and Libraries, Genealogy	Periodicals, Societies
Religion	Biography, Church Records, Civil Registration	Census, Cemeteries, Genealogy, History
Understanding names	Names (Personal)

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 | align="left" | Age
-| align="left" | [[Scotland Census|Census]], [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], Church Records
+| align="left" | [[Scotland Census|Census]], [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
 | align="left" | [[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Scotland Military Records|Military Records]], [[Scotland Biography|Biography]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Birth date
-| align="left" | [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], Church Records
+| align="left" | [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
 | align="left" | [[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Scotland Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[Scotland Military Records|Military Records]], [[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Scotland Occupations|Occupations]], [[Scotland Biography|Biography]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Birthplace
-| align="left" | [[Scotland Census|Census]], Church Records, [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]],
+| align="left" | [[Scotland Census|Census]], [[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]], [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]],
 | align="left" | [[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Scotland Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Scotland Military Records|Military Records]], [[Scotland Occupations|Occupations]], [[Scotland Biography|Biography]]
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 | align="left" | Death
-| align="left" | [[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], Church Records, [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+| align="left" | [[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]], [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 | align="left" | [[Scotland Court Records|Court Records]], [[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Scotland Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Scotland Biography|Biography]]
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 | align="left" | Emigration date
 | align="left" | [[Scotland Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]],
-| align="left" | Church Records
+| align="left" | [[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
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 | align="left" | Language helps
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 | align="left" | Living relatives
-| align="left" | [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], Directories, [[Scotland Census|Census]]
+| align="left" | [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[Scotland Directories|Directories]], [[Scotland Census|Census]]
-| align="left" | [[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Scotland Periodicals|Periodicals]], Societies, [[Scotland Biography|Biography]]
+| align="left" | [[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Scotland Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Scotland Societies|Societies]], [[Scotland Biography|Biography]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Maiden name
-| align="left" | [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], Church Records
+| align="left" | [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
 | align="left" | [[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Scotland Census|Census]], [[Scotland Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Scotland Biography|Biography]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Marriage
-| align="left" | Church Records, Civil Registration,
+| align="left" | [[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]], [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]],
-| align="left" | [[Scotland Biography|Biography]], [[Scotland Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]], Nobility
+| align="left" | [[Scotland Biography|Biography]], [[Scotland Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Scotland Nobility|Nobility]]
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 | align="left" | Occupation
-| align="left" | Church Records, [[Scotland Census|Census]], Directories, [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[Scotland Occupations|Occupations]], [[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+| align="left" | [[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]], [[Scotland Census|Census]], [[Scotland Directories|Directories]], [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[Scotland Occupations|Occupations]], [[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-| align="left" | [[Scotland Court Records|Court Records]]; Poorhouses, Poor Law, Etc.; [[Scotland Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Scotland Biography|Biography]]
+| align="left" | [[Scotland Court Records|Court Records]]; [[Scotland Poorhouses, Poor Law, Etc|Poorhouses, Poor Law, Etc.]]; [[Scotland Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Scotland Biography|Biography]]
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 | align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
-| align="left" | [[Scotland Census|Census]], Church Records, Civil Registration, [[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+| align="left" | [[Scotland Census|Census]], [[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]], [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-| align="left" | [[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Scotland Land and Property|Land and Property]], Schools, [[Scotland Biography|Biography]]
+| align="left" | [[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Scotland Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Scotland Schools|Schools]], [[Scotland Biography|Biography]]
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 | align="left" | Physical description
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 | align="left" | Place-finding aids
 | align="left" | [[Scotland Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Scotland Maps|Maps]]
-| align="left" | Directories, [[Scotland History|History]], Historical Geography, [[Scotland Land and Property|Land and Property]], Periodicals
+| align="left" | [[Scotland Directories|Directories]], [[Scotland History|History]], [[Scotland Historical Geography|Historical Geography]], [[Scotland Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Scotland Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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 | align="left" | Places of residence
-| align="left" | [[Scotland Census|Census]], Church Records, [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], Directories
+| align="left" | [[Scotland Census|Census]], [[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]], [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[Scotland Directories|Directories]]
 | align="left" | [[Scotland Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Scotland Biography|Biography]]
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 | align="left" | Place of residence when you know only the county
-| align="left" | [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], Church Records, [[Scotland Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]], Taxation, [[Scotland Census|Census]],
+| align="left" | [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]], [[Scotland Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Scotland Taxation|Taxation]], [[Scotland Census|Census]],
 | align="left" | [[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
-| align="left" | [[Scotland Biography|Biography]], [[Scotland Genealogy|Genealogy]], Societies
+| align="left" | [[Scotland Biography|Biography]], [[Scotland Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[Scotland Societies|Societies]]
-| align="left" | Nobility, Periodicals
+| align="left" | [[Scotland Nobility|Nobility]], [[Scotland Periodicals|Periodicals<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1325110026218_865" />]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Record-finding aids
-| align="left" | Archives and Libraries, [[Scotland Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+| align="left" | [[Scotland Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[Scotland Genealogy|Genealogy]]
-| align="left" | Periodicals, Societies
+| align="left" | [[Scotland Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Scotland Societies|Societies]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Religion
-| align="left" | [[Scotland Biography|Biography]], Church Records, [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]]
+| align="left" | [[Scotland Biography|Biography]], [[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]], [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]]
-| align="left" | [[Scotland Census|Census]], [[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Scotland Genealogy|Genealogy]], History
+| align="left" | [[Scotland Census|Census]], [[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Scotland Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[Scotland History|History]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Understanding names
-| align="left" | Names (Personal)
+| align="left" | [[Scotland Names Personal|Names (Personal)]]
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