Scotland Online Genealogy Records

Scotland

Online Genealogy Records

These are genealogy links to Scotland online databases and indexes that may include birth records, marriage records, death records, biographies, cemeteries, censuses, histories, immigration records, land records, military records, newspapers, obituaries, or probate records. Some subscription websites listed below can be searched for free at a FamilySearch center or FamilySearch affiliate library.

Births, Marriages, and Deaths: Church Records and Civil Registration Births 1553 to present: Church Registers of Births and Baptisms in Scotland at ScotlandsPeople 1564-1929: Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms at Findmypast; index only ($) 1564-1950: Scotland Births and Baptisms at FamilySearch; index only; Also at Ancestry ($); Also at Findmypast ($); Also at MyHeritage ($) 1640-1860: Scotland, Selected Births & Baptisms at MyHeritage; index only ($) 1647-1875: Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms at Findmypast; index only ($) 1658-1919: Scotland Church Records and Kirk Session Records at FamilySearch; index only 1855-1891: Scotland, Civil Registration at FamilySearch; index & images, coverage may vary 1855 to present: Statutory (Civil) Registers of Births in Scotland at ScotlandsPeople British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms at Findmypast; index & images ($) Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms at Findmypast; index & images ($) Marriages 1553 to present: Church Registers of Banns and Marriages in Scotland at ScotlandsPeople 1561-1910: Scotland Marriages at FamilySearch; index only; Also at MyHeritage ($); Also at Findmypast ($) 1658-1919: Scotland Church Records and Kirk Session Records at FamilySearch; index only 1794-1895: Gretna Green, Scotland, Marriage Registers at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1855-1891: Scotland, Civil Registration at FamilySearch; index & images, coverage may vary 1855 to present: Statutory (Civil) Registers of Marriages in Scotland at ScotlandsPeople British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages at Findmypast; index & images ($) Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast; index & images ($) Deaths 1553 to present: Church Registers of Deaths and Burials in Scotland at Scotlands People 1564-2017: Scotland, Parish Deaths & Burials at Findmypast; index only ($) 1658-1919: Scotland Church Records and Kirk Session Records at FamilySearch; index only 1733-2012 United Kingdom, Jewish Death and Burial Records at MyHeritage; index ($) 1747-1868: Scottish Deaths at MyHeritage; index only ($) 1855-1891: Scotland, Civil Registration at FamilySearch; index & images, coverage may vary 1855 to present: Statutory (Civil) Register of Deaths in Scotland at ScotlandsPeople 1989-2024: Scotland and Northern Ireland, Death Index at Ancestry; index & images ($) British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials at Findmypast; index & images ($) Divorce Cemetery Records 1507-2019: Scotland, Burial Monument Inscriptions at Ancestry ($) 1521-2020: Scotland, Gravestones and Memorials, 1521-2020 at Ancestry; index ($) 1800-2016: England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers at Ancestry; index only ($) Scotland BillionGraves Cemetery Index at Findmypast; index only ($) Cemetery Index at BillionGraves Census 1841 to 1911: Census Research Guide at Scotlands People 1841: Scotland Census at FamilySearch; index; Also at Scotlands People index & images ($), MyHeritage ($), Findmypast ($), Ancestry ($) 1851: Scotland Census at FamilySearch; index; Also at Scotlands People index & images ($), MyHeritage ($), Findmypast ($), Ancestry ($) 1861: Scotland Census at FamilySearch; index; Also at Scotlands People index & images ($), MyHeritage ($), Findmypast ($), Ancestry ($) 1871: Scotland Census at FamilySearch; index; Also at Scotlands People index & images ($), Findmypast ($), Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($) 1881: Scotland Census at FamilySearch; index; Also at Scotlands People index & images ($), Findmypast ($), Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($) 1891: Scotland Census at FamilySearch; index; Also at Scotlands People index & images ($), Findmypast ($), Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($) 1901: Scotland Census at FamilySearch; index; Also at Scotlands People index & images ($), Findmypast ($), Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($) 1911: Scotland Census at Scotlands People, index & images ($) 1921: Scotland Census at Scotlands People, index & images ($) Church Records 1553 to present: Church Registers of Births and Baptisms, Banns and Marriages, and Deaths and Burials in Scotland at Scotlands People 1658-1919: Scotland Church Records and Kirk Session Records at FamilySearch; index only 1736-1990: Scotland Presbyterian & Protestant Church Records at FamilySearch; index & images Catholic Heritage Collection at Findmypast; index & images ($) Parish Record Search at FreeReg Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms at Findmypast; index & images ($) Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast; index & images ($) Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Registers at Findmypast; index & images ($) Civil Registration 1855 to present: Statutory (Civil) Registers for Births, Marriages, and Divorces at Scotlands People Compiled Genealogies 1600-1939: Scotland, Red Books of Scotland, 1600-1939 at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1800-1900: Scotland, Published Family Histories at Findmypast; index only ($) Histories of Scottish Families at National Library of Scotland; e-books Court Records 1306-1651: Scotland, The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland at Ancestry; images only ($) 1560-1930: Scotland, Court of Session Processes, Acts and Decrees at MyHeritage ($) 1748-1914: Scotland, Selected Sheriff Court Paternity Case Index at MyHeritage; index only ($) 1750-Onward: Scotland, Paternity Decrees, Processes and Case Papers at MyHeritage; index ($) 1752-1921: Web: Scotland, Sheriff Court Paternity Processes or Case Papers at Ancestry; index ($) 1790-1919: Web: Scotland, High Court Criminal Indexes at Ancestry; index ($) Scotland, Court & Criminal Database at Findmypast; index only ($) Scotland Court Records at Scotlands People Scotland, High Court Precognitions and Trial Papers at MyHeritage; index ($) Scottish Paternity Index at Scottishindexes.com; index Crime and Punishment 1700s-1900s: Scottish Indexes - Free Prison Search at Scottishindexes.com; index 1790-1919: Web: Scotland, High Court Criminal Indexes, 1790-1919 at Ancestry; index ($) 1828-1878: Scotland, Selected Prison Registers at MyHeritage; index only ($) Scotland, Court & Criminal Database at Findmypast; index only ($) Scottish Prisoners of War Society

Directories 1773-1911: Scottish Profession Database at Scottish Post Office Directories Scotland, Post Office Directories at Findmypast; images only ($) Funeral Records 1998-2015: Scotland, Death Records at FamilySearch; index & images, coverage may vary Heraldry General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales at Ancestry; images only ($) Peerage of Scotland and Ireland at Ancestry; images only ($) The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales at Ancestry; images only ($) Immigration Records 1628-1828: Ships from Scotland to America at Ancestry; images only ($) 1628-1828: Ships from Scotland to America, Vol. 3 at Ancestry; images only ($) 1650-1775: Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations at Ancestry; images only ($) 1680-1830: Directory of Scots in the Carolinas at Ancestry; images only ($) 1774-1775: Emigrants from Scotland to America at Ancestry; images only ($) 1863-1901: Glasgow, Scotland, Crew Lists at Ancestry; index & images ($) The Scottish Emigration Database at University of Aberdeen Jewish Records 1733-2012 United Kingdom, Jewish Death and Burial Records at MyHeritage; index ($) Land and Property Records 1222-1967: UK and Ireland, Families of Historic Properties at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1566-1811: Perth, Scotland, Register of Deeds at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1667: Scotland, Register of Deeds Index at Ancestry; images only ($) 1823-1938: Scotland, Dundee & Forfarshire (Angus) Valuation Rolls at Findmypast; pdf ($) 1855 to present: Valuation Rolls - Owners and Occupiers of Buildings and other Properties in Scotland at Scotlands People Maps and Gazetteers 1900: UK, Imperial Gazetteer Maps at Ancestry; index & images ($) Medical Records 1858-1918: Web: Scotland, General and Admission Registers for Asylums at Ancestry.com; index only ($) Scotland Mental Health Institutions Registers & Admissions at Findmypast; index & images ($) Military 1615-1930: UK, Roll of the Indian Medical Service at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1754-1878: UK, Admiralty Records of Marriages and Baptisms at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1786-1882: Wills Of Royal Navy & Royal Marines Personnel at Findmypast; index ($) 1800-1915: Scotland, Ireland and Wales, Militia Attestation Papers at Ancestry; index only ($) 1914-1918: Scotland, World War I Rolls of Honour at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1914-1918, 1939-1945: Aberdeen, Scotland, Roll of Honour, 1914-1918, 1939-1945 at Ancestry; index ($) 1945-1946: UK and Allied Countries, World War II Liberated Prisoner of War Questionnaires at Ancestry; index & images ($) British Army Service Records at Findmypast; index & images ($) Soldiers' and Airmen's Wills at Scotlands People Military Service Appeals Tribunal at Scotlands People Naturalizations 1801-Onward United Kingdom, Naturalization Certificates and Declarations at MyHeritage; index ($) Newspapers 1771-1909: Edinburgh Advertiser (Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) at Ancestry; images only ($) 1801-1808: Edinburgh weekly Journal, Edinburgh Midlothian, Scotland at Ancestry; images only ($) 1800s-current: UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1809-1990: Perth, Scotland Newspaper index Cards at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1817-1950: The Scotsman at The Scotsman Digital Archive;; index only 1833-1987: Fife, Scotland, Newspaper Index Cards at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1867-1869: The Edinburgh Evening Courant (Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland at Ancestry; images only ($) 1884: Edinburgh Courant, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland at Ancestry; images only ($) 1945: Scotsman (Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) at Ancestry; images only ($) UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry - index & images ($) Scotland Newspaper Birth Notices at Findmypast; index only ($) Scotland, Newspaper Death Reports & Obituaries at Findmypast; index & images ($) Occupations 1560-1949: Church of Scotland Ministers at Findmypast; pdf ($) 1720-1940: U.K. and U.S., Blacksmiths and Related Trades Index at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1767-1973: Britain, Royal and Imperial Calendars; index & images ($) 1773-1911: Scottish Profession Database at Scottish Post Office Directories 1860-1970: UK, Royal Mail Pension and Gratuity Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) Scotland, Occupations and Professions at Findmypast; index ($) Scotland, Post Office Directories at Findmypast; images only ($) Periodicals PERiodical Source Index at Allen County Public Library; index Poorhouses and Poor Law 1750-1922: Scotland, Paternity Decrees at Findmypast; index only ($) 1849-1917: North Lanarkshire, Scotland, Poor Law Applications and Registers at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1852-1857: Highland and Island Emigration, lists men, women and children assisted by the Society to leave western Scotland for Australia, at Scotlands People Scotland, Poor Law & Poor Lists at Findmypast; index only ($) Probate Records 1269-1975: UK, Extracted Probate Records at Ancestry; index only ($) 1481-1807: Scotland, Will and Testament Index at Findmypast; index only ($) 1715-1800: Aberdeen, Scotland, Register of Testaments at Ancestry; images only ($) 1876-1936: Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories) at Ancestry; index & images ($) Scotland, Extracted Parish Records at Ancestry; index only ($) Wills and Testaments at Scotlands People School Records 1836-1947: UK and Commonwealth, Law Examination Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) Voting Records 2011-2018: UK, Electoral Registers at Ancestry; index & images ($)

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