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==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
*'''1265-2014''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9740 Global, Gravestone Photograph Index, 1265-2014] at Ancestry - index ($) | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} - index | *'''1300s-Current''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60526 UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current] at Ancestry - index ($) | ||
*'''1507-2019''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62497/ Scotland, Burial Monument Inscriptions, 1507-2019] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | |||
*'''1521-2020''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70948 Scotland, Gravestones and Memorials, 1521-2020] at Ancestry — index ($) | |||
*'''1576-2014''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70845 UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1576-2014] at Ancestry - index ($) | |||
*'''1800-2016''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9041 England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | |||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-billion-graves-cemetery-index Scotland BillionGraves Cemetery Index] at Findmypast - index ($) | |||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-monumental-inscriptions Scotland Monumental Inscriptions Index] at Findmypast - index & some images ($) | |||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20200/scotland-gravestones-memorials?s=275764761 Scotland, Gravestones and Memorials] at MyHeritage - index & images ($) | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} - index & images | |||
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Scotland&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=country_50 FindAGrave Scotland Page] - photos and GPS locations of grave markers | *[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Scotland&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=country_50 FindAGrave Scotland Page] - photos and GPS locations of grave markers | ||
*[https://www.safhs.org.uk/burialgrounds.php SAFHS] The Scottish Association of Family History Societies' website includes an inventory of over 3500 known burial grounds in Scotland and whether there are published or unpublished monumental inscriptions available. | *[https://www.safhs.org.uk/burialgrounds.php SAFHS] The Scottish Association of Family History Societies' website includes an inventory of over 3500 known burial grounds in Scotland and whether there are published or unpublished monumental inscriptions available. | ||
*[http://www.scottish-monumental-inscriptions.com/ Scottish Monumental Inscriptions] | *[http://www.scottish-monumental-inscriptions.com/ Scottish Monumental Inscriptions] | ||
*[https://sites.google.com/site/highlandmemorialinscriptions/home Highland Memorial Inscriptions] | *[https://sites.google.com/site/highlandmemorialinscriptions/home Highland Memorial Inscriptions] | ||
*[http://memento-mori. | *[http://memento-mori-scotland.blogspot.com/ Monumental Inscriptions] | ||
*[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/visit-us/scotlandspeople-centre/useful-websites-for-family-history-research/monumental-inscriptions NRScotland gov] Useful Websites for tombstones. | *[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/visit-us/scotlandspeople-centre/useful-websites-for-family-history-research/monumental-inscriptions NRScotland gov] Useful Websites for tombstones. | ||
*[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/birth-death-and-marriage-records/old-parish-registers/deaths-and-burials NRScotland gov] Old Parish Registers – Deaths and Burials | *[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/birth-death-and-marriage-records/old-parish-registers/deaths-and-burials NRScotland gov] Old Parish Registers – Deaths and Burials | ||
*[http://www.interment.net/uk/scot/index.htm Interment] Scotland records | *[http://www.interment.net/uk/scot/index.htm Interment] Scotland records | ||
*[https://www.glasgowfamilyhistory.org.uk/ExploreRecords/Pages/Burial-Lair-and-Cremation-Registers.aspx Glasgow Family History] Burial Lair and Cremation Registers | *[https://www.glasgowfamilyhistory.org.uk/ExploreRecords/Pages/Burial-Lair-and-Cremation-Registers.aspx Glasgow Family History] Burial Lair and Cremation Registers | ||
==Jewish Cemeteries== | ==Jewish Cemeteries== | ||
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==Military Cemeteries== | ==Military Cemeteries== | ||
*'''1914-1921, 1939-1947''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10909/commonwealth-war-graves-1914-1921-1939-1947 Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921, 1939-1947] at MyHeritage - index & images ($) | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookwood_American_Cemetery_and_Memorial Wikipedia] Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial is the only American Military Cemetery of World War I in the British Isles. | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookwood_American_Cemetery_and_Memorial Wikipedia] Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial is the only American Military Cemetery of World War I in the British Isles. | ||
*[https://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/4004668/nairn,-burgh-of,-scotland/ CWGC] Commonwealth War Graves Commission | *[https://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/4004668/nairn,-burgh-of,-scotland/ CWGC] Commonwealth War Graves Commission | ||
*[http://www.britishwargraves.co.uk/page25.htm Britishwargraves] British War Graves, War Graves in Scotland | *[http://www.britishwargraves.co.uk/page25.htm Britishwargraves] British War Graves, War Graves in Scotland | ||
==Additional Resources at the | ==Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library== | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId= | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=1986318&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Scotland%22&subjectsOpen=343927-50 SCOTLAND - CEMETERIES] | ||
To find cemetery records for ''Scotland'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br> | To find cemetery records for ''Scotland'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br> | ||
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog | #Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] | ||
#Enter: '''Scotland''' in the Place box | #Enter: '''Scotland''' in the Place box | ||
#Click on: '''Search''' | #Click on: '''Search''' | ||
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To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below. | To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below. | ||
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog | #Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] | ||
#Enter: '''Scotland''' in the Place box | #Enter: '''Scotland''' in the Place box | ||
#Click on: '''Search''' | #Click on: '''Search''' | ||
#Click on: '''Cemeteries''' | #Click on: '''Cemeteries''' | ||
#Click on: '''Places within | #Click on: '''Places within Scotland''' | ||
#Click on the town you want to search | #Click on the town you want to search | ||
#Click on: '''Cemeteries''' | #Click on: '''Cemeteries''' | ||
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- 1265-2014 Global, Gravestone Photograph Index, 1265-2014 at Ancestry - index ($)
- 1300s-Current UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current at Ancestry - index ($)
- 1507-2019 Scotland, Burial Monument Inscriptions, 1507-2019 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1521-2020 Scotland, Gravestones and Memorials, 1521-2020 at Ancestry — index ($)
- 1576-2014 UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1576-2014 at Ancestry - index ($)
- 1800-2016 England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- Scotland BillionGraves Cemetery Index at Findmypast - index ($)
- Scotland Monumental Inscriptions Index at Findmypast - index & some images ($)
- Scotland, Gravestones and Memorials at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
- BillionGraves Index - index & images
- FindAGrave Scotland Page - photos and GPS locations of grave markers
- SAFHS The Scottish Association of Family History Societies' website includes an inventory of over 3500 known burial grounds in Scotland and whether there are published or unpublished monumental inscriptions available.
- Scottish Monumental Inscriptions
- Highland Memorial Inscriptions
- Monumental Inscriptions
- NRScotland gov Useful Websites for tombstones.
- NRScotland gov Old Parish Registers – Deaths and Burials
- Interment Scotland records
- Glasgow Family History Burial Lair and Cremation Registers
Jewish Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- JewishGen has an inventory you can check. Click on Scotland.
- ScottishJewishCemeteries
- SJAC The Scottish Jewish Archive Centre
- IAJGS 10 cemeteries in Glasgow
- Atlas Obscura Sciennes Jewish Burial Ground, Edinburgh, Scotland. This tiny weathered plot is one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in Scotland.
Military Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- 1914-1921, 1939-1947 Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921, 1939-1947 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
- Wikipedia Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial is the only American Military Cemetery of World War I in the British Isles.
- CWGC Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Britishwargraves British War Graves, War Graves in Scotland
Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library[edit | edit source]
To find cemetery records for Scotland in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:
- Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
- Enter: Scotland in the Place box
- Click on: Search
- Click on: Cemeteries
To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.
- Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
- Enter: Scotland in the Place box
- Click on: Search
- Click on: Cemeteries
- Click on: Places within Scotland
- Click on the town you want to search
- Click on: Cemeteries
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
- Worldcat.org- Do a search for Scotland Cemetery.