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| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | Birth date and place
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*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Scotland Statutory Registers|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[Scotland Census|Census]]
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*Obituaries
*Obituaries
*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Scotland Military Records|Military Records]]
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|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Scotland Statutory Registers|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
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*Obituaries
*Obituaries
*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[Scotland Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Biography|Biography]]
*[[Scotland Biography|Biography]]
*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[Scotland Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Scotland Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|}
|}
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial  
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Scotland Statutory Registers|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
*Obituaries  
*Obituaries  
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Scotland Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
*[[Scotland Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Scotland Military Records|Military Records]]
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|-  
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| align="left" | Maiden name  
| align="left" | Maiden name  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Scotland Statutory Registers|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]


| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*Obituaries
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members  
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[Scotland Census|Census]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Scotland Statutory Registers|Civil Registration]]


| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*Obituaries
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
*[[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Directories|Directories]]
*[[Scotland Directories|Directories]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Scotland Statutory Registers|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[England Societies|Societies]]
*[[Scotland Societies|Societies]]
*Social media, Facebook, etc.
*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.
*See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Scotland Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
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|-
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth  
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[Scotland Census|Census]]
*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Scotland Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[England Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*Naturalization and Citizenship
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  


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| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | Residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[Scotland Census|Census]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Scotland Statutory Registers|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Directories|Directories]]  
*[[Scotland Directories|Directories]]  
*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Scotland Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[Scotland Taxation|Taxation]]


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| align="left" | Noble families  
| align="left" | Noble families  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Heraldry|Heraldry]]
*[[Scotland Heraldry|Heraldry]]
*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]  
*[[Scotland Nobility|Nobility]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|   
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|   
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation  
| align="left" | Occupation  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[Scotland Census|Census]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Scotland Statutory Registers|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Occupations|Occupations]]
*[[Scotland Occupations|Occupations]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*Obituaries
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Scotland Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[Scotland Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Scotland Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion  
| align="left" | Religion  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]


| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*Obituaries
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[Scotland Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[England Biography|Biography]]  
*[[Scotland Biography|Biography]]  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities  
| align="left" | Social activities  
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*Obituaries
*Obituaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description  
| align="left" | Physical description  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Scotland Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Scotland Court Records|Court Records]]
|}
|}
{{Place|Scotland}}  
{{Place|Scotland}}  


[[Category:Scotland Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]
[[Category:Scotland Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Latest revision as of 17:04, 29 February 2024


Scotland Wiki Topics
Flag of Scotland
Scotland Beginning Research
Record Types
Scotland Background
Scotland Genealogical Word Lists
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources

Record Finder Table for Scotland

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

Order of Records

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

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

Vital Events

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

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Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin

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Immigration date
  • See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
City or Country of foreign birth

Residences and Locations

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Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations

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Noble families
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
  • Social Customs and Activities
  • Obituaries
Physical description
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