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The table below can help you decide which type of Scottish records to search. Similar types of records in the country to which your ancestor immigrated may provide the information you need. Column 1 lists types of information you may need. Column 2 lists the sections of this outline that discusses the records that are most likely to have the information you need. Column 3 lists other sections that may be useful. The section headings used in columns 2 and 3 are the same headings as those used in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog.
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== 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.


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


{| class="vertical listing"
===Vital Events ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | '''1. If You Need'''
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| align="left" | 2. Look First In
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | 3. Then Search
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Age
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | Census, Civil Registration, Church Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Cemeteries, Military Records, Biography
*[[Scotland Statutory Registers|Civil Registration]]
*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Scotland Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*Obituaries
*[[Scotland Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Cemeteries, Genealogy, Military Records, Newspapers, Occupations, Biography
*[[Scotland Statutory Registers|Civil Registration]]
*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
{|
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birthplace
|
| align="left" | Census, Church Records, Civil Registration,
*Obituaries
| align="left" | Cemeteries, Genealogy, Newspapers, Military Records, Occupations, Biography
*[[Scotland Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Scotland Biography|Biography]]
*[[Scotland Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[Scotland Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|}
|-
|-
| align="left" | Boundaries of parishes, districts, and counties
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| align="left" | Gazetteers
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | History, Maps
*[[Scotland Statutory Registers|Civil Registration]]
*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
*Obituaries
*[[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Scotland Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Scotland Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
*[[Scotland Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Cemeteries, Church Records, Civil Registration, Newspapers
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Court Records, Probate Records, Land and Property, Biography
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Historical background
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | Genealogy, History
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Church History
*[[Scotland Statutory Registers|Civil Registration]]
*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*[[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Emigration date
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration,
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Church Records
*[[Scotland Census|Census]]
|-
*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Language helps
*[[Scotland Statutory Registers|Civil Registration]]
| align="left" | Language and Languages
 
| align="left" | <br>
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*[[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Directories, Census
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Newspapers, Periodicals, Societies, Biography
*[[Scotland Directories|Directories]]
*[[Scotland Statutory Registers|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Scotland Societies|Societies]]
*Social media, Facebook, etc.
 
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Cemeteries, Census, Land and Property, Probate Records, Biography
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage
| align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | Church Records, Civil Registration,
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Biography, Genealogy, Newspapers, Nobility
*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]]
*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| align="left" | Church Records, Census, Directories, Civil Registration, Occupations, Probate Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Court Records; Poorhouses, Poor Law, Etc.; Land and Property, Biography
*[[Scotland Census|Census]]
*[[Scotland Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*Naturalization and Citizenship
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Census, Church Records, Civil Registration, Probate Records
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Cemeteries, Land and Property, Schools, Biography
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | Military Records, Court Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Biography, Newspapers, Occupations
*[[Scotland Census|Census]]
*[[Scotland Statutory Registers|Civil Registration]]
*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Scotland Directories|Directories]]
*[[Scotland Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Scotland Taxation|Taxation]]
 
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Directories, History, Historical Geography, Land and Property, Periodicals
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Places of residence
| align="left" | Noble families
| align="left" | Census, Church Records, Civil Registration, Directories
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Land and Property, Probate Records, Biography
*[[Scotland Heraldry|Heraldry]]
*[[Scotland Nobility|Nobility]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place of residence when you know only the county
| align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Land and Property, Probate Records, Taxation, Census
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Cemeteries
*[[Scotland Census|Census]]
*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Scotland Statutory Registers|Civil Registration]]
*[[Scotland Occupations|Occupations]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*[[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Scotland Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Scotland Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[Scotland Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | Biography, Genealogy, Societies
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Nobility, Periodicals
*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
 
| align="left" | Record-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Archives and Libraries, Genealogy
*Obituaries
| align="left" | Periodicals, Societies
*[[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Scotland Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[Scotland Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | Social activities
| align="left" | Biography, Church Records, Civil Registration
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Census, Cemeteries, Genealogy, History
*Social Customs and Activities
*Obituaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Understanding names
| align="left" | Physical description
| align="left" | Names (Personal)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Scotland Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Scotland Court Records|Court Records]]
|}
|}
{{Place|Scotland}}


[[Category:Scotland]]<br>
[[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

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin

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.
City or Country of foreign birth

Residences and Locations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Noble families
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
  • Social Customs and Activities
  • Obituaries
Physical description
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