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== Understanding Church Organization == | == Understanding Church Organization == | ||
[[Image:United Presbyterian Church at Stonehouse, Scotland.jpg|thumb|right|403x600px | [[Image:United Presbyterian Church at Stonehouse, Scotland.jpg|thumb|right|403x600px]]The Church of Scotland (a Presbyterian church) has been the recognised national church of Scotland since 1690; it is not a state or "established" church (although that latter description has found its way into various official documentation such as marriage registers) and that independence from the state was eventually acknowledged in the Church of Scotland Act 1921. The organization of the Church of Scotland is as follows: | ||
*The General Assembly is the highest organizational body and serves as the final ecclesiastical court of appeals. | *The General Assembly is the highest organizational body and serves as the final ecclesiastical court of appeals. | ||
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Most parish registers begin after 1650. Some kirk session (parish court) records begin earlier than the parish registers. Kirk session records may have some christening, marriage, and burial records in them. | Most parish registers begin after 1650. Some kirk session (parish court) records begin earlier than the parish registers. Kirk session records may have some christening, marriage, and burial records in them. | ||
Some early parish registers may be in Latin. Scotland has its own version of English, so you may need to use a dictionary to understand some words and terms. Read more in [[ | Some early parish registers may be in Latin. Scotland has its own version of English, so you may need to use a dictionary to understand some words and terms. Read more in [[Scotland Language and Languages Scotland|Language and Languages]]. | ||
For an interesting article on what is found in the registers, see: | For an interesting article on what is found in the registers, see: | ||
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{{Place|Scotland}} | {{Place|Scotland}} | ||
[[Category:Scotland | [[[[Category:Church records in Scotland]]]] | ||