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=== Non-Church of Scotland ===
=== Non-Church of Scotland ===
* [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople] has indexed most of the Roman Catholic parish registers throughout the country and these name entries can now be accessed at their main "search" page. A slight majority of other non-Church of Scotland denominational registers are available for searching in person or by record agent at the Scotlands People Archives, in Edinburgh. A list of what is available is [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/guides/church-registers#Parishes here].  
* [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople] has indexed most of the Roman Catholic parish registers throughout the country and these name entries can now be accessed at their main "search" page. A slight majority of other non-Church of Scotland denominational registers are available for searching in person or by record agent at the Scotlands People Archives, in Edinburgh. A list of what is available is [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/guides/church-registers#Parishes here].  
*[https://www.findmypast.com/ FindMyPast] ($) also has Scottish nonconformist records
*Other nonconformist databases include:
**[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-roman-catholic-parish-baptisms Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms]
**[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-roman-catholic-parish-baptisms Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms] ($)
**[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-roman-catholic-parish-marriages Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Marriages]
**[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-roman-catholic-parish-marriages Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Marriages] ($)
**[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-non-old-parish-registers-vital-records-1647-1875 Scotland Non-Old Parish Registers Vital Records 1647-1875]
**[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-roman-catholic-parish-burials Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Burials] ($)
**[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-non-old-parish-registers-vital-records-1647-1875 Scotland Non-Old Parish Registers Vital Records 1647-1875] ($)
**[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61544 Scotland, Extracted Parish Records, 1571-1997] ($)
* See "Research Guidance" below for important steps to take, to trace non-Church of Scotland ancestry.   
* See "Research Guidance" below for important steps to take, to trace non-Church of Scotland ancestry.   
* FamilySearch.org  and its Family History Library in Salt Lake City, and some of it's satellite Family History Centers possess the OPR or Church of Scotland Records database (an old DOS-based index). Note:  FamilySearch.org many years ago obtained on microfilm collection of about 5-10% non-conformist/non-subscribing church registers. These church registers were indexed along with the Church of Scotland parochial registers and ''the data is included in this DOS database.''  
* FamilySearch.org  and its Family History Library in Salt Lake City, and some of it's satellite Family History Centers possess the OPR or Church of Scotland Records database (an old DOS-based index). Note:  FamilySearch.org many years ago obtained on microfilm collection of about 5-10% non-conformist/non-subscribing church registers. These church registers were indexed along with the Church of Scotland parochial registers and ''the data is included in this DOS database.''


=== Mixed/Other ===
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