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== Understanding Church Organization == | == Understanding Church Organization == | ||
[[Image:United Presbyterian Church at Stonehouse, Scotland.jpg|thumb|right| | [[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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*Lists of neighboring parishes | *Lists of neighboring parishes | ||
=== Nonconformists === | ==== Nonconformists ==== | ||
Churches which are not part of the Church of Scotland are often referred to as nonconformist although this word's correct use does not have valid application in a country with no state church and properly applies only in England where the Church of Scotland is a non-conformist church. There were two categories of so-called nonconformist churches in Scotland: | Churches which are not part of the Church of Scotland are often referred to as nonconformist although this word's correct use does not have valid application in a country with no state church and properly applies only in England where the Church of Scotland is a non-conformist church. There were two categories of so-called nonconformist churches in Scotland: | ||
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Parish outline maps are also available online at [http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/parish-maps.htm http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/parish-maps.htm]. | Parish outline maps are also available online at [http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/parish-maps.htm http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/parish-maps.htm]. | ||
=== 1851 Census of Places of Worship <br> | ==== 1851 Census of Places of Worship <br> ==== | ||
Popularly called the 1851 Religious Census, this is a resource for identifying what churches existed where in 1851. [[1851 Census Places of Worship|Read more...]] | Popularly called the 1851 Religious Census, this is a resource for identifying what churches existed where in 1851. [[1851 Census Places of Worship|Read more...]] | ||
=== The Union List of Church Records === | ==== The Union List of Church Records ==== | ||
The staff of the Family History Library has compiled a resource called the [[Scotland Church Records Union Lists|Scotland Church Records Union List]] which strives to identify all pre-1855 churches in Scotland and whether they have surviving records. It also contains brief parish and congregation histories. This information, arranged by county then parish, is available through the Wiki by searching for a [[Scotland Old Counties pre 1974 and New Counties post 1974|county]] or parish of interest. | The staff of the Family History Library has compiled a resource called the [[Scotland Church Records Union Lists|Scotland Church Records Union List]] which strives to identify all pre-1855 churches in Scotland and whether they have surviving records. It also contains brief parish and congregation histories. This information, arranged by county then parish, is available through the Wiki by searching for a [[Scotland Old Counties pre 1974 and New Counties post 1974|county]] or parish of interest. | ||
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*Whyte, Donald. "Old Parochial Registers of Scotland." Refers to people from various parts of Ireland - baptisms, marriages - that were held in various Scotland Old Parish Registers for the years 1691-1846. Article in ''The Irish Ancestor'', vol.III, no.2,1971, pages 79-82. Family History Library book 941.5 B2i. <br> | *Whyte, Donald. "Old Parochial Registers of Scotland." Refers to people from various parts of Ireland - baptisms, marriages - that were held in various Scotland Old Parish Registers for the years 1691-1846. Article in ''The Irish Ancestor'', vol.III, no.2,1971, pages 79-82. Family History Library book 941.5 B2i. <br> | ||
=== Indexes === | ==== Indexes ==== | ||
Indexes to the old parochial registers have been created and are available in various forms. See the following Wiki articles for more information: | Indexes to the old parochial registers have been created and are available in various forms. See the following Wiki articles for more information: | ||
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Part of the National Archives of Scotland: [http://www.scottishdocuments.com http://www.scottishdocuments.com] | Part of the National Archives of Scotland: [http://www.scottishdocuments.com http://www.scottishdocuments.com] | ||
Scottish Archive Network: [http://www.scan.org.uk www.scan.org.uk]<br> | Scottish Archive Network: [http://www.scan.org.uk www.scan.org.uk]<br> | ||
Access to British archives/catalog/documents: [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk] | Access to British archives/catalog/documents: [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk] | ||
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[Go to the [[Scotland Strategies for Locating Births, Marriages and Deaths|Scotland Research Strategies]] page.] <br {{Place|Scotland}} | [Go to the [[Scotland Strategies for Locating Births, Marriages and Deaths|Scotland Research Strategies]] page.] <br {{Place|Scotland}} | ||