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 *Dissenters -- Those who were not Presbyterian in form, such as Baptist, Methodist, or Catholic.
-Nonconformists had their own congregations and kept their own records. They could go to church whereever they wished and were not confined to parish boundaries. However, before 1834, nonconformist ministers were not authorized to perform marriages as clergyman; after 1834 they could perform marriages if the banns had first been read in the parish church. Total authority was granted in 1855.In the context of Scots Law as it applied until 1939 this only in practice affected the mode of marriage as until then any declaration of marriage in front of witnesses was valid although many might have failed to be recorded.
+Nonconformists had their own congregations and kept their own records. They could go to church wherever they wished and were not confined to parish boundaries. However, before 1834, nonconformist ministers were not authorized to perform marriages as clergyman; after 1834 they could perform marriages if the banns had first been read in the parish church. Total authority was granted in 1855.In the context of Scots Law as it applied until 1939 this only in practice affected the mode of marriage as until then any declaration of marriage in front of witnesses was valid although many might have failed to be recorded.
 The [http://www.nas.gov.uk/ National Archives of Scotland] maintains these types of records under the following references: [http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/archives/news/dunaskinnews200207/sourcesforscottishchurchhistoryinthenas/ CH4-CH16.] A detailed description of the record types is available online at the [http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/archives/news/dunaskinnews200207/sourcesforscottishchurchhistoryinthenas/ University of Glasgow (Archive Services).]
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 [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/ National Archives of England]:&nbsp;Link to catalogue
-Records of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland: [http://www.scottishcatholicarchives.org.uk/ Scottish Catholic archive], The [http://www.rcag.org.uk/history_intro.htm Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow Archive] and individaul parishes of the Roman Catholic Church. some Roman Catholic Registers are held at the [http://www.nas.gov.uk/ National Archives of Scotland] with the identifier of <u>[http://www.nas.gov.uk/onlineCatalogue/ NAS REF: RH21]</u>.
+Records of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland: [http://www.scottishcatholicarchives.org.uk/ Scottish Catholic archive]. Catholic Church. Some Catholic Registers are held at the [http://www.nas.gov.uk/ National Archives of Scotland] with the identifier of <u>[http://www.nas.gov.uk/onlineCatalogue/ NAS REF: RH21]</u>.
 'The Scottish Congregational Ministry 1794-1993' by Rev. Dr William D. McNaughton, 1993 includes the names of ministers throughout Scottish church entries.&nbsp;The following works by the same author cover Scotland in various sections from c. 1790-1870, give history of churches and those involved.
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 *[[Scotland Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Scotland Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
-[Go to the [[Scotland Strategies for Locating Births, Marriages and Deaths|Scotland&nbsp;Research Strategies]] page.] &lt;br&nbsp;
+Go to the [[Scotland Strategies for Locating Births, Marriages and Deaths|Scotland&nbsp;Research Strategies]] page.
 [http://www.ancestry.co.uk/ Ancestry.co.uk], a paid&nbsp;subscription site, &nbsp;has some Scotland Parish Records available online. This site is available at the Family History Library and Regional Centers for free.