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Church records are an excellent source for accurate information on names, dates, and places of birth, marriage, and death. Most people in Scotland before the mid-nineteenth century are listed in church records. Since civil authorities did not begin registering vital statistics until 1855, church records are the best source of family information before that date. | Church records are an excellent source for accurate information on names, dates, and places of birth, marriage, and death. Most people in Scotland before the mid-nineteenth century are listed in church records. Since civil authorities did not begin registering vital statistics until 1855, church records are the best source of family information before that date. | ||
== Quick Links == | |||
*[http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Scotlands'''People'''], index, images, free index, pay per view ($) | |||
*[http://www.nls.uk/family-history 1500 - 2014 National Library of Scotland] | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60143 Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564 - 1950], ($). Also at [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-births-and-baptisms-1564-1950 FindMyPast], index, ($). Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30226/scotland-births-baptisms-1564-1950?s=218489221 MyHeritage], index,($). | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1771030?collectionNameFilter=false Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950], index, incomplete. | |||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10321/scotland-selected-births-baptisms-c-1640-c-1860?s=218489221 Scotland, Selected Births & Baptisms, c. 1640 - c. 1860], index, ($). | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1771074?collectionNameFilter=false Scotland Marriages, 1561 - 1910], incomplete. Also at [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-marriages-1561-1910 FindMyPast], index, ($). Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30229/scotland-marriages-1561-1910?s=218489221 MyHeritage], index, ($). | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1636 Gretna Green, Scotland, Marriage Registers, 1794 - 1895] ($) | |||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10079/scottish-deaths-1747-1868?s=218489221 Scottish Deaths, 1747 - 1868], index, ($). | |||
*[http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?r=554&612 Statutory Records,BMD 1855-2014], Index, ($). | |||
*[http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/Content/Help/index.aspx?r=554&1375 Catholic Parish Registers], index, ($). | |||
*[http://www.freereg.org.uk/ FreeReg], index. | |||
== Understanding Church Organization == | == Understanding Church Organization == | ||
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*Maps showing parish boundaries to help determine which parish records to search | *Maps showing parish boundaries to help determine which parish records to search | ||
*Lists of neighboring parishes can be found at [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/ Genuki.org.uk]. | *Lists of neighboring parishes can be found at [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/ Genuki.org.uk]. | ||
'The Scottish Congregational Ministry 1794-1993' by Rev. Dr William D. McNaughton, 1993 includes the names of ministers throughout Scottish church entries. The following works by the same author cover Scotland in various sections from c. 1790-1870, give history of churches and those involved. | |||
*Early Congregational Independency in Shetland' 2005 | |||
*Early Congregational Independency in Orkney' 2006 | |||
*Early Congregational Independency in the Highlands and Islands and the North-East of Scotland' 2003 | |||
*Early Congregational Independency in Lowland Scotland Volume I' 2005 | |||
*Early Congregational Independency in Lowland Scotland Volume II' 2007 | |||
==== Nonconformists ==== | ==== Nonconformists ==== | ||
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*[[Scotland Old Parochial Registers (OPR)|Scotland Old Parochial Registers (OPR) Index]] | *[[Scotland Old Parochial Registers (OPR)|Scotland Old Parochial Registers (OPR) Index]] | ||
== | == Websites == | ||
*[http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk ScotlandsPeople]: A paid subscription site <br> | |||
*[http://www.scottishindexes.com/coveragebmd.aspx ScottishIndexes]: has some court, and church register transcriptions for non-OPR (Old Parochial Registers)<br> | |||
*[http://www.nas.gov.uk National Archives of Scotland]: Online catalogue show holdings viewed while physically there. <br> | |||
*[http://www.scottishdocuments.com Part of the National Archives of Scotland]: Digitized collections <br> | |||
*[http://www.scan.org.uk Scottish Archive Network]: Digitized Collections<br> | |||
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/ National Archives of England]: Link to catalogue<br> | |||
<br> | Records of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland:<br> [http://www.scottishcatholicarchives.org.uk/ Scottish Catholic archive].<br>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>. | ||
'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:''' | '''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:''' | ||