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*Early Congregational Independency in Lowland Scotland Volume II' 2007 | *Early Congregational Independency in Lowland Scotland Volume II' 2007 | ||
=== 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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== Identifying Churches == | == Identifying Churches == | ||
=== Books containing maps that show parish boundaries: === | |||
*''Civil Parishes and Counties of North East Scotland Showing Overall Dates of Old Parochial Records: Held in Edinburgh and Available Worldwide on Microfilm [Scotland]: Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society''[ 198-]. ({{FHL|941 E7c|call number-id|disp=Family History Library Map Case 941 E7c pt. 4}}) | *'''Civil Parishes and Counties of North East Scotland Showing Overall Dates of Old Parochial Records''': Held in Edinburgh and Available Worldwide on Microfilm [Scotland]: Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society''[ 198-]. ({{FHL|941 E7c|call number-id|disp=Family History Library Map Case 941 E7c pt. 4}}) | ||
*''The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers'', 2nd ed. Chichester, England: Phillimore & Co. Ltd, 1995. ({{FHL|941E7pa|callnumberid|disp=Family History Library Book 941 E7pa}}) | *'''The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers''', 2nd ed. Chichester, England: Phillimore & Co. Ltd, 1995. ({{FHL|941E7pa|callnumberid|disp=Family History Library Book 941 E7pa}}) | ||
*''Parish Maps of Scotland. ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1991. ({{FHL|6036350|Fiche-id|disp=Family History Library Book 941 E7ch; Fiche 6036350}}) | *'''Parish Maps of Scotland. '''Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1991. ({{FHL|6036350|Fiche-id|disp=Family History Library Book 941 E7ch; Fiche 6036350}}) | ||
*''Phillips’ Handy Atlas of the Counties of Scotland 1881. ''London, England: G. Phillip, 1881. ({{FHL|941 E7p|call number-id|disp=Family History Library Book 941 E7p; Film 423175}}) | *'''Phillips’ Handy Atlas of the Counties of Scotland 1881. '''London, England: G. Phillip, 1881. ({{FHL|941 E7p|call number-id|disp=Family History Library Book 941 E7p; Film 423175}}) | ||
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]. | ||
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== Old Parochial Registers (OPR) == | == Old Parochial Registers (OPR) == | ||
The term ''old parochial registers'' refers to the parish records kept by the Presbyterian Church (Church of Scotland) from the time the church began keeping records up to the year 1855. | The term ''old parochial registers'' refers to the parish records kept by the Presbyterian Church (Church of Scotland) from the time the church began keeping records up to the year 1855. Records include registers of: <br> | ||
*Births/baptisms<br> | |||
*marriages/proclamations<br> | |||
*deaths/burials<br> | |||
The amount of information in registers varies from parish to parish. Later records generally give more complete information than earlier ones. For more information see [[Scotland Established (Presbyterian) Church Records|Scotland Established (Presbyterian) Church Records]]. | |||
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. | ||