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| '''Indexed:''' For an index to these records, see [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Scotland’s People] website, a pay-for-view website. The Scottish Church Records Index is also still available at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City. Some records may also be indexed in other [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1986318?region=Scotland FamilySearch collections] for Scotland.<br>'''Births:''' Births are intermixed with marriages and other matters up to 1655. The records are blank July 1655–November 1658. Births are inter-mixed with marriages November 1658–September 1734. They are blank from August 1699–September 1700, except for five entries between 1738–1743 and September 1734–September 1748. There are separate registers for births after 1748. The records prior to 1700 were damaged by damp conditions and negligence.<br>'''Marriages:''' Marriages are intermixed with births and other matters up to 1655, then, they are blank July 1655–November 1658. Marriages are Inter-mixed with births November 1658–September 1734. Marriages are blank from August 1699–September 1700 and September 1734 to September 1748. There is a separate register for marriages after 1748. The records prior to 1700 were damaged due to dampness and negligence.<br>'''Burials:''' There are two volumes of birth and marriage records, and 16 volumes of burial schedules.<br>'''Source:''' ''Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland,'' by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book {{FHL|941 K23b|disp=941 K23b}}. | | '''Indexed:''' For an index to these records, see [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Scotland’s People] website, a pay-for-view website. The Scottish Church Records Index is also still available at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City. Some records may also be indexed in other [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1986318?region=Scotland FamilySearch collections] for Scotland.<br>'''Births:''' Births are intermixed with marriages and other matters up to 1655. The records are blank July 1655–November 1658. Births are inter-mixed with marriages November 1658–September 1734. They are blank from August 1699–September 1700, except for five entries between 1738–1743 and September 1734–September 1748. There are separate registers for births after 1748. The records prior to 1700 were damaged by damp conditions and negligence.<br>'''Marriages:''' Marriages are intermixed with births and other matters up to 1655, then, they are blank July 1655–November 1658. Marriages are Inter-mixed with births November 1658–September 1734. Marriages are blank from August 1699–September 1700 and September 1734 to September 1748. There is a separate register for marriages after 1748. The records prior to 1700 were damaged due to dampness and negligence.<br>'''Burials:''' There are two volumes of birth and marriage records, and 16 volumes of burial schedules.<br>'''Source:''' ''Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland,'' by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book {{FHL|941 K23b|disp=941 K23b}}. |
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| === Established Church—Kirk Session Records === | | === Established Church—Kirk Session Records === |