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=== Church of Scotland === | === Church of Scotland === | ||
''See also: [[Scotland Established (Presbyterian) | ''See also: [[Scotland Established (Presbyterian) Church Records]]'' | ||
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 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. | ||
*A | *A Synod is made up of several presbyteries and serves as the court of appeals for those presbyteries. | ||
*A | *A Presbytery is made up of several parishes and serves as the court of appeals for those parishes. | ||
*A | *A parish is the lowest governing body. | ||
*A chapelry or chapel of ease is a small church which serves a distant part of a parish. | *A chapelry or chapel of ease is a small church which serves a distant part of a parish. | ||
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*Descriptions of parishes can be found at: | *Descriptions of parishes can be found at: | ||
**[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/ Genuki.org.uk] | **[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/ Genuki.org.uk] | ||
**[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions VisionofBritain.org.uk] (click "Groome" link) | **[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions VisionofBritain.org.uk] (click "Groome" link) | ||
*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]. | *Parish outline maps are also available online at [http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/parish-maps.htm www.scotlandsfamily.com] | ||
*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 | *Atlas and index to parish registers can be found at [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8830 Great Britain, Atlas and Index of Parish Registers] ($) | ||
*Parish Maps of Scotland. | *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=FHL Map Case 941 E7c pt. 4}}) | ||
*Phillips’ Handy Atlas of the Counties of Scotland 1881. | *Parish Maps of Scotland. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1991. ({{FHL|6036350|Fiche-id|disp=FHL Book 941 E7ch}}) | ||
*Phillips’ Handy Atlas of the Counties of Scotland 1881. London, England: G. Phillip, 1881. ({{FHL|941 E7p|call number-id|disp=FHL Book 941 E7p}}) | |||
=== Nonconformists === | === Nonconformists === | ||
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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).] | 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).] | ||
For more background information | For more background information on churches in Scotland, including a historical time-line, read the article [[Scotland Church History|Scotland Church History]]. | ||
== | == Accessing the Records == | ||
=== OPR === | === OPR === | ||
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=== Non-Church of Scotland === | === Non-Church of Scotland === | ||
* [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople] has indexed most of the Roman Catholic parish registers throughout the country and these name entries can now be accessed at their main "search" page. A slight majority of other non-Church of Scotland denominational registers are available for searching in person or by record agent at the Scotlands People Archives, in Edinburgh. A list of what is available is [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/guides/church-registers#Parishes here]. | * [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople] has indexed most of the Roman Catholic parish registers throughout the country and these name entries can now be accessed at their main "search" page. A slight majority of other non-Church of Scotland denominational registers are available for searching in person or by record agent at the Scotlands People Archives, in Edinburgh. A list of what is available is [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/guides/church-registers#Parishes here]. | ||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/ FindMyPast] ($) also has Scottish nonconformist records | |||
**[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-roman-catholic-parish-baptisms Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms] | |||
**[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-roman-catholic-parish-marriages Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Marriages] | |||
**[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-non-old-parish-registers-vital-records-1647-1875 Scotland Non-Old Parish Registers Vital Records 1647-1875] | |||
* See "Research Guidance" below for important steps to take, to trace non-Church of Scotland ancestry. | * See "Research Guidance" below for important steps to take, to trace non-Church of Scotland ancestry. | ||
* FamilySearch.org and its Family History Library in Salt Lake City, and some of it's satellite Family History Centers possess the OPR or Church of Scotland Records database (an old DOS-based index). Note: FamilySearch.org many years ago obtained on microfilm collection of about 5-10% non-conformist/non-subscribing church registers. These church registers were indexed along with the Church of Scotland parochial registers and ''the data is included in this DOS database.'' | * FamilySearch.org and its Family History Library in Salt Lake City, and some of it's satellite Family History Centers possess the OPR or Church of Scotland Records database (an old DOS-based index). Note: FamilySearch.org many years ago obtained on microfilm collection of about 5-10% non-conformist/non-subscribing church registers. These church registers were indexed along with the Church of Scotland parochial registers and ''the data is included in this DOS database.'' | ||
=== Mixed/Other === | === Mixed/Other === | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1636 Gretna Green, Scotland, Marriage Registers, 1794 - 1895] ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1636 Gretna Green, Scotland, Marriage Registers, 1794 - 1895] ($) | ||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10079/scottish-deaths-1747-1868?s=218489221 Scottish Deaths, 1747 - 1868], index, ($). | *[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10079/scottish-deaths-1747-1868?s=218489221 Scottish Deaths, 1747 - 1868], index, ($). | ||
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== Research Guidance == | == Research Guidance == | ||
''' | '''FamilySearch Wiki Help for Non-Church of Scotland Church Records Research''' | ||
*[[Steps For Tracing Scottish Ancestry Outside of The Church of Scotland|Steps For Tracing Scottish Ancestry Outside of The Church of Scotland]] | |||
''' | '''Online Tutorials on FamilySearch:''' | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/241 | *[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/241 Scotland's Old Parish Registers: How to Access, Use, and Interpret] - Parts 1 and 2 | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/783 | *[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/783 Using Church of Scotland Parochial Registers to trace Scots Ancestry] | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/338 | *[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/338 www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk] | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/510 | *[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/510 British Resources on FamilySearch.org] - Parts 1 and 2 | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/511 | *[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/511 British Resources on Ancestry] - Parts 1 and 2 | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/782 | *[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/782 Scotland's Lost Other Half: Tracing Difficult Ancestral Lines in Scotland's Non-Parochial Register] | ||
[[Category:Church_records_in_Scotland]] | [[Category:Church_records_in_Scotland]] | ||