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*[http://www.scottish-monumental-inscriptions.com/ Scottish Monumental Inscriptions] | *[http://www.scottish-monumental-inscriptions.com/ Scottish Monumental Inscriptions] | ||
*[https://sites.google.com/site/highlandmemorialinscriptions/home Highland Memorial Inscriptions] | *[https://sites.google.com/site/highlandmemorialinscriptions/home Highland Memorial Inscriptions] | ||
*[http://memento-mori.co.uk/ Monumental Inscriptions] | *[http://memento-mori.co.uk/ Monumental Inscriptions] | ||
== Introduction == | |||
Because burial records in Scotland are scarce, gravestone inscriptions are particularly important to finding death and burial information. Even when burial records exist, gravestone inscriptions might provide information that the burial record does not, such as deaths abroad. Most cemeteries before 1850 were kirkyards of the Church of Scotland. Even people who were not members of the Church were buried in the parish kirkyard, as it was meant to be all-inclusive. | |||
== | == Understanding the Records == | ||
Cemetery records include: | Cemetery records include: | ||
*Kirk Session records of who is buried where, including plot maps. | *Kirk Session records of who is buried where, including plot maps. | ||
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Tombstone inscriptions are an important source in family history research. They may include: | Tombstone inscriptions are an important source in family history research. They may include: | ||
*Birth and death information, and name of spouse | *Birth and death information, and name of spouse | ||
*Women in Scotland are named by their birth surname, even if married | *Women in Scotland are named by their birth surname, even if married | ||
*The stones sometimes give more information than the parish burial register or civil death certificate | *The stones sometimes give more information than the parish burial register or civil death certificate | ||
*Military service, occupation, or cause of death. | *Military service, occupation, or cause of death. | ||
Tombstone inscriptions are especially helpful for identifying ancestors not found in other records, and often show several generations. Since relatives may be buried in adjoining plots, search the entire record. Gravestone inscriptions might not always be correct, but they often gives clues to other records to search. | Tombstone inscriptions are especially helpful for identifying ancestors not found in other records, and often show several generations. Since relatives may be buried in adjoining plots, search the entire record. Gravestone inscriptions might not always be correct, but they often gives clues to other records to search. | ||
=== Lair records === | === Lair records === | ||
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To find gravestone inscriptions, you need to know where an individual was buried. The person may have been buried in a kirkyard or a civil (local authority) cemetery—usually near the place where he or she lived or died. A person who died in another part of the country may have been brought to his home parish for burial. You can find clues to burial places in church records, death certificates (1855-1860), newspaper reports, or family histories. | To find gravestone inscriptions, you need to know where an individual was buried. The person may have been buried in a kirkyard or a civil (local authority) cemetery—usually near the place where he or she lived or died. A person who died in another part of the country may have been brought to his home parish for burial. You can find clues to burial places in church records, death certificates (1855-1860), newspaper reports, or family histories. | ||
=== Online === | |||
Many, but not all, Scotland cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions can be found online. These records are found in nation-wide or small-scale databases and indexes. | |||
Databases of Scotland cemetery records: | |||
*[http://www.findagraveinscotland.com/ Find A Grave, Scotland, 1500 - 2000] | |||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-billion-graves-cemetery-index Scotland Billion Graves Cemetery Index] ($) | |||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-monumental-inscriptions-index Scotland Monumental Inscriptions Index] ($) | |||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9041 England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016] ($) | |||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9740 Global, Gravestone Photograph Index, 1265-2014] ($) | |||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70845 UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1576-2014] ($) | |||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60526 UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current] ($) | |||
*[http://www.scottish-monumental-inscriptions.com/ Scottish Monumental Inscriptions] | |||
*[https://sites.google.com/site/highlandmemorialinscriptions/home Highland Memorial Inscriptions] | |||
*[http://memento-mori.co.uk/ Monumental Inscriptions] - Glasgow and Central Scotland | |||
Lists of Scotland cemeteries: | |||
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/scotland/allscotlandcemeteries.htm Genealogylinks.net] - all Scotland Cemeteries | |||
*[http://interment.net/uk/scot/index.htm Scotland Cemetery Records, 1500 - 2000] | |||
Lists of Scotland cemetery record collections or databases: | |||
*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/categories/scotland/cemeteries CoraWeb] | |||
=== Family History Library === | === Family History Library === | ||
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Many Scottish gravestone inscriptions have been recorded and published in printed form. The Family History Library has many of these publications. To find a book or microfilm call number, look in the [https://www.familysearch.org/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] under: | Many Scottish gravestone inscriptions have been recorded and published in printed form. The Family History Library has many of these publications. To find a book or microfilm call number, look in the [https://www.familysearch.org/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] under: | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId= | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=75&query=%2Bplace%3AScotland&subjectsOpen=343927-50 SCOTLAND - CEMETERIES] | ||
*SCOTLAND, [COUNTY] - CEMETERIES (''insert your own county name'') | *SCOTLAND, [COUNTY] - CEMETERIES (''insert your own county name'') | ||
*SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - CEMETERIES (''insert your own county and parish name'') | *SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - CEMETERIES (''insert your own county and parish name'') | ||