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===OPR===
===OPR===


*All Church of Scotland OPRs can be accessed on the ScotlandsPeople's [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ website]. There is no fee to search for names, but there is a fee of about $2 (US) per original image. The original images can also be browsed for free at FHCs and Affiliate Libraries through the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog]  
*All Church of Scotland OPRs can be accessed on the ScotlandsPeople's [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ website]. There is no fee to search for names, but there is a fee of about $2 (US) per original image. The original images can also be browsed for free at FHCs and Affiliate Libraries through the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog]
*Microfilm and microfiche indexes are also available. See the article [[Scotland Old Parochial Registers (OPR)]] to learn more. Some records are also available in various collections on [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch].
*Microfilm and microfiche indexes are also available. See the article [[Scotland Old Parochial Registers (OPR)]] to learn more. Some records are also available in various collections on [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch].
*Search:  [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1771030 Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950]
*Search:  [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1771030 Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950]
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===Non-Conformists===
===Non-Conformists===


*In 1855, the government officially called for all non-parochial church registers (outside of the Church of Scotland) to be turned in to the then government archive, called the Public Record Office. [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople] has indexed most of the Roman Catholic parish registers throughout the country. These collections can be accessed on their [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/advanced-search#{%22category%22:%22church%22} Advanced Search] page. See this page for more information: [https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/catholic-parish-registers Catholic Parish Registers] A slight majority of other non-Church of Scotland denominational registers are available for searching in person or by record agent at the National Records of Scotland. A list of what is available is [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/guides/church-registers#Parishes here].
*In 1855, the government officially called for all non-parochial church registers (outside of the Church of Scotland) to be turned in to the then government archive, then called the Public Record Office. Under its new name,[https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople] has indexed most of the Roman Catholic parish registers throughout the country. These collections can be accessed on their [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/advanced-search#{%22category%22:%22church%22} Advanced Search] page. See this page for more information: [https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/catholic-parish-registers Catholic Parish Registers] A slight majority of other non-Church of Scotland denominational registers are available for searching in person or by record agent at the National Records of Scotland. A list of what is available is [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/guides/church-registers#Parishes here].
 
Other nonconformist databases include:
Other nonconformist databases include:
**[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2421466 Scotland Protestant & Church Records 1736-1990]  — index
**[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2421466 Scotland Protestant & Church Records 1736-1990]  — index
**[http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/births.htm Scotland's Family has some non-parochial register transcriptions]
**[http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/births.htm Scotland's Family has some non-parochial register transcriptions]
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**[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] ($)
**[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10079/scottish-deaths-1747-1868?s=218489221 Scottish Deaths, 1747-1868] ($)
Another way to find online transcriptions of non-parochial church registers is to Google the following search terms:  "Baptisms" (or "marriages" or "Burials" or "cemeteries"); [place] "name" (can be just name of county or the parish) and "index". There are a number of websites which hold baptisms and marriages especially, for a significant number of Nonconformist and Presbyterian church denomination records for more local areas.
Another way to find online transcriptions of non-parochial church registers is to Google the following search terms:  "Baptisms" (or "marriages" or "Burials" or "cemeteries"); [place] "name" (can be just name of county or the parish) and "index". There are a number of websites which hold baptisms and marriages especially, for a significant number of Nonconformist and Presbyterian church denomination records for more local areas.


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