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Record Finder Table for Scotland[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Scotland topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

Searching for:

Best Records to Search:

Alternative Records:

Birth date and place

Marriage place and date

Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Maiden name	Civil Registration Church Records	Obituaries Cemeteries Newspapers
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Census Church Records Civil Registration	Obituaries Probate Records Newspapers
Living relatives	Directories Civil Registration	Newspapers Societies Social media, Facebook, etc. White pages and Zabasearch.com

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Immigration date	See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.	Emigration and Immigration Church Records
City or Country of foreign birth	Census Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Residence	Census Civil Registration Church Records	Directories Land and Property Probate Records Taxation

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Noble families	Heraldry Nobility
Occupation	Census Church Records Civil Registration Occupations	Obituaries Probate Records Court Records Taxation Military Records
Religion	Church Records	Obituaries Cemeteries Genealogies Biography
Social activities	Social Customs and Activities Obituaries	Newspapers
Physical description	Military Records	Court Records

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 | align="left" | Birth date and place
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Scotland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[England Census|Census]]
+*[[Scotland Census|Census]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 *Obituaries
-*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Scotland Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Marriage place and date
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Scotland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 {|
@@ Line 40: / Line 40: @@
 |
 *Obituaries
-*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
+*[[Scotland Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
-*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Scotland Biography|Biography]]
-*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]
+*[[Scotland Nobility|Nobility]]
-*[[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[Scotland Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |}
 |-
 | align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Scotland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
 *Obituaries
-*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Scotland Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
+*[[Scotland Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
-*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Scotland Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 |}
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 | align="left" | Maiden name
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Scotland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Census|Census]]
+*[[Scotland Census|Census]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Scotland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Living relatives
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Scotland Directories|Directories]]
-*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Scotland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[England Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Scotland Societies|Societies]]
 *Social media, Facebook, etc.
 *White pages and Zabasearch.com
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 *See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Scotland Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
 |-
 | align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Census|Census]]
+*[[Scotland Census|Census]]
-*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Scotland Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[England Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Scotland Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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 | align="left" | Residence
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Census|Census]]
+*[[Scotland Census|Census]]
-*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Scotland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Scotland Directories|Directories]]
-*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property]]
+*[[Scotland Land and Property|Land and Property]]
-*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]
+*[[Scotland Taxation|Taxation]]
 |}
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 | align="left" | Noble families
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Heraldry|Heraldry]]
+*[[Scotland Heraldry|Heraldry]]
-*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]
+*[[Scotland Nobility|Nobility]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 |-
 | align="left" | Occupation
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Census|Census]]
+*[[Scotland Census|Census]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Scotland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[England Occupations|Occupations]]
+*[[Scotland Occupations|Occupations]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Scotland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Scotland Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]
+*[[Scotland Taxation|Taxation]]
-*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Scotland Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Religion
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Scotland Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Scotland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
+*[[Scotland Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
-*[[England Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Scotland Biography|Biography]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Social activities
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 *Obituaries
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Scotland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Physical description
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Scotland Military Records|Military Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Scotland Court Records|Court Records]]
 |}
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