Scotland Online Genealogy Records

Scotland

Online Genealogy Records

These are genealogy links to Scotland online databases and indexes that may include birth records, marriage records, death records, biographies, cemeteries, censuses, histories, immigration records, land records, military records, newspapers, obituaries, or probate records. Some subscription websites listed below can be searched for free at a family history center or FamilySearch affiliate library.

Birth, Marriage, and Deaths: Church Records and Civil Registration Births 1553 to present: Church Registers of Births (or Baptisms), Marriages and Burials in Scotland at ScotlandsPeople 1564-1929: Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms at Findmypast; index only ($) 1564-1950: Scotland Births and Baptisms at FamilySearch; index only; Also at Ancestry ($); Also at Findmypast ($); Also at MyHeritage ($) 1640-1860: Scotland, Selected Births & Baptisms at MyHeritage; index only ($) 1647-1875: Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms at Findmypast; index only ($) 1658-1919: Scotland Church Records and Kirk Session Records at FamilySearch; index only 1855 to present: Statutory (Civil) Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths in Scotland at ScotlandsPeople British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms at Findmypast; index & images, ($) Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms at Findmypast; index & images, ($) Marriages 1553 to present: Church Registers of Births (or Baptisms), Marriages and Burials in Scotland at ScotlandsPeople 1561-1910: Scotland Marriages at FamilySearch; index only; Also at MyHeritage ($); Also at Findmypast ($) 1564-1929: Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms at Findmypast; index only ($) 1658-1919: Scotland Church Records and Kirk Session Records at FamilySearch; index only 1794-1895: Gretna Green, Scotland, Marriage Registers at Ancestry; index & images, ($) 1855 to present: Statutory (Civil) Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths in Scotland at ScotlandsPeople British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages at Findmypast; index & images, ($) Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast; index & images, ($) Deaths 1553 to present: Church Registers of Births (or Baptisms), Marriages and Burials in Scotland at Scotlands People 1564-2017: Scotland, Parish Deaths & Burials at Findmypast; index only ($) 1564-1929: Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms at Findmypast; index only ($) 1658-1919: Scotland Church Records and Kirk Session Records at FamilySearch; index only 1733-2012 United Kingdom, Jewish Death and Burial Records at MyHeritage; index ($) 1747-1868: Scottish Deaths at MyHeritage; index only ($) 1855 to present: Statutory (Civil) Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths in Scotland at ScotlandsPeople British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials at Findmypast; index & images, ($) Divorce Cemetery Records 1800-2016: England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers at Ancestry; index only ($) Scotland Billion Graves Cemetery Index at Findmypast; index only ($) Cemetery Index at BillionGraves Census 1841 to 1911: Census Research Guide at Scotlands People 1841: Scotland Census at FamilySearch; index only; Also at MyHeritage ($), Findmypast ($), Ancestry ($) 1851: Scotland Census at FamilySearch; index only; Also at MyHeritage ($), Findmypast ($), Ancestry ($) 1861: Scotland Census at FamilySearch; index only; Also at MyHeritage ($), Findmypast ($), Ancestry ($) 1871: Scotland Census at FamilySearch; index only; Also at Findmypast ($), Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($) 1881: Scotland Census at FamilySearch; index only; Also at Findmypast ($), Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($) 1891: Scotland Census at FamilySearch; index only; Also at Findmypast ($), Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($) 1901: FamilySearch at FamilySearch; index only; Also at Findmypast ($), Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($) Church Records 1553 to present: Church Registers of Births (or Baptisms), Marriages and Burials in Scotland at Scotlands People 1658-1919: Scotland Church Records and Kirk Session Records at FamilySearch; index only 1736-1990: Scotland Presbyterian & Protestant Church Records at FamilySearch; index & images Catholic Heritage Collection at Findmypast; index & images, ($) Parish Record Search at FreeReg Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms at Findmypast; index & images, ($) Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast; index & images, ($) Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Registers at Findmypast; index & images, ($) Civil Registration 1855 to present: Statutory (Civil) Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths in Scotland at Scotlands People Compiled Genealogies 1800-1900: Scotland, Published Family Histories at Findmypast; index only ($) Histories of Scottish Families at National Library of Scotland; e-books Court and Criminal Records 1306-1651: Scotland, The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland at Ancestry; images only ($) 1748-1914: Scotland, Selected Sheriff Court Paternity Case Index at MyHeritage; index only ($) 1828-1878: Scotland, Selected Prison Registers at MyHeritage; index only ($) Scotland, Court & Criminal Database at Findmypast; index only ($) Scotland Court Records at Scotlands People

Directories 1773-1911: Scottish Profession Database at Scottish Post Office Directories Scotland, Post Office Directories at Findmypast; images only ($) Heraldry General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales at Ancestry; images only ($) Peerage of Scotland and Ireland at Ancestry; images only ($) The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales at Ancestry; images only ($) Immigration Records 1628-1828: Ships from Scotland to America at Ancestry; images only ($) 1628-1828: Ships from Scotland to America, Vol. 3 at Ancestry; images only ($) 1650-1775: Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations at Ancestry; images only ($) 1680-1830: Directory of Scots in the Carolinas at Ancestry; images only ($) 1774-1775: Emigrants from Scotland to America at Ancestry; images only ($) 1852-1857: Wills and Testaments, Coats of Arms, Soliders' and Airmen's Wills and the Records of Military Service Appeals Tribunals at Scotlands People 1863-1901: Glasgow, Scotland, Crew Lists at Ancestry; index & images, ($) The Scottish Emigration Database at University of Aberdeen Jewish Records 1733-2012 United Kingdom, Jewish Death and Burial Records at MyHeritage; index ($) Land and Property Records 1566-1811: Perth, Scotland, Register of Deeds at Ancestry; index & images, ($) 1667: Scotland, Register of Deeds Index at Ancestry; images only ($) 1823-1938: Scotland, Dundee & Forfarshire (Angus) Valuation Rolls at Findmypast; pdf ($) 1855 to present: Lists of Owners and Occupiers of Buildings and other Properties in Scotland at Scotlands People Large Databases With Many Record Types 1093-1314: Multiple Record Search at People of Medieval Scotland; index only 1513-2021: Multiple Record Search at ScotlandsPeople; index only Multiple Record Search at Familyrelatives.com Medical Records 1858-1918: Web: Scotland, General and Admission Registers for Asylums at Ancestry.com; index only ($) Military 1615-1930: UK, Roll of the Indian Medical Service at Ancestry; index & images, ($) 1800-1915: Scotland, Ireland and Wales, Militia Attestation Papers at Ancestry; index only ($) British Army Service Records at Findmypast; index & images, ($) Wills and Testaments, Coats of Arms, Soliders' and Airmen's Wills and the Records of Military Service Appeals Tribunals at Scotlands People Newspapers 1771-1909: Edinburgh Advertiser (Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) at Ancestry; images only ($) 1801-1808: Edinburgh weekly Journal, Edinburgh Midlothian, Scotland at Ancestry; images only ($) 1800s-current: UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry; index and images ($) 1809-1990: Perth, Scotland Newspaper index Cards at Ancestry; index & images, ($) 1817-1950: The Scotsman at The Scotsman Digital Archive;; index only 1833-1987: Fife, Scotland, Newspaper Index Cards at Ancestry; index & images, ($) 1867-1869: The Edinburgh Evening Courant (Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland at Ancestry; images only ($) 1884: Edinburgh Courant, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland at Ancestry; images only ($) 1945: Scotsman (Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) at Ancestry; images only ($) UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry - index and images ($) Scotland Newspaper Birth Notices at Findmypast; index only ($) Scotland, Newspaper Death Reports & Obituaries at Findmypast; index & images, ($) Occupations 1560-1949: Church of Scotland Ministers at Findmypast; pdf ($) 1767-1973: Britain, Royal and Imperial Calendars; index & images, ($) 1773-1911: Scottish Profession Database at Scottish Post Office Directories Scotland, Post Office Directories at Findmypast; images only ($) Periodicals PERiodical Source Index at Allen County Public Library; index Poorhouses and Poor Law 1750-1922: Scotland, Paternity Decrees at Findmypast; index only ($) 1849-1917: North Lanarkshire, Scotland, Poor Law Applications and Registers at Ancestry; index & images, ($) 1852-1857: Records for the Emigration Society, Set Up to Relieve Highland Destitution at Scotlands People Scotland, Poor Law & Poor Lists at Findmypast; index only ($) Probate Records 1269-1975: UK, Extracted Probate Records at Ancestry; index only ($) 1481-1807: Scotland, Will and Testament Index at Findmypast; index only ($) 1715-1800: Aberdeen, Scotland, Register of Testaments at Ancestry; images only ($) 1876-1936: Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories) at Ancestry; index & images, ($) Scotland, Extracted Parish Records at Ancestry; index only ($) Wills and Testaments, Coats of Arms, Soliders' and Airmen's Wills and the Records of Military Service Appeals Tribunals at Scotlands People

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