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*'''1855-1910''', [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1771074 Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910] at FamilySearch - index (All entries from 1855 onward are civil marriage records. Entries before 1855 are church records).
*'''1855-1910''', [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1771074 Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910] at FamilySearch - index (All entries from 1855 onward are civil marriage records. Entries before 1855 are church records).
*'''1855 to the present'''[https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/advanced-search/statutory-records#record-type , Scotland Statutory Registers] (Birth, marriage, and death certificates) at ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk ($)  
*'''1855 to the present'''[https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/advanced-search/statutory-records#record-type , Scotland Statutory Registers] (Birth, marriage, and death certificates) at ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk ($)  
*'''1855-2019''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/scotland-modern-and-civil-births-1855-2019 Scotland, Modern and Civil Births 1855-2019] at Findmypast — index, ($)
*'''1855-2019''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/scotland-modern-and-civil-marriages-1855-2019 Scotland, Modern and Civil Marriages 1855-2019] at Findmypast — index, ($)
*'''1855-2021''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/scotland-modern-and-civil-deaths-and-burials-1855-2021 Scotland, Modern and Civil Deaths & Burials 1855-2021] at Findmypast — index, ($)
*'''1989-2020''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60631/ Scotland and Northern Ireland, Death Index, 1989-2020] at Ancestry - index ($)
*'''1989-2020''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60631/ Scotland and Northern Ireland, Death Index, 1989-2020] at Ancestry - index ($)
*See short video on [https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/lessons/strategies-for-using-civil-registration-in-the-british-isles-part-4-scotland Scotland Civil Registration]  
*See short video on [https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/lessons/strategies-for-using-civil-registration-in-the-british-isles-part-4-scotland Scotland Civil Registration]  
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*Names and ages of his or her children
*Names and ages of his or her children


 
For more information on civil registration records and laws, see:
 
'''Civil Regisration Districts'''
 
Neighboring parishes were grouped together to form a registration district. Birth, marriages, and deaths were recorded under the corresponding civil registration district. To see what parish your ancestor's civil registration district was in see [https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/statutory-registers/registration-districts Civil Registration Districts] on ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk.
 
For more information on civil registration records and laws, see:  


Bisset-Smith, G.T. ''Vital Registration: A Manual of the Law and Practice''. Edinburgh, Scotland: William Green & Sons, 1902. (available on [https://archive.org/details/b28086181 Archive.org])  
Bisset-Smith, G.T. ''Vital Registration: A Manual of the Law and Practice''. Edinburgh, Scotland: William Green & Sons, 1902. (available on [https://archive.org/details/b28086181 Archive.org])  
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1771074 Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910] at FamilySearch; ''Also at [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-parish-marriages-and-banns-1561-1893 Findmypast], index, ($); [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30229/scotland-marriages-1561-1910?s=218489221 MyHeritage], index, ($).''
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1771074 Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910] at FamilySearch; ''Also at [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-parish-marriages-and-banns-1561-1893 Findmypast], index, ($); [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30229/scotland-marriages-1561-1910?s=218489221 MyHeritage], index, ($).''


====The Digitized Collection====
'''Follow these steps to find the indexes and images in the catalog:'''  
 
*'''1855-2019''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/scotland-modern-and-civil-births-1855-2019 Scotland, Modern and Civil Births 1855-2019] at Findmypast — index, ($)
*'''1855-2019''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/scotland-modern-and-civil-marriages-1855-2019 Scotland, Modern and Civil Marriages 1855-2019] at Findmypast — index, ($)
*'''1855-2021''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/scotland-modern-and-civil-deaths-and-burials-1855-2021 Scotland, Modern and Civil Deaths & Burials 1855-2021] at Findmypast — index, ($)
 
'''Follow these steps to find the indexes and records in the catalog:'''  


#Do a "Place-names" search for "Scotland."
#Do a "Places" search for "Scotland."
#From the list of topics, click on 'Scotland - Civil Registration.'
#From the list of topics, click on 'Scotland - Civil Registration.'
#Click on the title of ''Registers of births, marriages, and deaths, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891; and general index, 1855-1956'' and view the film notes. The collection of 4469 microfilms is arranged first by record type then by date, with the indexes listed first. All of these microfilms have been digitized and the images available online.
#Click on the title of ''Registers of births, marriages, and deaths, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891; and general index, 1855-1956'' and view the film notes. The collection of 4469 microfilms is arranged first by record type then by date, with the indexes listed first. All of these microfilms have been digitized and the images available online.
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