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=== Birth Record/Certificate ===

 

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| bgcolor="#E6EBE9" | '''A birth certificate records the following facts:'''

| ο Name of the child<br> ο Gender<br>ο Date and place of birth<br>ο Names of the father and mother (including the mothers maiden name)<br>ο Occupation of the father <br>ο Name of the informant, signature, residence, and qualification (often relationship).<br>ο <u>After 1860 the parents’ marriage date and place is also recorded.</u>

| bgcolor="#E6EBE9" | '''Additional information only on a 1855 birth certificate:'''

| bgcolor="#F7F3B1" | ◊Parents’ birthplace and age<br>◊Parents’ marriage date and place<br>◊Number of children previously born to the mother and whether alive or dead

| <br>If the child was illegitimate, the record does not give the father’s name unless the father gave his permission and acknowledged the child. In that case, the child is registered under the father’s surname and the word “illegitimate” appears after the child’s name.

=== Marriage Record/Certificate ===

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| bgcolor="#E6EBE9" | '''A marriage certificate records the following facts:'''

| ο Names, ages, and occupations of the bride and the groom <br> ο Marital Status <br>ο Residences of the Bride and Groom <br>ο Place and date marriage <br>ο Names and occupations of their fathers and whether they were deceased. <br>ο Names and maiden surnames of their mothers and whether they were deceased.<br>ο Witnesses<br>ο Whether the marriage was announced by banns or public notice <br>ο Date and place of registration

| bgcolor="#E6EBE9" | '''Additional information only on a 1855 marriage certificate:'''

| bgcolor="#F7F3B1" | ◊Birthplaces of the bride and groom <br>◊Names and ages of both parents <br>◊Name of the person who officiated<br>◊Birth dates of the bride and groom

=== Death Record/Certificate ===

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Divorces were handled by the courts. For information, see [[Scotland Court Records]].  

The information given in the birth and marriage records for 1855-1875, 1881 and 1891&nbsp;has been extracted and indexed in&nbsp;the searchable 'Historical Record Collections' database&nbsp;on [https://www.familysearch.org/ www.familysearch.org.]&nbsp; Toward the&nbsp;bottom of the screen,&nbsp;click on 'All Record Collections.'&nbsp; Type 'Scotland' in the Search box.&nbsp; The two record collections will be listed in the search results.  

 

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| colspan="3" | <center>Refer to the [[ScotlandsPeople|ScotlandsPeople]] wiki article</center>

| colspan="3" bgcolor="#F7F3B1" | <center>Images and Indexes Available at [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople Website]</center>

| width="75" | <center></center>  

| width="100" | <center>Images-Years</center>  

| <center>Indexes</center>

| '''Births'''  

| 1855-1910  

| rowspan="3" | ◊ScotlandsPeople Website has indexes to 2009

| '''Marriages'''  

| '''Deaths'''  

| colspan="3" | ◊Costs £7 for 30 credits - if not used they expire after 1 year<br>◊£7 is about $11<br>◊Costs 5 credits to view image and 1 credit for index search<br>◊All searches and images viewed are saved indefinitely

*Not every person was registered.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;