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Scotland Old Parochial Registers (OPR) (view source)
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=== Getting Started === | === Getting Started === | ||
'''Steps to Follow When Using The Old Parochial Registers Index: ''' | '''Steps to Follow When Using The Old Parochial Registers Index:''' | ||
# Select a county. | # Select a county. | ||
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When you find an entry, copy all the information given. This includes the individual's name(s), parent(s) or spouse names, date of the event, place of the event, miscellaneous information, and the source reference number. The information in the "miscellaneous" column is generally a frame number (for example, FR348). The frame number leads you to the page where the original entry appears on the microfilm. The frame number is given in the index when the entry in the parish register was recorded out of chronological order. The frame number appears on the microfilm above each page of the parish register. | When you find an entry, copy all the information given. This includes the individual's name(s), parent(s) or spouse names, date of the event, place of the event, miscellaneous information, and the source reference number. The information in the "miscellaneous" column is generally a frame number (for example, FR348). The frame number leads you to the page where the original entry appears on the microfilm. The frame number is given in the index when the entry in the parish register was recorded out of chronological order. The frame number appears on the microfilm above each page of the parish register. | ||
[http://www.familysearchwiki.org/scotland-miscellaneous/OPRFIGUr2.bmp Figure 2. ]An example of an entry from the Old Parochial Registers Index. | [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/scotland-miscellaneous/OPRFIGUr2.bmp Figure 2.]An example of an entry from the Old Parochial Registers Index. | ||
When an entry has been marked with a ß (beta) it indicates that the entry has been evaluated. This means that the information in the index does not match exactly the information that appeared in the original register. An example of an evaluated entry is a name change. A name change may occur when the original register listed an occupation instead of a name, such as Andrew, son of "James Thrift Bedell." The information in the entry was evaluated and a name was assigned. In this case, when the entry was evaluated, it was determined that "Bedell" was a church officer's occupation. The family name was Thrift. The Old Parochial Registers Index then shows Andrew Thrift, son of James Thrift and Catharin Bruce. | When an entry has been marked with a ß (beta) it indicates that the entry has been evaluated. This means that the information in the index does not match exactly the information that appeared in the original register. An example of an evaluated entry is a name change. A name change may occur when the original register listed an occupation instead of a name, such as Andrew, son of "James Thrift Bedell." The information in the entry was evaluated and a name was assigned. In this case, when the entry was evaluated, it was determined that "Bedell" was a church officer's occupation. The family name was Thrift. The Old Parochial Registers Index then shows Andrew Thrift, son of James Thrift and Catharin Bruce. | ||
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Method 1: Using Source Batch Numbers | Method 1: Using Source Batch Numbers | ||
The Old Parochial Registers Index provides a source batch number for each entry which can be used to locate the microfilm of the original register. | The Old Parochial Registers Index provides a source batch number for each entry which can be used to locate the microfilm of the original register. These batch numbers are used like batch numbers from the International Genealogical Index (IGI) For instructions on how to use source batch numbers to obtain the source microfilm number, refer to the separate resource guide, Finding An IGI Source (31034). | ||
Method 2: Using the Family History Library Catalog | Method 2: Using the Family History Library Catalog | ||
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A copy of the Old Parochial Registers Index and the originals of the church registers are housed at the following address: | A copy of the Old Parochial Registers Index and the originals of the church registers are housed at the following address: | ||
'''Scottish Record Office'''<br | '''Scottish Record Office'''<br>H.M. General Register House <br>Edinburgh EH1 3YY <br>SCOTLAND <br>Internet: http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/ | ||
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