Scotland Guided Research
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Birth
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Before 1855
• 1553-1855: Church Registers - Births and Baptisms at ScotlandsPeople ($)
After 1855
• 1855-1917: Statutory Register of Births at ScotlandsPeople ($)
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• 1564-1950: Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 at FamilySearch
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Marriage
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Before 1855
• 1553-1855: Church Registers - Banns and Marriages at ScotlandsPeople ($)
After 1855
• 1855-1943: Statutory Register of Marriages at ScotlandsPeople ($)
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• 1561-1910: Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910 at FamilySearch
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• Why the record may not exist
Death
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Before 1855
• 1553-1855: Church Registers - Deaths and Burials at ScotlandsPeople ($)
After 1855
• 1855-1943: Statutory Register of Deaths at ScotlandsPeople ($)
If the death record was not found, try this next:
• 1658-1919: Scotland Church Records and Kirk Session Records, 1658-1919 at FamilySearch
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