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Interkeithny, Banffshire, Scotland Genealogy (view source)
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'''Parish #158''' | '''Parish #158''' | ||
This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of Interkeithny. To learn more about how to use these records to search for your ancestors, go to the [[Scotland: Research Strategies for Locating Births, Marriages and Deaths|<u>Scotland: Research Strategies.</u>]] | |||
Also available online at http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/. Browse the scanned pages under ‘For non-subscribers,’ then search for the parish report. | | ||
= '''History''' = | |||
Also available online at [http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/ http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/]. Browse the scanned pages under ‘For non-subscribers,’ then search for the parish report. | |||
= '''Census Records''' = | |||
<br>A census is a count and description of the population, taken by the government, arranged by locality and by household. Read more about [[Scotland Census|<u>census records.</u>]] | |||
Here is a list of the Family History Library microfilm numbers for the census records of Interkeithny as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available: | |||
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<br>The 1901 census of Scotland is indexed on [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk]. To use it, you must register and pay a small access fee. All available censuses, 1841-1901, are indexed on this website. It may be easier for you to pay to use the website rather than access indexes through the library. | |||
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= '''Church Records''' = | |||
The Established Church of Scotland was Presbyterian. Read more about [[Scotland Church Records|<u>church records.</u>]] | |||
Here are the pre-1855 records that exist for this parish. | |||
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== '''Established Church—Old Parochial Registers''' == | == '''Established Church—Old Parochial Registers''' == | ||
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| <u>Record Type</u> | | <u>Record Type</u> | ||
| <u>Years Covered</u> | | <u>Years Covered</u> | ||
| <u>FHL Film Number</u> | | <u>FHL Film Number</u> | ||
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| '''Births:''' | | '''Births:''' | ||
| 1721-1854 | | 1721-1854 | ||
| 0990998 | | 0990998 | ||
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| '''Marriages:''' | | '''Marriages:''' | ||
| 1721-1806 | | 1721-1806 | ||
| 0990998 | | 0990998 | ||
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| 1827-1854 | | 1827-1854 | ||
| 0990998 | | 0990998 | ||
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| '''Deaths:''' | | '''Deaths:''' | ||
| 1726-1841 | | 1726-1841 | ||
| 0990998 | | 0990998 | ||
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== '''Established Church—Kirk Session Records''' == | == '''Established Church—Kirk Session Records''' == | ||
The Kirk session was the court of the parish. The session was made up of he minister and the land owners and business men of the parish, chosen to serve on the session. The Kirk session dealt with moral issues, minor criminal cases, matters of the poor and education, matters of discipline, and the general concerns of the parish. Kirk session records may also mention births, marriages, and deaths. | |||
'''Here is a list of the surviving Kirk session records for this parish:<br>''' | |||
None are available. | None are available. | ||
== '''Nonconformist Church Records''' == | == '''Nonconformist Church Records''' == | ||
A nonconformist church is any church that is not the Established church. Read more about nonconformity in Scotland in the article on the [[Scotland Church Records Union Lists|<u>Scotland Church Records Union List.</u>]] | |||
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None are available. | None are available. | ||
<br><br>[[Banffshire, Scotland Parishes|Return To Banff List]] | = '''Civil Registration Records''' = | ||
Government or civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths (also called statutory records) began on January 1, 1855 in Scotland. Each parish has a registrar's office and large cities have several. The records are created by the registrars and copies are sent to the General Register Office in Edinburgh. Annual indexes are then created for the records for the whole country. <br><br>See the article on [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|<u>Scotland Civil Registration</u>]] for more information and to access the records.<br> | |||
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= '''Probate Records''' = | |||
Interkeithny was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Moray until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Banff. Probate records for 1513- 1901 are indexed online at [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk]. You must register on the website but use of the index to probate records, called 'Wills & Testaments,' is free. You may then purchase a copy of the document or, if the document is before 1823, it will be on microfilm at the Family History Library. To find the microfilm numbers, search in the library [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,180,0 catalog] for the 'Place' of Banff and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of Moray.<br>The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Banff. Look in the library [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,180,0 catalog] for the 'Place' of Banff and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br> | |||
Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records|<u>Scotland Probate Records.</u>]] | |||
'''<br>'''[[Banffshire, Scotland Parishes|Return To Banff List]] | |||