Scotland Online Genealogy Records

These are genealogy links to Scotland online databases and indexes that may include birth records, marriage records, death records, biographies, cemeteries, censuses, histories, immigration records, land records, military records, newspapers, obituaries, or probate records. Some subscription websites listed below can be searched for free at a FamilySearch center or FamilySearch affiliate library.

Births, Marriages, and Deaths:
Church Records and Civil Registration

Births

1553 to present: Church Registers of Births and Baptisms in Scotland at ScotlandsPeople
1564-1929: Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms at Findmypast; index only ($)
1564-1950: Scotland Births and Baptisms at FamilySearch; index only; Also at Ancestry ($); Also at Findmypast ($); Also at MyHeritage ($)
1640-1860: Scotland, Selected Births & Baptisms at MyHeritage; index only ($)
1647-1875: Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms at Findmypast; index only ($)
1658-1919: Scotland Church Records and Kirk Session Records at FamilySearch; index only
1855-1891: Scotland, Civil Registration at FamilySearch; index & images, coverage may vary
1855 to present: Statutory (Civil) Registers of Births in Scotland at ScotlandsPeople
British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms at Findmypast; index & images ($)
Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms at Findmypast; index & images ($)

Marriages

1553 to present: Church Registers of Banns and Marriages in Scotland at ScotlandsPeople
1561-1910: Scotland Marriages at FamilySearch; index only; Also at MyHeritage ($); Also at Findmypast ($)
1658-1919: Scotland Church Records and Kirk Session Records at FamilySearch; index only
1794-1895: Gretna Green, Scotland, Marriage Registers at Ancestry; index & images ($)
1855-1891: Scotland, Civil Registration at FamilySearch; index & images, coverage may vary
1855 to present: Statutory (Civil) Registers of Marriages in Scotland at ScotlandsPeople
British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages at Findmypast; index & images ($)
Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast; index & images ($)

Deaths

1553 to present: Church Registers of Deaths and Burials in Scotland at Scotlands People
1564-2017: Scotland, Parish Deaths & Burials at Findmypast; index only ($)
1658-1919: Scotland Church Records and Kirk Session Records at FamilySearch; index only
1733-2012 United Kingdom, Jewish Death and Burial Records at MyHeritage; index ($)
1747-1868: Scottish Deaths at MyHeritage; index only ($)
1855-1891: Scotland, Civil Registration at FamilySearch; index & images, coverage may vary
1855 to present: Statutory (Civil) Register of Deaths in Scotland at ScotlandsPeople
1989-2024: Scotland and Northern Ireland, Death Index at Ancestry; index & images ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials at Findmypast; index & images ($)

Divorce

Cemetery Records

1507-2019: Scotland, Burial Monument Inscriptions at Ancestry ($)
1521-2020: Scotland, Gravestones and Memorials, 1521-2020 at Ancestry; index ($)
1800-2016: England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers at Ancestry; index only ($)
Scotland BillionGraves Cemetery Index at Findmypast; index only ($)
Cemetery Index at BillionGraves

Census

1841 to 1911: Census Research Guide at Scotlands People
1841: Scotland Census at FamilySearch; index; Also at Scotlands People index & images ($), MyHeritage ($), Findmypast ($), Ancestry ($)
1851: Scotland Census at FamilySearch; index; Also at Scotlands People index & images ($), MyHeritage ($), Findmypast ($), Ancestry ($)
1861: Scotland Census at FamilySearch; index; Also at Scotlands People index & images ($), MyHeritage ($), Findmypast ($), Ancestry ($)
1871: Scotland Census at FamilySearch; index; Also at Scotlands People index & images ($), Findmypast ($), Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)
1881: Scotland Census at FamilySearch; index; Also at Scotlands People index & images ($), Findmypast ($), Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)
1891: Scotland Census at FamilySearch; index; Also at Scotlands People index & images ($), Findmypast ($), Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)
1901: Scotland Census at FamilySearch; index; Also at Scotlands People index & images ($), Findmypast ($), Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)
1911: Scotland Census at Scotlands People, index & images ($)
1921: Scotland Census at Scotlands People, index & images ($)

Church Records

1553 to present: Church Registers of Births and Baptisms, Banns and Marriages, and Deaths and Burials in Scotland at Scotlands People
1658-1919: Scotland Church Records and Kirk Session Records at FamilySearch; index only
1736-1990: Scotland Presbyterian & Protestant Church Records at FamilySearch; index & images
Catholic Heritage Collection at Findmypast; index & images ($)
Parish Record Search at FreeReg
Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms at Findmypast; index & images ($)
Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast; index & images ($)
Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Registers at Findmypast; index & images ($)

Civil Registration

1855 to present: Statutory (Civil) Registers for Births, Marriages, and Divorces at Scotlands People

Compiled Genealogies

1600-1939: Scotland, Red Books of Scotland, 1600-1939 at Ancestry; index & images ($)
1800-1900: Scotland, Published Family Histories at Findmypast; index only ($)
Histories of Scottish Families at National Library of Scotland; e-books

Court Records

1306-1651: Scotland, The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland at Ancestry; images only ($)
1560-1930: Scotland, Court of Session Processes, Acts and Decrees at MyHeritage ($)
1748-1914: Scotland, Selected Sheriff Court Paternity Case Index at MyHeritage; index only ($)
1750-Onward: Scotland, Paternity Decrees, Processes and Case Papers at MyHeritage; index ($)
1752-1921: Web: Scotland, Sheriff Court Paternity Processes or Case Papers at Ancestry; index ($)
1790-1919: Web: Scotland, High Court Criminal Indexes at Ancestry; index ($)
Scotland, Court & Criminal Database at Findmypast; index only ($)
Scotland Court Records at Scotlands People
Scotland, High Court Precognitions and Trial Papers at MyHeritage; index ($)
Scottish Paternity Index at Scottishindexes.com; index

Crime and Punishment

1700s-1900s: Scottish Indexes - Free Prison Search at Scottishindexes.com; index
1790-1919: Web: Scotland, High Court Criminal Indexes, 1790-1919 at Ancestry; index ($)
1828-1878: Scotland, Selected Prison Registers at MyHeritage; index only ($)
Scotland, Court & Criminal Database at Findmypast; index only ($)
Scottish Prisoners of War Society

Directories

1773-1911: Scottish Profession Database at Scottish Post Office Directories
Scotland, Post Office Directories at Findmypast; images only ($)

Funeral Records

1998-2015: Scotland, Death Records at FamilySearch; index & images, coverage may vary

Heraldry

General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales at Ancestry; images only ($)
Peerage of Scotland and Ireland at Ancestry; images only ($)
The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales at Ancestry; images only ($)

Immigration Records

1628-1828: Ships from Scotland to America at Ancestry; images only ($)
1628-1828: Ships from Scotland to America, Vol. 3 at Ancestry; images only ($)
1650-1775: Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations at Ancestry; images only ($)
1680-1830: Directory of Scots in the Carolinas at Ancestry; images only ($)
1774-1775: Emigrants from Scotland to America at Ancestry; images only ($)
1863-1901: Glasgow, Scotland, Crew Lists at Ancestry; index & images ($)
The Scottish Emigration Database at University of Aberdeen

Jewish Records

1733-2012 United Kingdom, Jewish Death and Burial Records at MyHeritage; index ($)

Land and Property Records

1222-1967: UK and Ireland, Families of Historic Properties at Ancestry; index & images ($)
1566-1811: Perth, Scotland, Register of Deeds at Ancestry; index & images ($)
1667: Scotland, Register of Deeds Index at Ancestry; images only ($)
1823-1938: Scotland, Dundee & Forfarshire (Angus) Valuation Rolls at Findmypast; pdf ($)
1855 to present: Valuation Rolls - Owners and Occupiers of Buildings and other Properties in Scotland at Scotlands People

Maps and Gazetteers

1900: UK, Imperial Gazetteer Maps at Ancestry; index & images ($)

Medical Records

1858-1918: Web: Scotland, General and Admission Registers for Asylums at Ancestry.com; index only ($)
Scotland Mental Health Institutions Registers & Admissions at Findmypast; index & images ($)

Military

1615-1930: UK, Roll of the Indian Medical Service at Ancestry; index & images ($)
1754-1878: UK, Admiralty Records of Marriages and Baptisms at Ancestry; index & images ($)
1786-1882: Wills Of Royal Navy & Royal Marines Personnel at Findmypast; index ($)
1800-1915: Scotland, Ireland and Wales, Militia Attestation Papers at Ancestry; index only ($)
1914-1918: Scotland, World War I Rolls of Honour at Ancestry; index & images ($)
1914-1918, 1939-1945: Aberdeen, Scotland, Roll of Honour, 1914-1918, 1939-1945 at Ancestry; index ($)
1945-1946: UK and Allied Countries, World War II Liberated Prisoner of War Questionnaires at Ancestry; index & images ($)
British Army Service Records at Findmypast; index & images ($)
Soldiers' and Airmen's Wills at Scotlands People
Military Service Appeals Tribunal at Scotlands People

Naturalizations

1801-Onward United Kingdom, Naturalization Certificates and Declarations at MyHeritage; index ($)

Newspapers

1771-1909: Edinburgh Advertiser (Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) at Ancestry; images only ($)
1801-1808: Edinburgh weekly Journal, Edinburgh Midlothian, Scotland at Ancestry; images only ($)
1800s-current: UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry; index & images ($)
1809-1990: Perth, Scotland Newspaper index Cards at Ancestry; index & images ($)
1817-1950: The Scotsman at The Scotsman Digital Archive;; index only
1833-1987: Fife, Scotland, Newspaper Index Cards at Ancestry; index & images ($)
1867-1869: The Edinburgh Evening Courant (Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland at Ancestry; images only ($)
1884: Edinburgh Courant, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland at Ancestry; images only ($)
1945: Scotsman (Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) at Ancestry; images only ($)
UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry - index & images ($)
Scotland Newspaper Birth Notices at Findmypast; index only ($)
Scotland, Newspaper Death Reports & Obituaries at Findmypast; index & images ($)

Occupations

1560-1949: Church of Scotland Ministers at Findmypast; pdf ($)
1720-1940: U.K. and U.S., Blacksmiths and Related Trades Index at Ancestry; index & images ($)
1767-1973: Britain, Royal and Imperial Calendars; index & images ($)
1773-1911: Scottish Profession Database at Scottish Post Office Directories
1860-1970: UK, Royal Mail Pension and Gratuity Records at Ancestry; index & images ($)
Scotland, Occupations and Professions at Findmypast; index ($)
Scotland, Post Office Directories at Findmypast; images only ($)

Periodicals

PERiodical Source Index at Allen County Public Library; index

Poorhouses and Poor Law

1750-1922: Scotland, Paternity Decrees at Findmypast; index only ($)
1849-1917: North Lanarkshire, Scotland, Poor Law Applications and Registers at Ancestry; index & images ($)
1852-1857: Highland and Island Emigration, lists men, women and children assisted by the Society to leave western Scotland for Australia, at Scotlands People
Scotland, Poor Law & Poor Lists at Findmypast; index only ($)