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==Scottish Parish Registers==
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Online: [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople]
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==Births before 1855==
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The level of record keeping varied and some records contain little detail. You could find the name of the child, whether legitimate or not, date of birth and/or date of baptism, father's name, mother's name and maiden surname, place or parish of residence, occupation of the father and names (and sometimes occupations) of witnesses. On the other hand, you may find that the mother's name is not recorded, the sex of the child may not be recorded, or the name of the child may be ambiguous.
 
 
 
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==Births after 1855==
 
 
 
From 1855, registration became compulsory regardless of religious denomination and followed a standard format. When the system began, there was more detail required and records from 1855 give details about the child (date, place and time of birth, full name, sex), the parents' names (including maiden surname of mother), father's occupation, name of informant and relationship to child. An 1855 birth certificate also contains information on siblings, the ages and birthplaces of both parents, their usual residence and the date and place of their marriage. However, following 1855, the detail about siblings and the additional information about the parents was removed. The place and date of the parent's marriage was reinstated in 1861.
 
 
 
[[Image:scotbirth1873.jpg|left|frame|© Crown copyright. Data supplied by General Register Office for Scotland]]
 
 
 
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==Marriages before 1855==
 
 
 
The amount of information recorded in OPR banns & marriages records can be variable and most entries contain very little detail. You may find the date(s) of the proclamation of intended marriage and/or date of marriage, names of bride and groom and their parish of residence, sometimes the occupation of the groom and occasionally the name of the bride's father. Otherwise, as in the example below, you may only find the names of the bride and groom recorded.
 
 
 
[[Image:scotmarr1843.jpg|left|frame|© Crown copyright. Data supplied by General Register Office for Scotland]]
 
 
 
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==Marriages after 1855==
 
 
 
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[[Image:scotmarrafter1855.jpg|left|frame|© Crown copyright. Data supplied by General Register Office for Scotland]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==Deaths before 1855==
 
 
 
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==Deaths after 1855==
 
 
 
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[[Image:scottishdeath1873.jpg|left|frame|© Crown copyright. Data supplied by General Register Office for Scotland]]
 
 
 
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==Scottish Wills and Testaments==
 
 
 
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==Scottish Census Returns==
 
 
 
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General Links for [[Scotland]]
 
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