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1. • • Church of Scotland records (old parochial registers) are an excellent source for information on names, dates, and places of births and marriages. They are the best source of family information before 1855 which was when civil registration began in Scotland. They may include as much as 60 percent of the population of Scotland during that time.
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2. www.nrscotland.gov.uk › old-parish-registersOld Parish Registers - National Records of Scotland

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   This guide provides details of the gaps in the records, examples of the different types of entries you will find as well as sections on Scottish handwriting, personal names, place-names and...

3. www.nrscotland.gov.uk › research › guidesOld Parish Registers - National Records of Scotland

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   Old Parish Register birth and baptism entries contain much less information than the statutory register of births. The most that you can expect to find is: the name of the child. whether the...

4. www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk › guides › church-registersChurch registers - Scotland's People

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   The Old Parish Registers (OPRs) comprise the records of births and baptisms, banns and marriages and deaths and burials kept by individual parishes of the Established Church (Church of...

5. www.nrscotland.gov.uk › research › family-historyFamily History - National Records of Scotland

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   The following are the main records for family history research: Birth, death and marriage records including Statutory registers of births, deaths and marriages (from 1855) Old Parish Registers...

6. www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk › help-and-supportParishes and districts - Scotland's People

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   By the 17th century the division of Scotland into about 900 parishes had become a convenient way for the Church and the Crown to administer and record activities in the country for things like...

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   Nov 4, 2024 · The two main types of records are Old Parochial Registers (OPR) and Kirk Session Records. OPR's list baptisms, marriages and burials. Kirk Session records are the records of the Church Courts. They often list information relevant to genealogy.

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   Where can I find parish registers in Scotland?

   • Before 1855, the parish registers of the Church of Scotland can be consulted in the National Library of Scotland through their indexes. The actual parish registers and records for members of other churches before 1855 are held at the National Records of Scotland.

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   What are Scottish Parish Records?

   • Scottish Parish Records is a resource on CD-ROM available for use within the National Library of Scotland. It includes records taken from a variety of sources, such as parish records, covering Scotland (General), Scotland North, Scotland South, and West Lothian, Midlothian.

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   Where can I find old parish records in Scotland?

   • All Church of Scotland OPRs (Old Parish Records) can be accessed on the ScotlandsPeople website. There is no fee to search for names, but there is a fee of about $2 (US) per original image. Registration in Church of Scotland's registers was costly and unpopular, so many people did not bother to register events at all.

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   What were the records of the Church of Scotland before 1855?

   • Before 1855, the records for members of the Church of Scotland were known as the 'old parish registers'. You can consult indexes to these records in the National Library of Scotland. After 1855, statutory registration began in Scotland.

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   What records can be used to register a church in Scotland?

   • Additional records to utilize can include Blotter Registers and Neglected Entries Register (considered to pertain to civil registration, but many entries start well before C.R. even began--1809-1860). Churches which are not part of the Church of Scotland are often referred to as nonconformist.

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   What are old parish registers (OPRs)?

   • The Old Parish Registers (OPRs) comprise the records of births and baptisms, banns and marriages and deaths and burials kept by individual parishes of the Established Church (Church of Scotland) before the introduction of civil registration in 1855.

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9. www.nls.uk › family-history › births-deaths-marriagesBirths deaths marriages | National Library of Scotland

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   The recording of births, deaths and marriages — known as statutory registration — began in Scotland in 1855. Before 1855 the records for members of the Church of Scotland were known as the 'old parish registers'. You can consult indexes to these registers in the National Library of Scotland.