baptismal records before 1855, which are held through Scotlands People and.The more recent baptismal records are usually held by the minister.įor records of baptisms earlier than those held by the minister in each parish, the records are divided into: If you are looking for a copy of a baptism certificate, the first place to try is the parish where the baptism took place. ScotlandsPeople is a partnership between the National Records of Scotland and the Lyon Office. Among the testaments free to view in the 'Famous Scots' section of the website are those of John Knox, David Livingstone and Thomas Guthrie. The ScotlandsPeople website also hosts full-colour images of the registered testaments of Scots up to 1925. Digital records are available in the ScotlandsPeople Centre at HM General Register House, Edinburgh. Other records available include: census records from 1841, wills and testaments (including soldiers' wills) from 1513 to 1925, Coats of Arms, valuation rolls, and kirk session and court records prior to 1900. ScotlandsPeople provides access to birth, marriage, and death records.
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