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Rosemary48

Rosemary48 Report 11 Aug 2009 18:49

Can anyone tell me which would be the best Scottish census site to subscribe to. I would like to look up church registers for marriages/births in Scotland . I'm rather new at this so would appreciate any recommendations. Many thanks

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 11 Aug 2009 18:50

Ancestry has the Scottish census but no images.

Scotlandspeople has the census and images but is a pay to view site.

Scottish BMD's are on Scotlandspeople but their laws are a bit different and you would not be able to view online births after 1908 but they would give you the numbers to order a cert. A 100 year closure on that information

Always worth checking IGI (familysearch) for any births if you are looking in the 1800's or earlier

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PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

Rosemary48

Rosemary48 Report 11 Aug 2009 18:57

Thanks Glitter baby - will take a look at the sites you mentioned.