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Member Since: August 2009 Posts: 22 Send Message	Joanne	Report	14 Sep 2009 15:00
Member Since: August 2009 Posts: 22 Send Message	Im wondering if someone can tell me how i would find out who someones parents are? The person is scottish, born in scotland. Im new to this . lol! Many thanks
Member Since: August 2009 Posts: 22 Send Message	Joanne	Report	14 Sep 2009 15:27
Member Since: August 2009 Posts: 22 Send Message	many thanks
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 10,522 Send Message	Potty	Report	14 Sep 2009 16:18
	Also, try familysearch site (Mormons). It has lots of scottish births and marriages upto late 1800s and its free.
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 7,623 Send Message	mgnv	Report	14 Sep 2009 17:55
	For Scotland, the parents names and maiden surnames are on BMD certs - for a d.cert, it's necessary that the informant knew these, and for b.certs, there's restrictions on entering father's names in illeg. births - they can only be entered if the father agrees and attends the registration.