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Scotland Births

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Maurice

Maurice Report 1 Oct 2009 10:47

When registering a birth in Scotland it became a requirement to enter the parents if married details of year of marriage and where. I have a birth certificate from 1880 with such details on but require one for about 1849, could anyone help me please what year did this became law Scotland.Thank you for any assistance. Maurice.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 1 Oct 2009 11:04

you seem to have hit the submit button twice.Pleases delete one thread because they may become separated and then double replies may occur

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Maurice

Maurice Report 1 Oct 2009 11:10

Thank you Birdinanest. My apologies Shirley i will delete it now. best wishes Maurice.

Potty

Potty Report 1 Oct 2009 12:04

familysearch site is also good for Scottish parish records.

mgnv

mgnv Report 1 Oct 2009 15:27

This was the case in 1855 and 1861 on. See:
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?r=554&628

There was no statutory registration of births before 1855 - the best you might hope for is a baptismal entry in an old parish register. Although there's a higher rate in SCT then ENG where the mother isn't mentioned at all, the standard entry gives the mother's maiden surname. The actual entry will usually distinguish illegitimate from "lawful" children, but you can't tell this from an IGI extract.

Maurice

Maurice Report 2 Oct 2009 07:25

Thank you Potty and MGNV for your replies, i have just got back online computor problems. Best wishes Maurice.

MarionfromScotland

MarionfromScotland Report 2 Oct 2009 10:57

As others have said, Have a look on here

http://www.scotsorigins.com/

Scotlandspeople is a great site, just do free searching to narrow things down before you hit the credit button.

Marion