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scotland records
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Anne | Report | 8 Dec 2004 17:18 |
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Thanks for the info about Park Circus - I'll give that a go too. FreeCen has been great too as a lot of mine are in Arran which is 100% done for 1841 and almost for 1851. As ever familysearch invaluable. Thanks again. |
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CelticShiv | Report | 7 Dec 2004 23:24 |
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Hiya, Freecen has some part 1841/1851 scottish census details. I have found lots of mine, Luckily the majority of mine were in East Lothian though. Scotlands people is a terrific site, very useful and not only do certificates name both parents on marriage and death certificates. But on birth certificates it also gives the date of the parents marriage, which is very useful for finding the marriage. Another good site for scottish records is familysearch.org. |
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James | Report | 7 Dec 2004 23:19 |
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Anne, If you live near Glasgow there is a Genealogy centre at Park Cirus run by Glasgow district council. They only hold information relevant to areas now covered by Strathclyde, but it is £14 and you save on the train fare. They are linked to the GRO index and records are in Fiche. Edinburgh can be more effective as all the Scotlands people digital images are available at the GRO so searches are much easier. Jim |
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Anne | Report | 7 Dec 2004 14:45 |
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I'll certainly give it a go - I have the feeling I'll be in there all day if I go early! This hobby certainly seems to speed time up! Anne |
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Zoe | Report | 7 Dec 2004 14:37 |
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Anne as far as I know the Mitchell has census going back to 1851 - but I'm not sure whether they have indexes or you need an idea of where they are living. They also have burial registers from cemeteries - mainly those near Glasgow I think. Its a huge room packed full of refernce books and guides and resources but the librarians there are fantastic and will help you figure out th ebets place to start out Zoe |
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Anne | Report | 7 Dec 2004 14:26 |
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Thanks for the tip about the Mitchell - I live just outside Glasgow so I'll go down on my next day off and see what they have. My local library has 1881 census (the fact it's free for England really annoys me!!) but thanks for that anyway. Anne |
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Zoe | Report | 7 Dec 2004 14:11 |
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Anne, I've only used it for searching english records myself - but the Mitchell library in Glasgow has a fantastic Family History Room. I dont think they have gro for Scotland but the place is packed full of directories, electoral roles and much much more. its free to use and if you can get there on a weekday its normally fairly empty. Zoe |
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Anne | Report | 7 Dec 2004 14:07 |
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Just to check - if you are looking for anything outwith the range of Scotland's People - do you have to go to Edinburgh and look it up yourself (for BMDs) or is there anything else online? I think it's great for the years it covers, but anything after the dates is a nightmare - at least in England there is 1837 online. Anne |
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