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SCOTTISH CERTIFICATES

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ALTHOUGH THEY WERE SLOW to follow the English by introducing General Registration, the Scots made up for the lost time by introducing much more detailed certificates in 1855 (see here). Sadly, these were so complicated that the amount of information required was reduced the next year, though the ensuing documents are still more detailed than those found south of the border.

Births. Mothers’ maiden names are given in the birth indexes from 1929. Certificates for 1855 and from 1861 onwards have the addition of the date and place of the parents’ marriage. Those for 1855 alone also record the ages and places of birth of the parents and details of the child’s older siblings.

Marriages. Married women are indexed under both their maiden and married names. Certificates include the names of both parties’ mothers and fathers, and mothers’ maiden names.

Deaths. Ages are given in the death indexes from 1868 and dates of birth from 1969. The mother’s maiden name is given in the death indexes from 1974. Certificates for 1855 and since 1861 provide the name of the spouse and of the deceased’s parents, including the father’s occupation and mother’s maiden name. For 1855 alone the names of offspring were recorded, and from 1855 to 1861 so was the place of burial.


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