An unusual release from FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk) for those with Scottish family:
Scotland, Modern and Civil Births 1855-2019
Compiled from a number of sources, this collection is essential for enriching the Scottish branches of your family tree.The record set includes records from local government burial indexes held by various councils and archives, volunteer and local family history society transcriptions, modern records of funeral homes and civil registers.
What can these records tell me?
The detail contained in these records can vary, but you should find a combination of the following information:
Title
Forename(s)
Surname
Date of birth
Year of birth
Place of birth
County of birth
Mother forename
Mother surname
Father forename
Father surname
Usual residence
Birth registration district
Reference number
Additional notes
Original record source
Scotland, Modern and Civil Marriages 1855-2019
Did your relatives exchange wedding vows in Scotland? Unlock family love stories with this useful resource. Using the information you glean from this index, you can access copies of original Scottish marriage certificates via ScotlandsPeople.
What can these records tell me?
The detail contained in these records can vary, but you should find a combination of the following information:
Title
First Name(s)
Surname
Date of marriage
Year of marriage
Marriage venue
Place of marriage
County of marriage
Spouse forename
Spouse surname
Usual residence
Marriage registration district
Reference number
Additional notes
Original record source
Scotland, Modern and Civil Deaths & Burials 1855-2021
This vast record set reveals rich Scottish family research detail including death and burial facts, addresses, occupations and next of kin.
Findmypast is home to the fastest growing collection of Scottish family records online. Enhance your research by combining these death and burial records with Scotland Monumental Inscriptions, the largest resource of its kind. With it, you'll uncover vital details about your Scottish ancestors’ lives and deaths.
What can these records tell me?
The detail contained in these records can vary, but you should find a combination of the following information:
Title
First Name(s)
Surname
Residence
Occupation
Next of kin
Death Date
Burial Date
Death Place
Burial Place
Cemetery Reference
Archival Reference
Registration District
Additional notes
County
Expect this collection of modern and civil birth, marriage and death records to grow over the coming months, as we strive to create the last word in discovering your Scottish family story.
Our newspaper archives from Scotland have grown with the addition of:
- Glasgow Weekly Herald covering 1865, 1867-1869, 1879-1881, 1883-1885, 1887, 1889 and 1891-1892
- Glasgow Weekly Mail covering 1862-1864, 1866-1868, 1879-1880, 1883, 1886, 1888 and 1890-1892
- Inverness Advertiser and Ross-shire Chronicle covering 1849-1885
- Inverness Journal and Northern Advertiser covering 1812-1833, 1835-1836, 1840-1842 and 1844-1848
- Kirriemuir Free Press and Angus Advertiser covering 1928-1949
Comment: It's very difficult to really say anything constructive about these 1855-2019 collections, because there's very little given away about the sources utilised. From a few test searches, I have not found a great deal beyond the mid 1870s, which leads me to wonder if a lot of the records included are simply from the FamilySearch indexes which cover births and marriages from 1855-1874/5?
It is always handy to have alternative indexes, but when the FindmyPast site itself is saying "Original copies of civil registers can also be seen in person in Edinburgh, and through the National Records of Scotland's ScotlandsPeople website.", that's kind of where I want to be going!
Good to see the Inverness newspaper coverage expanded though!
Chris
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