Ancestry adds Midlothian burials from 1834-2025

Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk) has added a new burials database for Scotland:

Midlothian, Scotland, Burials, 1834-2025
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/63107
Source: Midlothian Burials. Midlothian, Scotland: Midlothian Council Archives.

About Midlothian, Scotland, Burials, 1834-2025

This collection contains records from cemeteries in the county of Midlothian, Scotland, dated between 1834 and 2025. Most of the records are registers and lair books with burial information for several people on one page. Lair is the Scottish word for a burial plot in a cemetery, and there are some records of lair purchases and lair-holders. The collection has a series of cemetery maps and plans that show the location of sections and lairs. There are also minute books that record the creation and maintenance of individual cemeteries. The collection is not comprehensive. Some local cemeteries and burial places are not covered.

Using this collection

Records in this collection may include the following information:

• Name
• Marital status
• Age
• Death date and place
• Burial date
• Burial city and parish
• Cemetery name
• Cemetery section
• Burial registration number
• Lair number

The information in these records may allow you to confirm your ancestor’s date and place of death and burial. You could use this information to search for your ancestor’s obituary, which may include additional details about employment, education, volunteer activities, and military service.

For further details visit the link.

Note that this database includes records for Midlothian grounds outwith Edinburgh.

Chris 

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