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Midlothian, Scotland : Classification : Parish Records (omitting One Name Studies)


Parish Registers were instigated by Thomas Cromwell from 1538 in the reign of Henry VIII, recording every wedding, baptism and burial. There are gaps in the records for a variety of reasons, such as the civil war, but these records are a prime source for building family trees. From 1597 a copy of the records had to be made and sent to the Bishop. Sometimes the Bishops' Transcript may contain more information than the original, so it can often be worthwhile tracking down both. For more information on Parish Registers there is a brief history on the Wikipedia Parish Register page.

After 1837 Civil Registration was introduced and the Local BMD and GRO BMD records become the primary source.

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Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:Family History Books via Family Search
Link:Family History Books via Family Search
Description:Family History Books via Family Search
Extra Info:More than 40,000 digitized genealogy and family history publications from the archives of some of the most important family history libraries in the world. Read online for free. Includes some parish register transcripts.
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Parish Records
Title:Family Search Records Collection
Link:Family Search Records Collection
Description:Family Search Records Collection - Scottish Data
Extra Info:Check the coverage for areas covered so far.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records
Title:Internet Archive
Link:http://archive.org/
Description:Internet Archive
Extra Info:Has many scanned books, including some parish registers. Click on texts and then search the archive. Note baptism and baptisms give different results.
Classification:Baptisms, Census, Deaths, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:Lanarkshire Miscellany
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20090109023703/http://w...
Description:Lanarkshire Miscellany
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site no longer available. Most information is still available. Includes MidLothian Testaments
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records
Title:Midlothian Data from Ancestry
Link:Midlothian Data from Ancestry
Description:Midlothian Data Collection from Ancestry
Extra Info:Includes Extracted Parish Records.
Classification:Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records
Title:Monkie Website - Records from around Scotland
Link:http://www.monikie.org.uk/
Description:Monkie Website - Records from around Scotland
Extra Info:Look under Family History Interest and also Arlene's Lists.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:Open Library
Link:http://openlibrary.org/
Description:Open Library - Scanned Books Online
Extra Info:Includes full images of many books of transcribed parish registers. Use the search facility and select e books only. Can also search within book text easily.
Classification:Marriages, Parish Records
Title:Parish Registers of Edinburgh
Link:http://archive.org/details/registerofmarria33edin
Description:Parish Registers of Edinburgh - Marriages
Extra Info:Online book. Marriage registers 1595-1700.
Classification:Marriages, Parish Records
Title:Parish Registers of Edinburgh
Link:http://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso23scotu...
Description:Parish Registers of Edinburgh - Marriages
Extra Info:Online book. Marriage registers 1701-1750.
Classification:Burials / Cremations, Parish Records
Title:Parish Registers of Edinburgh for the Chapel Royal or Abbey of Holyrood House
Link:http://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso14scotu...
Description:Parish Registers of Burials in the Chapel Royal or Abbey of Holyrood House
Extra Info:Online book. Burials 1706-1900. Published 1900.
Classification:Marriages, Parish Records
Title:Parish Registers of Holyrood House / Cannongate
Link:http://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso34scotu...
Description:Parish Registers of Holyrood House / Cannongate
Extra Info:Online book. Marriages 1564-1800. Published 1915.
Classification:Burials / Cremations, Parish Records
Title:Parish Registers of Restalrig - Burials in the Churchyard
Link:http://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso20scotu...
Description:Parish Registers of Burials in the Churchyard of Restalrig, Parish of South Leith, Edinburgh
Extra Info:Online book. Burials 1728-1854. Published 1908.
Classification:GRO BMD, Banns, Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, National, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:Scotland's People
Link:Scotland's People
Description:Scotland's People
Extra Info:Official Government Source of genealogical data for Scotland.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:Scottish Genealogy Databases
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20080602101740/http://w...
Description:Scottish Genealogy Databases
Extra Info:The site is no longer running but is archived. Also includes surname specific databases. If the site doesn't load clicking on the word impatient often works.
Classification:Banns, Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Parish Records
Title:Scottish Indexes - Helping you trace your Scottish family tree
Link:https://www.scottishindexes.com/
Description:Non-OPR Births/Baptisms, Banns/Marriages and Deaths/Burials, 1841, 1851, 1861 Census Indexes
Extra Info:Full details of the coverage can be found on their Record Sets page.

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