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We are working with the National Archives of Scotland and the Court of the Lord Lyon to create a new family history centre. Further information is available on the ScotlandsPeople Centre website.

How the General Register Office for Scotland Can Help You Research Your Scottish Ancestors
Looking up your Family History on the Internet
ScotlandsPeople customers will be aware that the Modern Day Indexes up to 2006 for births and deaths became available on the website on 23 January 2008. This has resulted in a considerable upturn in Extract orders. General Register Office for Scotland staff, who issue these Extracts, are doing everything possible to ensure that customers receive their orders on time, but there may be some unavoidable delays. At this time can we please ask that customers awaiting extracts remain patient, and be assured that their orders are being processed as quickly as possible.
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How to order an official extract from the statutory and old parish registers and the 1841 to 1901 census records
How to obtain an official extract from the ScotlandsPeople website

List of main records held by the General Register Office for Scotland (leaflet S1 - 36KB pdf file)
List of Parishes and Registration Districts (Excel and pdf)
List of Old Parish Registers
Old Parish Registers: the proportion of contemporary events recorded and the recording of dates following the adoption of the Gregorian calendar
Irregular Border and Scottish Runaway Marriages: a guide to the records held by the General Register Office for Scotland and other custodians

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