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SCOTTISH RESEARCH: Cooperation is
the name of the game
DearREADERS,
When it comes to Scottish research, you'll find one-stop "shopping" at
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
Ol' Myrt visits ScotlandsPeople during this week's MightyMouse segment of
DearMYRTLE's Family History Hour
internet radio show (also available as a podcast.) The government of
Scotland has taken the initiative by consolidating the following record groups
for presentation on this site. We're talking indices AND printable scanned
images of original documents.
STATUTORY REGISTERS
-- Births 1855-1904
-- Marriages 1855-1929
-- Deaths 1855-1954
OLD PARISH REGISTERS
-- Births & Baptisms 1553-1854
-- Banns & Marriages 1553-1854
CENSUS RECORDS
-- 1871
-- 1881
-- 1891
-- 1901
WILLS & TESTAMENTS
-- 1513-1901
Please note there is no "separation between church & state" when it comes to the
presentation of both church and government records of interest to family
historians at this site. Thankfully, you don't need to know the specific town of
origin for your Scottish ancestors, since this website has consolidated the
databases on a national level.
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HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO ACCESS THESE RECORDS?
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Compiled from:
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/faqs/questions/index.aspx?138
-- FREE SURNAME SEARCH The surname search on the Scotland's People homepage is
free and covers all records, allowing you to check how many records of a
particular surname appear in the various datasets, before you commit to payment.
-- FREE INDEX SEARCH OF WILLS Access to the index of wills and testaments is
free of charge.
-- SCANNED IMAGES OF ORIGINAL WILLS Viewing full-color, actual size digital
images of an original will, testament or inventory costs 5GBP per document,
regardless of length.
-- INDICES OF STATUTORY (VITAL) RECORDS, OLD PARISH RECORDS & CENSUS RECORDS
Access to statutory, OPR and census indexes costs 6GBP. For this fee, you will
receive 30 "page credits" which are valid for 7 consecutive days. Viewing a page
of index results costs 1 credit and each page will contain up to 25 search
results.
-- SCANNED IMAGES OF STATUTORY (VITAL) RECORDS, OLD PARISH RECORDS & CENSUS
PAGES Viewing an image costs 5 credits (equivalent to 1GBP). Your session begins
when payment has been authorized and additional credits may be purchased in 6GBP
increments. The session will restart with each new credit purchase.
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FREE HELPFUL GUIDES TO UNDERSTANDING
THE DOCUMENTS
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See:
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?r=419&420
Handwriting Help
Sums of money, including the use of:
-- 'lb' or 'li' (with a stroke through it) signifying the Latin word 'libra'
(meaning pounds)
-- 's' (or double s) signifying the Latin word 'solidus' (meaning shilling)
-- signifying the Latin word 'denarius' (meaning penny)
Weights & Measures
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?r=419&425
The Way People Lived
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?r=419&435
including:
-- The Clothes Chest
-- Working Lives
-- Hidden lives
-- Hearth & Home
Glossary
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?r=419&429
-- Occupations
-- Medical Terms
-- Unusual Words
-- Word Abbreviations
That's where I learned the definition of OUTSIGHT PLENISHING, which means
moveable property kept or lying out of doors; it would include livestock and
implements like ploughs, but not corn or hay, which were not reckoned as "plenishings."
If you don't live in Scotland, and are concerned about the exchange rate, not to
worry. Your MC or VISA does the exchange for you automatically at the time of
purchase. So PLAN AHEAD, for a seven day stretch to make full use of your time
and research dollars when it comes to the Scottish limbs on your family tree and
this BEST OF THE INTERNET FOR GENEALOGISTS website -- ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk.
Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
DearMYRTLE,
6023 26th Street West PMB 352
Bradenton, FL 34207
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