Foundations of Scottish Genealogy 4 of 12: Using ScotlandsPeople for pre-1855 Old Parish Record
Dr. Bruce Durie
Content
Introduction
8m 34s
Marriage Before 1834
6m 39s
Nonconformist Marriages
9m 29s
Irregular Marriages
11m 25s
The Church in Scotland
3m 58s
Early OPR Births
15m 39s
OPR Deaths
7m 38s
Catholic Parish Registers
7m 59s
About this webinar
Records of the three main sacraments - Baptism, Proclamation of Marriage and Burial – were the province of the Church until 1854. But which Church? What information do the records contain? And how can they be found? Indexes and actual documents are available at ScotlandsPeople. Kirk Session records are also available – digitised but not online (yet!). Also, a Scottish marriage may not be what it seems…
\nAbout the speaker
Dr. Bruce Durie is considered one of Scotland’s top genealogists, with an international reputation. He is perhaps best known for his eight-year BBC radio series, “Digging Up Your Roots” and “A House w...
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