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mgnv

mgnv Report 24 Oct 2013 04:47

You can search the Scottish census on GR and see transcriptions - it's handy as it can save wasting money buying images for the wrong person at SP.

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 23 Oct 2013 22:03

Margaret, if you live in Scotland the best place to start is either the Scotlandspeople Centre in Edinburgh or the Mitchell Library in Glasgow. Book into the Scotlandspeople Centre for only £15 for a days research which lets you view all Scottish BMDs.

Researching:

BeverleyW

BeverleyW Report 23 Oct 2013 21:52

Don't forget www.freecen.org.uk and www.freereg.org.uk
Their coverage of parts of Scotland is very good, but it's not complete by any means yet.

Researching:
Weedon - Australia, Hertfordshire; Paterson - Scotland; Elmer - Huntingdon; Ball, Lloyd, Warren - Birmingham; Branson - Bucks;

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 23 Oct 2013 21:46

Findmypast and Ancestry have the Scottish census 1841 to 1901 but no images

1841 to 1911 is available on Scotlandspeople with images

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 23 Oct 2013 21:44

Hello Margaret, you really need Scotland's People http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
You need to buy credits but they're quite reasonable.

Sometimes you might hit lucky with old records on FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 23 Oct 2013 21:44

Not on this site

You need Scotlandspeople which is not a sub site and you need to buy credits
£7 gets you 30

Civil registration began in Scotland in 1855. You can not view on SP births within the last 100 years, marriages 75 years or death 50 years

Depending on date have you looked at Familysearch

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

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margaret

margaret Report 23 Oct 2013 21:42

I am just starting family tree joined Genes Reunited on Monday night but when i try to trace any family in Scotland i cant get anywhere all I can get Is England and Wales where am i going wrong or is Scotland not included PLEASE can anyone help me.