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scottish birth
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Tina | Report | 26 Apr 2009 12:29 |
Free BMD only gives the reference number to be able to buy the certificate whereas scotlandspeople for £6 of units lets one read and print the full record that is held just as it was written (from 1855 on) by the registrar at registration but only for date pre 100 years of birth, then about 1933 for marriages and 1950 something for deaths. As pointed out you can look up the record number for more recent births but see no detail until you buy the certificate which will be posted to you. |
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Valerie | Report | 10 Apr 2009 11:11 |
Many thanks to all, I live in Spain. It seems strange that the free BMD UK does not include Scotland and is so different. Thanks again. |
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°o.OOº°‘¨Claire in Wales¨‘°ºOO.o° | Report | 6 Apr 2009 19:13 |
Someone on Records is going to Edinburgh & has offered to do some lookups. You could add this birth to her list. |
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mgnv | Report | 5 Apr 2009 20:24 |
If you have to buy an actual certificate, rather than an uncertified copy of the register page, because, say the birth is less than 100y old, then it'll cost 10 GBP rather than the approx 1 GBP for the uncertified image. |
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Mary | Report | 5 Apr 2009 01:27 |
If you have roughly the right dates it is quite easy but you can not view |
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lotsofmarmite | Report | 5 Apr 2009 00:19 |
Actually, I think that on Scotlands People you can look up births from 1855 to 2006 so it might be worth giving it a try I think you can buy units for about £6. |
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Tina | Report | 4 Apr 2009 23:40 |
scotlandspeople only lets you look up births more than 100 years ago. If you could go to Edinburgh you could see the certificate but not print it without payment of £7. |
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carol58 | Report | 4 Apr 2009 18:20 |
Scotlands People (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/) would be your best bet as the online source for parish registers, bmds, censuses, etc, although it is a pay site. If you know the area of Scotland you can sometimes find a local family history society. Try Googling. |
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Valerie | Report | 4 Apr 2009 17:51 |
Hello, CAn anyone tell me how to look up a birth in Scotland in 1918, please? |