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Scotland CountiesGoal 3: Learn about Scotland vital and census records.
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ALearn about Scotland vital records.
- BMD: Learn about births, marriages, and deaths in Scotland and Ireland.
National Archives: BMD in Scotland and Ireland - Learn how to find birth, marriage, and death records in Scotland.
FS—Scotland Strategies for BMDs - Get an introduction to birth, marriage, and death records in Scotland.
National Library of Scotland: Births, Deaths, and Marriages - Civil Registration: Learn about Scotland civil registration in this article.
FS—Wiki: Scotland Statutory Registers
- Adoption: Learn about researching adoption records.
Adoption Records - Divorce: Learn about researching divorce records.
Divorce Records - Directories: Learn about a vareity of directories that can aid you in your research.
Directories, Scotland
Sites
- Explore links for vital records on the
Scottish Genealogy Society site. - Explore record indexes on the Scottish Indexes site.
- Explore Scotland anatomy registers from various medical schools.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for vital records. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
James Todd was born in 1866 at Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Use the "FS: Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950" QUIKLink and the "FS: Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- What were his parents names?
- When were James's parents married?
- In "FS: Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950" enter James's full name, birth year, and location of his birth.
- Find the record that matches the given information.
- In "FS: Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910" enter the full names of James's parents and James' birth location. Use information from both searches to answer the questions.
- James's parents names were James Todd and Margaret Marshall.
- James Sr. and Margaret were married 17 January 1862, in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
(Contributed by Kaylee Lynn)
QUIKLinks
- FS: Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 (More)
- FS: Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910 (More)
- FMP: Scotland, Modern and Civil Deaths & Burials 1855-2021
- FMP: Scotland, Dundee & Forfarshire (Angus) Births & Baptisms 1562-1855
- FMP: Scotland, Dundee & Forfarshire (Angus) Deaths & Burials 1562-1855
- FMP: Scotland, Fife Death Index, 1549-1877
- FMP: Scotland, Glasgow & Lanarkshire Death & Burial Index 1642-1855
- FMP: Scotland, Stirlingshire & Perthshire Burials 1755-2019
- MH: Scotland, People of Moray, 1400-
BLearn about Scotland censuses and electoral records.
- Overview: Get an overview of Scottish censuses in these articles.
FS—Scotland Census Records—4 pgs. - 2015
GG—Census Returns (Scotland) - Find free Scottish census records in the FreeCen site.
- Learn more about finding and using Scottish census and registration records on the National Records of Scotland site.
Census Records
National Registration - Electoral Registers: Learn about researching electoral registers in Edinburgh.
AC—Finding Family in the Edinburgh Electoral Rolls 1832-1966—1:37 - 2018
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for census records. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
- What were the names of James' siblings?
- What information do we have about his household in 1871?
- What clues do we have to verify that we are looking at the correct Todd family in this record?
- In "FS: 1871 Census" enter Todd's full name, birth location, and the year of his birth.
- Select the record that indicates his mother's name is Margaret.
- Select the original record to read the handwritten census document and answer the research questions.
- James's siblings listed on the census were Margaret, Jane, and Catherine.
- James was living in the household of his grandparents. His mother was listed as a widow, indicating that his father has died.
- This is likely the correct Todd family, as James' age matches up with his birth year. His mother's last name is listed as Todd, but she is also listed as a daughter of the Marshalls (her maiden name from marriage record). James's birth location is Strathaven, a major settlement located in Avondale.
(Contributed by Kaylee Lynn) - AC: Census - 1901
- FS: Census - 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
- AC: Web: Scotland, Rolls of Male Heads of Families, 1834-1845
- AC: Scotland, Red Books of Scotland, 1600-1939
- FMP: Scotland Mental Health Institutions Registers & Admissions 1808-1883
- AC: Aberdeen City and Former Counties of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1832-1976
- AC: Aberdeenshire, Scotland, School Admission Registers, 1852-1927
- AC: Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Police Records, 1818-1948
- FMP: Scotland, Dundee & Forfarshire (Angus) Electoral Registers 1857-1939
- AC: Edinburgh, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1832-1966
- AC: Edinburgh, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1832-1966
- AC: Fife, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1914-1966
- AC: Fife, Scotland, School Admissions and Discharges, 1867-1916
- AC: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1857-1962
- AC: North Lanarkshire, Scotland, Poor Law Applications and Registers, 1849-1917
- AC: Perth and Kinross, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1832-1961
Exercises
Record Search Practice: Census |
James Todd the younger(from the Record Search Practice above) was recorded on the 1871 census. Using the "FS 1871 Census" QUIKLink, locate his census record and ensure that all the information learned above is added to your search correctly. Then answer these questions:
QUIKLinks
CLearn about Scottish directories.
- Learn about Scottish directories in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
FS—Wiki: Scotland Directories - Learn about postal and other directories on the National Library of Scotland site.
Scottish Post Office directories - Explore Scottish directories on the National Library of Scotland site.
- Occupations: Explore Scottish occupational records on Cyndi's List.
Occupational Records Practice |
Thomas Aird was a bookbinder. Search the Scottish Book Trade index , using the link to Cyndi's List above, to find Thomas and answer these questions:
- What were the years of his occupation?
- Who were his parents?
- Who was his wife, and when were they married?
- In the link for Cyndi's List, scroll down and select "Scottish Book Trade Index."
- Click "Search the Scottish Book Trade index" near the bottom of the page/
- Type "bookbinder" into the search box and click Search.
- In the search results, sroll down about 7 entries until you see Thomas's name.
- Select his name to open the record, and read the information to answer the research questions.
- Thomas' occupation lasted from 1713-1723.
- His father was John Aird of Eshaburn, and his mother was not listed.
- Thomas' wife was named Katherine, daughter of Henry Woodrow, who was a tailor. The marriage occured on September 29, 1722.
(Contributed by Kaylee Lynn)
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