Scotland

1. FamilySearch: Learn about Scotland church records in these articles.
   
   FS—Wiki: Scotland Church Records   
   • Church of Scotland
   • Non-Conformists
   • Accessing Records
   • Research Guidance
   
   Church Records


2. Church of Scotland: Get tips on researching historical records in this article from the Church of Scotland.
   
   Historical Records


3. Misc.: Learn how to find where your Scottish ancestors worshipped.
   
   BYU—Where Did Your Scottish Ancestors Worship?—44:09 - 2022


4. Learn about information contained in Kirk Session records.
   
   RT—Using Scottish Kirk Session Records to Trace your Scottish Ancestors—23:08 - 2025
   
   
   

Parish Registers

1. Learn about Scotland parish registers in these videos.
   
   FS—Scotland's Old Parish Registers, Part 1—22:44 - 2011
   FS—Scotland's Old Parish Registers, Part 2—23:17 - 2011


2. Here is a guide for Scottish parishes by county, with links to family history societies.
   
   The Scottish Parish Register Guide with Archive & Family History Society Directory


3. Explore Scotland parish records in the DustyDocs site.

  Dusty Docs Site Practice  |  


Robert Birch was married in the St. Nicholas Parish to Bathia Stewart between 1860 and 1862. Use the "Search for a town or a parish" feature in the DustyDocs site to locate the couple's marriage record and answer these questions:
1. When was the couple married?
2. What information can we learn about this couple from their marriage record?
Hints  |  
1. In the "Search for a town or a parish" option, enter "Aberdeen."
2. Select the second magnifying glass icon.
3. Select the fourth option, "BAPTISMS 1563-1874 MARRIAGES 1568-1875 + Archersoftware."
4. Locate the set of marriage records that encompasses the given years for the marriage and occurs in the St. Nicholas Parish.
5. Select the batch number for this record set (M111681).
6. Enter the surname for Robert into the designated box and click Submit.
7. The marriage of Robert Birch and Bathia Stewart should be the only record to appear. Select the record to answer the questions.
Answers
1. The couple was married on 5 April 1861.
2. The marriage record tells us the couple's names (maiden name for Bathia), genders, the specific location and parish of their marriage, and the date of their marriage. Further information might come from looking at the original copy of the record or by linking other records to the couple.
   (Contributed by Kaylee Lynn)

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4. Learn how to trace your Scottish ancestors in parochial registers.
   
   FS—Using Church of Scotland Parochial Registers—48:43 - 2017


5. Catholic Parishes: Learn about researching with Catholic parish records in Scotland.
   
   Catholic Parish Registers


6. Non-Parochial: Learn how to trace your Scottish ancestors in non-parochial registers.
   
   FS—Tracing Difficult Ancestral Lines in Scotland's Non-Parochial Register—55:36 - 2017


7. Jewish: Learn about a variety of resources for Jewish research in Scotland.
   
   Resource Guide: Scotland

Exercises

  Record Search Practice  |   Hints  |   Answers

QUIKLinks

• FS: Scotland Presbyterian & Protestant Church Records, 1736-1990    (More)
• FS: Scotland Church Records and Kirk Session Records, 1658-1919    (More)
• FMP: Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms
• FMP: Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Marriages
• FMP: Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Burials
• FMP: Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Congregational Records
• AC: Scotland, Extracted Parish Records, 1571-1997
• AC: Midlothian Parish Records, 1901

1. FamilySearch: Learn about Scotland cemeteries in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
   
   FS Wiki: Scotland Cemeteries


2. Examples: See examples of death and burial records for parishes on the National Records of Scotland Site.
   
   Old Parish Registers – Deaths and Burials


3. Gravestones: Learn about gravestone resources on the National Library of Scotland site.
   
   National Library of Scotland: Gravestones




Search

4. Search the Find A Grave site for cemetery records.

  Find A Grave Practice  |  


Jean Darling Bambery was burried in the Saughton Cemetery in Edinburgh, Scotland. Use the Find A Grave link below to locate her memorial and headstone image, and then answer these questions:
1. How old was Jean when she died?
2. When was she born?
3. What were the names of her family members?


Hints  |  
1. In Find A Grave, enter the name and location of the cemetery into the search bar and click Search.
2. Select the Saughton Cemetery record set.
3. Enter Jean's name into the search bar. If her record doesn't show up, go back to the search page and select, "View Memorials."
4. Scroll down to page 4. Jean's name will be the second to last entry on that page.
5. Browse Jean's record to find answers to the reseach questions.


Answers
1. Jean was 43 when she died.
2. She was born on December 28, 1898.
3. Her parents were listed as James Darling & Mary Darling M.S Mullen. Her grandchildren were listed as Theresa, Anthony, John, William, Charles, and the late Laurence. Her husband was William J. Bambery, and her children were Charles Thomas Bambery, 1918-1959; James Darling Bambery, 1921-1984; Mary Darling Bambery, 1920-1999; Robert Bambery, 1925-2011; and Elizabeth Murray Stirling Bambery 1927-1928.
   (Contributed by Kaylee Lynn)

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5. Search the BillionGraves site for cemetery records.

QUIKLinks

• AC: Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Burial Registers, 1769-1983


• AC: Edinburgh, Scotland, Cemetery Registers, 1771-1935
• AC: Aberdeen and North-East Scotland, Index to Memorial Inscription Booklets, 1500-2021