Records
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National Archives of Scotland hold land and probate records for Scotland, including wills & testaments, land transfer & inheritance, kirk session records (parish court records from 1550 onwards addressing family law, education and poor relief), non-conformist church records.
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http://www.nas.gov.uk/
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Most of the records held by the National Archives of Scotland are described on an electronic database, the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC). You can search the database using any text, dates or reference numbers.
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http://www.nas.gov.uk/catalogues/
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General Register Office for Scotland. Houses records of births, marriages and deaths up to present day, Old Parish Registers and all census records for Scotland. Additional records include marine births & deaths, aircraft births & deaths, Service Department Registers, Army chaplain registers, register of births, deaths and marriages in foreign countries.
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http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk
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Official site of the Court of the Lord Lyon, which deals with matters relating to Scottish Heraldry and Coats of Arms and maintains the Scottish Public Registers of Arms and Genealogies.
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http://www.lyon-court.com
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National Library of Scotland houses collections of Scottish manuscripts, maps, books, newspapers and magazines.
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http://www.nls.uk
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The National Archives house British & English records and military records, which can reference ancestors of Scottish origin.
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http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Records include 1901 Irish census, Griffith's Valuation, Church records, Poor Law records, wills, landed estate records.
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http://proni.gov.uk
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General Register Office for Northern Ireland. Holds registers of births, deaths & marriages and various other records including Service Department registers, Marine & Air registers, Consular Returns and WWII deaths.
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http://www.groni.gov.uk
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Census for England and Wales, Channel Islands & Isle of Man.
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http://www.findmypast.co.uk
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