Parishes and districts
This guide provides a brief overview of Scottish parishes and districts.
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Photographic and image research
This is a guide to researching photographs and images held by the National Records of Scotland and other collections made available online.
Prison registers
National Records of Scotland (NRS) holds prison records from the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) and its predecessor bodies (in particular the Scottish Home and Health Department Prisons Division) which had responsibility for the construction and running of Scotland’s prisons.
Property ownership, renting and occupancy
This guide provides a brief overview of Scots law relating to property ownership, renting and occupancy.
Reading older handwriting (palaeography)
This is a guide to reading older handwriting when researching manuscript historical records on Scotland's People.
Registering illegitimate births
This guide provides information on the registration of illegitimate births in records available on Scotland's People.
Scottish Cabinet records
The Scottish Cabinet is the group of senior Ministers, including the First Minister of Scotland, which is responsible for Scottish Government policy. The Scottish Cabinet came into existence in 1999, following the establishment of the Scottish Parliament and the devolved Scottish administration initially called the 'Scottish Executive'.
Scottish Women's Land Army records
On Scotland's People you can search and view thousands of index cards for the service record files of those who joined the Scottish Women’s Land Army (SWLA) and the Women’s Timber Corps (WTC) in Scotland from 1939 to 1950.
Searching by place
This guide provides an overview on how to research different record sets on Scotland's People by place.