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Scotland's People is the official Scottish Government site for searching government records and archives.

It's run by National Records of Scotland, a non-ministerial department of the Scottish Government.

On Scotland's People you can:

  • start searching the records
  • order copies of certificates
  • visit us at the Scotland's People centre

You can find out more about National Records of Scotland at nrscotland.gov.uk

Local family history centres

A version of Scotland's People is available at local family history centres in Scotland, run by local authorities. 

These are:

Our associates

The records and archives on Scotland's People are presented with the support of a number of organisations. These include: