The birth entry of comedian Rikki Fulton is among 245,000 records newly released online by National Records of Scotland (NRS).
Robert “Rikki” Fulton was best known for playing dour minister the Reverend I.M. Jolly in his annual comedy sketch show Scotch & Wry. He was born in Glasgow on 15 April 1924.
Other records now added to the online research website Scotland’s People include:
- The 1924 birth entry of footballer Gordon Smith, one of Hibernian F.C.’s “Famous Five” forward line in the 1950s. Smith is the only footballer to win the Scottish league championship with three clubs: Hibernian, Heart of Midlothian and Dundee.
- The 1949 marriage entry of the 10th Earl of Selkirk and Audrey Sale-Barker, who both served as pilots during World War II. Sale-Barker also captained the British women's skiing team at the 1936 Winter Olympics.
- The 1974 death entry of pioneering Orcadian bird expert Eddie Balfour, known for his studies of birds of prey.
Birth records over 100 years old are added to the site annually, along with death records that are 50 years old and marriage records that are 75 years old. Family historians and researchers can access them wherever they are.
National Records of Scotland Chief Executive Alison Byrne said:
“The annual birth, marriage and death records are our most hotly anticipated records release every year.
“Scotland’s People helps researchers all over the world to investigate their heritage from the comfort of their own homes. If you’ve always wanted to look into your own family history, now would be an excellent time to start.
“I’m delighted to add these new records of Scotland’s ordinary and extraordinary people to the centuries of Scottish history already available.”