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Our Records: Gordon Smith (1924-2004)
13/01/2025
To mark the release of the 1924 birth entries on Scotland's People we look at the life of footballer Gordon Smith
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Our Records: Orcadian ornithologist Eddie Balfour (1908-1974)
13/01/2025
Pioneering ornithologist Eddie Balfour remembered
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Scotch & Wry comedian among 245,000 new birth entries online
10/01/2025
The birth entry of comedian Rikki Fulton is among 245,000 records newly released on Scotland's People.
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Birth, marriage and death records search tips
10/01/2025
Read our latest hints to help you search the records
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Our Records: Dòmhnall MacSuain's Gaelic will
01/11/2024
The story of the man behind a soldier's Gaelic will in our archives
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Barlinnie prisoner photographs bring Scots eye-to-eye with our past
31/10/2024
New records added to our site
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Our Records: Inside Barlinnie, Scotland’s biggest prison
29/10/2024
We spend time inside the 'Big Hoose' HMP Barlinnie
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See rare Wallace letter on St Andrew’s Day
29/10/2024
A 700 year old letter of recommendation from the King of France for William Wallace is going on public display in a National Records of Scotland building in Edinburgh on St Andrew's Day
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Changes to opening hours
20/09/2024
We're piloting a change in hours over the winter months