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Featured article News Article: Highland and Island Emigration Society Records Released

Almost 5,000 Highland and Island Emigration records have been added to ScotlandsPeople

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News: Valuation Rolls for 1930 Go Online
06/05/16

Valuation rolls for 1930 have been added to ScotlandsPeople.

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Title page of the valuation roll, Burgh of Aberdeen, 1860-1
Our Records: Valuation Rolls
12/01/16
Valuation rolls recorded a uniform valuation of landed property across Scotland from 1855
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