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06/01/20
The fifth set of live quadruplets to be registered since 1855 were born in 1919.
19/09/19
More than 3,000 baptism records covering the years 1752–1855 have been added to ScotlandsPeople.
18/09/19
One of the world's most deadly pandemics - 'The Spanish 'Flu' - arrived in Scotland in 1918
31/07/19
The story of an unplanned journey to Norway by a Shetlander who became a national celebrity.
14/05/19
2.8 million names and addresses for owners and occupiers of properties in Scotland added to the site
14/05/19
The bombing of Bank Row, Wick, on 1 July 1940 is recorded in the 1940 Valuation Rolls
27/02/19
The story of 36 islanders who sailed to Australia on the 'Priscilla' in 1852