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| Scottish: Old Parish Registers | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Before the introduction of Statutory Registration in Scotland, the most easily accessible source of information about our ancestors is the Old Parish Registers (OPRs) of the Church of Scotland. This course will examine in detail the pleasures and pitfalls of the Old Parish Registers (OPRs) and the extent to which they survive. The various indexes to the OPRs and sources to find copies of the OPRs will be examined. The course will cover the main categories of records for christenings, marriage banns and deaths; and will consider irregular marriages and discuss the major alternative sources for death records: local authority burial records and Monumental Inscriptions. Course Content Module 1 Old Parish Registers Introduction About the Church in Scotland Development of the OPRs Where Are the OPRs Held? Register of Neglected Entries What Records Survive? Why so few? About Parishes Potentially Confusing Parishes Glossary & Abbreviations Module 2 Births & Baptisms Legislation Affecting Baptisms Information Given in Baptismal Registers Illegitimate Births Errors in Entries Names & Naming Patterns Module 3 Banns & Marriages Legislation Affecting Marriage Regular Marriages Irregular & Clandestine Marriages Handfasting “Other” Marriages Prohibited Degrees of Relationship Module 4 Deaths & Burials Introduction Legislation Affecting Burials & Deaths Mortcloths Information Given in Burial Registers Alternative Sources for Death Records Module 5 How to Find the Records Introduction to Finding the Records FamilySearch Ancestry Findmypast ScotlandsPeople Bibliography | ||||||||||||||||||
