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Foundations of Scottish Genealogy 5 of 12: Using ScotlandsPeople for post-1855 Statutory Records

Dr. Bruce Durie
May 3, 2019
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Birth Record
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Marriage Record
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Death Record
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Gravestones
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Minor Records
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Scotlands People
19m 15s

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The Victorians – God bless them! – took the responsibility for recording Births, Marriages and Deaths away from the Churches and made it a State responsibility. The result is a wonderful resource, fully accessible at ScotlandsPeople – although there are some restrictions on seeing more recent documents online for reasons of Privacy…but there are ways around that!)

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Dr. Bruce Durie
Dr. Bruce Durie is considered one of Scotland’s top genealogists, with an international reputation. He is perhaps best known for his eight-year BBC radio series, “Digging Up Your Roots” and “A House with A Past”, and he has authored over 30 books,
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