Scotland, Civil Registration, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891
Civil or Statutory register of births, marriages, and deaths from January 1, 1855 when civil registration began in Scotland, to 1875 plus 1881 and 1891. These records can contain the following depending on the record type: name, occupation, age, birthplace, marriage date and place, names of parents, mother's maiden name, informant, burial place, etc.
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Scotland, Civil Registration
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Scotland,_Civil_Registration_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains index & images of Statutory Registers (civil registration) of births, marriages, and deaths from January 1, 1855 when civil registration began in Scotland, to 1875. Registers from the years 1881 and 1891 are also included. Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Birth
- Child's name
- Gender
- Birth date
- Birth place
- Parent's names
- Residence
- Father's occupation
- Informant
- Parent's marriage date
Marriage
- Names of bride and groom
- Ages
- Occupations
- Marrital status
- Residences
- Marriage date
- Marriage place
- Parent's names
- Witnesses' names
- Date of registration
Death
- Deceased's name
- Deceased's age
- Gender
- Occupation
- Marital status
- Death place
- Death date
- Cause of death
- Father's name
- Father's occupation
- Mother's name
- Informant
- Date of registration
- Place of registration
Collection Content
Sample Images
Index of male births, 1905
Index of marriages, female, 1870
Index of female deaths, 1923
Aberdeen, Elon, births, 1861
Lanark, Glasgow Central District, marriages, 1857
Shetland, Fair Isle, deaths, 1874
Inventory
For a list of all the parishes included in this Historical Records publication see Scotland, Civil Registration - Inventory.
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
National Records of Scotland
"Scotland, Civil Registration, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891", Database. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 24 September 2025.
