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Scotland: Births & baptisms, 1800–1849
Civil births and parish baptisms. Baptism and registration dates must be distinguished from the date of birth.
10 collected reference items← All Scotland births & baptisms
Coverage, survival & limitations
Scottish Old Parish Registers
OPRs cover 1553–1854 and contain Church of Scotland baptisms/births, banns/marriages and deaths/burials. Survival and registration are uneven; some parishes begin late or have no surviving records.
Scottish statutory BMD registers
Compulsory civil registration began in 1855. Statutory births, deaths and marriages are index-linked digital images through ScotlandsPeople, with online privacy cutoffs; certificates or official extracts are distinct from indexes.
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Collected references 10
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- Baptism Index Scotlands People Old Parish Registers Kirknewton and East Calder Midlothian 1804 James Glasgow baptized 29 Jan 1804 at child of William Glasgow and Catharine Nisbet - 690/30 135
- Baptism Index Scotlands People Old Parish Registers Kirknewton and East Calder Midlothian 1805 Catharine Glasgow baptized 09 Sep 1805 at child of William Glasgow and Catharine Nisbet - 690/30 140 -
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- Robert Glasgow, a male, was christened on 17 Mar 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. He was born on the 3rd (month not specified). His father is John Glasgow and his mother is Elizabeth Campbell. The original event place is recorded as Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland. The source detail for this information is "2:16PMTZJ"
- "1841 Scotland Census," database, ( : $, accessed 4 August 2026), Name: Christina Forsyth; Age: 25; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816; Gender: Female; Where born: Lanarkshire, Scotland; Civil parish: Clarkston; County: Lanarkshire; Address: Arden; citing Parish: Clarkston; ED: 6b; Page: 16; Line: 1410; Year: 1841; Parish Number: 651. {| border="1" cellpadding="4" |+ 6 Jun 1841: Arden, Clarkston, Lanarkshire |- bgcolor=
- "1841 Scotland Census," database, ( : $, accessed 6 August 2026), Name: John Glasgow; Age: 25; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816; Gender: Male; Where born: Lanarkshire, Scotland; Civil parish: Clarkston; County: Lanarkshire; Address: Arden; Occupation: Iron M; citing Parish: Clarkston; ED: 6b; Page: 16; Line: 1370; Year: 1841; Parish Number: 651. {| border="1" cellpadding="4" |+ 6 Jun 1841: Arden, Clarkston, Lanarkshire
- 1841 Census: "1841 Scotland Census" Parish: Aberlady; ED: 2; Page: 4; Line: 365; Year: 1841 (accessed 5 February 2022) Euphemia Glasgow (45) in Ballencrieff, Aberlady, East Lothian. Born in Scotland. {| border="1" cellpadding="4" |+ 1841 Census of England, Wales & Scotland: Ballencrieff, Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |- bgcolor=E1F0B4 | Name || Sex || Age || Occupation || Birth Place
- 1841 Census: "1841 Scotland Census" Parish: Aberlady; ED: 2; Page: 4; Line: 555; Year: 1841 (accessed 5 February 2022) Peter Glasgow (12) in Ballencrieff, Aberlady, East Lothian. Born in East Lothian, Scotland. {| border="1" cellpadding="4" |+ 1841 Census of England, Wales & Scotland: Ballencrieff, Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |- bgcolor=E1F0B4 | Name || Sex || Age || Occupation || Birth P
- 1841 Census: "1841 Scotland Census", database, ( : accessed 11 July 2026), Agnes Glasgow (11) at Abbey Mains, Haddington, East Lothian. Born in East Lothian, Scotland; citing Parish Haddington, ED 2B, Page 8, Line 1040, Year 1841, Parish Number 709. {| border="1" cellpadding="4" |- bgcolor=E1F0B4 | Name || Sex || Age || Occupation || Birth Place |- | Peter Glasgow || M || 42 || Ag Lab || Scotland |- | Agnes Glasg
- 1841 Census: "1841 Scotland Census", database, ( : accessed 11 July 2026), Peter Glasgow (5) at Abbey Mains, Haddington, East Lothian. Born in East Lothian, Scotland; citing Parish Haddington, ED 2B, Page 8, Line 1140, Year 1841, Parish Number 709. {| border="1" cellpadding="4" |- bgcolor=E1F0B4 | Name || Sex || Age || Occupation || Birth Place |- | Peter Glasgow || M || 42 || Ag Lab || Scotland |- | Agnes Glasgo