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Scotland: Births & baptisms, 1850–1899
Civil births and parish baptisms. Baptism and registration dates must be distinguished from the date of birth.
11 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 11
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- "1851 Scotland Census," database, ( : $, accessed 4 August 2026), Name: Christina Forsyth; Age: 35; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816; Relationship: Wife; Spouse: John Glasgow; Gender: Female; Where born: Airdrie, Lanarkshire; Civil parish: New Monkland; County: Lanarkshire; Address: 37 Aitcheson St; Occupation: Ironstone Miner Wife; ED: 8; citing Parish: New Monkland; ED: 8; Page: 16; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1851_170; Yea
- "1851 Scotland Census," database, ( : $, accessed 6 August 2026), Name: John Glasgow; Age: 35; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816; Relationship: Head; Spouse: Christina Forsyth; Gender: Male; Where born: Airdrie, Lanarkshire; Civil parish: New Monkland; County: Lanarkshire; Address: 37 Aitcheson St; Occupation: Ironstone Miner; ED: 8; citing Parish: New Monkland; ED: 8; Page: 16; Line: 10; Roll: CSSCT1851_170; Year: 1851
- 1851 Census: "1851 Scotland Census" Parish: New Monkland; ED: 8; Page: 16; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1851_170; Year: 1851 (accessed 11 October 2021) {| border="1" | Name || Christina Forsyth |- | Age || 35 |- | Estimated Birth Year || abt 1816 |- | Relationship || Wife |- | Spouse || John Glasgow |- | Gender || Female |- | Where born || Airdrie, Lanarkshire |- | Parish Number || 651 |- | Civil Parish || New Monkland
- 1851 Census: "1851 Scotland Census" Parish: New Monkland; ED: 8; Page: 16; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1851_170; Year: 1851 (accessed 11 October 2021) {| border="1" | Name || Christina Forsyth |- | Age || 35 |- | Estimated Birth Year || abt 1816 |- | Relationship || Wife |- | Spouse || John Glasgow |- | Gender || Female |- | Where born || Airdrie, Lanarkshire |- | Parish Number || 651 |- | Civil Parish || New Monkland
- "1861 Scotland Census," database, ( : $, accessed 6 August 2026), Name: John Glasgow; Age: 44; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1817; Relationship: Head; Gender: Male; Where born: Airdrie, New Monkland; Registration District: Airdrie; Civil parish: New Monkland; County: Lanarkshire; Address: 45 Aitchison St; Occupation: Coal Miner; ED: 7; citing Parish: New Monkland; ED: 7; Page: 11; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1861_117; Registrati
- 1861 Census: "1861 Scotland Census" Parish: New Monkland; ED: 7; Page: 11; Line: 10; Roll: CSSCT1861_117; Registration Number: 651/1; Household schedule number: 56; Roll: CSSCT1861_117 ($, accessed 26 May 2022) Name: Isabella Glasgow; Age: 11; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850; Relationship: Daughter; Father's Name: John Glasgow; Gender: Female; Where born: Airdrie, New Monkland; Registration district: Airdrie; Civi
- Scottish SI Births - 1867
- 1871 Census: "Scotland Census, 1871" citing Page: 7; Line: 10; Digital film/folder number: 004550006_007_M94K-7D9; FHL microfilm: 103971; Image number: 45 (accessed 20 March 2024) Jane Rae (8), Scholar, in Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Born in Coldingham, BERWICKSHIRE. {| border="0" cellpadding="4" | Name || Relation || Status || Sex || Age || Occupation || Birth Place |- | Robert Rae
- 1881 Census: "1881 Scotland Census," database Parish: Shotts; ED: 5; Page: 8; Line: 19; Roll: cssct1881_205; Registration Number: 626B; Household schedule number: 35 ($, accessed 12 April 2025) Name: Mary Glasgow; Age: 4; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877; Relationship: Daughter; Father's Name: Thomas Glasgow; Mother's Name: Jane Glasgow; Gender: Female; Where born: Shotts, Lanark; Registration District: Calderhead
- "1891 Scotland Census," database, ( : $, accessed 16 May 2026), Name: John Glasgow; Age: 5; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886; Relationship: Son; Father's Name: Thomas Glasgow; Mother's Name: Jane Glasgow; Gender: Male; Where born: Shotts, Lanark; Registration District: Calderhead; Civil parish: Shotts; County: Lanarkshire; Address: Mackintosh's Ld; Occupation: Sch; ED: 5; citing Parish: Shotts; ED: 5; Page: 47; Line: 2
- 1891 Census: "1891 Scotland Census," database Parish: Shotts; ED: 5; Page: 46; Line: 25; Roll: CSSCT1891_228; Registration Number: 626B; Household schedule number: 222 ($, accessed 12 April 2025) Name: Mary Glasgow; Age: 14; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877; Relationship: Daur (Daughter); Father's Name: Thomas Glasgow; Mother's Name: Jane Glasgow; Gender: Female; Where born: Shotts, Lanark; Registration District: C