The source library
Scotland: Births & baptisms, 1900–1949
Civil births and parish baptisms. Baptism and registration dates must be distinguished from the date of birth.
3 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.
Reading the evidence: an index, transcript, provider search page and original image are different sources. A recorded image link does not mean its reading or identity match is confirmed. Inspect the assessment and source page before changing a family relationship. Repository guides checked 4 October 2026.
Collected references 3
Reference items in this project, not the total surviving archive. A reference can appear in several types or locations; several references can concern the same record. Countries are inferred from source descriptions and recorded places, so check the citation. Undated and ambiguous items remain available.
3 reference items · earliest first
Complete collection index — all reference links
- 1901 Census: "1901 Scotland Census," database Parish: Calderhead; ED: 5; Page: 77; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1901_251; Registration Number: 626B; Household schedule number: 343 ($, accessed 12 April 2025) Name: Mary Osborne; Age: 24; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877; Relationship: Wife; Spouse's Name: Robert Osborne; Gender: Female; Where born: Shotts, Lanarkshire; Registration District: Calderhead; Civil parish: Calderh
- Scotland Birth Index, 1908/639/258
- Scotland, Statutory Registers, General Register Office, Glasgow, birth entry for John Clarkson Glasgow, 3 Nov 1926