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Scotland: Births & baptisms, Before 1800
Civil births and parish baptisms. Baptism and registration dates must be distinguished from the date of birth.
24 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 24
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.
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- National Records of Scotland, Glasgow High Kirk Old Parish Register 644/1, reported reference 10/272, baptism of Robert Glasgow, 17 November 1618
- National Records of Scotland, Glasgow High Kirk Old Parish Register 644/1, reported reference 10/272, baptism of Robert Glasgow, 17 November 1618. The reported entry names Robert Glasgow and Jonet Conynghame as parents
- National Records of Scotland, Glasgow High Kirk Old Parish Register 644/1, reported reference 10/272, baptism of Robert Glasgow, 17 November 1618; reported transcription: "Robert lawful sone to Robert Glasgow & Jonet Conynghame - Godf: John & George Glasgowis."
- National Records of Scotland, Glasgow High Kirk Old Parish Register 644/1, reported reference 10/272, baptism of Robert Glasgow, 17 November 1618; transcription: "Robert lawful sone to Robert Glasgow & Jonet Conynghame - Godf: John & George Glasgowis."
- National Records of Scotland. Glasgow High Kirk Old Parish Register 644/1, reported reference 10/272, baptism of Robert Glasgow, 17 November 1618. Reported transcription: "Robert lawful sone to Robert Glasgow & Jonet Conynghame - Godf: John & George Glasgowis."
- Scotland's People, Church of Scotland Old Parish Registers, births and baptisms, Inveresk and Musselburgh parish 689, reference 10/171, Robert Glasgow, 30 December 1627. See also FamilySearch record VQ4V-58S
- "WILLIAM 24-10-1641 WILLIAM GLASGOW/BESSY HOWIE Glasgow 644/1 M"
- Scotland's People, OPR births 644/1, ref. 40/56, James Glasgow, 25 November 1645
- National Records of Scotland, Old Parish Register, Mid Calder, parish 694, reference 10/94, reported baptisms of Johne and Issobel Glasgow, 3 February 1648. The reference is carried from the existing profiles; the image has not been examined for this profile
- For images and fuller context, consult ScotlandsPeople Old Parish Registers (Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian), Baptisms for 1649
- FamilySearch index X1YD-PR2
- Scotland's People, Church of Scotland Old Parish Registers, births and baptisms, St Cuthbert's 685/2 30/15, Jonet Glasgow, 1 January 1657, parents indexed as Robert Glasgow and Eupham Tailyour; FamilySearch derivative index
- Archived or supplementary source
- "Old Parish Registers, Births and Baptisms," Scotland's People, index entry for JON GLASGOW, 6 July 1679, son of JON GLASGOW and BARBARA ALASON, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, parish number 599, frame 44
- Jannet Glasgow, baptised 1 February 1689 at Kilwinning, Ayrshire. There may have been other children whose baptisms were not recorded, whose records have not survived, or whose entries have not yet been identified. Possible Parentage John's parents have not been established. Five Scottish baptism records have been identified for men named John or Johne Glasgow who were born within, or close to, a plausible perio
- “Old Parish Registers, Births and Baptisms,” Scotland's People index entry, JANNET GLASGOW, 1 February 1689, parents JOHN GLASGOW / ALLASON, Kilwinning parish 599, frame 75
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- Baptism: John Glasgow, christened 23 Sep 1722 at Libberton, Lanark, Scotland
- sible event until the original trial papers, precognition and court minutes provide enough identifying information. Possible identity of Peter's father The John Glasgow who married or partnered with Margaret Mill is represented by the FamilySearch profile: John Glasgow, FamilySearch ID 9Q1F-9BL () A leading working hypothesis identifies him with John Glasgow baptised on 28 March 1740 at Irvine, Ayrshire, son of Geo…
- Baptism: 12 Jun 1768 at Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- Baptism Index Scotlands People Old Parish Registers Kirknewton and East Calder 1796 Elizabeth Glasgow baptized 18 Mar 1796 at child of William Glasgow and Catharine Nisbet - 690/30 251 -
- Baptism Index Scotlands People Old Parish Registers Kirknewton and East Calder 1796 Elizabeth Glasgow baptized 18 Mar 1796 at child of William Glasgow and Catherine Nisbet - 690/30 121 -
- Baptism Index Scotlands People Old Parish Registers Kirknewton and East Calder Midlothian 1796 Elizabeth Glasgow baptized 27 Mar 1796 at child of William Glasgow and Catharine Nisbet - 690/30 122 -
- Baptism Index Scotlands People Old Parish Registers Kirknewton and East Calder Midlothian 1798 John Glasgow baptized 13 Jan 1798 at child of William Glasgow and Catharine Nisbet - 690/30 124 -