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Scotland: Church & parish records, Before 1800
Parish registers and other church evidence. Denomination, parish coverage, gaps and the purpose of each entry matter.
46 collected reference items← All Scotland church & parish records
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 46
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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- Commissariot of Edinburgh Register of Testaments, 8 Nov 1580. Margaret Glasgow, sometime spouse to John Edstoun in Croftmalloch
- National Records of Scotland, Glasgow Commissary Court, Testament Dative and Inventory of Geillis Glasgw, spouse of Thomas Wilsoun in Chaplehill, Ardrossan parish, confirmed 11 May 1603, CC9/7/3, images 113–114; original images viewed through Scotland's People
- Testament Dative and Inventory of Geillis Glasgw, spouse of Thomas Wilson in Chaipliehill, parish of Ardrossan; Glasgow Commissary Court, confirmed 11 May 1603, National Records of Scotland, CC9/7/3
- Inquisitionum ad Capellam Domini Regis Retornatarum ... Abbreviatio, vol. 2, tutory retours 100–101, 20 January 1607, digitised volume; underlying register, National Records of Scotland, C22/3
- Scotland's People, Church of Scotland Old Parish Registers, banns and marriages, Glasgow parish 644/1, reference 230/10, Robert Glasgow and Jonet Conynghame, 6 April 1613
- 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
- Scotland's People, OPR births 644/1, ref. 40/56, James Glasgow, 25 November 1645
- National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh Commissary Court, CC8/8/62, testament dative and inventory of William Glasgow, mealmaker in Leith, registered 22 July 1646
- Church of Scotland, Old Parish Registers, Duddingston deaths and burials, burial of Robert Glasgow, 17 January 1647, parish number 684, reference 60/47, ScotlandsPeople
- 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
- 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
- “James Glasgow and Agnes Waitte,” Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages, National Records of Scotland (ScotlandsPeople), Parish Number 754, Ref 10/62, Frame 37, Polwarth, Berwickshire; marriage date 18 June 1663
- Scotland's People, Church of Scotland old parish registers, Robert Glasgow, 29 December 1676, parents John Glasgow and Margaret Currie, Glencorse parish 687, reference 10/8
- Son of John Glasgow and Margaret Currie - Scotland, Old Parish Registers, Glencorse Parish, 29 Dec 1676, Robert Glasgow, son of John Glasgow and Margaret Currie, 687/ M FR11
- "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
- Scotland, Old Parish Registers, Glencorse Parish, 26 Dec 1680, William Glasgow, son of John Glasgow and Margaret Currie, 687/ M FR16
- “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
- National Records of Scotland, Scottish Exchequer poll tax, North Leith parish, E70/4/10, image 11, 3 October 1694; original image, Scotland's People Virtual Volumes
- Scotland's People, Church of Scotland old parish registers, marriage of Robert Glasgow and Margarett Davidson, 8 June 1704, Glencorse parish 687, reference 20/53
- Scotland's People, Church of Scotland old parish registers, marriage of Robert Glasgow and Margarett Davidson, 8 June 1704, Glencorse parish 687, reference 20/53
- Scotland's People, Church of Scotland old parish registers, marriage of Robert Glasgow and Margarett Davidson, 8 June 1704, Glencorse parish 687, reference 20/53
- Scotland's People, Church of Scotland old parish registers, Robert Glasgow and Margaret Davidson, 8 June 1704, Glencorse parish 687, reference 20/53, official search portal
- Scotland's People, Church of Scotland old parish registers, John Glasgow, 1 January 1710, parents Robert Glasgow and Margaret Davidson, Glencorse parish 687, reference 10/93
- Scotland's People, Church of Scotland old parish registers, John Glasgow, 1 January 1710, parents Robert Glasgow and Margaret Davidson, Glencorse parish 687, reference 10/93
- Scotland's People, Church of Scotland old parish registers, John Glasgow, 1 January 1710, parents Robert Glasgow and Margaret Davidson, Glencorse parish 687, reference 10/93
- Scotland's People, Church of Scotland old parish registers, Isobell Glasgow, 26 December 1714, parents Robert Glasgow and Margaret Davidson, Glencorse parish 687, reference 10/106
- Scotland's People, Church of Scotland old parish registers, Isobell Glasgow, 26 December 1714, parents Robert Glasgow and Margaret Davidson, Glencorse parish 687, reference 10/106
- Scotland, Old Parish Registers, Kilwinning marriage of Robert Glasgow and Mary Simpson, 3 June 1715; indexed through ScotlandsPeople OPR Marriages
- Scotland, Old Parish Registers, Kilwinning Parish, 26 Jun 1715, William Glasgow, son of Hugh Glasgow and Janet Kilpatrick
- Scotland's People, Church of Scotland old parish registers, James Glasgow, 14 February 1720, parents Robert Glasgow and Margaret Davidsone, Glencorse parish 687, reference 10/121
- Scotland's People, Church of Scotland old parish registers, James Glasgow, 14 February 1720, parents Robert Glasgow and Margaret Davidsone, Glencorse parish 687, reference 10/121
- Scotland's People, Church of Scotland old parish registers, James Glasgow, 14 February 1720, parents Robert Glasgow and Margaret Davidsone, Glencorse parish 687, reference 10/121
- archive.org
- Old Parish Records - Thomas Glasgow - KIRKLISTON /WEST LOTHIAN, Year 1786 Reference 667/00 0020 020
- Scotland Old Parish Records - Mary Glasgow - KIRKLISTON/WEST LOTHIAN Year 1788 Reference 667/00 0020 0209
- Scotland old parish records - Janet Glasgow - KIRKLISTON/WEST LOTHIAN Year 1790, Reference 667/00 0020 0220
- 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 -