Scotland Death Records Index

Death records in Scotland are invaluable for genealogists tracing their family history. Civil registration began in 1855, providing detailed information including the deceased's name, age, occupation, cause of death, and parents' names. Pre-1855 researchers can consult Old Parish Registers, though coverage is incomplete. Death records often reveal crucial details about an individual's life, family relationships, and social status, providing clues for further research. Tombstones and monumental inscriptions offer another rich source of information, potentially providing birth and death dates, family relationships, and sometimes occupations or places of origin. Many Scottish cemeteries have been surveyed, with inscriptions made available online or in published form.

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United Kingdom, Select Burial and Cremation Index, 1840-2014 8,881,513 records available Scotland, People of Moray 567,773 records available Scotland, Funeral Notices and Obituaries 207,217 records available Scotland, Stirlingshire and Perthshire Burials 83,107 records available Scottish Deaths, 1747 - 1868 18,108 records available Scotland, Selected Deaths & Burials, c. 1730 - c. 1845 2,492 records available Memorials of the Family of Wemyss of Wemyss, Volume 3 864 records available Obituary Prior To 1800 (As Far As Relates To England, Scotland, And Ireland), Volume 2 (1899) 818 records available Social Life of Scotland in the Eighteenth Century 561 records available Diocesan Registers of Glasgow, Volume 1 559 records available Memorials of the Montgomeries, Earls of Eglinton, Volume 2 (1859) 508 records available See the entire collection catalog of death records in Scotland

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