This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GordonPertJohnson Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ans.general/5515.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This is a misunderstanding of church organisation in Scotland. There were (and are) a number of presbyterian churches in Scotland, not just the Church of Scotland; but the IGI/familysearch and scotlandspeople are based primarily on Church of Scotland registers. Depending on the date, other presbyterian churches include Associate congregations; Free Church of Scotland; United Free Church of Scotland; United Presbyterian Church, plus other smaller groupings which may lay claim to be presbyterian. Other churches not covered by these online indexes include the Roman Catholic Church; and Scottish Episcopal Church; Baptist Church; Congregational Church; etc., so try to establish what church your ancestors were affiliated to. Gordon. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.