Thanks Kylie, I suppose another of the FAQ's from Scotlands People site is; What is GROS - GROS is ??????? Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kylie" <wencheh@optusnet.com.au> To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 7:26 AM Subject: Re: [MLN] Another new subscriber - Christy and O'Brien > The following is one of the FAQ's from Scotlands People, just thought I > would post it before people started wasting money looking for OPR death > records on the site. > > Is there any information on deaths before 1855? > There are, at present, no death/burial indexes for the pre-1855 period. > Recording of deaths/burials in the Old Parish Registers was patchy and > often non-existent. Sometimes the only record of a death will be the > recording of hire of the mortcloth (pall) to cover the coffin before > burial. For information on the existence or otherwise of deaths/burials > for particular parishes, see GROS. If you wish a search to be conducted > for a pre-1855 death, details of costs and how to apply are available on > the GROS website. Be aware, however, that a record, if found, may only > contain, at most, name, place and date. > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.12 - Release Date: 15/04/2005 > >

GROS is General Register Office of Scotland which you can find at http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/ Kylie (in Oz as well)