Gretchen wrote here: > > Hi Alistair, > > I noticed that you mentioned that the IGI does not pay much attention to the > death notices. Is there anywhere that we in the US can find death info > (besides Scotland's People which I am still unable to access until I get this > computer straightened out :) ? ) Any suggestions would be really appreciated. ------------------- The IGI is only one of the mighty resources on public access at the thousands of LDS Family History Centers. At any one of those thousands of free libraries you can search the Deaths Indexes for Scotland, and read and copy the pages of Deaths Registers. But there is a hitch! * the FH centre may not be close to your home * if it is a busy place you may have to book access to the PCs, film readers there * no one will bring you coffee to help you cope with the fun and fatigue of searching! I drive 30kM to the FHC of my choice, and do not use Scotland's People 'tho I know it is a really fine service. And I have the entire Scotland IGI in my office, once it was available for purchase but no more! Cheers, ALISTAIR M. CAMERON A.A.G.R.A. Professional Genealogist http://quozl.netrek.org/cameron-research/ PO Box 215 BUNDANOON NSW 2578 AUSTRALIA

Dear Gretchen If the deaths are pre-1855 you will have to go To Parish Records which are on the Scotlandpeople But the LDS Family history Librarys have the parish Records on microfilm. Sometimes they did not record the death but If you see an entry for a mort cloth for the Deceased that mean they have died. Hope this helps. Georgena Turner -----Original Message----- From: Alistair Cameron [mailto:acameron@hinet.net.au] Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 9:49 PM To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MLN] Another new subscriber - Christy and O'Brien Gretchen wrote here: > > Hi Alistair, > > I noticed that you mentioned that the IGI does not pay much attention to the > death notices. Is there anywhere that we in the US can find death info > (besides Scotland's People which I am still unable to access until I get this > computer straightened out :) ? ) Any suggestions would be really appreciated. ------------------- The IGI is only one of the mighty resources on public access at the thousands of LDS Family History Centers. At any one of those thousands of free libraries you can search the Deaths Indexes for Scotland, and read and copy the pages of Deaths Registers. But there is a hitch! * the FH centre may not be close to your home * if it is a busy place you may have to book access to the PCs, film readers there * no one will bring you coffee to help you cope with the fun and fatigue of searching! I drive 30kM to the FHC of my choice, and do not use Scotland's People 'tho I know it is a really fine service. And I have the entire Scotland IGI in my office, once it was available for purchase but no more! Cheers, ALISTAIR M. CAMERON A.A.G.R.A. Professional Genealogist http://quozl.netrek.org/cameron-research/ PO Box 215 BUNDANOON NSW 2578 AUSTRALIA

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.