This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fisher Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EgC.2ACE/10183.1.1.1 Message Board Post: A Scottish birth certificate should state the place of birth, the names of the parents (including the maiden name of the mother), the occupation of the father, and (usually) the date and place of the marriage of the parents. Very useful information. Good luck