The National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh have photocopies of the surviving records kept by Roman Catholic Parish priests of baptisms, marriages and deaths. These records are arranged by diocese and date from 1703, although most of the Registers do not start until the 19th century. Donald Maclean. >PEGGYJAI2@aol.com wrote: >> >> don >> >> I've been advised by a relative in Canada that it is almost impossible to get >> record info on Catholics in Scotland during the 1800's; how true is this, to >> the best of your knowledge >> >> Peggy >> ..................................................................... > >Peggy - >All I know is that the official PARISH records (OPR) at the General >Record Office in Edinburgh are ONLY for the Church of Scotland >parishes. There may be SOME extra info., but I don't know the details. >This is before national registration was introduced in 1855 (?) - after >that ALL citizens were registered at the GRO. > >I have heard that the Catholic Church kept their own records - >presumably Baptism and Marriage, possibly burial (?). >I'm afraid I have no idea how to access this information. >I suppose it depends how much you know - if you know the (Catholic) >Parish you could write to the Parish Church. ??? > > >Ask on one of the Genealogy Mailing Lists like >Scotland-Genweb-L at Rootsweb or >Scots-Origins at egroups > >Hope this helps a little? > > >-- >Don McEwan >West Lothian >SCOTLAND > >Jings, Crivvens & Help Ma Boab.! ><mailto:don.mcewan@virgin.net> > > >==== SCOTLAND-GENWEB Mailing List ==== >Hundreds of Scot Urls....... > http://celt.net/og/angscot3.htm > http://celt.net/og/angscot2.htm > http://celt.net/og/angscot.htm > >============================== >FREE UNLIMITED Web space at RootsWeb! >Any subject: genealogy, computers, pets! Get your Freepages account today: >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >