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    1. Scotland look up site
    2. Found this on a Glamorgan, Wales list. >>>You can find information in Scotland which has census, birth, marriage, & death indices on-line at: www.origins.net/GRO. You pay a small fee to search the indices and then an extra fee per document you order on-line. I was able to get marriage certificates for my 1800s ancestors in Scotland and found that the certificate included the names of the parents of the bride and groom which was an extra bonus in providing an another generation of names in one document.<<< Here is more on that site >>>The site is http://www.origins.net/GRO >>You pay 6 lbs (online) for 24 hours access (renewable) to the indexes, for which you can access 30 pages (I think) of search results. When you find a record you want a copy of you can click a button with the reference number, and you can order, again online ( 10 lbs for a certificate). Speed of response with the certificate doesn't seem that quick though.... The indexes cover civil, census, and parish data (I believe), and best of all you can search on any or all categories. Time period of five years either side of a date is allowed for in each search. Read the notes on searching - a search for Charles WENSLEY didn't find anything, whereas using a wildcard with the surname brought up the Charles W WENSLEY that I was looking for - an 1891 census entry and 1896 death cert on the same search. Great use of technology !<<< Terry

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