There is no one source of birth, marriage and death records in Scotland. We have indexed a selection of records from across Scotland which provide birth, marriage or death information. You can see precisely which records we have indexed here. Struggling to find a pre-1855 birth, marriage or death in Scotland? Find helpful tips in the Scottish Genealogy Learning Zone.
Enter the forename(s) in the first box, and the surname in the second box. The third box allows you to enter an alernative surname, such as an alias or a maiden surname for a married woman. If you are using both surname boxes, it does not matter which way round you enter the two surnames.
Remember that spellings in historical records can vary widely, so use wildcards to help you find your ancestors. See our search help page.
Remember that ages were not always recorded accurately in death/burial records, and in many cases were not recorded at all. If you don’t find the result that you are looking for try leaving this box blank.
This can be a useful tool to speed up the display of search results. If you find your advanced search is taking a long time to return results you can use this box to narrow your search to a few years at a time. By narrowing the year range you can also reduce the number of results when searching on common surnames.
Enter the forename(s) in the first box, and the surname in the second box. The names of parents are rarely recorded in death/burial records, so if you do not find the result you are looking for, try leaving these boxes blank.
Remember that spellings in historical records can vary widely, so use wildcards to help you find your ancestors. See our search help page.
Enter the forename(s) in the first box, and the surname in the second box. The name of spouse is not always recorded in death/burial records, so if you do not find the result you are looking for, try leaving these boxes blank.
Remember that spellings in historical records can vary widely, so use wildcards to help you find your ancestors. See our search help page.
Enter a parish name in the first box and/or a county name in the second box.
Remember that less is often more! If you don’t find the result that you are looking for try leaving some (or all) of these boxes blank. See our search help page.
