Births and baptisms are the records that help you establish the date of birth of an individual. Prior to the start of civil registration there were only parish records. For dates after the start of civil registration it is often worth tracking down both a birth registration and the parish records as they both contain useful information.
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, National |
| Title: | Guild of One-Name Studies |
| Link: | https://one-name.org/ |
| Description: | Surnames Registered with the Guild of One-Name Studies |
| Extra Info: | A good place to start and see if your surname is being researched. The guild maintains a list of registered one name studies, many of which have data and information online. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, National |
| Title: | The Surname Society |
| Link: | https://surname-society.org/ |
| Description: | The Surname Society - encouraging members to collaborate in their surname studies |
| Extra Info: | Membership is open to any individual, group or association with an interest in surname studies, regardless of their location in the world, the surname studied, or level of research expertise. One registration fee allows you to register multiple surnames. |
| Classification: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | BAIRD's of Scotland |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20140215101720/http://w... |
| Description: | BAIRD's of Scotland |
| Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer seems to be active. Most information still seems to be accessible. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Baptisms, Births |
| Title: | British Nationals Armed Forces Births and Baptisms |
| Link: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Births and Baptisms |
| Description: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Births and Baptisms |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, General, Marriages, Obituaries, National |
| Title: | British Newspaper Archive |
| Link: | https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Explore over 200 years of history - British Newspaper Archive |
| Extra Info: | Access also available via selected subscriptions to Find My Past and Genes Reunited |
| Classification: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | British Presence in South Patagonia |
| Link: | https://patbrit.org/ |
| Description: | British Presence in South Patagonia |
| Extra Info: | A wealth of information about those British who settled in here. |
| Classification: | Births, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825 |
| Link: | Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825 |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Family Search Records Collection |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Family Search Records Collection - Scottish Data |
| Extra Info: | Check the coverage for areas covered so far. |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Obituaries, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Free Scottish family tree inscriptions and links from HappyHaggis. |
| Link: | http://www.happyhaggis.co.uk/ |
| Description: | HappyHaggis is a website that concentrates on just Scotland |
| Extra Info: | Details many birth, marriage and death notices from newspapers 1844-1854 |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths |
| Title: | Genealogy and Family History in Scotland - Scottish genealogy records |
| Link: | https://www.oldscottish.com/ |
| Description: | Old Scottish Genealogy & Family History |
| Extra Info: | Many deaths listed in the Anatomy Registers and births in the Father's Found indexes. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths |
| Title: | General Register Office - Search the GRO Online Index |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Search Births and Deaths held at the General Register Office. |
| Extra Info: | Includes mother's maiden name for births and age at death in early records. You will need to register, for free, prior to first use. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Deaths, DNA Project, Marriages, One Name Study |
| Title: | HORSMAN & HORSEMAN One Name Study |
| Link: | https://horsman.one-name.net |
| Description: | A One Name Study of Horsman, Horsman and Horsaman families |
| Classification: | Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain |
| Link: | https://www.jgsgb.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain |
| Extra Info: | Searchable database and also records/files to download.Click on JCR-UK. |
| Classification: | Births, Burials / Cremations, Burial Plots, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study |
| Title: | KEMP(E) Family History |
| Link: | https://www.kempfamilyhistory.com |
| Description: | A one-name study into the KEMP, KEMPE KEMPF, KEMPS, KEMPT, CAMP and CAMPE names |
| Extra Info: | Worldwide research into the name and its variants. |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
| Extra Info: | Please read the instructions and information before downloading. Includes seaman's wills and some foreign returns of births, marriages and deaths. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, National |
| Title: | People Finder from 192.com |
| Link: | |
| Description: | 1861 Census, GRO BMD index 1837-2004, Electoral Rolls & Business Directories. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Banns, Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Certificate Exchange, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Scotland BDM Exchange |
| Link: | https://sctbdm.com |
| Description: | Scotland BDM Exchange - Births, Deaths, Marriages, Baptisms, Burials, Banns |
| Extra Info: | Easy to search. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Banns, Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, National, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Scotland's People |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Scotland's People |
| Extra Info: | Official Government Source of genealogical data for Scotland. |
| Classification: | Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Scots in Argentina |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20180722214755/http://... |
| Description: | Scots in Argentina 1800-1932, Including the Argentine and Chilean Patagonia |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer live. Most information still seems to be available. |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Scottish Indexes - Helping you trace your Scottish family tree |
| Link: | https://www.scottishindexes.com/ |
| Description: | Non-OPR Births/Baptisms, Banns/Marriages and Deaths/Burials, 1841, 1851, 1861 Census Indexes |
| Extra Info: | Full details of the coverage can be found on their Record Sets page. |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Obituaries |
| Title: | The Honourable East India Company |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20110207202311/http://h... |
| Description: | Finding East India Company Ancestors |
| Extra Info: | This is a copy of a site that is no longer active. May take a few moments to load, but most information still seems to be available. Collected from various publications. |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, National |
| Title: | The Jewish Chronicle Archives |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | The Jewish Chronicle from 1841 - search Births, Marriages and Deaths announcements. |
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