More Scottish Genealogy Online

Last week new resources for Scottish genealogy were launched at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov .uk/ .

First thing you'll need to do is register. Registration asks for your name, address, and phone number, and the announcement box is an "opt-out" box; ie, check this box if you DO NOT want to receive announcements. Grrr.

Once you've registered, gotten your password in e-mail, and logged in, you'll have the option to search several different databases:

Census Index for 1881
Census Indexes for 1891 & 1901
Old Parish Record Births (OPR Index Births & Christenings
(1553-1854)
Statutory Register Index Births & Christenings (1855-1901)
Old Parish Register Index Marriages (1553-1854)
Statutory Register Index Marriages (1855-1926)
Statutory Register Index Deaths (1855-1951)

Some of these databases you will be able to search for eefray; some of them you will need to purchase "credits" before you can even search.

Credits: Credits cost £6.00 for 30. The Buy More Credits page says that "each set of 30 credits costs £6.00 and is valid for 24 hours" but the help page says "You will not lose any unused credits after your 24-hour session expires; the credits you purchase for your next session will simply be added to your existing base." You can buy credits online through a credit card.

Viewing an image from the search results costs 5 credits per image. Be sure to read the Help & Other Resources section about viewing images before you do this; it looks like you'll need IE with Java enabled to look at these images.

I wasn't able to a lot of "hands on" stuff with this database since I don't have any credits. But if you've got the right browser, Scottish roots, and a few pounds to spare, it looks worth a look.

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