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*[[Findmypast]] and Ancestry, pay websites, both have many databases of records from Scotland. Search for Scotland in [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/historical-records Findmypast databases] and [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/catalog/ Ancestry databases].
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1986318?region=Scotland Scotland records from FamilySearch]. Currently (2019/07/06) you need to be signed in to FamilySearch to see the whole webpage. Free records. Includes transcribed index records and links to additional catalogue material, some of which may need to be viewed at a FamilySearch Centre, or FS Affiliate Library, see [[FamilySearch Centres]]. (To view records you need to be signed in to [[FamilySearch]]).
:Some records from National Records of Scotland, see below, are available on FamilySearch catalogued as "Microfilm of original records ... in the New Register House, Edinburgh". These are mainly catalogued as Old parochial registers [OPR], parish registers or blotter registers. There are also some records catalogued from National Archives of Scotland. Currently (2020/04/10) these records are catalogued as available only at [[FamilySearch Centres| FamilySearch Family History Centres]]. although previously they appear to have been also viewable at FS Affiliate Libraries.
*[https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople]. scotlandspeople.gov.uk. A free to search, but pay to view site containing “almost 80 million records” as at March 2010. Includes Births, Marriages, Deaths, Wills and Censuses.
**[https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/guides/forenames#Forenames%20and%20naming%20patterns Forenames and naming patterns in Scotland]
**Research/Family History
**Research/Research Guides
*:[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/reference-library Reference Library] ScotlandsPeople Centre Reference Library includes a few Monumental Inscriptions from India and Sri Lanka of Scottish interest- - an index of places is provided for quick reference.
*: Some records from National Records of Scotland are available on FamilySearch, see above, cataloged as "Microfilm of original records ... in the New Register House, Edinburgh", or some are catalogued from the National Archives of Scotland.
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/scotland.htm Cyndi’s List] contains links to a large number of sites to help track down your Scottish ancestors.
*Online [https://archive.org/details/scottishdirectories?sort=-date Scottish Directories] from the collection of the [http://archive.org/details/nationallibraryofscotland National Library of Scotland on Archive.org]. Also available on the [http://digital.nls.uk/directories/ National Library of Scotland] website, where there is a '''Search''' facility. The collection on Archive.org is probably easier to browse, the collection on the NLS website easier to search.
