births records in scotland

[rayatcov]

is there an index of births in scotland for the year 1927

[dot.hawkes]

Hiya ray!
yes there is, it is on this link
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/

Dotty

[rayatcov]

Thanks Dotty for your reply but that register only goes up to 1906 as far as I can see
Ray

[dot.hawkes]

hi Ray yes you are right there, unlike the Endland and Wales Indexes, the Scottish ones do seem to stop at 1906, i have looked at the Scorrish Register Office site, and it seems like this is because a researcher is able to look at the filmed registers anyway, or pay to have the registers searched, I know this has been a servcie that has been available at the GRO in Scotland for over a decade, but with the Internet and computers, I did think that an index would have been compiled to cover the entries, but I think the value you get for the search fee is far greater than if you had to buy all the English Certificates needed to check an entry, check this link out and see if you agree:
http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/famrec/hlpsrch/ leaflet2.html

[margaret124]

I myself have just started tracing my family history in Scotland - I went to the local register office - you can call any office in Scotland and provide them with some details you may have and they will search on your behalf and send the information to you for a fee of around �15 - I myself got as far back as 1800 but still can go back further once I have more information. Hope this helps you.