Finding Sources for Scotland Births and Baptisms Using Microfilm 6,035,516
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Record Source
Some records in the Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 Historical Records collection specify film 6,035,516 as the source. However, 6,035,516 is a microfiche and not the original source. Additional steps must be undertaken to find the source of the entry.
The microfiche is a copy of Register of births, marriages and deaths of Scotland, compiled by the British Reference Unit at the Family History Library. It is a guide to Family History Library film numbers for the civil registration certificates of Scotland.
Finding the Original Source
Follow these steps to identify the source of the record.
- View the FamilySearch catalog for film/fiche 6,035,516. This is the Family History Library Catalog record for the book that contains the actual film numbers
- Download the digital version of the book
- Turn to the section "Scotland's Parishes Listed by Parish Name"
- Find the parish you are looking for. Use the text search (Ctrl-F) or go page-by-page
- Find the parish number and county. If there are multiple parishes with the same name be sure to select the parish in the proper county.
- Go to the section for the desired event (birth, marriage, or death)
- Go to the County section and find the event year
- Find the parish number to determine the film number
- Search for that film in the Family History Library Catalog to access the microfilm or images
Sections Of the Register
The Register is divided into the following sections:
- Introduction & List of Sections (page i, image 2)
- Scotland's Parishes Listed by Parish Name [Alphabetical Index] (page 1, image 4)
- Scotland's Parishes Listed by Parish Number [Numerical Index] (page 73, image 76)
- General Index of Births (page 109, image 112)
- Births (page 112, image 115)
- General Index of Marriages (page 152, image 156)
- Marriages (page 154, image 158)
- General Index of Deaths (188, image 190)
- Deaths (page 190, image 192)
Practical How-To
Using the Sample Record below these instructions will demonstrate the steps to identify the original source.
Sample Record
| Name | Charlotte Henderson |
| Gender | Female |
| Birth Date | 16 Aug 1858 |
| Birthplace | EDINBURGH PARISH, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND |
| Mother's Name | Joan Henderson |
| Batch Number | C11685-1 |
| Film Number | 6,035,516 |
| URL | https://www.familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FQ71-VQB |
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Register of births, marriages and deaths of Scotland is available through the FamilySearch Catalog
- The Table of Contents begins on page i
- The list of parish names begins on page 1
- Search the Alphabetical index for Edinburgh
- Edinburgh parish is found on page 13
- The parish number is 685 and it is in Midlothian County.
- Search the Births for Midlothian County
- The table is arranged by year, parish number, and microfilm number
- Midlothian County starts on page 137
- Find the microfilm number for births in parish number 685 in 1858
- Note that Edinburgh Parish is divided into several districts. The index to births in 1858 for districts 685/1 to 685/3 are on film 280,528 and births for districts 685/4 and above are found on film 280,529. Both films must be searched.
- Search the index of each volume
- The microfilm for the index to Midlothian county births, parish nos. 685/4-689 1858 is 280529 and the DGS number is 8138221
- Indexes are found in each volume
- Charlotte Henderson is found in the index for district 685/5 (image 178) indicating the entry number is 518
- District 685/5 is Holyrood and Cannongate
- Search the records to find the entry
- Entry 518 is found on page 173 (image 271)
