One valuable resource not to be over-looked is Scottish public libraries and their wonderful archives. Visit www.ifb.co.uk for a list of institutions in Scotland.

GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE FOR SCOTLAND INTERNET SERVICE -

The service provides World Wide Web access to a fully searchable index to births/baptisms and banns/marriages from the Old Parish Registers dating from 1553 to 1854, and births, marriages and deaths from the Statutory Index for 1855 to 1897. An index to census records for 1891 is also provided; 1881 census data has been made available this year.

Searching will be possible on the following fields:

Surname
Event type (birth/baptism, marriage, death)
Sex
Forename (or first initial)
Year of registration (or range of years)
Age (or age range) - deaths only
Registration District (Statutory Index)
County (Old Parish Register)

This index constitutes one of the world's largest databases of genealogical information, including nearly 30 million names. Users are able to order register extracts (eg a birth certificate, a census entry) from the GRO(S) via the Web.

Charging for the service are by credit card, using a highly secure payment mechanism. Credit card details are transmitted in encrypted form, making this method more secure than using a credit card in a store or restaurant. Charges are similar to those charged currently by the GRO(S) at New Register House, in Edinburgh.

MORE INFORMATION

General Register Office for Scotland
Brian Philp, Deputy Registrar General
New Register House, Edinburgh EH1 3YT, UK
Tel: +44(0)131-314 4434 Fax: +44(0)131-314 4405
Web: www.open.gov.uk

OMS Services Ltd
Dr Ian Galbraith, Managing Director
87 Moss Lane, Pinner, Middlesex HA5 3AT, UK
Tel: +44(0)181-866 5830 Fax: +44(0)181-868 1160
email: ian@aecserve.com
Web: www.aecserve.com

Source:www.anywhere.co.uk

Still nervous? There are classes in genealogy online, and absolutely free! They are:

Beginning Genealogy
England Genealogy
Ireland Genealogy
African American
Scotland Genealogy
German Research

Happy Hunting!