New set of Scottish BMD records go online for the first time
A new set of Scottish birth, marriage and death entries are now available to see online for the first time on the National Records of Scotland’s family history website ScotlandsPeople.
Scanned images added to the site this month include births from 1922, marriages recorded in 1947 and death entries from 1972.
Until now, those records would have only been available to people visiting an NRS building, a family history centre or by ordering a copy by post.
These entries include major life events for famous and not-so-famous Scots, including:
• The birth entry of footballer and Celtic and Scotland manager Jock Stein, born 1922. One of Scotland’s most famous and successful football managers, Stein is best known for leading the first team from Britain to win the European Cup.
• The marriage entry of Captain Oscar Linda and Lady Isobel Blunt-Mackenzie, who married in Dingwall in 1947. Captain Linda was part of the Polish Resettlement Corps, which helped Polish ex-servicemen adjust to life in the UK, and Lady Isobel was a well-travelled writer from an aristocratic Scottish family.
• The death entry of Monarch of the Glen and Whisky Galore! author Compton Mackenzie, the latter of which was later made into a famous and much-loved movie. Mackenzie died in Edinburgh in 1972 at the age of 89.
Veronica Schreuder, Archivist at National Records of Scotland, said: “The release of new records on ScotlandsPeople is always exciting for researchers and the birth, marriage and death records now added to the site will help many people find out more about their family history.
“Each year’s records contain a wealth of information for those just starting to map out their family tree and for those seeking to branch out their understanding, from the comfort of their own homes.”
ScotlandsPeople holds the official records of some of the most important events of our lives and every January, NRS adds the records of people who were born 100 years ago, married 75 years ago and died 50 years ago in Scotland.
