Finding Sources for Scotland Births and Baptisms Using Microfilm 6,035,516

Scotland Some records in the 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.

Finding the Source
Follow these steps to identify the source of the record.
 * 1) View the FamilySearch catalog for film/fiche 6,035,516. This is a book that contains the actual film numbers.
 * 2) Select the link to view the book
 * 3) Turn to the chapter titled “Index of Scottish Parishes.” It begins on page 1 (image 4).
 * 4) Search for the name of the parish using either text search or manually scanning for the parish name
 * 5) Once you find it, make a note of the parish number. If multiple parishes bear the same name, pick the one in the proper county.
 * 6) Return to the table of contents and note the page number for the section of the desired event type: birth, marriage, or death. Turn to that page number.
 * 7) Search for the name of the county using either text search or manually scanning.
 * 8) Once you find it, scan for the event year.
 * 9) Once you find the event year, use the parish number to determine the film number.
 * 10) Access that film to locate the original source.

As an example, take this record:

1. Search for film number 6,035,516 in the FamilySearch catalog. The catalog entry states, in part:
 * Register of births, marriages and deaths of Scotland
 * Compiled by British Reference of the Family History Library…
 * Format:	Books/Monographs/Book with Digital Images
 * Language:	English
 * Physical:	227 p.


 * Notes
 * To view a digital version of this item click here.

2. Select “here.” 3. Turn to page 1 (image 4) and search for the parish name, “Edinburgh.” 4. Edinburgh is found on page 13 (image 16). Note there is only one parish named Edinburgh and the parish number is 685.

5. Return to the Table of Contents on page i (image 2) and note that births begin on page 112. 6. Turn to page 112 (image 115) and search for the county name, Midlothian. 7. Midlothian starts on page 137 (image 140). Find the event year, 1858. 8. Note that there are several districts within Edinburgh. 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. 9. Search the index of each volume in turn. Charlotte Henderson is found in the index for district 685/5 on film 280,529 (DGS 8138221), image 178. It indicates her entry number is 518. 10. Entry 518 is found on page 173 (image 271).