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Highland Free Church birth and baptism index released by FindMyPast

03 December 2018

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New research reveals baby naming trends over 180 years

31 October 2018

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Number of Scottish centenarians at near-record level, new figures show

26 September 2018

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Free access to FindMyPast's new Suffrage Collection and birth, marriage, death…

01 February 2018

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ScotlandsPeople releases new birth, marriage and death records - statutory…

11 January 2018

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The most popular surnames in Scotland compared - 1901 and 2001

29 November 2017

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Ten top tips for using the ScotlandsPeople website for family history

17 November 2017

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Like father like son: Arthur Jefferson, the father of comedian Stan Laurel

17 October 2017

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New Valuation Rolls for 1935 go online at ScotlandsPeople

11 October 2017

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