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Most popular forenames and most common surnames registered in Scotland in 2018 -…

19 March 2019

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Highland and Island Emigration Society records released by ScotlandsPeople

07 March 2019

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Slandering a West Lothian school teacher in 1875

01 March 2019

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Thousands of Scottish records added to the FindMyPast database

28 January 2019

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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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