- full name of father

- mother's maiden
  name

- place of residence

- date & place of birth

- occupation of father

- name, qualification,
  residence of
  informant

Changes:

- 1875 informant could be person in charge of child but not necessarily the mother or father of the child

- 1911 birth index as of September quarter includes mother's maiden surname.

- 1953 new methods introduced so that an illegitimate child's father did not have to be present at the child's registration in order to have his name included as father of the child

- 1968 child's surname actually began to be stated as part of the birth registration record

- 1969 place of birth of both parents required

- 1969 wife's maiden name only was stated on a child's birth registration. No previous surnames of the mother were included. Therefore, a researcher may be unaware of a mother's previous marriages.

- 1969 the sex of the child ceased to be recorded as boy or girl and instead began to be recorded as male or female.

-date and place of
  marriage

-if by banns, licence
  or civil ceremony

-residence of bride
  and groom

-marital status of
  bride and groom

-names of each father

-may indicate if
  father deceased

-occupations of
  fathers

-occupations of
  bride and groom

-names of witnesses

Changes:

-1912 marriage index begins to cross-reference spouse's surname with each index entry

-1971 marital status at time of marriage began to be recorded accurately. Prior to 1971 a person who had been married previously could be recorded as a bachelor or spinster, as the case may be, if that prior marriage had been annulled or otherwise voided.

-date and place of
  death

-cause of death

-occupation of
  deceased

-age at death

-name, description
  and residence of
  informant

Changes:

-1866 death index begins to include the age of individual at death

-1875 cause of death needed to be certified or call to coroner was made

-1875 informant's relationship began to be stated on the death certificate as well as the words "present at death" or "in attendance" were added to indicate the knowledge of the informant concerning the death. "In attendance" signifies that the informant merely attended at the registration office to register the death.

-April 1969 a married woman's maiden surname began to be recorded on death certificates. Also during 1969, if a married women had been employed at the time of her death, her occupation was included on the certificate.

-June 1969 date of birth of deceased added

-1970 a death certificate concerning the death of an illegitimate child will record the names of both the mother and father of that child

By mail:

-1855 includes ages
  and birthplaces of
  both parents

-1855 includes
  earlier children
  born to parents

-after 1860 includes
  date of parent's
  marriage

-otherwise similar
  to English
  certificates

Also, index and images of birth certificates for the period 1855 through 1906 are on-line at: Scotland's People

Registration is required in order to conduct searches.  Very broad and general searches can be conducted for free but to view search results and images a credit voucher must be purchased.  Vouchers are available in 30 credit increments, 30 credits for GB6.00.  Each page of search results viewed is debited 1 credit while each image viewed is debited 5 credits.

NOTE:   On-line images do not include Births 1855.

-1855 shows details
  of other marriages
  of the bride and
  groom

-1855 includes
  names of bride and
  groom's children

-1855 provides
  birthplaces of bride
  and groom

-given and maiden
  surname of bride's
  and groom's
  mother given

-otherwise similar to
  English certificates

Also, index and images of marriage certificates for the period 1855 through 1931 are on-line at: Scotland's People

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NOTE:   On-line images do not include Marriages for 1889, 1897, 1899-1901 and 1921.

-1855 birthplace of
  deceased

-1855 length of
  residence in district
  prior to death

-1855 full name of
  current spouse

-1855 names and
  ages of children

-burial place
  recorded until 1861

-name of deceased
  plus age

-occupation and
  marital status of
  deceased

-name of current
  and previous
  spouses

-time, place and
  date of death

-name of medical
  attendant

-cause of death plus
  duration of illness

-names of both
  parents including
  mother's maiden
  name

-name and
  qualification of
  informant

Also, index and images of death certificates for the period 1855 through 1956 are on-line at: Scotland's People

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NOTE:   On-line images do not include Deaths 1855.

1 January 1864
all events

- date and place of
  birth

- full names of
  parents

- maiden name of
  mother

- parent's address

- occupation of father

- name, qualification
  and residence of
  informant

- date and place of
  marriage

- marital status and
  ages of both parties

- occupations of
  bride and groom

- residences of bride
  and groom

- names and
  occupations of both
  fathers

- names of witnesses

- name of officiating
  minister or official

- date and place of
  death

- age at death and
  marital status

- occupation of
  deceased

- in case of child,
  occupation may be
  replaced by names
  of parents

- cause of death and
  duration of illness

- name of medical
  attendant

- name, qualification
  and address of
  informant