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23 Sep 2010New and improved ScotlandsPeople website
Have you found Scottish ancestors in your family tree? If so, then the new version of the ScotlandsPeople website could hold the key to finding out more about your Scottish roots. The site has many new exciting and advanced features – read on for more information.
Tourism Minister Jim Mather officially launched the new ScotlandsPeople site on 7 September. In addition to all of the new features listed below, there are also new Catholic records, modern indexes to 2009, and a major indexing update of all current records on the site.
- Enhanced free surname search
- One character restrictions on wildcards
- Surname no longer required field in search forms
- Refine search button
- Saved search criteria
- Fuzzy searching, name variant and metaphone options for name fields
- Direct view image viewer
- Easy reporting of transcription and image issues
- Mapping of search results and images
- Advanced searching
Why not take a look today?
ScotlandsPeople centre – doors open day
On Saturday 25 September, the ScotlandsPeople centre will have free 20 minute taster sessions, talks about the records and a fantastic opportunity to walk through the centre to see the wonderful architecture and the archivist’s garden. For more information click here.
The National Archives of Scotland will be offering tours. For more information click here.
Check out the new ScotlandsPeople site today.
When will the 1911 census be available on line? The English census is already available.
Thank you.
how sad that annual subscriptions are not permitted. I hope this will change in due course.
Sadly Annual Subscriptions are not yet available a situation which will, hopefully, be remedied. However, if you live in Scotland, you can obtain a reduction in the cost of credits by going along to your local library. There is a little publisised Scotlands People Voucher Scheme which allows public libraries to sell discounted vouchers directly to the public for non-commercial use. Vouchers can only be purchased by visiting community libraries in person. Starter vouchers cost £6 for 60 credits (normally £6 for 30 credits)and
subsequent Top up vouchers cost £4.80 for 30 credits (a 20% discount)
Not much help if you live in Australia. ScotlandsPeople will continue raking in the money if they stick to credits, so why would they introduce subscriptions?
What an awseome way to explain this-now I know everything!
A much needed addition. Thank you.
Jeremy Lawson
A much needed addition.
Thank you.
Jeremy Lawson
The legal position in Scotland is different. Their freedom of information legislation enshrines the traditional 100 year closure – and the Registrar General for Scotland is keen to keep to that, because a departure from it would call into question the modern-day promises of confidentiality which Registrar Generals give to people filling in their Census forms. GROS current plan is to release the 1911 Census in 2011, just after its 100th birthday.
I have used Scotlands People in the past, as I have roots in Dornoch Sutherland but have stopped that side of my research because of the credit system that is used by them. You have to be very sure to comit some of those valuable credits to find the information that you require. I am not averse to paying out for certificates and any other confirmation records, as long as you know that you are on the right track. Until Scotlands people catch up with the rest of Find My Past and have a subscription service, I will not be using their website. I have a full membership with FMP and would not mind paying extra, to get access to their records. I have just cancelled my mambership with Ancestry because I find your site more useful, although Ancestry do have a limited access to Scottish censuses. As for the “New Improved Site” this is mainly cosmetic, but still just the basic site it always was. Their attitude towards people who are serious about their research is take it or leave it, well for now, I’ll leave it.
No one wants to waste their credits, but once you’ve found what you are looking for you can actually download and print a copy of that precious certificate, where else can you do this without it costing you more money! Okay its a copy but ask yourself do you really need a formal certificate, after all, all the information you see is exactly what would be on the certificate. So even if you only manage to find one birth, marriage or death for your £6.00(pounds sterling) its still cheaper than paying out for a certificate anywhere!
My genealogy program asks for the Credit Line for ScotlandsPeople. Does someone know for sure what it is? This is what I have entered: GROS,’by kind permission of the Registrar General’, Crown copyright
Thank you
DNS erros and thus I can not reach to the webpage. I am wondering if this problem is resulting from my computer or from your server?.
A really nice blog with some nice info, however have you ever considered a detailed post on flowering shrubs or bushes? I’d be willing to help you with your research if you are interested, or do you think this is somewhat our of your area of expertise?
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This website is a great resource.Thanks so much for letting me post here. Great stuff really!