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Topic: Another research-related question: IGI vs Scotlands People (Read 446 times)
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aghadowey
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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First of all, IGI is free to use, you can get a better variation of names whereas Scotland's People gives you results for the names you put in the search boxes, you can do a parents search in IGI. IGI (and other bits of LDS site) have both submitted records and extracted records and both sorts can have errors.
However, on Scotland's People you can get a scanned copy of the original certificates.
The information on Scottish certificates is explained in great detail on Scotland's People website and there are even samples of the various certificates to show you what you should find on a certificate.
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MonicaLesl
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Hi Jim
There is a good summary of research tools available here on RootsChat prepared some time ago by Pam, including details of what's included on OPR entries and statutory BMDs:
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,24468.0.html
You also have a guide as to how to maximize your of use Scotlands People, trying to avoid making obvious mistakes on searches and thereby saving units (money  )
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,43916.0.html
My own golden rule Jim is to get comfortable with the different resources and what they each have to offer and then combine them as you need to - they each have strengths and weaknesses. My main three sources, and I am sure the same for most people will be Scotlands People, IGI and transciptions of the censuses with enhaced search options when compared to Scotlands People (Ancestry).
Monica 
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MacIsaac, MacDonald, MacPherson, MacVarish, MacMaster: Moidart - Inverness-shire. Gillies: pre-1850 Knoydart, Inverness-shire /post 1850s Fort William area - Argyll. Tully, Tulley, Moran, Murphy: Lanarkshire. Durnan, Durnin, Kelly, Tully, McPhillips: Co Monaghan. McIntyre, McMahon, Tully: Co Cavan (?) Ireland. Moran: Co Mayo (?) Ireland. ..........and lots of Spanish name interests........ Census information Crown Copyright, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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JAP
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This thread seems to overlap with the following:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,307927
JAP
PS: And also with
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,308228
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Scotland - HALL, HARLEY, LOCHTY/LOCHTIE/LOUGHTIE/LOUGHTY (very rare), MCLAUSE/MCLAWS/MCILHOSE/HOSE (quite rare and many very variable spellings - close to 100 to date), PHILP/PHILIP, VASSIE; Ireland - BOURKE/BURKE, DONOHUE (many spellings), DOOLEY, KINSELLA, MAXWELL, OSBORNE, RAFFERTY, STA(U)NTON, SULLIVAN; England - BAYES, BROWNELL, DALTON, FREEMAN, HACKING, PIERCY, SIDDLE, SWIFT, SULLIVAN, TINK(L)ER, TRIPPIT. Any spellings and many other names!
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