Family History Centre
The Family History Centre in the Registration Office in Perth
offers assisted searches by experienced staff who will help you
find the information you require. A search can also be booked at
the AK Bell Library or at one of the area registration offices in
Aberfeldy, Pitlochry, Blairgowrie, Crieff, Auchterarder or
Kinross.
Digitised records provide quick and easy access to genealogical
records. Registration in Scotland became compulsory in 1855 and
your local Registration Office has access by computer to the
statutory records of births, deaths and marriages from this date to
the present day for the whole of Scotland.
Census returns from 1841 to 1901 for Scotland can be consulted
and are very useful in establishing where and when a person was
born and in tracing other family members. They also provide
additional information such as occupations and addresses.
Before the introduction of compulsory civil registration in
1855, the parish ministers or session clerks of the Church of
Scotland kept the Old Parish Records. These recorded births
and baptisms; proclamations of banns and marriages; deaths and
burials. The oldest register in Scotland is from Errol in
Perthshire and was written in 1553. Whilst the surviving
registers are far from complete and the standard of record keeping
varied, they can still be useful in obtaining information. They can
be researched at any of our computerised offices.
Scottish Divorces from May 1984 are also digitised and can be
researched in any computerised registration office.
From the Family History Centre in Perth you can also have your
family tree produced as a comprehensive report in book format.
These books make an excellent gift for that special
occasion.
Gift Vouchers
Gift vouchers are available for searches and make
an interesting and unusual gift.
A general search costs £15 an hour and should be booked in
advance. A Registrar will help you carry out your
search. Please contact us for further information.
Access a full
list of our fees.
Keekin for Kin [PDF: 2.7Mb] is a useful guide to
researching your Family History in Perth and Kinross.
