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Items Included in the Main Registers

Items included in the main registers are as follows:

Birth:

forenames & surname, sex, date & time of birth, place of birth, mother's forenames & surname, mother's maiden surname, mother's occupation, mother's usual residence, father's forenames & surname, father's occupation, date & place of parents' marriage, signature of informant, date of registration, signature of registrar

Death:

forenames & surname, sex, occupation, marital or civil partnership status, date of birth, age, time, date & place of death, cause of death, usual residence, forenames, surname & occupation of spouses, forenames, surname & occupation of father, forenames, surname & maiden surname of mother, surname & occupation of mother, signature of informant, date of registration, signature of registrar

Marriage:

forenames & surname, sex, occupation, marital or civil partnership status, date of birth,place of birth, usual residence, forenames, surname & occupation of father, forenames, surname & maiden surname of mother, occupation of mother, (above details for each of the two parties to the marriage), name of person solemnising the marriage, name & address of each of two witnesses, date of registration, signature of registrar

Civil Partnership:

forenames & surname, occupation, marital or civil partnership status, date of birth, place of birth, usual residence, country of residence (if outside Scotland) forenames, surname & occupation of father, forenames, surname & maiden surname of mother, occupation of mother, (above details for each of the two parties to the civil partnership), name and designation of person registering the civil partnership, name & address of each of two witnesses, date of registration, signature of registrar