Explore your Scottish heritage

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class="icon-cheveron-down"></i></span> </button> </div> <div class="form-wrapper collapse show" id="searchRecordsPanel"> <div id="quick_search_form"> <form class="search-forms-quick-search" data-drupal-selector="search-forms-quick-search" action="/" method="post" id="search-forms-quick-search" accept-charset="UTF-8"> <fieldset name="search_type" data-drupal-selector="edit-search-type" id="edit-search-type--wrapper" class="fieldgroup form-composite js-form-item form-item js-form-wrapper form-wrapper mb-3" arial-labelledby="edit-search-type--wrapper--legend"> <legend> <span id="edit-search-type--wrapper--legend" class="visually-hidden fieldset-legend">Search Type</span> </legend> <div class="fieldset-wrapper"> <div role="radiogroup" id="edit-search-type" class="radio"> <div class="js-form-item js-form-type-radio radio form-check js-form-item-search-type form-item-search-type"> <input name="search_type" data-drupal-selector="edit-search-type-people" type="radio" id="edit-search-type-people" value="people" checked="checked" class="form-radio form-check-input" aria-labelledby="edit-search-type-people--label"> <label id="edit-search-type-people--label" class="form-check-label" for="edit-search-type-people"> People </label> </div> <div class="js-form-item js-form-type-radio radio form-check js-form-item-search-type form-item-search-type"> <input name="search_type" data-drupal-selector="edit-search-type-place" type="radio" id="edit-search-type-place" value="place" class="form-radio form-check-input" aria-labelledby="edit-search-type-place--label"> <label id="edit-search-type-place--label" class="form-check-label" for="edit-search-type-place"> Places </label> </div> <div class="js-form-item js-form-type-radio radio form-check js-form-item-search-type form-item-search-type"> <input name="search_type" data-drupal-selector="edit-search-type-virtual-volumes" type="radio" id="edit-search-type-virtual-volumes" value="virtual_volumes" class="form-radio form-check-input" aria-labelledby="edit-search-type-virtual-volumes--label"> <label id="edit-search-type-virtual-volumes--label" class="form-check-label" for="edit-search-type-virtual-volumes"> Virtual Volumes </label> </div> <div class="js-form-item js-form-type-radio radio form-check js-form-item-search-type form-item-search-type"> <input name="search_type" data-drupal-selector="edit-search-type-maps-plans" type="radio" id="edit-search-type-maps-plans" value="maps_plans" class="form-radio form-check-input" aria-labelledby="edit-search-type-maps-plans--label"> <label id="edit-search-type-maps-plans--label" class="form-check-label" for="edit-search-type-maps-plans"> Maps and plans </label> </div> <div class="js-form-item js-form-type-radio radio form-check js-form-item-search-type form-item-search-type"> <input name="search_type" data-drupal-selector="edit-search-type-image-library" type="radio" id="edit-search-type-image-library" value="image_library" class="form-radio form-check-input" aria-labelledby="edit-search-type-image-library--label"> <label id="edit-search-type-image-library--label" class="form-check-label" for="edit-search-type-image-library"> Image Library </label> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <input autocomplete=none data-drupal-selector="form-dg0r0y2mvhpftsrcirr-9wf1u7rfv6edd4-i3jv3txm" type="hidden" name="form_build_id" value="form-dg0r0Y2MVhPftSRcIRr-9WF1u7RFV6EDd4_i3jV3txM" class="form-control" aria-labelledby="--label"/> <input autocomplete=none data-drupal-selector="edit-search-forms-quick-search" type="hidden" name="form_id" value="search_forms_quick_search" class="form-control" aria-labelledby="--label"/> <div data-drupal-selector="edit-heading-people" data-drupal-states="{"visible":{":input[name=\u0022search_type\u0022]":{"value":"people"}}}" id="edit-heading-people" class="js-form-wrapper form-wrapper mb-3"><h3>Search people records</h3></div> <div data-drupal-selector="edit-heading-places" data-drupal-states="{"visible":{":input[name=\u0022search_type\u0022]":{"value":"place"}}}" id="edit-heading-places" class="js-form-wrapper form-wrapper mb-3"><h3>Search place records</h3></div> <div data-drupal-selector="edit-heading-virtual-volumes" data-drupal-states="{"visible":{":input[name=\u0022search_type\u0022]":{"value":"virtual_volumes"}}}" id="edit-heading-virtual-volumes" class="js-form-wrapper form-wrapper mb-3"><h3>Search Virtual Volume records</h3></div> <div class="form-fields"><div data-drupal-selector="edit-field-wrapper" id="edit-field-wrapper" class="js-form-wrapper form-wrapper mb-3"><div data-drupal-selector="edit-place-intro" data-drupal-states="{"visible":{":input[name=\u0022search_type\u0022]":{"value":"place"}}}" id="edit-place-intro" class="js-form-wrapper form-wrapper mb-3"><p>Places lets you search Virtual Volumes records. The largest record sets available here are:<ul><li>Church of Scotland court records</li><li>Scottish Cabinet records</li></ul></p><p>Use the place search to search for records about administrative areas, such as parishes, counties, burghs and cities. For more information see <a href='/help-and-support/guides/searching-place'>our guides on how to search by place</a>.</p><p>You can also browse an <a href='/browse-places/a'>A-Z list of places</a>.</p></div> <div class="input-wrappers"><div id="surname_wrapper" class="so-wrapper"> <div class="js-form-item js-form-type-textfield form-type-textfield js-form-item-surname form-item-surname mb-3"> <label for="edit-surname" id="edit-surname--label">Last name</label> <input autocomplete=family-name placeholder="Surname" class="name form-control" data-drupal-selector="edit-surname" type="text" id="edit-surname" name="surname" value="" size="35" maxlength="35" data-drupal-states="{"visible":{":input[name=\u0022search_type\u0022]":{"value":"people"}}}" aria-labelledby="edit-surname--label"/> </div> <div class="so-container dropdown"><div class="dropdown-wrap"><button class="btn dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="67d1c80c4e46d" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Search tools</button><div class="so-dropdown dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="67d1c80c4e46d_search-options-header" role="radiogroup"><div class="dropdown-header-wrap"><p id="67d1c80c4e46d_search-options-header"><strong>Search options</strong></p><button type="button" class="dismiss-btn" aria-label="Dismiss search tools dropdown"><i class="icon-clear"></i></button></div><div id="so-help-text" class="field-tip"><p id="exact" class="so-help-exact surname_so"><strong>Exact names only</strong> Searches for records matching the exact spelling of your input, ensuring precise results without variations or misspellings.</p> <p id="fuzzy" class="so-help-fuzzy surname_so"><strong>Fuzzy matching</strong> Finds records that closely resemble your input, allowing for slight variations or common misspellings in names or terms.</p> <p id="wild" class="so-help-wild surname_so"><strong>Wildcards allowed</strong> Use special characters (e.g., *, ?) in your search input to represent unknown or variable characters, expanding search flexibility.</p> <p id="starts" class="so-help-starts surname_so"><strong>Names that begin with</strong> Retrieves records of names starting with the specified letters, useful for finding entries with common prefixes or partial names.</p> <p id="soundex" class="so-help-soundex surname_so"><strong>Phonetic matching</strong> Searches for records that sound like your input, capturing variations in spelling that share the same pronunciation.</p></div><fieldset class="search-options fieldgroup form-composite js-form-item form-item js-form-wrapper form-wrapper mb-3" data-drupal-selector="edit-surname-so" id="edit-surname-so--wrapper" data-drupal-states="{"visible":{":input[name=\u0022search_type\u0022]":{"value":"people"}}}" arial-labelledby="edit-surname-so--wrapper--legend"> <legend> <span id="edit-surname-so--wrapper--legend" class="visually-hidden fieldset-legend">Search tools</span> </legend> <div class="fieldset-wrapper"> <div role="radiogroup" id="edit-surname-so" class="radio"> <div class="js-form-item js-form-type-radio radio form-check js-form-item-surname-so form-item-surname-so"> <input class="search-options form-radio form-check-input" data-drupal-selector="edit-surname-so-exact" type="radio" id="edit-surname-so-exact" name="surname_so" value="exact" checked="checked" aria-labelledby="edit-surname-so-exact--label"> <label id="edit-surname-so-exact--label" class="form-check-label" for="edit-surname-so-exact"> Exact names only </label> </div> <div class="js-form-item js-form-type-radio radio form-check js-form-item-surname-so form-item-surname-so"> <input class="search-options form-radio form-check-input" data-drupal-selector="edit-surname-so-fuzzy" type="radio" id="edit-surname-so-fuzzy" name="surname_so" value="fuzzy" aria-labelledby="edit-surname-so-fuzzy--label"> <label id="edit-surname-so-fuzzy--label" class="form-check-label" for="edit-surname-so-fuzzy"> Fuzzy matching </label> </div> <div class="js-form-item js-form-type-radio radio form-check js-form-item-surname-so form-item-surname-so"> <input class="search-options form-radio form-check-input" data-drupal-selector="edit-surname-so-wild" type="radio" id="edit-surname-so-wild" name="surname_so" value="wild" aria-labelledby="edit-surname-so-wild--label"> <label id="edit-surname-so-wild--label" class="form-check-label" for="edit-surname-so-wild"> Wildcards allowed </label> </div> <div class="js-form-item js-form-type-radio radio form-check js-form-item-surname-so form-item-surname-so"> <input class="search-options form-radio form-check-input" data-drupal-selector="edit-surname-so-starts" type="radio" id="edit-surname-so-starts" name="surname_so" value="starts" aria-labelledby="edit-surname-so-starts--label"> <label id="edit-surname-so-starts--label" class="form-check-label" for="edit-surname-so-starts"> Names that begin with </label> </div> <div class="js-form-item js-form-type-radio radio form-check js-form-item-surname-so form-item-surname-so"> <input class="search-options form-radio form-check-input" data-drupal-selector="edit-surname-so-soundex" type="radio" id="edit-surname-so-soundex" name="surname_so" value="soundex" aria-labelledby="edit-surname-so-soundex--label"> <label id="edit-surname-so-soundex--label" class="form-check-label" for="edit-surname-so-soundex"> Phonetic matching </label> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> </div></div></div></div><div id="forename_wrapper" class="so-wrapper"> <div class="js-form-item js-form-type-textfield form-type-textfield js-form-item-forename form-item-forename mb-3"> <label for="edit-forename" id="edit-forename--label">First name</label> <input autocomplete=given-name placeholder="Forename" class="name form-control" data-drupal-selector="edit-forename" type="text" id="edit-forename" name="forename" value="" size="35" maxlength="35" data-drupal-states="{"visible":{":input[name=\u0022search_type\u0022]":{"value":"people"}}}" aria-labelledby="edit-forename--label"/> </div> <div class="so-container dropdown"><div class="dropdown-wrap"><button class="btn dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="67d1c80c4e484" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Search tools</button><div class="so-dropdown dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="67d1c80c4e484_search-options-header" role="radiogroup"><div class="dropdown-header-wrap"><p id="67d1c80c4e484_search-options-header"><strong>Search options</strong></p><button type="button" class="dismiss-btn" aria-label="Dismiss search tools dropdown"><i class="icon-clear"></i></button></div><div id="so-help-text" class="field-tip"><p id="exact" class="so-help-exact forename_so"><strong>Exact names only</strong> Searches for records matching the exact spelling of your input, ensuring precise results without variations or misspellings.</p> <p id="fuzzy" class="so-help-fuzzy forename_so"><strong>Fuzzy matching</strong> Finds records that closely resemble your input, allowing for slight variations or common misspellings in names or terms.</p> <p id="wild" class="so-help-wild forename_so"><strong>Wildcards allowed</strong> Use special characters (e.g., *, ?) in your search input to represent unknown or variable characters, expanding search flexibility.</p> <p id="starts" class="so-help-starts forename_so"><strong>Names that begin with</strong> Retrieves records of names starting with the specified letters, useful for finding entries with common prefixes or partial names.</p> <p id="soundex" class="so-help-soundex forename_so"><strong>Phonetic matching</strong> Searches for records that sound like your input, capturing variations in spelling that share the same pronunciation.</p></div><fieldset class="search-options fieldgroup form-composite js-form-item form-item js-form-wrapper form-wrapper mb-3" data-drupal-selector="edit-forename-so" id="edit-forename-so--wrapper" data-drupal-states="{"visible":{":input[name=\u0022search_type\u0022]":{"value":"people"}}}" arial-labelledby="edit-forename-so--wrapper--legend"> <legend> <span id="edit-forename-so--wrapper--legend" class="visually-hidden fieldset-legend">Search tools</span> </legend> <div class="fieldset-wrapper"> <div role="radiogroup" id="edit-forename-so" class="radio"> <div class="js-form-item js-form-type-radio radio form-check js-form-item-forename-so form-item-forename-so"> <input class="search-options form-radio form-check-input" data-drupal-selector="edit-forename-so-exact" type="radio" id="edit-forename-so-exact" name="forename_so" value="exact" aria-labelledby="edit-forename-so-exact--label"> <label id="edit-forename-so-exact--label" class="form-check-label" for="edit-forename-so-exact"> Exact names only </label> </div> <div class="js-form-item js-form-type-radio radio form-check js-form-item-forename-so form-item-forename-so"> <input class="search-options form-radio form-check-input" data-drupal-selector="edit-forename-so-fuzzy" type="radio" id="edit-forename-so-fuzzy" name="forename_so" value="fuzzy" aria-labelledby="edit-forename-so-fuzzy--label"> <label id="edit-forename-so-fuzzy--label" class="form-check-label" for="edit-forename-so-fuzzy"> Fuzzy matching </label> </div> <div class="js-form-item js-form-type-radio radio form-check js-form-item-forename-so form-item-forename-so"> <input class="search-options form-radio form-check-input" data-drupal-selector="edit-forename-so-wild" type="radio" id="edit-forename-so-wild" name="forename_so" value="wild" aria-labelledby="edit-forename-so-wild--label"> <label id="edit-forename-so-wild--label" class="form-check-label" for="edit-forename-so-wild"> Wildcards allowed </label> </div> <div class="js-form-item js-form-type-radio radio form-check js-form-item-forename-so form-item-forename-so"> <input class="search-options form-radio form-check-input" data-drupal-selector="edit-forename-so-starts" type="radio" id="edit-forename-so-starts" name="forename_so" value="starts" checked="checked" aria-labelledby="edit-forename-so-starts--label"> <label id="edit-forename-so-starts--label" class="form-check-label" for="edit-forename-so-starts"> Names that begin with </label> </div> <div class="js-form-item js-form-type-radio radio form-check js-form-item-forename-so form-item-forename-so"> <input class="search-options form-radio form-check-input" data-drupal-selector="edit-forename-so-soundex" type="radio" id="edit-forename-so-soundex" name="forename_so" value="soundex" aria-labelledby="edit-forename-so-soundex--label"> <label id="edit-forename-so-soundex--label" class="form-check-label" for="edit-forename-so-soundex"> Phonetic matching </label> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> </div></div></div></div> <div class="js-form-item js-form-type-textfield form-type-textfield js-form-item-from-year form-item-from-year mb-3"> <label for="edit-from-year" id="edit-from-year--label">From year</label> <input autocomplete=none placeholder="1513" class="year form-control" data-drupal-selector="edit-from-year" type="text" id="edit-from-year" name="from_year" value="" size="15" maxlength="4" data-drupal-states="{"visible":{":input[name=\u0022search_type\u0022]":{"value":"people"}}}" aria-labelledby="edit-from-year--label"/> </div> <div class="js-form-item js-form-type-textfield form-type-textfield js-form-item-to-year form-item-to-year mb-3"> <label for="edit-to-year" id="edit-to-year--label">To year</label> <input autocomplete=none placeholder="2025" class="year form-control" data-drupal-selector="edit-to-year" type="text" id="edit-to-year" name="to_year" value="" size="15" maxlength="4" data-drupal-states="{"visible":{":input[name=\u0022search_type\u0022]":{"value":"people"}}}" aria-labelledby="edit-to-year--label"/> </div> <div class="js-form-item js-form-type-textfield form-type-textfield js-form-item-place form-item-place mb-3"> <label for="edit-place" id="edit-place--label">Place Name</label> <input autocomplete=none placeholder="Place name" class="place form-control" data-drupal-selector="edit-place" type="text" id="edit-place" name="place" value="" size="60" maxlength="128" data-drupal-states="{"visible":{":input[name=\u0022search_type\u0022]":{"value":"place"}}}" aria-labelledby="edit-place--label"/> </div> <div data-drupal-selector="edit-virtual-volumes" data-drupal-states="{"visible":{":input[name=\u0022search_type\u0022]":{"value":"virtual_volumes"}}}" id="edit-virtual-volumes" class="js-form-wrapper form-wrapper mb-3"> <div id="other_search_types" class="volume-search-container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-6"> <div class="search-card"> <h4>Volume search</h4> <p>Search for a specific volume by reference or search all volumes by date range.</p> <a href="/virtual-volumes/reference-search"> <span class="visually-hidden">Search for a volume</span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6"> <div class="search-card"> <h4>Record creator search</h4> <p>Search for records of a kirk session, presbytery or other court or institution.</p> <a href="/virtual-volumes/record-creator-search"> <span class="visually-hidden">Search record creators</span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6"> <div class="search-card"> <h4>Place search</h4> <p>Search for all records relating to a place such as a parish, county or city.</p> <a href="/virtual-volumes/place-search"> <span class="visually-hidden">Search places</span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6"> <div class="search-card"> <h4>Scottish Cabinet records search</h4> <p>Search for Cabinet records of the Scottish Government.</p> <a href="/virtual-volumes/cabinet-papers-search"> <span class="visually-hidden">Search Cabinet records</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-drupal-selector="edit-maps-plans" data-drupal-states="{"visible":{":input[name=\u0022search_type\u0022]":{"value":"maps_plans"}}}" id="edit-maps-plans" class="js-form-wrapper form-wrapper mb-3"></div> <div data-drupal-selector="edit-image-library" data-drupal-states="{"visible":{":input[name=\u0022search_type\u0022]":{"value":"image_library"}}}" id="edit-image-library" class="js-form-wrapper form-wrapper mb-3"></div> <div data-drupal-selector="edit-actions" class="form-actions js-form-wrapper form-wrapper mb-3" data-drupal-states="{"invisible":[[{":input[name=\u0022search_type\u0022]":{"value":"virtual_volumes"}},"or",{":input[name=\u0022search_type\u0022]":{"value":"maps_plans"}},"or",{":input[name=\u0022search_type\u0022]":{"value":"image_library"}}]]}" id="edit-actions"><button data-drupal-selector="edit-submit" type="submit" id="edit-submit" name="op" value="Search" class="button js-form-submit form-submit btn btn-primary">Search</button> </div> </div> </div></div> </form> </div> <div class="quick-search-form-footer"> <div class="title">Search all the records</div> <div class="description">Use categories and filters to refine your search</div> <div class="cta"> <a href="/search-records" class="btn-cta"> <span>Advanced search <i class="icon-cheveron-right"></i></span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-sp2024-content" class="block block-system block-system-main-block"> <div class="content"> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="view view-frontpage view-id-frontpage view-display-id-page_1 js-view-dom-id-c61098a2608870acf70dcb3d3af33cceacb071692429fa3e558b7ba7e2541d0d"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-sp2024-orderacertificate" class="block block-certificate-search block-order-certificate-block"> <div class="content"> <div class="order_certificate"> <div class="order-certificate-header"> <div class="title"> <h2>Order a certificate</h2> </div> <button type="button" class="open-close-btn" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#orderCertificate" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="orderCertificate"> <span class="open-close-panel opened">Close <span class="visually-hidden">Order certificate 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