City of Edinburgh (OPR 685)

Calton Hill, Edinburgh by Andrei Nicolae

CITY OF EDINBURGH

Parish registers turned over to the Registrar-General, as a result of the Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages (Scotland) Act of 1854. The letters B. D. and M. indicate Births (or Baptisms), Deaths (or Burials), and Marriages (or Proclamations of Banns) respectively. Numbers indicate separate volumes or books. Note: These records are by no means complete or without damage; consult the Detailed List of the Old Parochial Registers of Scotland (1872) to learn more about the condition of the records.

Edinburgh

(1) B. 1595-1610
(2) B. 1610-21
(3) B. 1622-30
(4) B. 1630-42
(5) B. 1642-56
(6) B. 1657-68
(7) B. 1669-75
(8) B. 1675-80
(9) B. 1680-84
(10) B. 1684-87
(11) B. 1688-92
(12) B. 1692-95
(13) B. 1696-1700
(14) B. 1700-08
(15) B. 1708-14
(16) B. 1714-21
(17) B. 1721-31
(18) B. 1729-31
(19) B. 1732-34
(20) B. 1735-36
(21) B. 1737-38
(22) B. 1739-41
(23) B. 1741-43
(24) B. 1743-46
(25) B. 1746-48
(26) B. 1748-50
(27) B. 1750-52
(28) B. 1753-55
(29) B. 1755-58
(30) B. 1759-61
(31) B. 1762-65
(32) B. 1766-68
(33) B. 1769-71
(34) B. 1772-74
(35) B. 1774-76
(36) B. 1777-79
(37) B. 1780-86
(38) B. 1786-92
(39) B. 1792-1800
(40) B. 1800-07
(41) B. 1807-14
(42) B. 1814-19
(43) M. 1595-1649
(44) M. 1649-94
(45) M. 1696-1705
(46) M. 1705-29
(47) M. 1729-43
(48) M. 1743-58
(49) M. 1759-71
(50) M. 1772-76
(51) M. 1777-87
(52) M. 1787-1800
(53) M. 1800-11
(54) M. 1811-21
(55) B. 1820-22
(56) B. 1822-27
(57) B. 1828-34
(58) B. 1834-39
(59) B. 1839-44
(60) B. 1844-49
(61) B. 1849-52
(62) B. 1852-54
(63) B. (Supplement)
(64) M. 1820-27
(65) M. 1828-35
(66) M. 1835-38
(67) M. 1838-41
(68) M. 1841-45
(69) M. 1845-48
(70) M. 1848-51
(71) M. 1851-53
(72) M. 1853-54

St Cuthbert's

(1) B. 1573-1627
(2) B. 1628-42
(3) B. 1655-86
(4) B. 1687-97
(5) B. 1697-1717
(6) B. 1717-39
(7) B. 1739-60
(8) B. 1760-71
(9) B. 1772-77
(10) B. 1777-86
(11) B. 1787-93
(12) B. 1793-1803
(13) B. 1803-12
(14) B. 1813-19
(15) B. 1743-55
(16) B. 1755-68
(17) B. and M. 1768-72
(18) M. 1655-1739
(19) M. 1740-77
(20) M. 1777-99
(21) M. 1800-14
(22) M. 1814-18
(23) M. 1817-19
(24) D. 1740-45
(25) D. 1746-55
(26) D. 1754-66
(27) D. 1767-76
(28) D. 1776-89
(29) D. 1789-1801
(30) D. 1801-15
(31) D. 1815-21
(32) D. 1764-94
(33) D. 1794-1807
(34) D. 1808-16
(35) D. 1817-19
(36) B. 1820-21
(37) B. 1821-26
(38) B. 1826-33
(39) B. 1833-42
(40) B. 1843-53
(41) B. 1853-54
(42) B. 1854 (Supplement)
(43) M. 1820-21
(44) M. 1821-25
(45) M. 1825-29
(46) M. 1830-33
(47) M. 1833-38
(48) M. 1838-41
(49) M. 1842-45
(50) M. 1845-49
(51) M. 1849-54
(52) D. 1820-26
(53) D. 1827-36
(54) D. 1837-45
(55) D. 1846-54
(56) D. 1820-54

Canongate

(1) B. and M. 1564-67; D. 1565-68
(2) B. 1600-24
(3) B. 1625-39
(4) B. 1640-64
(5) B. 1665-77
(6) B. 1678-90
(7) B. 1687-1719
(8) B. 1719-56
(9) B. 1756-76
(10) B. 1776-95
(11) B. 1795-1819
(12) M. 1600-31
(13) M. 1645-90
(14) M. 1687-1719
(15) M. 1719-90
(16) M. 1790-1804
(17) M. 1804-11
(18) M. 1811-17
(19) M. 1817-19
(20) B. 1820-32
(21) B. 1833-54
(22) M. 1824-32
(23) M. 1833-54

Photo credits: (Featured) Calton Hill, Edinburgh, © 2016 Andrei Nicolae, used under Creative Commons License CC BY-SA 2.0, (Related Resources) Edinburghshire Locator Map, © 2025, Elianfoo, used under Creative Commons License CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Glossary

Burghs:
Royal - Towns on royal lands
Regality - Towns granted to noblemen/landowners
Barony - Towns granted to tenant-in-chief (laird)
Police - Towns with elected officials
Small - Population under 20,000
Large - Population over 20,000
Chapel-of-Ease: Small church for those living far from the main church
Collegiate church: See What is a Collegiate Church?
Commune kirk: Owned by a larger church
Court of Teinds: Controlled funds for support of clergy
Friars:
Black - Dominican
Grey - Franciscan
Red - Trinitarian
White - Carmelite
Iron chapel: Building made of corrugated galvanized iron
Landward District: Rural part of a district
Mensal: Source of income to support clergy member (Roman Catholic)
OPR: Old Parochial Register
Pre-Reformation: Before 1560
Prebend: Source of income to support a clergy member
QO: Quoad Omnia - Civil and church control
QS: Quoad Sacra - Church control only
RD: Registration District - Civil control
Tryst: Large-scale market or fair, particularly for livestock

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