Minor Records 1855-present

High Commissioner's returns:
Held from certain Commonwealth countries relating to persons of Scottish descent or birth. Some earlier returns are available for India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Ghana, and some returns are available also for marriages in certain Commonwealth countries.

1964-present

Marine registers of births and deaths from 1855 and Air Register from 1948:
Births and deaths on British-registered merchant vessels at sea or in British-registered aircraft in any part of the world, where it appears that one of the child's parents or the deceased person was usually resident in Scotland.

1855-present

Registered events in foreign countries:
Births of children of Scottish parents and of the marriages and deaths of Scots, the entries being made on the basis of information supplied by the parties concerned and after consideration of the evidence of each event.

1860-1965

Service records:
These include Army Returns of births, deaths and marriages of Scottish persons at military stations abroad during the period 1881-1959; Service Departments Registers which, since 1 April 1959, have recorded births, deaths and marriages outside the United Kingdom relating to persons ordinarily resident in Scotland who are serving in or employed by HM Forces, including the families of members of the Forces; and certified copies of entries relating to marriages solemnised by Army chaplains outside the United Kingdom since 1892, where one of the parties to the marriage is described as Scottish and at least one of the parties is serving in HM Forces.

1881-1959

War registers:
Registers are held of the South African War (1899-1902), which records the deaths of Scottish soldiers; of World War I (1914-1918), which records the deaths of Scottish persons serving as Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers or Men in the Army (but not officers); Petty Officers or Men in the Royal Navy; and of World War II (1939-1945), which comprises incomplete returns of the deaths of Scottish members of the Armed Forces.

1899-present

Foreign marriages without the presence of a British Consular Officer:
Certified copies are held of certificates (with translations) relating to marriages of persons from Scotland in certain foreign countries according to the laws of these countries, without the presence of a British consular officer.

1947-present

Marriages solemnised by army chaplains: where one of the parties to the marriage is described as Scottish and at least one of the parties is serving in HM Forces.

1892-present