ScotlandsPeople Network

How do I book?

Hours of opening for the centre are 9.30am - 4.00pm, Monday and Tuesday (except Public Holidays). 

The cost is £15 per day or part thereof.

For bookings on Mondays & Tuesdays, please telephone the Registrar's appointment line on 0141 287 7655.  The booking line is open Monday - Friday, 10am to 4pm.

The centre, which is run by Glasgow City Council's Registrars, will also be open one Saturday per month (except Public Holidays) and bookings can be made for this using the enquiry form. Saturday dates will normally fall on the first Saturday of the month, with the exception of Public Holidays.

Spaces are by strict appointment only and can be booked up to 8 weeks in advance.

On occasion there may be last minute spaces available to book on the day. You would need to visit the centre in person from 9.30am to request a space. Please note however there is no guarantee that any spaces will be available.

We continue to experience issues with customers not turning up for their booked appointment.  Whilst we appreciate that circumstances may change last minute, we are unable to offer spaces to anyone else unless the appointment is cancelled.  Please call 0141 287 7655 to  cancel your booking in advance if you are unable to attend on the day.

We appreciate and fully understand that our clients who regularly use and access the centre, along with new visitors, are frustrated with the reduced new opening times, however, as the Family History Centre is a non-statutory service this is not a priority. Unfortunately, given other statutory elements of the work that we carry out, we are currently not in a position to open any other days at this time.

What do I need to know before I start?

The records are varied, and depending on your search you may need:

• name of the person
• when they were born, lived, married or died
• where they were born, lived, married or died
• religion

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What records can I find in the Mitchell: Registrars?

​Accessing the ScotlandsPeople network through the Registrars allows you to explore the most comprehensive collection of Scottish vital records. This is the best option if you are just starting your family history research - or need to do lots of digging - and lets you really delve into records dating back almost 500 years. Using the network through the Registrars gives you access to images of more recent records that are not available offsite through the ScotlandsPeople website.

The ScotlandsPeople site can experience IT issues form time to time, which regrettably, is outside our control.  We will however endeavour to assist and update you during this time where we possibly can.

Your appointment includes access to digital images and a full index of the following records for all of Scotland:

Statutory registers

• Statutory registers of births, deaths and marriages (from 1855)
• Statutory registers of births, deaths and marriages overseas (from 1855) and civil partnerships (from 2008) - the Minor Records
• Statutory register of divorces (from 1 May 1984)
• Statutory register of civil partnerships (from 2005)
• Statutory register of dissolutions of a civil partnership (from 2007)
• Register of Corrected Entries (RCE)

Old Parish Registers

• births, baptisms, deaths and marriages, 1538 - 1854

Catholic Parish Registers

• births and baptisms, 1703 – 1913
• marriages, 1703 – 1938
• deaths (including burials at St Peter’s, Dalbeth and Mount Vernon, Edinburgh), 1703 – 1963

Census returns, 1841 – 1921

Valuation rolls for all of Scotland, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1920

Wills and testaments, 1513 – 1925

Soldiers' and airmens' wills, 1857 - 1966

Military Service Appeals Tribunal records, 1916 - 1918

National Coal Board statutory working plans, 1955 - 1989

Coats of Arms, 1672 - 1919

Highland and Island Emigration Society, 1852 - 1857

Kirk Session records

For more information on each of the above record types please click the link for a guide.

What records can I see online?

Images of many of these records can be purchased on the ScotlandsPeople website, although please note that there are restrictions on more recent records. This website includes images of births up to 1913, marriages to 1938 and deaths to 1963. Charges apply.

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