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Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 · FamilySearch · 1771030

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Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
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FamilySearch index of Scottish Old Parochial Register baptisms (pre-1855). Entries name the child, christening date and parish and usually both parents. The indexed "Birth Date" values are unreliable (some post-date the christening, some are junk like "11"); cite the christening.

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Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 David Arkly, 1828 Primary

Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 · FamilySearch · 1771030

For “Baptized” 4 APR 1828 of David Arklay

Name David Arkly | Sex Male | Birth Date 24 Apr 1828 | Father's Name David Arkly | Father's Sex Male | Mother's Name Mary Hunter | Mother's Sex Female | Event Type Christening | Event Date 4 Apr 1828 | Event Place Forfar, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom | Event Place (Original) Forfar, Angus, Scotland

Record page fields in page order. Cite This Record: "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XB88-FX2 : 16 September 2021), David Arkly, 1828. Christening 4 Apr 1828 matches the recorded baptism exactly; the indexed birth date post-dates it and is not used.