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Registering a marriage or civil partnership
Forms and documents you'll need to provide to register a marriage or civil partnership
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How to apply to change your name, including cost and processing times
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How to access our search rooms to see our physical records, and selected digital records
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Most popular first names given to babies whose births were registered in Scotland in 2025
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Population estimates for Scotland and its administrative areas by age and sex on 30 June 2025
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Uncover your Scottish roots with updated guide book
A step-by-step guide to uncovering your family tree
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Rare wartime pensions appeal records online
First World War pension appeal records are now on Scotland's People
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Probable suicide figures stable
There were 703 probable suicide deaths in 2025, according to new figures from National Records of Scotland.
