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ScotlandsPeople is an online archive containing almost 90 million records covering genealogical information related to Scotland. The site is a partnership between National Records of Scotland, Court of the Lord Lyon and D. C. Thomson & Co. We recognize that most of these materials are primary sources but they should assist Wikipedia editors in improving Scottish biographical articles. ScotlandsPeople is offering 50 accounts to their database. Unlike some other TWL resources, ScotlandsPeople will provide approved Wikipedia users with 1000 credits to use on the site to access online records, instead of a time-limited account.

Included resources

The records included in this partnership are:

Statutory Registers

• Births
• Marriages
• Deaths

Old Parish Registers

• Births & Baptisms
• Banns & Marriages
• Deaths & Burials

Catholic Registers

• Births & Baptisms
• Banns & Marriages
• Deaths & Burials
• Other Events

Census Records

1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911 1881 (LDS)

Valuation Rolls

1875 1885 1895 1905 1915 1920

Free Search Records

• Soldiers' Wills
• Wills & Testaments
• Coats of Arms

Requirements

• You have your preferences enabled to receive email messages on English Wikipedia; (see Special:Preferences)
• You have an account that is a minimum of 1 year old
• You have a minimum of 1000 edits to the encyclopedia
• You are active in content generation, research, and/or verification work

Expectations

Approved editors may

• Search, view, retrieve, and display portions of restricted content
• Electronically save portions of restricted content
• Print out single copies of portions of restricted content
• Comply with any terms and conditions which appear on the particular pages of the ScotlandsPeople website they are accessing

Approved editors will not

• Share their account logins or passwords with others
• Mass scrape or mass download ScotlandsPeople content
• Systematically make printed or electronic copies of multiple extracts of restricted content available for any purpose
• Datamine metadata without permission, in order, for instance, to use metadata for auto-created stub articles
• Use the access provided through the program for any commercial purpose

Private and confidential information

• You will need to have a confirmed email address to participate. You understand and agree that your name and email address may be shared with representatives of the Wikimedia Foundation, Wikipedia Library, and ScotlandsPeople. While Wikipedia Library coordinators are volunteers (not employees or contractors of the Wikimedia Foundation or ScotlandsPeople), they have signed confidentiality agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation with regards to the personal information they may handle for the Wikipedia Library.

Citation

• Editors should always provide original citation information, including a doi, in addition to linking a ScotlandsPeople article, per WP:V and WP:SAYWHEREYOUGOTIT
• Editors should not provide bare links to non-free ScotlandsPeople pages
• Editors should note "(subscription required)" in the citation (either through the "|subscription = " variable in {{cite web}} or {{subscription required}}), where appropriate

Example

<ref> {{cite web |first = | last = |title=|work=1841 Census |accessdate=20 November 2014 |url=http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/search/census/index.aspx?1841| publisher =[[ScotlandsPeople]] |subscription=yes}}</ref>

• "Untitled". 1841 Census. ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 20 November 2014. (subscription required (help)). 

Further participation

You can help The Wikipedia Library effectively leverage this partnership:

• Add {{Wikipedia:ScotlandsPeople/Userbox}} to your user boxes if you have access to this database. This helps us share our project with other experienced users.

Apply

Add yourself at the bottom of the list with a line starting with #{{user8|USERNAME|Project=code}} (eg. {{user8|Example|Project=en}}) followed by an explanation of why you believe the access would be beneficial to you. It is a good idea to include in your application text: your depth of experience with Wikipedia and other WM projects, your editing areas benefited by access to ScotlandsPeople, and examples of your commitment to content creation.

1. Nonsenseferret (talk · contribs · count · email) I am very interested in editing areas relating to Scotland, particularly biographies (see for example Tom Hanlin,Lucy Deane Streatfeild amongst others), so this would be a very useful resource to complement the information I already have access to in news archives etc. --_nonsense ferret 22:56, 5 November 2014 (UTC)
   • Approved. @Nonsenseferret: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 10:00, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
2. SatuSuro (talk · contribs · count · email) - 100k edit user, belong to/had subscription and utilised Scotlands people in 2009 when in Edinburgh (missed out on using it when in edinburgh in 2013 unfortunately), and very impressed (telling many people in Australia that its the best service of its kind that I had encountered). At this stage in my wp en editing - mainly have been tagging project labels for Scottish categories - access to this service would be excellent aid to expanding personal capacity within scottish wikipedia project in relation to specific people and subjects... satusuro 23:52, 5 November 2014 (UTC)
   • Approved. @SatuSuro: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 10:00, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
3. MrX (talk · contribs · count · email) - I have 47,000+ edits and have created 163 articles including several biographies. I am especially interested in creating and editing historical biographies and have significant experience with genealogical research, which is why I think my editing could benefit from this resource. I have created one minor article in the Scotland topic area (Dipple, Moray). Thanks for your consideration.- MrX 02:23, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
   • Approved. @MrX: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 10:00, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
4. Charles Matthews (talk · contribs · count · email) My central interest here is in creating and upgrading biographies covered in the Dictionary of National Biography and its modern successor, the ODNB. A great deal of Scottish family history is included in the material I deal with, and outside fact-checking is very much desirable for those biographies. Charles Matthews (talk) 04:28, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
   • Approved. @Charles Matthews: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 10:00, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
5. Softlavender (talk · contribs · count · email) I do a lot of biographies, and have particularly been focusing on some Scottish entertainers and notables (and sometimes their families) including Ian Charleson, Jack Lowden, List of University of Edinburgh people, etc. I have actually been using Scotland's People to attempt look-ups of birth data (date, place), but it gets quite costly especially when I guess wrong about someone's birth name or place and then have wasted a lot of money. Would love to have a complimentary account. Thanks! Softlavender (talk) 05:38, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
   • Approved. @Softlavender: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 10:00, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
6. LeadSongDog (talk · contribs · count · email) - 29K edits, work at wp:RX. To improve e.g. James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas LeadSongDog come howl! 05:45, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
   • Approved. @LeadSongDog: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 10:35, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

   Got it. Found registration response in my spamfolder, thank you. Where's the process for getting credits? LeadSongDog come howl! 19:37, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

   There isn't one. Once your account is set up and confirmed by ScotlandsPeople you will automatically receive 1,000 credits.  Philg88 ^♦talk 20:03, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

   Ok, thanks. I'll look again in a day or two. Right now it's saying "none". LeadSongDog come howl! 20:45, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

   Still shows that I have credits: none. Has anyone else gotten some? LeadSongDog come howl! 21:23, 9 December 2014 (UTC)

   I haven't got any yet either.--Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk) 23:04, 9 December 2014 (UTC)

   Nor me. Nigej (talk) 09:57, 10 December 2014 (UTC)

   Nor me. Do I need a voucher code? Xxanthippe (talk) 02:48, 14 December 2014 (UTC).

   Resolved

   Now shows 1000 credits. On with the fun!LeadSongDog come howl! 22:39, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. Xxanthippe (talk) 23:27, 23 January 2015 (UTC).

1. Sagaciousphil (talk · contribs · count · email) I enjoy working on historical biographies, particularly Scottish ones; see Lord Pitfour and his son James Ferguson, John Gregorson Campbell or even Jamie Fleeman for examples of articles I have already either created or considerably expanded. SagaciousPhil - Chat 07:16, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
   • Approved. @Sagaciousphil: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 10:35, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
2. Miyagawa (talk · contribs · count · email) Having been very much enjoying working with the BNA and FYP in working on late 19th and early 20th century football articles, as well as a couple of MPs from that era, I'd like to expand my work into Scottish areas, which is a particular area of interest for me due to my Scottish heritage. Miyagawa (talk) 08:20, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
   • Approved. @Miyagawa: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 10:35, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
3. Casliber (talk · contribs · count · email) just came across this - I mainly do natural history but have an interest in Scottish history (particularly football) and folktales etc. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:16, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
   • Approved. @Casliber: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 10:35, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
4. Tmol42 (talk · contribs · count · email) Work on biographic and settlement articles including adding to and checking backgrounds of notable people also have done genealogy research for other editors. Tmol42 (talk) 13:39, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
   • Approved. @Tmol42: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 10:35, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
5. Thincat (talk · contribs · count · email) I'd like to give this a try. I tend to edit on British topics with a bias towards Scotland though not particularly biographies. However, I see this year I've created three biographies of Scots: Mary McMurtrie, Alexander Heron, Gordon Stott, Lord Stott. (Yes, that's three, not four!). Thincat (talk) 20:02, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
   • Approved. @Thincat: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 11:14, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

I now have these credits and things are working, Thank you. I had had an account from a while back and so the 1000 credits have been added to the 22(!) I had already. Thincat (talk) 20:27, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

1. Sabrebd (talk · contribs · count · email) I work mainly on Scottish topics, particularly social and cultural history.--SabreBD (talk) 21:21, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
   • Approved. @Sabrebd: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 11:14, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
2. Nick (talk · contribs · count · email) I've been working on categorising and recording listed buildings and monuments in Scotland, having access to the valuation roles and some biographical information on the architects, sponsors and/or subjects of memorials may prove very useful in categorisation and eventual article creation. I've written fairly extensively about numerous Scottish topics in the past and would expect access to this resource will prove beneficial in expanding existing content too (from previously hitting Scotland's People's pay wall in the past). Nick (talk) 21:34, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
   • Approved. @Nick: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 11:14, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
3. Whiteghost.ink (talk · contribs · count · email) I want to continue to find out about and contribute articles about the early Scottish-Australian connection such as this one, for which I needed access to a death certificate.
   • Approved. @Whiteghost.ink: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 11:14, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
4. The Four Deuces (talk · contribs · count · email) I have been an editor since 1997, and my interests include editing articles about the histories of the UK, US, Canada and the British Empire/Commonwealth. Scots played a major role in all. TFD (talk) 03:13, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
   • Approved. @The Four Deuces: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 11:14, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
5. Ben MacDui (talk · contribs · count · email) I've been editing since 2006 and have created numerous articles on the geography and history of Scotland. Most interested in being able to trace details of estate owners in the Highlands and Islands. Ben MacDui 08:24, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
   • Approved. @Ben MacDui: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 14:18, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
6. Mais oui! (talk · contribs · count · email) Founder of WikiProject Scotland and creator/editor of much of our Scotland-related content over many years. --Mais oui! (talk) 08:58, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
   • Approved. @Mais oui!: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 14:18, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
7. Penny Richards (talk · contribs · count · email) I'm a member of WikiProject Women's History and WikiProject Women artists, have written several entries on Scottish women (Fanny McIan, Mary Rose Hill Burton, Wilhelmina Hay Abbott, Jessica Duncan Piazzi Smyth), access would help me write more, and better. Penny Richards(talk)
   • Approved. @Penny Richards: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 14:18, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
8. Xxanthippe (talk · contribs · count · email). I have done genealogical research for the Mrs Molesworth article and wish to do more of the same. Xxanthippe (talk) 00:37, 10 November 2014 (UTC).
   • Pending Your email does not appear to be set up properly. Please let me know when it's fixed. Thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 14:25, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

   Thanks, I have activated my email. Xxanthippe (talk) 00:08, 21 November 2014 (UTC).

   • @Xxanthippe: Email now sent.  Philg88 ^♦talk 06:28, 22 November 2014 (UTC)

9. Nigej (talk · contribs · count · email) Active in Wikipedia:WikiProject Golf. Much effort this year on pre-WW2 Open Championships and Ryder Cups. Many of the golfers of the period were Scottish, being the home of golf but currently the biographical area is very weak. Access to Scotlands People would be a great help. Nigej (talk) 08:29, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
   • Approved. @Nigej: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 14:18, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
10. Connormah (talk · contribs · count · email) Would be greatly helpful for use in researching some of the more obscure personalities I sometimes find myself writing articles on. For example, I would like to be able to track down the death of Robert Wallace (Canadian politician). Connormah (talk) 18:53, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
    • Approved. @Connormah: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 06:35, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
11. The-Pope (talk · contribs · count · email) Mainly edit Australian related topics, but plenty of Australians of Scottish descent that could be useful to have access to something like this. Lots of BLP/referencing work in my >50k edits. The-Pope (talk) 14:02, 14 November 2014
    • Approved. @The-Pope: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 06:35, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
12. StuRat (talk · contribs · count · email) Mainly answer Ref Desk questions, including biographical questions, and access to this DB may help there. StuRat (talk) 01:14, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
    • Approved. @StuRat: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 06:35, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
13. BullRangifer (talk · contribs · count · email) I would like to get involved in genealogical research subjects, especially northern Europe and the British Isles. -- Brangifer (talk) 04:04, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
    • @BullRangifer: Denied. Sorry, but your contribution history does not indicate activity in the area of Scottish history/geneaology.  Philg88 ^♦talk 06:35, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
14. Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk · contribs · count · email) I'm an experienced Wikipedian with thousands of edits and several GAs. I think I could probably improve a few clan articles if I had access to ScotlandsPeople.--Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk) 20:53, 21 November 2014 (UTC)
    • Approved. @Brianann MacAmhlaidh: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 06:35, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
15. Florentyna (talk · contribs · count · email) 100k edits. Search for data about Scottish sportspeople. Florentyna (talk) 03:35, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
    • • Question: @Florentyna: I don't see any contribution history on Scotland related topics - can you please provide some examples? Oh, and you have ~12K edits, not 100K.  Philg88 ^♦talk 09:32, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
        • Hi, you should look at all international contribs, my are mainly in Germany, and there the whole Scottish badminton family with too much data missing. --Florentyna (talk) 20:53, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
          • Approved. @Florentyna: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 08:08, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
16. Anne Delong (talk · contribs · count · email) 50,000+ edits. I am actively adding references to pages submitted at AfC as well as some in mainspace, and I can use this access to confirm and cite information about people and historical topics related to Scotland, and to add dates and locations to Wikidata. I am also an experienced genealogist, so I am familiar with the reliability (or lack thereof) of various types of genealogical records.—Anne Delong (talk) 05:40, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
    • Approved. @Anne Delong: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 09:32, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
17. Struway2 (talk · contribs · count · email) 50k edits. I'm active in creating and adding references to footballer biographies going back to 19th century, and my existing access to BNA and Findmypast has already been a great help. In those days, many professional players were Scots, so access to ScotlandsPeople would help add a bit of background to their footballing career. cheers, Struway2 (talk) 14:41, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
    • Approved. @Struway2: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 08:08, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
18. Andrew Davidson (talk · contribs · count · email) I have Scottish heritage and am an active content creator. Examples of relevant articles created include Delphine Parrott, Ladies' Scottish Climbing Club and Robert Thom (engineer). Andrew D. (talk) 16:19, 29 November 2014 (UTC)
    • Approved. @Andrew Davidson: Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ^♦talk 08:08, 13 February 2015 (UTC)