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for the basic record of service of a births £rom 1924 and Asiatic deaths
particular person or for the record Erom 1925. The Marriage Registrar
providing a specilic piece of infor- in each district holds details of al1
mation about him and, if this is church and civil marriages back to
successful, to supply a copy of the 1931. Al1 Sarawak records have un-
record or particulars of the infor- fortunately been subject to the
mation therein contained. Estimates Iapanese occupation and for this
of the cost of officially certified reason some gaps exist. Applications
to the Directory, Kuching, Sarawak.
copies will be given on request.
Applications For searches should
be made on the appropriate forrn. Scotland - There are quite a lot of
Payments shouId be made in ster- differences between English and
ling, and for the exact sum specified, Scottish Genealogy which must be
by postal order, or by cheque drawn understood by the inquirer of Scot-
on an English account or by Inter- tish origin if he is not to be beset by
national Money Order payable to pitfalls. Apart Erom anything else,
the Public Record Office. Up to most Scottish records began later
three applications may be made on than those in England. primarily
any one fom; further forms wjll due to the turmoil in Scottish His-
be sent on request. There may be a tory.
delay of sorne weeks before searches
It is as well to understand some-
can be undertaken and the results thing of Scottish History before
notified to the enquirer.
attempting research into Scottish
genealogy. First of al1 one must
Recossant Rob - Give the names realise that the Highlanders and
and residence of people found guilty Lowlanders belong to a completely
of nonconformity either Roman different group of people. The High-
Catholics or Protestant dissenters landers were of Celric orjgin while
and there is a useful return of all the Lowlanders were of Germanic
convicted recussants giving their origin; in fact similar in every
status and place of abode in August respect to those who overran the
Province
1677 in the British Museum Manu- Roman
Southern
of
scripts Department. (Add M.S. Britain.
20.739).
Another faIlacy believed by most
name of a clan is descended from
the same stock. This is broughc out
very clearly by the fact that many
s people is that everyone bearing the
people who took refuge in Scotland
and in some cases the survivors of
Scoltish family feuds invariabIy
St. Helena - Civil registration com- placed thernselves under the protec-
rnenced in 1852 and applications for tion of another family or clan and
information must be sent Co the adopted the same nanie as their
Registrar. There are no earlier protectors.
records. It is a good idea for the researcher
into Scottish genealogy to obtain
Sarawak - Records are held by the a copy of a Scottish Clan Map and
Director of Health and Medical study this in conjunction with such
Services. Those for European births a book as ' Scottish Clans and their
date from 1910 and for Asiatic Tartans' or 'The Clans, Septs and
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