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The birth, marriage and death certificates of Scotland's national bard Robert Burns are to be published online for the first time. The birth and marriage certificates of Scotland's national bard Robert Burns are to be published online for the first time.
The move is part of a project to publish millions of documents and has been completed in time for Burns Night. It is part of a project which sees all birth, death and marriage certificates going online in time for Burns Night.
The records date back to the 16th century and are now accessible via the ScotlandsPeople website.The records date back to the 16th century and are now accessible via the ScotlandsPeople website.
The birth certificate of the national bard will be on the web along with the record of his marriage to Jean Armour.The birth certificate of the national bard will be on the web along with the record of his marriage to Jean Armour.
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The record of Robert Burns's birth and his wedding to his Bonnie Jean are just a few of the hundreds of thousands of entries.The record of Robert Burns's birth and his wedding to his Bonnie Jean are just a few of the hundreds of thousands of entries.
They are among the last to be transferred onto computer as part of a £3m project to make everything held by the General Register of Scotland available online.They are among the last to be transferred onto computer as part of a £3m project to make everything held by the General Register of Scotland available online.
That means all of Scotland's Old Parochial Records dating back to 1553 can now be viewed on the site.That means all of Scotland's Old Parochial Records dating back to 1553 can now be viewed on the site.
Users are charged to access the various records.