National Records of Scotland

Services

• Apply for a Royal Anniversary Message

  Get a special message from the King on your 60th, 65th or 70th or higher anniversary.

• Change a name on the public register

  Information on how to change your name or change your child's name on the public register.

• Changing a civil partnership to a marriage

  Information on changing a civil partnership to a marriage.

• Civil partnership in Scotland

  Information on civil partnership including how to register a civil partnership.

• Civil partnership outside of Scotland

  Information on having a civil partnership outside of Scotland including in England and Wales and outside of England and Wales.

• Finding a will

  How to find a will if someone dies.

• Get a missing person declared dead

  Get a declaration of presumed death if a person has been missing for at least 7 years or you think they've died.

• Getting information about your adoption

  How to get information about your adoption including tracing your birth relatives and the adoption contact register.

• Help after the death of a partner

  What you need to do and what help you can get after the death of your husband, wife or partner.

• If someone dies outside Scotland

  The steps you must take when someone dies outside Scotland or abroad – register a death, post-mortems, funerals and support.

• Marriage in Scotland

  Getting married in Scotland including how to register a marriage and documents you need.

• Marriage outside of Scotland

  Getting married outside of Scotland including within the UK and abroad.

• Order a copy of a birth, death or marriage certificate

  Order an official birth, marriage or death certificate from National Records Scotland if you need a copy or want to research your family tree.

• Register a birth

  Find out who needs to register a birth and how and where to do it, including how to register a birth during coronavirus.

• Register a death

  Find out how to register a death in Scotland, elsewhere in the UK or abroad.

• Registering a stillbirth

  Information on how to register a stillbirth and what support is available for you.

• What to do when someone dies

  The steps you must take when someone dies – register a death, the procurator fiscal, funerals and bereavement support.