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Our Records: a brief history of Ayr Prison
14/04/2026
Find out more about the inmates held in the prison’s condemned cell
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Prison registers search tips
14/04/2026
Read our search tips and explore over 100,000 newly added prisoner admission records from Ayr and Inveraray prisons.
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Poets' public records on display
09/03/2026
The lives of two celebrated Scottish poets went on display at General Register House in Edinburgh.
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Scotland’s first “Stolperstein”: Jane Haining (1897-1944), Christian missionary
27/01/2026
Scotland’s first “Stolperstein” brass plaque was unveiled in Edinburgh on 24th November 2025 in memory of Jane Haining who gave her life helping Jewish people during the Holocaust.
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Royal wedding among historical records online
08/01/2026
The marriage of a Danish Prince to one of the late Queen’s cousins is among our new online records.
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Our Records: Arthur Smith, rugby player and investment analyst
07/01/2026
Dr Arthur Robert Smith, international rugby player and investment analyst, is amongst the records released this new year
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Our Records: Marriage entries from 1950 released
06/01/2026
The marriage of Prince Georg of Denmark and Viscountess Anson was one of 40,483 marriages in Scotland that year
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Our Records: Kay Carmichael (1925 – 2009)
05/01/2026
The birth entry of the activist, policy adviser and lecturer is one of 104,137 from 1925 released to Scotland’s People
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Santa baby found in Scotland's history books
18/12/2025
We've created a 'nice' list of Christmassy names in our records.