Monumental Inscriptions and Burial Records

If you are looking for monumental inscriptions for your Scottish ancestor, look no further than Scottish Monumental Inscriptions. Here you can access a PDF with transcriptions of the headstones around Scotland and for a small additional fee, you can also get a CD with headstone photographs. 

Bearing in mind that many Scots could not afford a headstone, you can access burial and cremation records for some Scottish cemeteries on DeceasedOnline. DeceasedOnline's database is for the whole of the UK, and is not exclusive to Scotland, which is also helpful for those with ancestors from Ireland or England as well. 

To access the burial records for your local area, contact: 

The local council archives in the area where your ancestor lived
The local Family History Society (for MIs) for the area where your ancestor lived
The local crematorium for the area where your ancestor lived

Deceased Online Adds Ayrshire Records

From their announcement:

Scottish transcriptions collection increases to 16 Ayrshire burial sites

•Deceased Online continues to grow its collection of Scottish memorial inscriptions (SMIs) with the addition of thousands of records in 14 cemeteries, burial grounds and churchyards in Ayrshire

•There are now 16 burial sites with SMIs, dating back to 1611, in the registration county of Ayrshire (comprising East, North and South Ayrshire councils) and these are listed here

•In total, there are now SMIs from over 200 cemeteries, burial grounds and churchyards across Scotland

•SMI data includes photographs of memorials and headstones as well as their carefully transcribed inscriptions

https://www.deceasedonline.com/

13 Scottish Cemeteries Added to Deceased Online

Deceased Online has added 13 cemeteries and burial grounds from Scotland.  

These include:  

• Churchyard and Cemetery, West Lothian (1662)
• Adambrae Cemetery, West Lothian (1932)
• New Calton Burial Ground, Edinburgh (1746)
• Invergarry Cemetery, Highlands (1957)
• Cromdale and Advie, Morayshire (1768)
• Old Monklands Cemetery (1632)
• Biggar Churchyard and Cemetery, South Lanarkshire (1700)
• Larkhall, South Lanarkshire (1900)
• Lesmahagow Churchyard, South Lanarkshire (1622)
• Stonehouse Churchyard, South Lanarkshire (1651)
• Stonehouse Old and New Cemeteries, South Lanarkshire (1876)
• Strathaven Cemetery, South Lanarkshire (1676)
• St Mary's Churchyard, Dunblane, Stirling (1833)
• Abercorn Churchyard and Cemetery, West Lothian (1662)
• Adambrae Cemetery, West Lothian (1932)

The date in brackets is the earliest readable year for that particular cemetery. Have a look and see what ancestors you can uncover: https://www.deceasedonline.com/