Registrars

All of the local Registration Offices in Angus & Dundee also have computer access to the Birth, Death and Marriage records for the whole of Scotland from 1855.

All of the offices will be pleased to supply certified copies of relevant records for a small fee. Alternatively you can visit one of the Registrar's offices to utilise their facilities and access the records from there.

Please note it's best to contact them in advance if possible to make an appointment.

Arbroath Registrar
69High Street, DD11 1AN
Telephone: 01241 873752
Email: Regarbroath@angus.gov.uk

Dundee Registrar
89Commercial Street, DD1 2AF
Tel: 01382 435222
Email: registrars@dundeecity.gov.uk

Forfar Registrar
9West High Street, DD8 1BD
Telephone: 01307 464973
Email: Regforfar@angus.gov.uk

Montrose Registrar
51John Street, DD10 8LZ
Telephone: 01674 672351
Email: Regmontrose@angus.gov.uk

Prior to 1855 records of baptisms, marriages, proclamations and burials were made in registers of the local Church of Scotland parish church. The books containing these records (Old Parochial Records or OPRs) were transferred to Edinburgh in 1855.

Luckily, OPRs relating to Angus & Dundee have been microfilmed and the main libraries in Angus & Dundee have copies of these films relating to the whole area, as does Tay Valley Family History Society. All local Registration Offices also have access to digitised images of the OPRs as well as indexes for baptisms and marriages for Scotland. These are extremely simple and quick to access. A project has been ongoing for some time to digitise the OPRs, and the records relating to Births and Baptisms and Banns and Marriages from 1553- 1854 are now also available to view online at www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

For deaths before 1855, again use the OPR for the appropriate parish, however it is worth noting that death entries before 1855 give little or no genealogical information.