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Title: Advice regarding 2 websites with indexes from NRS
Post by: goldie61 on Saturday 04 November 23 19:11 GMT (UK)

There are 2 websites which have some indexes from National Records of Scotland.

https://www.oldscottish.com/

and

http://www.scottishindexes.com/

Both have a record from the Crown Council Procedure Books NRS Series AD9 which mentions my ancestor in 1833 - for fraud.
Both require you to send off £3 to get the full entry, as these are just indexes on the sites.

Has anybody  had any dealings with either of these companies?
I presume they have the same record. Would one of them be any better than the other?

£3 is certainly much cheaper than hiring a researcher at NRS I would think.

Thanks for any input.

Title: Re: Advice regarding 2 websites with indexes from NRS
Post by: Forfarian on Saturday 04 November 23 19:49 GMT (UK)

For what it's worth I believe it's two different companies offering a very similar service. I don't think I would be able to say that one is better than the other. In fact if they are doing their job correctly both should have the same information.

Well worth £3, or even £6, IMHO.

Title: Re: Advice regarding 2 websites with indexes from NRS
Post by: jayaygee on Saturday 04 November 23 23:00 GMT (UK)

Hi Goldie

I ordered a full entry from Scottish Indexes and had a rapid and completely satisfactory reply but, that said, I know nothing about the other site, so cannot compare.

Regards

Judith

Title: Re: Advice regarding 2 websites with indexes from NRS
Post by: goldie61 on Saturday 04 November 23 23:04 GMT (UK)

Thanks Forfarian and jayaygee.

That's very helpful about Scottish Indexes. Good to know it all worked out well.

Title: Re: Advice regarding 2 websites with indexes from NRS
Post by: ruthhelen on Sunday 05 November 23 13:34 GMT (UK)

Scottish Indexes is run by husband and wife genealogists Graham and Emma Maxwell, who are based in central Scotland. I've not used their paid-for services, but they've been running a regular series of free online genealogy conferences since the first Covid lock-down - the next one is on 25 November. Very helpful and informative.

Ruth

Title: Re: Advice regarding 2 websites with indexes from NRS
Post by: carolineasb on Wednesday 08 November 23 09:27 GMT (UK)

Does the £3 only pay for a transcription? Have you checked with the original holder of the record for the cost of copies of the actual document(s)?

Title: Re: Advice regarding 2 websites with indexes from NRS
Post by: goldie61 on Wednesday 08 November 23 20:07 GMT (UK)

I went with Scottish Indexes - thanks jayaygee and ruthhelen for your input.
A very prompt and efficient service - ordered one day here on the other side of the world, and received the reply by the time I got up the next day. Quite impressive.

They sent the actual image of the page from the Court register - so the real thing, not a transcription.
In my case, not a lot of information about my ancestor as he was acquited of what he had been charged with, but interesting to see anyway.
3 pounds well spent.