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The early history of the national archives of Scotland reflects Scotland's own troubled history. Many records were lost as a result of being taken out of the country first in the 13th century by Edward I during the Wars of Independence and later by Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century.
National Records of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Clàran Nàiseanta na h-Alba) is a non-ministerial department of the Scottish Government. It is responsible for civil registration, the census in Scotland, demography and statistics, family history, as well as the national archives and historical records. [1]
"The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland" in History Scotland, volume 8, number 3 (May/June 2008), pp. 15–19. ISSN 1475-5270; Smout, T. C., "Scottish History in the Universities since the 1950s" in History Scotland, volume 7, number 5 (September/October 2007), pp. 45–50. ISSN 1475-5270 "Old parliament archives go online", BBC News, 2008 ...
It administered the census of Scotland's population every ten years. [1] It also kept the Scottish National Health Service Central Register. [2] On 1 April 2011 it was merged with the National Archives of Scotland to form National Records of Scotland. [3] All the former department's functions continue as part of the new body.
The National Records of Scotland (NRS) was created on 1 April 2011 by the merger of the General Register Office for Scotland and National Archives of Scotland and is a non-ministerial government department of the Scottish Government. [16]
This is a list of archives in the United Kingdom. As of 2009 [update] there were 122 national, 654 local, 328 university, 1,224 special and 61 business archives. [ 1 ]
The recorded history of Scotland begins with the arrival of the Roman Empire in the 1st century, when the province of Britannia reached as far north as the Antonine Wall. North of this was Caledonia , inhabited by the Picti , whose uprisings forced Rome's legions back to Hadrian's Wall .
Through its community archives programme it also help voluntary groups who maintain or wish to start a local archive. SCA is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SC044553), and established and governed through a constitution. The current Chair is Bruce Jackson. Its Honorary President is Dr Irene O’Brien. The Director is John Pelan.