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Thursday, 18 Dec 2014
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The statistics published today by the Registrar General for Scotland on the Scotland’s Census website present further details on transport (Release 3M), from national to local level. 

Thursday, 18 Dec 2014
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Jack and Emily were the most popular first forenames for babies whose births were registered in 2014, National Records of Scotland (NRS) announced today.

Tuesday, 16 Dec 2014
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National Records of Scotland poll tax records from the 1690’s are now available online.

Thursday, 11 Dec 2014
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Unique archives from the National Records of Scotland collections are on display as part of a major exhibition at the National Library of Scotland.

Wednesday, 10 Dec 2014
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Provisional figures for births, deaths and other vital events registered during the third quarter of 2014 are published today by the National Records of Scotland.

Wednesday, 10 Dec 2014
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The National Records of Scotland has published a wide range of statistics about Scotland's population throughout 2014. Scotland's population is now at its highest ever level. But what else did we learn? Take this quiz of 10 questions now to learn more.

Tuesday, 9 Dec 2014
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A tattoo artist living in a rented flat in Glasgow, and Britain’s richest man, are two of the 2.1 million entries in the Valuation Rolls for 1925 that have been released online by the National Records of Scotland.

Tuesday, 2 Dec 2014
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NRS is taking part in the Scottish Council on Archives’ HLF-funded traineeship scheme Opening Up Scotland's Archives by hosting one of six archive trainees.

Tuesday, 2 Dec 2014
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National Records of Scotland has today been awarded accredited archive service status by the UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee. 

Thursday, 27 Nov 2014
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Detailed characteristics on Housing and Accommodation in Scotland.

Wednesday, 26 Nov 2014
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Figures published today by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) show projected rates of household change in the regions around Scotland’s biggest cities, and in the National Parks.

Tim Ellis, the Chief Executive of National Records of Scotland, said:

Friday, 14 Nov 2014
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A secret agent’s spy kit goes on display for the first time at the National Records of Scotland in an exhibition on German espionage in Scotland before the First World War.

Thursday, 6 Nov 2014
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Detailed characteristics on Housing and Accommodation in Scotland

Wednesday, 29 Oct 2014
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The number of deaths registered in Scotland during winter 2013/14 was the lowest since records began more than 60 years ago.

Thursday, 23 Oct 2014
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The Scottish Government announced on Monday 13 October 2014 plans for commencing most of the rest of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014

Wednesday, 22 Oct 2014
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This Scottish Government report adds value to equality data from Scotland’s Census published by National Records of Scotland.

Thursday, 16 Oct 2014
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Detailed characteristics on Housing and Accommodation in Scotland

The statistics published today by the Registrar General for Scotland on the Scotland’s Census  website present further details on housing and accommodation (Release 3J), from national to local level. 

Thursday, 16 Oct 2014
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National Records of Scotland are pleased to announce that we have made the Consolidated Tax Schedules for 1798-1799 available online via the ScotlandsPlaces  website.

Thursday, 25 Sep 2014
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The number of people in Scotland living for more than a century continues to grow.

Figures published today by the National Records of Scotland, based on the 2011 Census, estimate that in 2013 there were 850 centenarians living in Scotland.

Wednesday, 24 Sep 2014
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Census 2011: Release 3I - Detailed characteristics on Labour Market and Education in Scotland  

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