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ScotlandsPeople Centre

Welcome to the ScotlandsPeople Centre

Our opening hours are Monday-Friday, 09:00 to 16:30.

Visitors can pre-book £10 day search places by phoning
0131 314 4300 or by email (via our online Bookings form).
You may pre-pay, allowing you to go straight to your seat.

We also have FREE introductory taster sessions in the
Adam Dome between 10:00-12:00 and 14:00-16:00.
You cannot pre-book these. Drop by and see if there are free seats.

Please use the form on our Contact page to email enquiries.

Her Majesty the Queen visiting our search rooms during the Centre's opening ceremony

Our search rooms

Introducing our search rooms and information about our charges

Assisted searches

Find out about our
assisted searches

Our records

Information about the records we hold

Shirley Manson, featuring in the Famous Scots Exhibition 2009

Famous Scots

Famous Scots Exhibition
26 Jan-31 Dec 2009

(Image: Steve Jennings)

Latest News

— Due to a technical problem, some customers are currently unable to submit application forms for Assisted Searches or Bookings to ScotlandsPeople Centre. This service should be available again soon. In the meantime, please telephone 0131 314 4300 to book an Assisted Search. We apologise for the inconvenience.

— Enhancements have been made to our seat booking system. Further details are available in our News page.

Centre Resources

Visitors can access digitised key Scottish resources such as birth, marriage and death records, wills, census records and coats of arms, going back almost 500 years. Staff are on hand to offer help and advice and there are Help and Information manuals available. The costs for all our services, including prints or electronic saves, are detailed in our Charges page.

Centre shop and café

Visit our shop for a range of books to help your understanding of the social history of your ancestors; or our café, where refreshments are available when you feel like a break from your research.

The ScotlandsPeople Centre is a partnership between the General Register Office for Scotland, the National Archives of Scotland and the Court of the Lord Lyon.