National Records of Scotland
E333687
National Records of Scotland is the Scottish national archive responsible for preserving and providing access to the country’s historical and legal records, including government, parliamentary, and genealogical documents.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3168359 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Records of Scotland Context triple: [Acts of the Parliament of Scotland relating to peerage, archivedIn, National Records of Scotland]
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A.
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland was a public body responsible for surveying, recording, and promoting the understanding of Scotland’s archaeological and built heritage.
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B.
Historic Environment Scotland
Historic Environment Scotland is the public body responsible for protecting, promoting, and managing Scotland’s historic environment, including many of its most important monuments and heritage sites.
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C.
Heritage Records
Heritage Records was a mid-20th-century American record label known for releasing soul and pop music, including recordings by singer Dee Dee Warwick.
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D.
National Galleries of Scotland
The National Galleries of Scotland is the national art institution of Scotland, comprising several galleries in Edinburgh that house and display the country’s major collection of fine art from the Renaissance to the present.
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E.
National Trust for Scotland
The National Trust for Scotland is a conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotland’s natural landscapes, historic sites, and cultural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Records of Scotland Target entity description: National Records of Scotland is the Scottish national archive responsible for preserving and providing access to the country’s historical and legal records, including government, parliamentary, and genealogical documents.
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A.
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland was a public body responsible for surveying, recording, and promoting the understanding of Scotland’s archaeological and built heritage.
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B.
Historic Environment Scotland
Historic Environment Scotland is the public body responsible for protecting, promoting, and managing Scotland’s historic environment, including many of its most important monuments and heritage sites.
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C.
Heritage Records
Heritage Records was a mid-20th-century American record label known for releasing soul and pop music, including recordings by singer Dee Dee Warwick.
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D.
National Galleries of Scotland
The National Galleries of Scotland is the national art institution of Scotland, comprising several galleries in Edinburgh that house and display the country’s major collection of fine art from the Renaissance to the present.
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E.
National Trust for Scotland
The National Trust for Scotland is a conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotland’s natural landscapes, historic sites, and cultural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive agency
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national archive ⓘ non-ministerial government department ⓘ |
| archives |
Scottish Government records
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Scottish Parliament records ⓘ Scottish public bodies records ⓘ census records of Scotland ⓘ church records of Scotland ⓘ civil registration records of Scotland ⓘ court records of Scotland ⓘ government records of Scotland ⓘ land and property records of Scotland ⓘ legal records of Scotland ⓘ maps and plans of Scotland ⓘ parish registers of Scotland ⓘ parliamentary records of Scotland ⓘ photographic collections of Scotland ⓘ tax records of Scotland ⓘ valuation rolls of Scotland ⓘ wills and testaments of Scotland ⓘ |
| archivesOnlineService |
National Records of Scotland
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
ScotlandsPeople
ScotlandsPlaces ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
National Records of Scotland
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
General Register Office for Scotland
National Records of Scotland self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
National Archives of Scotland
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| hasCollectionType |
digital records
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genealogical records ⓘ government archives ⓘ historical manuscripts ⓘ legal records ⓘ maps and plans ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Edinburgh
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Register House (original General Register House) ⓘ
surface form:
General Register House
New Register House ⓘ |
| inception | 2011 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Edinburgh
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surface form:
City of Edinburgh
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| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Scottish Government ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scottish Government
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surface form:
Scottish Administration
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| replaced |
National Records of Scotland
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
General Register Office for Scotland
National Records of Scotland self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
National Archives of Scotland
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| responsibleFor |
access to Scotland’s historical records
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census taking in Scotland ⓘ civil registration in Scotland ⓘ demographic statistics for Scotland ⓘ family history services in Scotland ⓘ population statistics for Scotland ⓘ preservation of Scotland’s national archives ⓘ |
| website | https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: National Records of Scotland Description of subject: National Records of Scotland is the Scottish national archive responsible for preserving and providing access to the country’s historical and legal records, including government, parliamentary, and genealogical documents.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Acts of the Parliament of Scotland relating to peerage
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archivedIn
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National Records of Scotland
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this entity surface form:
National Records of Scotland headquarters
this entity surface form:
National Records of Scotland estate
Public Register of All Genealogies and Birthbrieves in Scotland
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category
→
National Records of Scotland
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this entity surface form:
Scottish national records
National Records of Scotland
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formedByMergerOf
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National Records of Scotland
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
General Register Office for Scotland
National Records of Scotland
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formedByMergerOf
→
National Records of Scotland
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
National Archives of Scotland
this entity surface form:
General Register Office for Scotland
this entity surface form:
National Archives of Scotland
National Records of Scotland
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archivesOnlineService
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National Records of Scotland
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this entity surface form:
ScotlandsPeople
this entity surface form:
national archive of Scotland