Scottish football legend Jock Stein's birth record available to view online
He died in Edinburgh in 1972 aged 89.
They are among scanned images of records of births from 1922, marriages in 1947 and death entries from 1972 added to National Record of Scotland's site this month. Until now, these records would have only been available to people visiting an NRS building, a family history centre or by ordering a copy by post.Scottish football legend Jock Stein's birth certificate has been made available online
Stein was born John Stein on 5 October 1922 in Glasgow Road, Hamilton. He was the only son of four children to George Stein, a coal miner, and Jane Armstrong.He died in September 1985 after suffering a heart attack while watching Scotland secure a play-off place for the 1986 World Cup in a game against Wales in Cardiff.Whisky Galore is among West Hartlepool-born Mackenzie's best known works and over the years been adapted for film.
Blunt-Mackenzie earned a reputation for adventure and exploration, travelling across deserts in the Middle East and Africa and joining a Norwegian cargo ship as its fourth mate so she could sail the Mediterranean.
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