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Scottish Census Notes
Census enumerations for Scotland began in 1801 and continued every 10 years. Most of the records prior to 1831 were destroyed. There were a few which did survive and hopefully they are in places where your ancestors
lived.....
1841 Scottish census schedules are the first ones to survive completely intact.
1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, & 1901 Scottish census records are the best census resources for Scotland as they give more detailed and correct information than do the earlier censuses.
Beginning Scottish Research
by Sherry Irvine
Scottish Directories
Directories were an early form of advertising, telling businesses about other businesses and informing those with purchasing power who was providing supplies and services. Scotland before 1900 was not a consumer society and most people had little or no disposable income. In other words, directories list very limited numbers of people before the 1850s, and although more people are in the post office directories of the late Victorian period, this is far from being anything like the coverage of the census enumerations.
This immediately brings up a question of the value of directories at a time when indexes to Scottish census returns are not far from being completed. Why consult directories? The answer lies....... Read More.
Using Ancestry Scottish Census Transcripts
by Sherry Irvine
Not long ago transcripts of the 1851
and 1861 census returns of Scotland were added to Ancestry. They
are valuable additions to the British census data for two reasons, they
straddle the start of Scottish civil registration which began in.....
Read More.
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45,000 UK Towns and Villages!
Scotland Records On CD ROM
Scottish Immigrants to North America, 1600s-1800s
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Publications and CDs for Scotland
Scottish Genealogy Data at Ancestry.co.uk
Historic Families of Scotland, Vol. 1
Historic Families of Scotland, Vol. 2
The Scotland Gazetteer
England, Scotland & Wales Royal Families
Scottish Newspapers at Ancestry.co.uk
The Edinburgh Advertiser
The Edinburgh Scotsman
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Scotland
Vital Records
New Register House
Edinburgh Scotland
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*Marriage Witness Indexes
Maps:
United Kingdom County Map
Scottish
Clans Map
County Map of Scotland
1832 Atlas
Pre1974 County Map of Scotland
Gazetteer For Scotland
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1823 Scottish Newspaper Images
1841 Census Microfilm
Electric Scotland
General Register Office for Scotland
Genuki UK Genealogy
The
Highland Clearances
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
Making sense of Scottish Handwriting
Moray
Heritage
National Archives of Scotland
National
Library of Scotland
Old
Kirkcudbright
Scottish Documents - Search Wills
Scottish Genealogy Search
Scotland BDM Exchange
Scotland Census Information
Scotland
Marriages at GenWed.com
Scottish
Recipients of the Victoria Cross
Scottish
Roots Scottish
Town Plans (1847-1895) Statistical Accounts of Scotland
Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry
Virtual Vault - Record Images Online!
UK Genealogy Search Engines
United Kingdom Census & Data at Ancestry
 Scottish Castles
Buittle
Castle Castle Photo Set 12 at Electric Scotland
Castle Photo Set 13 at Electric Scotland
The Chatelaine's Scottish Castles
Dark Isle Castles, Cairns and Music
Dumbarton Castle
Kings and Queens of Scotland
Kirkcudbright Castle
Online Books
Saltcoats
Old and New by P. Charles Carragher
Heraldry
Family
Coats of Arms
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Scottish Census Records Online:
1841 Census of various locations Partial
1851 Scottish Census Online at Ancestry.co.uk
1851 2% Census Extractions
More 1851 2% Census Extraction
1851 Census Database Search by David Stuart - great resource!
1852-1857 Highlands & Islands Emigration Passenger Lists Search Engine
1861 Scottish Census Online at Ancestry.co.uk
1871 Scottish Census Online at Ancestry.co.uk
1881 Scottish Census Records Online at Ancestry.co.uk
1891 & 1901 Scottish Census at ScotlandsPeople - Pay per view
1901 Scottish Census Records at Ancestry.co.uk
FreeCen Search at Rootsweb
(Scottish
FreeCen)
Search the Ancestry Databases of Scotland
Caithness
Caithness Scotland Genealogy at GenWeb Caithness Queries
1881
Census of Wick and Latheron Union Workhouse at Caithness
* Caithness, Scotland: Parish and Probate Records Search at Ancestry
Clackmannanshire
Clackmannanshire
Genealogy at GenWeb Queries
No known census online....
Send us your census links!
Other Records
Clackmannanshire Surname List at Genuki
Old Tullibody - Interesting history, stories and
photos
* Clackmannanshire, Scotland: Parish and Probate Records Search at Ancestry
Dumfriesshire
Dumfriesshire
Genealogy at GenWeb Queries
1851 Census of Dumfriesshire
1881 Census of Combination Poorhouse, Kirkpatrick, Fleming, Dumfries
1881 Census of Combination Poorhouse Upper NithsdaleMorton, Dumfries
* Dumfries-shire, Scotland: Parish and Probate Records Search at Ancestry
Dunbartonshire
Dumbartonshire
Genealogy at GenWeb Queries
1881 Census of Residents of Union Workhouse at Dunbartonshire
Other Records
Old Graveyard Roseneath Tombstones Database
1914-1919 Kirkintilloch War Memorial Names and History
* Dunbartonshire, Scotland: Parish and Probate Records Search at Ancestry
East Lothian
East Lothian Genealogy at GenWeb Queries
1851 Dunbar 2% Census Extraction
1851 Haddingtonshire, Haddington 2% Census Extraction
1861 Census Strays from unknown and various places
1861 Scot Census Strays
1861 Census Strays from East and West Indies
1861 Census Strays from Ireland
Other Records
1650 Battle of Dunbar (officers captured) Partial
Fife
Fife Scotland Genealogy at GenWeb Fife Queries
1841 Census Index of Scoonie Parish
1841 Census of Scoonie Parish
1851 Census Downloads
1851 Census (partial)
1851 Census of Dysart (partial)
1851 Census of Saline Parish
1851 Census of Schoonie Parish Part 1
1851 Census of Schoonie Parish Part 2
1851 Census of Strathmiglo ED 1-3
1851 Census of Strathmiglo ED 4-6
1851 Census of Wemyss Parish, Buckhaven (East)
1851 Census of Wemyss Parish, Buckhaven (West)
1851 Census of Wemyss Parish, Coaltown of Wemyss
1851 Census of Wemyss Parish, Kirkland
1851 Census of Wemyss Parish, Methilhill
1851 Census of Wemyss Parish, Methil
1851 Census of Wemyss Parish, Wemyss (East)
1851 Census of Wemyss Parish, Wemyss (West)
1851 Census Strays Found in England
Other Records
Kingdom
of Fife Surnames List
* Fife, Scotland: Parish and Probate Records Search at Ancestry
Inverness-shire
Inverness-shire
Genealogy at GenWeb Queries
(includes Lewis, Uist and Skye)
1841 Census of Fort William Area, Inverness-Shire
1841 Census of North Uist, Inverness-Shire
1861 Census of Fort William Area, Inverness-Shire
1881 Census of Fort William Area, Inverness-Shire
Isle of Muck
1841 Census
1851 Census
1861 Census
1871 Census
1881 Census
1891 Census
Other Records
1500s-1800s Parish and Probate Records at Ancestry
* Inverness-shire, Scotland: Parish and Probate Records at Ancestry
Kincardineshire
Kincardineshire Genealogy at GenWeb
1841 Census Transcription of Kincardine County, Scotland (partial)
Other Records
Stonehaven
Roots Surname Index
1914-1919
Stonehaven War Memorial Names
* Kincardineshire, Scotland: Parish and Probate Records at Ancestry
Kinross County
Kinross Genealogy at GenWeb Kinross Queries
1841 Census Index of Arngask Parish
1841 Census of Arngask Parish
1841 Census Index of Cleish Parish
1841 Census of Cleish Parish
1841 Census Index of Forgandenny Parish
1841 Census of Forgandenny Parish
1841 Census Index of Fossoway & Tullebole Parishes
1841 Census of Fossoway & Tullebole Parishes
1841 Census Index of Portmoak Parish
1841 Census of Portmoak Parish
Other Records
1904-1954 Vehicle Owners
1904-1954 Vehicle Registrations
* Kinross-shire, Scotland: Parish and Probate Records at Ancestry
Kirkcudbrightshire
Kirkcudbrightshire Genealogy at GenWeb Queries
1841 Census of Buittle Parish
1851 Census of Buittle Parish
1851 Census of Kirkcudbrightshire
1851-1891 Census of Kirkcudbrightshire Poor House and History
1861 Census of Buittle Parish
1881 Census of Buittle Parish
Other Records
History of Lands and Their Owners in Galloway
1704-1811 Roman Catholic Records of Buittle Parish
1736-1856 Baptism Records of Buittle Parish
1737-1854 Burial Records of Buittle Parish
Pre-1799 Valuation of Kirkcudbright, Galtway and Dunrod Parishes
1779-1799 Stent Rolls of Old Kirkcudbright Burgh
1803-1960 Valuation of Buittle Parish
1819 Valuation Roll of Old Kirkcudbright Parish
1826-1853 Deaths in Old Kirkcudbright
1848 Parochial Board Appeals
1859-1860 Valuation Roll of Old Kirkcudbright Parish
1921-1922 Stewartry Postal Directory
* Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland: Parish and Probate Records at Ancestry
Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire Genealogy at GenWeb Lanarkshire Queries
1841, 1851, and 1861 bits of census
1861 Census (partial - small)
1881 Census of Glasgow City Poorhouse
1881 Census of Glasgow Barony Poorhouse
1881 Census of Govan Poorhouse
Other Records
1573-1642 Index to Extracts from Records of the Burgh of Glasgow
1630-1662 Index to Extracts from Records of the Burgh of Glasgow
1663-1690 Index to Extracts from Records of the Burgh of Glasgow
1724-1725 Land Tax Images
1787 First Glasgow Directory
1853-1854 Diary of a Church Elder at Hutchesontown United Presbyterian Church
* Lanarkshire (Glasgow), Scotland: Parish and Probate Records at Ancestry
Also See:
Aberdeenshire - Bute
Midlothian-Wigtownshire
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