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<!--{12063919693430} -->Here is a list of historic parishes, with their parish numbers, for Clackmannanshire. Click on the parish name to see information about records. | <!--{12063919693430} -->Here is a list of historic parishes, with their parish numbers, for Clackmannanshire. Click on the parish name to see information about records. | ||
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== Census == | == Census == | ||
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The Scottish government began taking censuses of its population in 1841, and every ten years thereafter. The records must be 100 years old before they are released to the public, so the most recent record available is for the 1901 census. Read more about [[Scotland Census|Census Records]]. | The Scottish government began taking censuses of its population in 1841, and every ten years thereafter. The records must be 100 years old before they are released to the public, so the most recent record available is for the 1901 census. Read more about [[Scotland Census|Census Records]]. | ||
Many census records have been indexed by surname. Some indexes cover one parish (and will be listed in the Wiki on the parish page) and some indexes are for the county as a whole. The Family History Library has county-wide census indexes for Clackmannan for {{FHL|821631|title-id|disp=1841}} and {{FHL|708202|title-id|disp=1881}}. | Many census records have been indexed by surname. Some indexes cover one parish (and will be listed in the Wiki on the parish page) and some indexes are for the county as a whole. The Family History Library has county-wide census indexes for Clackmannan for {{FHL|821631|title-id|disp=1841}} and {{FHL|708202|title-id|disp=1881}}. Census surname indexes for different places within Clackmannanshire at the library may be seen by clicking [[Clackmannanshire Census Surname Index|here]]. | ||
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== Directories == | |||
Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland, Post Office Directories are avilable online. The directory available for Clackmannanshire is: | Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland, Post Office Directories are avilable online. The directory available for Clackmannanshire is: | ||
[http://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/index.cfm?place=Clackmannan 1877]: This are available in either PDF format or viewable online. The parishes it includes are: | [http://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/index.cfm?place=Clackmannan 1877]: This are available in either PDF format or viewable online. The parishes it includes are: | ||
*Alloa | *Alloa | ||
*Stirling | *Stirling | ||
*Alva | *Alva | ||
*Logie | *Logie | ||
*Tillicoultry | *Tillicoultry | ||
*Dollar | *Dollar | ||
*Clackmannan | *Clackmannan | ||
*Tulliallan | *Tulliallan | ||
*Culross | *Culross | ||
*Burgh of Alloa | *Burgh of Alloa | ||
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Click [http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/parish-map-fife.htm here] to see an outline map of the parishes of Clackmannanshire. | Click [http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/parish-map-fife.htm here] to see an outline map of the parishes of Clackmannanshire. | ||
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== Poorhouse reconds == | |||
(see Stirling Combination)[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Stirling/ www.workhouses.org.uk/Stirling/] | |||
(see Stirling Combination)[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Stirling/ www.workhouses.org.uk/Stirling/] | |||
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