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==== Online ====
==== Online ====
The only website with all censuses between 1841 and 1911 is [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople] ($). [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] has the censuses between 1841 and 1891. [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] ($) and [https://www.findmypast.com/ FindMyPast] ($) have the censuses between 1841 and 1901. Only ScotlandsPeople has both the indexes and the images for each census; the other three websites only have the indexes.
The only website with all censuses between 1841 and 1911 is [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople] ($). [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] has the censuses between 1841 and 1901. [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] ($) and [https://www.findmypast.com/ FindMyPast] ($) have the censuses between 1841 and 1901. Only ScotlandsPeople has both the indexes and the images for each census; the other three websites only have the indexes.


If a search on one of these websites does not uncover the desired person or family, try searching on a different website because each has a different searching algorithm.  
If a search on one of these websites does not uncover the desired person or family, try searching on a different website because each has a different searching algorithm.  


[https://www.freecen.org.uk/ FreeCEN] has a small number of records for Scotland, see their coverage tables.  
[https://www.freecen.org.uk/ FreeCEN] has a small number of records for Scotland, see their coverage tables.


==== Family History Library ====
==== Family History Library ====
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