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There are, however, times when you cannot find your ancestor in these large indexes. Perhaps, a mistake was made when these large indexes were made, or a person's name was not easy to recognize in the census enumeration book, or the surname was spelled differently. In such a situation, you may be able to find your ancestor in the census by using a smaller surname index for the parish or town of interest. When looking at a smaller index, it can be easier to pick out an alternative spelling of a person's surname. These indexes are also ideal for finding all of the people with a specific surname in a specific location. | There are, however, times when you cannot find your ancestor in these large indexes. Perhaps, a mistake was made when these large indexes were made, or a person's name was not easy to recognize in the census enumeration book, or the surname was spelled differently. In such a situation, you may be able to find your ancestor in the census by using a smaller surname index for the parish or town of interest. When looking at a smaller index, it can be easier to pick out an alternative spelling of a person's surname. These indexes are also ideal for finding all of the people with a specific surname in a specific location. | ||
Many of these are available, in book, CD, microfilm and microfiche form. The Family History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) has a large and growing collection of these smaller indexes. <br> | Many of these are available, in book, CD, microfilm and microfiche form. The Family History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) has a large and growing collection of these smaller indexes. <br> | ||
=== How to use this table to find indexes at the library. === | === How to use this table to find indexes at the library. === | ||
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This table contains the Family History film and book call numbers for the census surname indexes (except 1881) that are in its collection. The indexes are listed by placename. | This table contains the Family History film and book call numbers for the census surname indexes (except 1881) that are in its collection. The indexes are listed by placename. | ||
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| colspan="8" | NOTE: The whole of the 1881 census of Scotland is surname indexed. The index is available on all patron computers under Databases on the Network. | | colspan="8" | NOTE: The whole of the 1881 census of Scotland is surname indexed. The index is available on all patron computers under Databases on the Network. | ||
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| colspan="8" | MONANCE | | colspan="8" | MONANCE SEE: ST MONANCE | ||
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| colspan="8" | | | colspan="8" | NOTE: For 1841: http//member.melbpc.org.au/~andes/scoonie.html | ||
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| ST ANDREWS & ST LEONARDS | | ST ANDREWS & ST LEONARDS | ||
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| colspan="8" | ST LEONARDS SEE: ST ANDREWS & ST LEONARDS | | colspan="8" | NOTE: An alphabetically indexed burgess roll of St. Andrews for 1771-1775 is at 941.33/S2 X2d | ||
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| colspan="8" | ST LEONARDS SEE: ST ANDREWS & ST LEONARDS | |||
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[[Image:Goarrow.png]] [[Scotland]] ; [[Scotland Census|Scotland Census]] ; [[Fife, Scotland|Fife]] | [[Image:Goarrow.png]] [[Scotland]] ; [[Scotland Census|Scotland Census]] ; [[Fife, Scotland|Fife]] | ||
[[Category:Fife]] | [[Category:Fife]] | ||