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== Background == | |||
[[Image:Scotland-angus.png|thumb|left]]Angus (formerly Forfarshire) is a maritime county in the east of Scotland. It is bounded on the north by the counties of Aberdeen and Kincardine, on the east by the German Ocean, on the south by the Firth of Tay, and on the west by Perthshire. It is about 38 1/2 miles in length and 37 1/2 miles in extreme breadth, comprising an area of 840 square miles or 537,600 acres. The county or area was anciently called Angus after the brother of King Kenneth II to whom it was granted by the king after his victory over the Picts. It was later called Forfarshire after the county town of Forfar. [Apparently the name changed back to Angus in 1950.] | [[Image:Scotland-angus.png|thumb|left]]Angus (formerly Forfarshire) is a maritime county in the east of Scotland. It is bounded on the north by the counties of Aberdeen and Kincardine, on the east by the German Ocean, on the south by the Firth of Tay, and on the west by Perthshire. It is about 38 1/2 miles in length and 37 1/2 miles in extreme breadth, comprising an area of 840 square miles or 537,600 acres. The county or area was anciently called Angus after the brother of King Kenneth II to whom it was granted by the king after his victory over the Picts. It was later called Forfarshire after the county town of Forfar. [Apparently the name changed back to Angus in 1950.] | ||
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Here is a list of the historic parishes of the county of Angus (formerly Forfarshire) with their parish numbers. Click on the parish name to see information about records. | Here is a list of the historic parishes of the county of Angus (formerly Forfarshire) with their parish numbers. Click on the parish name to see information about records. | ||
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| [[Barry & Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland|Barry & Carnoustie]]<br> | | [[Barry & Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland|Barry & Carnoustie]]<br> | ||
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== Census == | |||
The Scottish government began taking censuses of its population in 1841, and every ten years there after. 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. | |||
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. Here is a list of the known county-wide census indexes for Angus which are available at the Family History Library. | |||
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| <u>Year</u> | |||
| <u>FHL Call Number</u> | |||
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| 1841 | |||
| fiche 6203961 (set of 4 -- cannot be circulated) | |||
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| 1851 | |||
| book 941.31 X22a, 2 vols. (excluding Dundee) | |||
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| 1881 | |||
| fiche 6086580 (set of 12 -- can be circulated) | |||
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== Maps == | == Maps == | ||
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Click on the map at the right to see a larger version, and click again on the larger map. Next, click on the ‘Expand’ button when it appears in the lower right-hand corner of the map. | Click on the map at the right to see a larger version, and click again on the larger map. Next, click on the ‘Expand’ button when it appears in the lower right-hand corner of the map. | ||
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[[Image:Forfar.jpg|thumb|right|Forfar, c. 1845]] | [[Image:Forfar.jpg|thumb|right|Forfar, c. 1845]] | ||
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Click [http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/parish-map-angus.htm here] to see an outline map of the parishes of Angus. | Click [http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/parish-map-angus.htm here] to see an outline map of the parishes of Angus. | ||
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[Return to [[Scotland Old Counties pre 1974 and New Counties post 1974|county list]].] | [Return to [[Scotland Old Counties pre 1974 and New Counties post 1974|county list]].] | ||
[[Category:Scotland]] | [[Category:Scotland]] | ||