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| ==== ''Scotlands People'' ==== | | ==== ''Scotlands People'' ==== |
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| [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk]. This is a subscription website and you buy 30 credits at a time for a minimum cost of 6 GBP. As you use this site, any search result or document you pay to view is saved in your personal account and you never have to pay for that item again. This site has the 1841 through 1901 census years available for you to search. | | [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk]. This site has the 1841 through 1901 census years available. <br>This is a pay for view website. The minimum fee of 6 GBP (about $10 US) gives you access to the database for 90 days and gives you 30 page credits with which you may view search results and documents (1 credit per page of search results viewed and 5 credits per document viewed). As you use this site, any search result or document you pay to view is saved in your personal account and you never have to pay for that item again. |
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| The Census year 1881 has only the transcription with no image and this will only cost 1 credit to navigate back and forth for each navigation.
| | Some information will be helpful to use this site such as: |
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| When using this site you search by name and many names will come up. You get to decide whether to choose any of the names or not. If you choose a name then it will tell you how many credits it will cost you to look at that image. You can then decide to look at the image or continue searching.
| | *First and last name of the individual you are looking for. |
| | *Parish/district name. |
| | *County name. |
| | *Approximate age. |
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| Some information will be needed to use this site such as:
| | Many people in Scotland have similar names, so the more you can narrow your search, the better for results. |
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| *First and Last Name of the individual
| | ==== Published Indexes ==== |
| *Parish number ( if you have it and it is available to you)
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| *name of Parish
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| *County.
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| This is all needed because many people in Scotland tend to have similar names and marry people with similar last names, so having a Margaret Cunningham married to James Tassie could render many results and you may not know which one is yours.
| | The Family History Library has some surname and street indexes in booklet form or microform. To find them, look in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog] and do a Place Search for any of these combinations: |
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| NOTE: for women, the maiden surname is on birth records and usually follows them in records this will show as M.S. (Maiden Surname). If the person had been previously married then it would say 'Formerly'. This is important for you to know as you search these records. This becomes helpful while searching Census records.
| | SCOTLAND - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES |
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| The following source lists some surname and street indexes:
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| Gibson, Jeremy, ed. ''Marriage, Census and Other Indexes for Family Historians''. 6th ed. Birmingham: Federation of Family History Societies, 1996. (FHL book Ref 942 D22m 1996.)
| | [COUNTY], SCOTLAND - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES |
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| Many family history societies are indexing census records, so it is good to check with a local society to see if they have a surname index to the census for their area. Other archives and repositories may also have indexes.
| | [PARISH or TOWN], [COUNTY], SCOTLAND - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES |
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| The Family History Library has some surname and street indexes. To find them, look in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
| | '''1881 Surname Index''' |
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| SCOTLAND - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES
| | The 1881 Scottish census index is also available on microfiche. Each county has indexes arranged by: |
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| SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES
| | *Surname |
| | *Birthplace |
| | *Census place. |
| | *A transcription of the census as it appears on the microfilm. |
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| SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH or TOWN] - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES
| | The indexes and transcriptions are available on microfiche at the Family History Library, Family History Centers, the Registrar General, and at record offices and family history societies in the British Isles. |
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| '''1881 Surname Indexes.''' The entire 1881 Scottish census has been indexed. Each county has:
| | A national index for Scotland is also available. The national index consists of a surname index and a birthplace index. The county birthplace indexes are organized first by surname and then by birthplace. The national birthplace index is organized first by birthplace and then by surname. |
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| '''Indexes by surname, birthplace, and census place.''' A transcription of the census as it appears on the microfilm. The indexes and transcriptions are available on microfiche at the Family History Library, Family History Centers, the Registrar General, and at record offices and family history societies in the British Isles.
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| A national index for Scotland is also available. The national index consists of a surname index and a birthplace index. The county birthplace indexes are organized first by surname and then by birthplace. The national birthplace index is organized first by birthplace and then by surname.
| | To find the numbers for the 1881 census indexes, look in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog] under: |
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| To find the numbers for the 1881 census indexes, look in the Family History Library Catalog under:
| | SCOTLAND - CENSUS - 1881 - INDEXES |
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| SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], - CENSUS - [1881] - INDEXES
| | '''Street Indexes''' |
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| '''Street Indexes.''' If possible, find your ancestor’s street address for the time period of the census you are searching. In larger towns or cities, an address will help you find your ancestor in a census, especially if a street index exists for the town. Knowing the address can also help you search other records.
| | If you have your ancestor’s street address for the time period of the census you are searching, you may search the census for that address and see if your ancestor is there. Street indexes exist for larger towns or cities. |
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| You might find an address in letters, directories, civil registration certificates, church records, court records, and tax records. | | You might find an address in letters, directories, civil registration certificates, church records, court records, and tax records. |
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| Street indexes are available for some towns and cities in Scotland. You can find the indexes and the census film numbers in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [CITY] - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES.
| | You can find the street indexes listed in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog] under [CITY], [COUNTY], SCOTLAND - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES. |
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| Street indexes are also listed in the front of the following register:
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| ''Scottish Censuses''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1989. (FHL Reg 941 X2Ce; fiche 6035795.)
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| Additional information on the census is available by [[Census Images|clicking here]]. | | Additional information on the census is available by [[Census Images|clicking here]]. |
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| [[Category:Scotland]] | | [[Category:Scotland]] |