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== Census Substitutes== | == Census Substitutes== | ||
Research use: To identify names of individuals and locations. The record can also be used as a finding tool or to supplement lost church records. | '''Research use:''' To identify names of individuals and locations. The record can also be used as a finding tool or to supplement lost church records. | ||
Record type: | '''Record type''':<br> | ||
*Name lists prepared by government or other bodies that list individuals and can be used as census material:<br> | |||
* hearth tax<br> | |||
*subsidy<br> | |||
*poll tax<br> | |||
*civil survey<br> | |||
*freeholder lists<br> | |||
*religious censuses<br> | |||
*Other<br> | |||
Time period: 1600s to 1841. | '''Time period''': 1600s to 1841. | ||
Contents: | '''Contents Varied ''': | ||
*Generally name of individual, usually land holders and/or owner, location and value of property or tax. | |||
Location: Mostly at National Archives of Scotland, H.M. General Register House, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 3YY, some in local custody. | '''Location''': Mostly at National Archives of Scotland, H.M. General Register House, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 3YY, some in local custody. | ||
Population coverage: 30%. | '''Population coverage''': 30%. | ||
Reliability: Good.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Scotland,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1988-2001.</ref> | '''Reliability''': Good.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Scotland,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1988-2001.</ref> | ||
== Statistical Data From Pre 1841 Censuses == | == Statistical Data From Pre 1841 Censuses == | ||