Scotland Census: Difference between revisions

Updated MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry census links and years.
m (Text replacement - "FindMyPast" to "Findmypast")
(Updated MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry census links and years.)
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| align="center" |  [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Index/Images]  
| align="center" |  [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Index/Images]  
| align="center" |  [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/1841-england-wales-and-scotland-census Index only]  
| align="center" |  [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/1841-england-wales-and-scotland-census Index only]  
| align="center" | [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10322/1841-scotland-census-extract?s=218489221 Index only]  
| align="center" | [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10979/1841-scotland-census Index only]
| align="center" |  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1004 Index only]  
| align="center" |  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1004 Index only]  
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| align="center" | [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Index/Images]  
| align="center" | [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Index/Images]  
| align="center" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/1851-england-wales-and-scotland-census Index only]  
| align="center" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/1851-england-wales-and-scotland-census Index only]  
| align="center" | [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10323/1851-scotland-census-extract?s=218489221 Index only]  
| align="center" | [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10980/1851-scotland-census Index only]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1076 Index only]  
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1076 Index only]  
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| align="center" | [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Index/Images]  
| align="center" | [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Index/Images]  
| align="center" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/1861-england-wales-and-scotland-census Index only]  
| align="center" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/1861-england-wales-and-scotland-census Index only]  
| align="center" | [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10324/1861-scotland-census-extract?s=218489221 Index only]  
| align="center" | [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10978/1861-scotland-census Index only]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1080 Index only]  
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1080 Index only]  
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| align="center" | [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Index/Images]  
| align="center" | [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Index/Images]  
| align="center" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/1871-england-wales-and-scotland-census Index only]  
| align="center" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/1871-england-wales-and-scotland-census Index only]  
| align="center" | [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10976/1871-scotland-census?s=275764761 Index only]
| align="center" | [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10976/1871-scotland-census Index only]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1104 Index only]  
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1104 Index only]  
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| align="center" | [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Index/Images]  
| align="center" | [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Index/Images]  
| align="center" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/1881-england-wales-and-scotland-census Index only]  
| align="center" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/1881-england-wales-and-scotland-census Index only]  
| align="center" | [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10977/1881-scotland-census?s=275764761 Index only]
| align="center" | [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10977/1881-scotland-census Index only]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1119 Index only]  
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1119 Index only]  
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| align="center" | [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Index/Images]  
| align="center" | [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Index/Images]  
| align="center" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/1891-england-wales-and-scotland-census Index only]  
| align="center" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/1891-england-wales-and-scotland-census Index only]  
| align="center" | [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10974/1891-scotland-census?s=275764761 Index only]
| align="center" | [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10974/1891-scotland-census Index only]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1108 Index only]  
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1108 Index only]  
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| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|3212239|Index/Images}}(*)  
| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|3212239|Index/Images}}(*)  
| align="center" | [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Index/Images]  
| align="center" | [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Index/Images]  
| align="center" | -  
| align="center" | [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/1901-england-wales-and-scotland-census Index only]
| align="center" | [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10975/1901-scotland-census?s=275764761 Index only]
| align="center" | [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10975/1901-scotland-census Index only]
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| align="center" | [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1101/ Index only]
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| align="center" | '''1911'''  
| align="center" | '''1911'''  
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====Online====
====Online====
The only website with all censuses between 1841 and 1911 is [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople] ($). [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] has the censuses between 1841 and 1901. [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] ($) and [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] ($) have the censuses between 1841 and 1901. Only ScotlandsPeople has both the indexes and the images for each census; the other three websites only have the indexes.
The only website with all censuses between 1841 and 1911 is [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople] ($). [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] has the censuses between 1841 and 1901. [https://www.myheritage.com/research MyHeritage] ($), [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] ($) 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 four 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.  
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== Online Registers and Population Records ==
== Online Registers and Population Records ==


*'''1939''' [https://www.findmypast.co.uk/1939register 1939 Register] at Findmypast — index ($)
*'''1939''' [https://www.findmypast.co.uk/1939register 1939 Register] at Findmypast — index ($) — England and Wales only


==Searching Census Records - Strategy==
==Searching Census Records - Strategy==