> Just to be crystal clear, I was not advocating using the > transcript on its > own, far from it > Its imperative to check the original page (which is itself a > transcript > unfortunately up to 1901) Most main libraries in Scotland have microfilms of the original enumeration books, which you can check free of charge. I appreciate that this isn't much use if you don't live in Scotland, or can't make the journey to the library which holds the films you want to see, but you can order them for a small fee to see at any Latter Day Saints (Mormon) Church Family History Centre. Lists of FHCs at www.familysearch.org > No I was suggesting using the Ancestry census transcript to > find the right > family before buying the image from scotlandspeople Excellent advice, but it might be even cheaper hiring the whole film at an LDS FHC. This has the additional advantage that you can browse the entire book, which may turn up other interesting bits of information that you wouldn't get if you just download an image from SP. > Using scotlandspeople on its own can be a frustrating and > expensive business Indeed. Anne