I can't claim to know much about the 1851 census, but I believe it came under the auspices of the government decennial census, and it was an exercise that was not attempted again until 2001. For each decennial census, reports were published. These are sizeable tomes and contain some narrative, but lots of statistical tables on the different areas of census enquiry. On this basis, I would expect to local data covered in the 1851 Census Report, split down into county and perhaps also parish. Indeed it seems that a specific volume was published in connection with the relgious survey and one is held in Glasgow University Library: http://eleanor.lib.gla.ac.uk/search~S6/?searchtype=Z&searcharg=1851+census+report+scotland&searchscope=6&sortdropdown=-&SORT=DZ&extended=0&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Z1851+census%26SORT%3DD There should also be copies in the National Library in Edinburgh and other large reference libraries. Iain ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil Beattie" <neil@clueful.co.uk> To: "D&G Mailing List" <dumfries-galloway@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 1:05 PM Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] !851 Church Census > > Hi Jody > This church census is new to me but may be very useful. I'm aware of > the national census which took place in 1851 but not one udertaken by > the church. Was there a special one for Kircudbright burgh itself? > Neil >> I'm looking for an on line access to the Church census that was done in >> 1851 >> by Parish ministers. Does anyone know if there is an online source for >> the >> burgh of Kirkdcudbright. I need the information for a class paper. >> Jody >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.9/1806 - Release Date: 22/11/2551 18:59
Yes this is what I was looking for and because it was statistical (not typical of regular 1851 census) it is more helpful for local/social historians than say a family genealogist because if I remember they may only list who the ministers were, it was more of report on what the religious climate was for a given parish and what the attendance was like as well as report on other denominations in a parish, which is helpful for family research if you haven't found your family in the traditional OPR or on census. I was looking for this because of the statistics rather than names. I will keep searching to see if I can find an online index or source. Unfortunately I am across the pond in the US and don't have access to a library with this source. But thank you for posting it so I can add to my list of things to look up on my next trip to Scotland. Jody On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 7:38 AM, Iain Hutchison <iain@keapub.fsnet.co.uk>wrote: > I can't claim to know much about the 1851 census, but I believe it came > under the auspices of the government decennial census, and it was an > exercise that was not attempted again until 2001. > > For each decennial census, reports were published. These are sizeable > tomes > and contain some narrative, but lots of statistical tables on the different > areas of census enquiry. On this basis, I would expect to local data > covered in the 1851 Census Report, split down into county and perhaps also > parish. Indeed it seems that a specific volume was published in connection > with the relgious survey and one is held in Glasgow University Library: > > http://eleanor.lib.gla.ac.uk/search~S6/?searchtype=Z&searcharg=1851+census+report+scotland&searchscope=6&sortdropdown=-&SORT=DZ&extended=0&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Z1851+census%26SORT%3DD > > There should also be copies in the National Library in Edinburgh and other > large reference libraries. > > Iain > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Neil Beattie" <neil@clueful.co.uk> > To: "D&G Mailing List" <dumfries-galloway@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 1:05 PM > Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] !851 Church Census > > > > > > Hi Jody > > This church census is new to me but may be very useful. I'm aware of > > the national census which took place in 1851 but not one udertaken by > > the church. Was there a special one for Kircudbright burgh itself? > > Neil > >> I'm looking for an on line access to the Church census that was done in > >> 1851 > >> by Parish ministers. Does anyone know if there is an online source for > >> the > >> burgh of Kirkdcudbright. I need the information for a class paper. > >> Jody > >> > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.9/1806 - Release Date: 22/11/2551 > 18:59 > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Jody Allen, Scottish Scribbles Blog http://scottishscribbles.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Researching: Scotland: Wallace, Mctaggart, Clarke, Mckean(d), McCartney, Stewart Ireland: Lynch, Drought Wales: Williams, Walsh