Thanks Irene...I'd be interested in finding the Kirkmaiden census prior to 1824. Does anyone have any ideas on this one? Best Regards, Robert MacMurray ----- Original Message ----- From: <Lowlandscot@aol.com> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 3:04 AM Subject: [D-G LIST] Re: census records > > In a message dated 10/07/2004 02:58:43 GMT Daylight Time, > ke4mvk@earthlink.net writes: > > Now I have a couple of questions...how far back do the census records go? > Are they on micro-film? > > > > the census starts 1841 and was taken every 10 years ..the lastest which is > open to the public is 1901. They are all available on microfilm (via LDS fam > hist centres or Scottish local libraries) The GRO(S) has also enabled a website > _www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk_ (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk) to make > them available online. This site is fee paying and at the moment only has > 1881,1891 and 1901 available but later this summer it says it will have indexes > and images for the other censuses....for the whole of Scotland > > For Galloway The 1841 census has been indexed and published in one booklet > per parish and these can be bought from the Fam hist society (9 Glasgow St > Dumfries DG2 9AF) The 1851 (the earliest to contain ages, relationships and > birthplaces parishes) for Galloway is available online (free) at > _http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/services/depts/comres/library/census_search.asp_ > (http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/services/depts/comres/library/census_search.asp) > > Until the scotlandspeople site gets organised there is no index for 1861 and > 71. > > There were earlier, very basic, censuses than 1841 ...namely 1801,11,21 and > 31 but mostly these have not survived. In a tiny number of Scottish parishes > they still exist ..one of those parishes is Annan. > > Irene > > > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== > @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ > To reach every member of the list : > Send Email to ....... DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com > >