In a message dated 23/06/2004 08:00:02 GMT Daylight Time, folley@optusnet.com.au writes: > Now as the coordinator for the Dumfrieshire area i am going to start the > transcription of the 1841 census i am asking any and every one who read > these lists if they have the time to become a helper... > > What is needed is people to transcribe records from the original Census > records and then people to check the transcribed files.. But you are re-inventing the wheel!! The 1841 census for Dumfriesshire (and Kirkcudbright and Wigtown) has already been transcribed and published by the Dumfries and Galloway FHS. In any case all the census indexes are coming online at Scotlandspeople later this year so what is the point of doing it again! Irene