To those who are thinking of helping out the 1841 Dumfrieshire census. BEWARE!!!!!! I offered them 16 parishes that i had transcribed and sent Tom one Penpont only to be told that it was not good enough and not the way he wanted and to redo it again.. The data was as correct as DGFHS printed booklet. The parish was in the prescribed format for the Transcription of the original census records ready to go to the next stage of checking the data. The rudeness of his Email was rather cutting and i told him so.. Also he told me not to transcribe any more parish records and he would tell me what i was allowed to do.. So for those who can wait for the work to finish and would like to try and find there ancestors in the 1841 census contact me off line at . thatcham@optusnet.com.au Bill Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Daly" <tom.daly@stgeorges.qc.ca> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 9:46 Subject: Dumfries 1841 Free Census Project > Hello fellow list members, > > When I made my posting concerning the Dumfries 1841 Free Census Project on > the 24th of October, I promised updates on the project. So here is the > first one! > > First, the home page has moved. It is now at www.rootsweb.com/~sctdfsfc . > If you visit you will see that currently 28% of the pieces (parishes and > parts of large parishes) have been assigned to individual transcribers, > and that one of the pieces has finished being transcribed! Of course there > is much to do before any transcribed pieces go on line: they must be > checked by a proofreader, then validated in order to remove as many > discrepencies as possible that are left over from the previous stages. > Only then, when the files are as accurate as possible, will the data go on > line. > > We are making progress, but could still use help. This transcription > project works with scanned images of the census pages, so you don't have > to work with bulky microfilm or microfiche readers, but rather can view > all the images and do all the transcribing right on your own computer! If > you see a parish that would interest you to transcribe, let me (Thomas > Daly) know at thomas.daly@stgeorges.qc.ca . > > That's all for now, but I will continue to keep you informed of the > progress of the project. > > Thomas Daly > > ______________________________

Could SKS do a lookup on the 1871 Census for a Margaret BOYD aged about 21 yrs in the Ecclefechan, Hoddom, or Annan area. Also Adam SCOTT same age same area plus Cummertrees area . Regards Steve Boyd Australia