> >Is there one index for all of Scotland? Can a search be done for a >family if I don't know where they are? > >Bernard Healey b. 1836 in Ireland >Ann Healey born in Scotland > >CHILDREN: >Bernard b.not sure >James b. May 1860 >Thomas b. Sept 1861 >Daniel b. June 1871 > >These children were born in Scotland. >So I thought maybe they would show up in the 1861 >or 1871 Census. > >Thanks very much >Judy There is no national census index for 1861 or 1871. Someone else has posted a potential 1881 entry for them which could tie in places of residence with the dates of the birth of the children. That's a useful angle which I have used in the past. Jill McKenzie, Glasgow