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Census Census records are available to be searched for the years 1841-1901 in Scotland. The information contained in each census varies somewhat as shown in the following table (searchable items in bold): Surname Forename Sex Age County & District Address Rank/ Profession\ Occupation 1841 Note 1 Note 2 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 Where born Relation to head of fam. Condition as to marriage Blind/deaf/ dumb Children 5-13 in school # rooms with 1+ windows Houses inhabited, uninhab., building Employer, employed, own account Note 1: In 1841, all ages above the age of 15 were supposed to be rounded down to the nearest 5. For example, someone aged 32 would be recorded as 30 years of age and someone aged 38 would be recorded as 35 years of age. Note 2: In 1841, the question of “Where born” only asked to know if someone was born in the county in which they were living “Y”, another Scottish County “N”, England “E”, Ireland “I” or of Foreign birth “F”. Indexes All of the censuses have been every name indexed and imaged and is available at ScotlandsPeople. To view the results of an index search costs 1 credit. The indexed information includes: surname, given name, sex, age, registration district and county and the GROS reference number. Ancestry.com only has an index to the censuses. Scattered indexes in book form are available at the FHL and some may be microfilmed. Images The 1841 Census image consists of two pages whereas the rest are of one census page. The images for the remaining censuses consist of one page. The cost to view a page is 5 credits. If a family starts on one page and ends on the next, you will want to click the “View Page After (5 Credits)” button. Census 1881(LDS) Please note that the viewed data for the 1881 (LDS) version of the census is a transcription of a household and not an actual image. Viewing a transcription will cost 1 credit unless it has been previously viewed. It can be searched at your local Family History Center for free. The transcription includes (searchable items are in bold): Surname, Forename(s), Address, Sex, Age, Census Place, Birthplace, Condition as to marriage, Relation to Head, Handicap, Occupation The FHL has the 1841 – 1891 Censuses available on microfilm. Gaelic/English speaker
Wills & Testaments Indexes Records The free index contains over 611,000 entries to Scottish wills and testaments from the several courts with jurisdiction covering the years 1513 – 1901. There may be more than one entry if there is an eik (similar to a codicil in English wills) Each index entry includes: surname, given name, title, occupation and place of residence (where these are given) of the deceased person, the court in which the testament was recorded, and the date on which the testament was recorded. They do not include names of executors, trustees or heirs to the estate, the deceased’s date of death, or the value of the estate. Full color images of the actual testaments are available. They are large and may take some time to download. The cost is £5 or about $8.50 and must be paid separately. This is regardless of the length of the will and the credits you use for statutory, parish and census records cannot be used. There are three types of probate documents indexed. The testament testamentar is the most useful because it includes the will. Executors are usually family members and other family names might appear as beneficiaries, although not necessarily the spouse or children. Unlike English custom, the spouse and children may already be cared for under the “widow’s part” and the “bairns’ part” of the moveable estate. The spouse or children might only be named in the will if they are to benefit from the “dead’s part” in addition to their lawful share of the estate. The second type of document indexed is a testament dative, indicated by a “TD” in the type column in the index. There is no will, but the court often named a close family member as executor. If the deceased died in debt, the court might appoint a creditor as executor instead. In this case, it is less likely that family names will be included. The third type of document indexes is an inventory, usually indicated by the word “Inventory” in the type column. It will list the moveable property belonging to the deceased at the time of his or her death. It can include household furnishings, clothes, and other personal items including tools of trade, crops, monies as well as debts owed and money loaned. Coats of Arms Indexes Records The index contains entries from the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland from 1672 – 1907. Each index entry includes surname, given name(s), date when the coat of arms was granted, the volume and page reference. It may also include a title and place of the person granted the coat of arms. The images are full color copies of original documents held by the Court of the Lord Lyon of Edinburgh. The file sizes can be very large and take a while to download. They cost £10 or about $17.00 regardless of the number of pages. Entries from 1672 – 1804 are usually very brief with little genealogical information and few illuminations of the coats of arms. Entries from the mid-19 th century often contain information on the person’s descent from his
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