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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland Resources => Topic started by: Ruskie on Thursday 23 November 06 04:13 GMT (UK)
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I found this free census very useful:
www dumgal.gov.uk historicalindexes default aspx
see
www.dgcommunity.net/historicalindexes/default.aspx
(http://www.dgcommunity.net/historicalindexes/default.aspx)
(could have saved some pounds on SP if I'd discovered it earlier!)
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There are quite a few sites with extracts of various census in Scotland. It's worth checking the different county boards as we've posted them in each county.
Freecen is also a growing resource for Scottish census.
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this link doesnt seem to be working anymore
paul
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The site does work, but I had to go to the mainsite first and then search for historical indexes
www.dumgal.gov.uk
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Please add further instructions on how to reach the research indexes you mention.
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I've seached and got lost in the dumgal site and can't find the link to the information I posted all those years ago. Maybe Kalishoek would be kind enough to point us in the right direction. :)
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Link to Historical Indexes here www.dgcommunity.net/historicalindexes/default.aspx
Monica :)
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Thanks very much Monica. :) I have no idea why I couldn't find it when I looked last time. I will add that to my favourites.
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What are DMS, KBT and WGT?
According to my Genealogical Research Directory, and to Wikipedia, the Chapman Codes for Dumfries-shire, Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire are DFS, KKD and Wigtownshire are DFS, KKD and WIG.
So where do these come from?
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I think they were just written in quick shorthand rather than the recognised codes, Forfarian....
Ruskie is good with Scottish stuff!
Monica
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What are DMS, KBT and WGT?
According to my Genealogical Research Directory, and to Wikipedia, the Chapman Codes for Dumfries-shire, Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire are DFS, KKD and Wigtownshire are DFS, KKD and WIG.
So where do these come from?
Um, can't remember. I started this post in Nov 2006 and my memory is fairly poor. ;) I like DMS KBT and WGT though. ;D Seriously though, I either got them from a site somewhere or maybe I made them up because Dumfriesshire, Kircudbrightshire and Wigtownshire are such long names? :-\
I think they were just written in quick shorthand rather than the recognised codes, Forfarian....
Ruskie is good with Scottish stuff!
Monica
I think you're right about the first bit Monica, but not sure about the second (but lovely of you to say so. :-*)
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Thinking about it, we can now also add to the areas for free census resources:
www.maxwellancestry.com/census/
www.freecen.org.uk/
Monica :)
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I think they were just written in quick shorthand rather than the recognised codes, Forfarian....
Possible.
Ruskie is good with Scottish stuff!
Yes, I have noticed that.
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I think they were just written in quick shorthand rather than the recognised codes, Forfarian....
Possible.
Ruskie is good with Scottish stuff!
Yes, I have noticed that.
I think you two must have got me mixed up with another Ruskie. ;D
(good links thanks Monica)