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Rev Joseph Smith Birse Census
« on: Monday 17 January 11 15:28 GMT (UK) »
Does anybody have access to the censuses made by Rev Joseph Smith?
He apparently undertook his own census of Birse residents from 1791 onwards.
I am tracing my Family  the Young's I have got as far back as Alexander Young (B c1726), married a Janet Thompson they had 7 children.
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Re: Rev Joseph Smith Birse Census
« Reply #1 on: Monday 30 May 16 16:35 BST (UK) »
Joseph Smith's Lists of Inhabitants were included in the Kirk Session records for Birse. The records should be at the National Archives in Edinburgh and some local archives have on-line access, e.g. the Mitchell Library in Glasgow & Aberdeen city and county archives. A photocopied and indexed volume of the List is in the library of the Aberdeen & North East Scotland FHS.
An example entry from 1791/2: Forest of Birse - Shaw Catanach 4 m. to Jean Birss 4, Cha. Catanach 2, John Catanach 1, Jean Catanach 1, Jas Catanach 1, Archd. Catanach 1.
4 refers to under 40, 2 is under 20, 1 is under 10.
All Cabrach, Fyvie, Methlick in Aberdeenshire
Mee, Merrin, Stevenson in Notts Derby