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Title: Rev Joseph Smith Birse Census
Post by: StuYoung 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.
Stu Young

Title: Re: Rev Joseph Smith Birse Census
Post by: Stuart P 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.