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Title: Finding Scottish Prisoners in the 1881 census
Post by: whiteout7 on Monday 18 June 18 11:16 BST (UK)
Has anyone ever found a Scottish Prisoner in a census in a prison?
Is this even possible?
Title: Re: Finding Scottish Prisoners in the 1881 census
Post by: stanmapstone on Monday 18 June 18 11:39 BST (UK)
Just put Prisoner in Keyword, it comes up with 2,848 people.

Stan
Title: Re: Finding Scottish Prisoners in the 1881 census
Post by: ev on Monday 18 June 18 11:58 BST (UK)
Just to note , the 1881 LDS Census transcription for Scotland is free to search at https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/


ev
Title: Re: Finding Scottish Prisoners in the 1881 census
Post by: whiteout7 on Monday 18 June 18 12:03 BST (UK)
David Clark born 1844, aged 37 born in Dairsie, Fife
Can't find a man of this name/age in anything like a prison?
Could he have evaded a 15 year prison sentence some how?

Thankyou both for your help :)
Title: Re: Finding Scottish Prisoners in the 1881 census
Post by: ev on Monday 18 June 18 12:56 BST (UK)
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Could he have evaded a 15 year prison sentence some how?

Do you have any further details ?
He may have served his sentence in England  :-\


ev
Title: Re: Finding Scottish Prisoners in the 1881 census
Post by: rosie17 on Monday 18 June 18 13:12 BST (UK)
There is a David Clark age 38 born Dairsie Fife on th 1881 Census address Milton Farm Cottor House Leuchars Fifeshire occupation Ag Lab have you checked this one ?
Alexander Clark age 8 born Leuchars son
John Clark age 6 born Leuchars son
Annie Clark age 29 sister


Rosie
Title: Re: Finding Scottish Prisoners in the 1881 census
Post by: rosie17 on Monday 18 June 18 13:17 BST (UK)
There is also a record 1881 Census H M Convict Prison Chatham Kent
David Clark age 32 born Scotland birth year about 1849 (unmarried )

Rosie
Title: Re: Finding Scottish Prisoners in the 1881 census
Post by: ev on Monday 18 June 18 14:01 BST (UK)
Think the David Clark(widowed) in Leuchars Fife in 1881 was married to Ann Butchart.
Ann Butchart died 1879  Leuchars Fife.


ev
Title: Re: Finding Scottish Prisoners in the 1881 census
Post by: rosie17 on Monday 18 June 18 14:20 BST (UK)
Think the David Clark(widowed) in Leuchars Fife in 1881 was married to Ann Butchart.
Ann Butchart died 1879  Leuchars Fife.


ev

Yes would say so think the 1881 census in England is a good possibility  :)

Rosie