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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland Resources => Topic started by: blacksmithy on Monday 02 August 21 07:57 BST (UK)
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Hi
apologies for the basic question however I would be grateful if someone can explain the headings used in the Scotland census.
Registration district: is this the biggest unit of area?
Civil Parish: is this smaller than the Registration district?
County: smaller than the Civil Parish?
Address: the most focal point obviously!
Does ED, Household schedule number and line, refer to the volume the information is recorded in?
And one final question: I have a record for 3 Paul Street, Civil Parish of Glasgow, Robertson Memorial. Where is this likely to be located?
Many thanks for your thoughts
Blacksmithy
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County will be the biggest unit of area.
A county can consist of many parishes.
A Registration District is a grouping of Civil Parishes, and looked after by a Superintendent Registrar.
Originally based on Poor Law Unions.
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Scotland was divided into 33 counties.
At the start of Civil Registration, Scotland was divided into 1028 Registration Districts.
See: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/statutory-registers/registration-districts
and: https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/research-guides/parishes-and-districts
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This may help.
https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/guides/census-returns
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Paul Street is on the map in the link. Find the Cathedral, then go west, past the Townhead Gas Works. The nearest church is the Robertson Memorial Church,
https://maps.nls.uk/view/117743967
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Thank you for you clear and prompt replies. The Census makes more sense now!
Thanks also for the map GR. I finally found Paul Street, but in the meantime found lots of other streets my family have lived on and factories they worked at. I will spend several nights looking at this I think. So industrial and class orientated.
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You might also find these of interest - the Glasgow directories from 1828 - 1912.
https://digital.nls.uk/directories/browse/archive/91168983