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Scottish Census Records
« on: Sunday 30 June 19 12:40 BST (UK) »
Could anyone please tell me why some ages are marked out on the record?  Thank you
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Re: Scottish Census Records
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 30 June 19 12:46 BST (UK) »
Do you mean a diagonal cross through?  If so, it's usually part of the counting process after the entries have been completed. Censuses were really for statistical purposes.


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Re: Scottish Census Records
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 30 June 19 12:51 BST (UK) »
Thank you, Gadget.  Some have a single stroke through and the age can be read quite easily , some are not crossed at all and the rest are 'St Andrew' crossed with no hope of knowing the age - mine fall into that category!

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« Reply #3 on: Sunday 30 June 19 13:16 BST (UK) »
Could you put a snip up of part of the page.
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Re: Scottish Census Records
« Reply #4 on: Monday 01 July 19 00:03 BST (UK) »
As it's an original, keep a note of the ref. no...input the surname & area only on SP search & check what age is recorded on the index to help?

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