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Re: 1881 Census
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 02 March 21 11:45 GMT (UK) »
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Re: 1881 Census
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 02 March 21 11:52 GMT (UK) »
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Re: 1881 Census
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 02 March 21 11:53 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Caltha on Monday 01 March 21 23:29 GMT (UK)
I understand that the 1881 Census recorded Gaelic speakers, but having had a look at a few, I cant find any mention of this. 
Are you looking at original documents or a transcription?

See for example the attached page from the 1881 census of the parish of Lochs on the Isle of Lewis. All of the people listed were Gaelic speakers, according to the G following their places of birth.

In later censuses there was a dedicated column for this detail.
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Re: 1881 Census
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 02 March 21 12:00 GMT (UK) »
The 1881 LDS transcription(free on SP) has for example -
Neil Mc Lean , head , 35 , ship carpenter , birth place Mull (G) Argyll.


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Re: 1881 Census
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 02 March 21 12:10 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Elwyn - the one that Im interested in passed away by 1891, but Ive written to the NRS and when I get a response I will feed it in here.  Thanks again for your interest and comments.

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Re: 1881 Census
« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 02 March 21 12:10 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: ev on Tuesday 02 March 21 12:00 GMT (UK)
The 1881 LDS transcription has for example -
Neil Mc Lean , head , 35 , ship carpenter , birth place Mull (G) Argyll.
Now that is very interesting, because the CD-ROM version of the LDS transcription does not include the G against the birthplaces of any of the people in Lochs on the page I posted.

So it seems that the LDS transcribers were not consistent in their treatment of the G. 

The FindMyPast transcription does include the G as part of the birthplace.
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Re: 1881 Census
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 02 March 21 12:12 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Caltha on Tuesday 02 March 21 12:10 GMT (UK)
Thanks Elwyn - the one that Im interested in passed away by 1891, but Ive written to the NRS and when I get a response I will feed it in here.  Thanks again for your interest and comments.
Why wait for the NRS? Why not just view the relevant 1881 census and you should have the answer?
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Re: 1881 Census
« Reply #16 on: Tuesday 02 March 21 12:13 GMT (UK) »
Thats interesting Forfarian - I'll check Find My Past and see what they come up with, although its strange that it doesnt appear in the Scotlands People scan of the census form.

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Re: 1881 Census
« Reply #17 on: Tuesday 02 March 21 12:14 GMT (UK) »
Forfarian - Ive looked at the written census form downloaded from Scotland People.
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