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« on: Monday 02 August 21 07:57 BST (UK) »
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
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« Reply #1 on: Monday 02 August 21 08:19 BST (UK) »
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.
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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« Reply #2 on: Monday 02 August 21 08:25 BST (UK) »
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
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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« Reply #4 on: Monday 02 August 21 09:03 BST (UK) »
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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« Reply #5 on: Monday 02 August 21 10:09 BST (UK) »
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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O'Brien: Australia, New Zealand

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« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 03 August 21 10:47 BST (UK) »
You might also find these of interest - the Glasgow directories from 1828 - 1912.

https://digital.nls.uk/directories/browse/archive/91168983