The 1911 Scotland census released today by the Registrar General for Scotland at 11 a.m. BST (or 3 a.m. Pacific). The 1911 Scotland census was taken on Sunday, April 2nd, 1911, the same date as for England and Wales. Scanning was done in color.
There are 4.7 million Scots named in this census. With 2,307,603 males and 2,451,842 females, it’s an increase of 287,342 over 1901. Fields in the census include name, address, age, occupation, birthplace and marital status of everyone enumerated, as well as details about their children.
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1911 Scotland Census Released
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/search/census/index.aspx?1911
A guide to using the 1911 census is available at this link:
- 1911 census questions
- 1911 census enumerators’ instructions
- 1911 census punch card tabulation and the staff involved
- 1911 census occupations
- 1911 census street indexes
And now excuse me, please. I have to go find my grandfather in Aberdeen now that the 1911 Scotland Census released!
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