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The 1881 census was the first UK census to be indexed in its entirety. In the 1980s, in a project that has been characterised as "the largest collection of historical source material to be made available in computerised form", [5] and "the first major 'crowd-sourced' exercise in the world", [6] the Genealogical Society of Utah began collaborating with the Federation of Family History Societies ...
The census in the United Kingdom is decennial, that is, held every ten years, although there is provision in the Census Act 1920 for a census to take place at intervals of five years or more. There are actually three separate censuses in the United Kingdom – in England and Wales , Scotland , and Northern Ireland – although they are often co ...
A line graph of population in Scotland based on the national census, from 1801 to 2011 [38] By the time of the first decadal census in 1801, the population was 1,608,420. It grew steadily in the nineteenth century, to 2,889,000 in 1851 and 4,472,000 in 1901. [39]
Scotland's ecclesiastical history was contributed by the Rev. John Reith, B. D. its Scottish language and literature section was by John Merry Ross; the Gaelic language and literature portion was by the Rev. Archibald Clerk; Subtitled a "new edition", the book includes a 1901 United Kingdom census appendix and a map of Scotland by Collins ...
The 2001 census was the first to be taken under full domestic control, while all preceding censuses since 1861 had been under the control of the Registrar General for Scotland. [18] The 19th-century Scottish censuses were all released after 50–80 years of closure, while the 1901 and 1911 censuses were made available to the public after their ...
The General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) (Scottish Gaelic: Oifis Choitcheann a' Chlàraidh na h-Alba) was a non-ministerial directorate of the Scottish Government that administered the registration of births, deaths, marriages, divorces and adoptions in Scotland from 1854 to 2011.
1881 British Census and National Index for England, Wales and Scotland; Cemetery Databases for Wrexham Cemetery 1876-2000 and Gresford Cemetery 1917-2000; Internet access to genealogical sites and historical sites; Ordnance Survey Maps dating from 1872 -1970s; Tithe maps for parishes in Wrexham County Borough; Alan Godfrey old maps covering NE ...
1 March – the Cunard Line's SS Servia, the first steel transatlantic liner, is launched at J. & G. Thomson's shipyard at Clydebank. [1] [dubious – discuss]1 July – formation, under the Childers Reforms of the British Army, of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), Gordon Highlanders, Highland Light Infantry and Seaforth Highlanders.