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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 ...
25 August – Edinburgh Royal Review of Volunteers ("The Wet Review"): Large numbers of Volunteer Forces from all over Scotland parade before Queen Victoria in Holyrood Park on a day of prolonged heavy rainfall. 14 October – the Eyemouth disaster ("Black Friday"): a severe storm strikes the Berwickshire coast; 189 fishermen die. [2]
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 ...
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 ...
Pages in category "1881 in Scotland" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
During the decennial England and Wales Censuses of 1841 to 1901, the individual schedules returned from each household were transcribed and collated by the census enumerators into Census Enumerators' Books (CEBs). It is these CEBs that are used by researchers in the fields of social science, local and family history etc. Their contents changed ...
Pages in category "1880s in Scotland" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... 1880 in Scotland; 1881 in Scotland; 1882 in Scotland; 1883 in ...
The census conducted by the Reverend Alexander Webster in 1755 showed the inhabitants of Scotland as 1,265,380 persons. [61] 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. [62]