Source:Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census

Source 1861 Scotland Census
Author General Register Office for Scotland
Coverage
Place Scotland
Year range 1861 - 1861
Subject Census records
Publication information
Type Government / Church records
Place issued Edinburgh
Citation
General Register Office for Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh).
Repositories
Scotlands Peoplehttp://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/Paid website
Ancestry.comhttp://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1080..Paid website
Family History Centerfilm of original returns http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatal..Family history center
FamilySearchhttps://familysearch.orgFree website
FreeCEN - UK Census Online Projecthttp://www.freecen.org.uk/Free website


Extracted information from the 1861 Census covering Scotland, available from the General Register Office for Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland. On-line census images are available from ScotlandsPeople. Initial browse for an individual is free.

The official census date was the night of 7/8 April 1861. Information recorded for each person included place of residence, name, relationship to head-of-household, marital status, age, sex, occupation, and birthplace.