isle of lewis census .....

suehare · Post by **suehare** » Sat May 06, 2006 10:24 pm

Does anyone have access to the Isle of Lewis Census's please. from 1841 to 1901

Regards Sue.......

CatrionaL · Post by **CatrionaL** » Sat May 06, 2006 10:44 pm

Hullo Sue

A warm welcome to the Talking Scot forum.

The Census you asked about are all online at www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk I know however, from experience that with so many people bearing the same names, finding needles in haystacks is almost easy by comparaison.

Are you looking for any particular names and parishes in Lewis? Their dates of birth?

Best wishes

Catriona

suehare · Post by **suehare** » Sat May 06, 2006 10:58 pm

Thankyou for your reply I will go over and have a look at this site
Sue.........

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sat May 06, 2006 11:17 pm

hi Sue
Also worth a try is Freecen:
www.freecen.org.uk
but not sure if that area is covered yet -
http://www.freecen.org.uk/statistics.html

Best wishes
Lesley

suehare · Post by **suehare** » Sat May 06, 2006 11:25 pm

Lesley
I am just starting out on my husbands line and they are from Scotland so I am a bit daunted as to where to go, mine are in England and I am able to get the census years etc but not sure really where to start for Scotland.
Sue

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sun May 07, 2006 12:34 am

Hi Sue
Well, glad you decided to join us here at Talking Scot

If you have any questions, we're always here to help!

Sometimes it's good idea to post any names and dates of folk you are having difficulty with (from long ago only please!!

) or any particular info you are trying to find and we may be able to help out. Scotlands People is the best place for census info, but its always worth trying the free sources or asking around on here first, just incase someone else is researching the same family.

There are some census links here:
viewtopic.php?t=3514
and information here:
viewtopic.php?t=4082
For general background info on the Scottish census - try the Census link at the top of the page.

Best wishes
Lesley

CatrionaL · Post by **CatrionaL** » Sun May 07, 2006 8:02 am

Hi Sue and Lesley

The Barvas Census for 1841 and 1851 are not yet available on FreeCen. However the 1841 should be in the not too distant future.

Have a good day.

Catriona

suehare · Post by **suehare** » Sun May 07, 2006 10:53 am

What a friendly lot you are and so helpful, I will go through my names and see if anyone can help me, is there IGI for Scotland?
Sue............

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sun May 07, 2006 11:02 am

Hi Sue
Yes, the IGI covers Scotland too.

Best wishes
Lesley