Dunbartonshire FreeCEN

Welcome to the home page for the Dunbartonshire Free Census Project. This project is part of the UK Free Census Project (FreeCEN). For more information on this project and how to get involved, please read the Project FAQ.

If you are interested in helping with another county or parish in Scotland, please see the FreeCEN Scotland Website. Or contact the Scotland Coordinator: .

To volunteer, all you need is access to a computer with a spreadsheet program and a means of viewing images supplied on CD (Irfanview is a free image viewer used by many). Neither do you have to be based in the UK. For more information about becoming a volunteer in Dunbartonshire, please contact me, .

Volunteers are advised to read the 1841 Transcriber Hints and  the Frequently asked questions. The Transcriber User Guide can be downloaded from the FreeCEN Documentation area. It's also recommended that you check the National Library of Scotland website for a 19th century map of your area — see the links to the left. 

Transcription is a three stage process — transcription, checking and validation. Volunteers are required for the initial transcription and checking phases. This page will tell you more about the The FreeCEN Transcription Process and the software used to do it.

Transcription is under way for both the 1841 and 1851 censuses. Note that all the 1841 parishes have been assigned for transcription, however volunteers are still required to check some parishes. It is preferable that checkers have previous experience of the FreeCEN transcription process.

1841 PROGRESS
Parish EDs Pages Transcription Checking Validated Online
No. Name Assigned Complete Assigned Complete
  Total pop (est)                
  Records completed   100% 91% 91% 88% 88%  
  Records online 17,016
492 Arrochar   33 VF Yes EH Yes BM Yes
493 Bonhill 1–10 194 EM          
494 Cardross 1–8 149 TM Yes Yes Yes NY  
495 Cumbernauld 1–8 147 BP Yes CM      
496 Dumbarton     TM Yes EH Yes BM Yes
497 Kilmaronock   55 VF Yes EH Yes BM Yes
498 Kirkintilloch 1–9 155 RM Yes EH Yes BM Yes
10–18 150 RM Yes EH Yes BM Yes
499 Luss   60 VF Yes EH Yes BM Yes
500 New or East Kilpatrick   88 RD Yes EH Yes Yes Yes
New or East Kilpatrick STI   72 MG          
501 Old or West Kilpatrick 1–11 213 BA          
502 Roseneath   44 EH Yes BP Yes NY  
503 Row   119 AW Yes BP Yes NY  
1851 PROGRESS
Parish EDs Pages Transcription Checking Validated Online
No. Name Assigned Complete Assigned Complete
  Total pop (est) 46,700            
  Records completed     18%   11% 7%  
  Records online  
492 Arrochar 1–3 33            
493 Bonhill 1–2 81 EM Yes BP Yes NY  
3–4 82 EM Yes CM      
5–7 88 EM          
8–9 75 EM          
10–11 66 EM          
494 Cardross 1–3 58 ES Yes        
4–5 61 ES          
6–8 69            
Dumbarton in Cardross 1–2 11            
495 Cumbernauld 1–2 55            
3–4 55            
5–6 68            
7–9 42            
496 Dumbarton 3–5 110            
6–7 + PI's 93            
1–2 92            
500 East Kilpatrick STI 1 49            
2–4 57            
East Kilpatrick DNB 7–10 75            
1–6 58            
497 Kilmaronock 1–5 67 MG Yes BP Yes    
498 Kirkintilloch 1–3 84 CM Yes BP      
4–6 93            
7–9 117            
10–12 119            
13–14 + PI's 49            
499 Luss 1–4 51            
502 Roseneath 1–4 57            
503 Row 1–2 70 BP-P          
3–4 84            
5–8 + PI's 83            
501 West Kilpatrick 1–3 78 BA Yes BP Yes NY  
4–6 82 BA          
7–8 62 BA          
9–11 89 BA