Please note that the most up to date version of this site (May 2012) can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~sctfc/
Or go straight to Transcriber and Checker Resources, Coordinator Resources or the Researcher Help page.
Please update any bookmarks or links. Thank you.
FreeCEN Scotland — Documentation area
The primary source of help is the FreeCEN Manual. Please use the following web pages and files as a supplement to this manual. All new volunteers should read the Copyrights & Ownership section.
1. Volunteer Help
2. Coordinator Help
- Scottish Coordinators User Guide V5 (August 2005) (Zip — 131kb)
- Scottish Coordinator User Guide V5 (self extracting zip — 199kb)
- FcTools Tutorials — Use in addition to the Scottish Coordinator User Guide
- Set Up (1.8 MB)
- Converting a Transcription File (359 KB)
- Zipping a File for Checking (422 KB)
- Coordinator Mailing List Subscription — This is a closed list intended for county coordinators only and you must be subscribed by one of the Scotland Coordinators. Please make sure you are subscribed as there are important updates and information posted here.
- Parms File Example — Please read the Coordinators guide to further understand how to create a parms file.
- Fctools Download Page — Last update was June 5 2005
- Parms — When your parms file is completed and uploaded to the database you will be able to download it from here. Right Click on the appropriate file and choose to Save Link As.
3. Useful Links
- Old occupations (Scot Roots)
- Old Occupations
- 1841 Occupational Abbreviations — These are a guideline ONLY, with occupations pulled from the 1841 census. There is no guarantee the abbreviation means what is in this file, only that it was found in the context.
- Victorian Servants
- Genuki
- Genuki Gazetteer
- OVB or OVF? The British Empire in the 19th century — list of British territories grouped by region, with qualifying dates
- British Colonies Links:
- TalkingScot
- Scottish Forenames
- Dictionary of Scots Language
