Morayshire Free Census
Project Morayshire

Welcome to the Morayshire Free Census Project (FreeCEN), part of FreeCEN Scotland. The latter aims to provide a “free-to-view” online searchable database of the 19th century Scottish census returns. In turn, it is part of the larger UK Free Census Project. For more information please read the Census Project FAQs.

Online census returns for various counties, including Morayshire, may be searched in the FreeCEN UK database.

Volunteers are needed now!

For information about becoming a volunteer, please contact Moray Coordinator, . All you need is a computer with a spreadsheet and a CD drive. It doesn’t matter where you live as long as you have access to email.

Could all previous transcribers and checkers for Morayshire please get in touch with . This includes anyone who would like to do some more transcribing. Thank you!

Project status

  • 1841 and 1851 — completed, online and searchable — with many thanks to Peter Thomson and his team of volunteers.
  • 1861 — all the pieces are transcribed and some are online. Checkers are still needed.
  • 1871 — some pieces are transcribed, with a few online. Transcribers and Checkers are needed.

1861 Status

Progress by Parish and transcription stage
Parish Transcription Checking Validation Online
No. Name Assgnd Status Assgnd Status Assgnd Status
Total records (est) 43,431
Records completed 43,431 14,511 11,984 11,984
Percentage completed (est) 100 33 28 28
125 Alves Barbara Farquharson Done Done Done Yes
126 Bellie (BAN) Done MS Done RM Done Yes
Bellie Done MS Done RM Done Yes
127 Birnie Barbara Farquharson Done RM Done MS Done Yes
128a Boharm Jean Fraser Done Done Done Yes
Boharm (BAN) Jean Fraser Done Done Done Yes
093 Cromdale (INV) Jean Fraser Done Available*
Cromdale Jean Fraser Done Done Done Yes
129 Dallas Neil Menzies Done Done Done Yes
130 Drainie Jean Fraser Done Available*
131 Duffus Jean Fraser Done Available*
133 Dyke Robin McLeod Done Available*
Dyke (NAI) Robin McLeod Done Available*
134 Edinkillie Barbara Farquharson Done Available*
135 Elgin (Burgh 1) Glenda Noetzel Done Available*
Elgin (Burgh 2) Joan Elliot Done Available*
Elgin (Landward) Joan Elliot Done Available*
136 New Spynie Neil Menzies Done Done Done Yes
137 Forres (Burgh) Chris Burke Done Available*
Forres Chris Burke Done Done Done Yes
138 Kinloss Chris Burke Done Done Done Yes
139 Knockando Chris Burke Done MS
140 Rafford Barbara Farquharson Done RM Done MS Done Yes
141 Rothes Barbara Farquharson Done Available*
142 St Andrews Lhanbryde Ian Cameron Done Done Done Yes
143 Speymouth Neil Menzies Done Done Done Yes
144 Urquhart Ian Cameron Done MS Done RM

Footnotes

  1. A * indicates that previous transcriber or checker experience is preferred.
  2. The numbering of parishes was carried out following the establishment of the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) in 1855. This numbering was then applied retrospectively to the records from the 1841 and 1851 Censuses. In addition, some places were enumerated as part of one county for one census, then as part of another county for subsequent censuses. This accounts for the use of ‘093’ as the number for Cromdale in 1861 and the omission of 132 in the sequence for both tables.

1871 project status

Transcription progress by piece and stage.
Parish Transcription Checking Validation Online
No. Name Assgnd Status Assgnd Status Assgnd Status
Total records (est) 42,726
Records completed 17,388 3,157 3,157 3,157
Percentage completed (est) 41 7 7 7
125 Alves Barbara Farquharson Done Available*
126 Bellie (BAN) Done Done Done Yes
Bellie Liz Dow Done Available*
127 Birnie Barbara Farquharson Done Available*
128a Boharm Jean Fraser Done Available*
Boharm (BAN) Jean Fraser Done Available*
128b Cromdale Jean Fraser Done Done Done Yes
Inverallan Jean Fraser Done Available*
Inverallan (INV) Jean Fraser Done Done Done Yes
129 Dallas Neil Menzies Done Available*
130 Drainie Pam Russell
131 Duffus Liz Dow
133 Dyke
Dyke (NAI)
134 Edinkillie Barbara Farquharson Done Available*
135 Elgin (Burgh 1) Joan Elliot Done
Elgin (Burgh 2) Joan Elliot
Elgin
136 New Spynie Neil Menzies Done Available*
137 Forres (Burgh)
Forres
138 Kinloss Joanna Martin
139 Knockando Naomi Kelsall
140 Rafford Barbara Farquharson Done Available*
141 Rothes
142 St Andrews Lhanbryde Ian Cameron Done Available*
143 Speymouth Neil Menzies Done Done Done Yes
144 Urquhart

Footnotes

  1. A * indicates that previous transcriber or checker experience is preferred.
  2. The numbering of parishes was carried out following the establishment of the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) in 1855. This numbering was then applied retrospectively to the records from the 1841 and 1851 Censuses. In addition, some places were enumerated as part of one county for one census, then as part of another county for subsequent censuses. This accounts for the use of ‘093’ as the number for Cromdale in 1861 and the omission of 132 in the sequence for both tables.
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6th May 2012

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