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LINKS:
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Renfrewshire Free Census Project

Welcome to the home page for the Renfrewshire Free Census Project.  This project aims  to provide a "free-to-view" online searchable database of the 19th century Scottish census  returns.  It is part of the larger UK Free Census Project (also known as FreeCEN).  For more information about this project please read the Census Project FAQ.

Uploaded returns for various counties, including Renfrewshire, may be searched in the UK FreeCEN database at: http://www.freecen.org.uk//cgi/search.pl

For information about becoming a volunteer, please contact Jim Baird, at renfrewcensus@hotmail.com.  All you need is a PC with spreadsheet and CD-ROM drive.

 

We currently have volunteers in Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, UK and USA (see below left).  Why not join them in this worthwhile Project? 

1871 is here - volunteers are needed now.  You can make a difference!

1871 PROJECT STATUS            1861           1851              1841
Last updated 2 April 2008

No.

Parish Transcriber Transcribed Checked Validated Uploaded
559 Abbey (Paisley) 1 Available 3%      
559 Abbey (Paisley) 2 Anne Blyth Assigned      
559 Abbey (Paisley) 3 Cassandra Farrell 3%      
559 Abbey (Paisley) 4 Available        
559 Abbey (Paisley) 5 Available        
559 Abbey (Paisley) 6 Available        
559 Abbey (Paisley) 7 Elaine Smit 40%      
559 Abbey (Paisley) 8 Available        
559 Abbey (Paisley) 9 Available        
560 Cathcart 1 Available        
560 Cathcart 2 Available        
561 Eaglesham Available        
562 Eastwood 1 Betty Ainsworth Yes Available*    
562 Eastwood 2 Betty Ainsworth Yes Available*    
562 Eastwood 3 Betty Ainsworth 60%      
562 Eastwood 4 Betty Ainsworth Assigned      
563 Erskine Available        
564 Greenock East 1 Available 40%      
564 Greenock East 2 Available        
564 Greenock East 3 Available        
564 Greenock East 4 Available        
564 Greenock East 5 Available        
564 Greenock Middle 1 Available        
564 Greenock Middle 2 Available        
564 Greenock Middle 3 Available        
564 Greenock West 1 Available        
564 Greenock West 2 Available        
564 Greenock West 3 Available        
564 Greenock West 4 David Churchward Yes Available*    
564 Greenock West 5 David Churchward Yes Available*    
564 Greenock West 6 David Churchward Yes Available*    
564 Greenock West 7 David Churchward Yes Available*    
564 Greenock West 8 David Churchward Yes Available*    
564 Greenock West 9 David Churchward Yes Available*    
565 Houston & Killellan Alex Armstrong Yes Available*    
566 Inchinnan Available        
567 Inverkip Available        
568 Kilbarchan 1 Alex Armstrong 45%      
568 Kilbarchan 2 Alex Armstrong Yes Available*    
569 Kilmalcolm Available        
570 Lochwinnoch Available        
571 Mearns Available        
572 Neilston 1 John Wallace Yes Available*    
572 Neilston 2 Helen Wallace Yes Available*    
572 Neilston 3 Helen Wallace Yes Available*    
573 Paisley High 1 Bruce Young 2%      
573 Paisley High 2 John Wallace 15%      
573 Paisley High 3 Available        
573 Paisley High 4 Available        
573 Paisley Middle 1 Betty Ainsworth Yes Available*    
573 Paisley Middle 2 Betty Ainsworth Yes Available*    
573 Paisley Middle 3 Betty Ainsworth Yes Available*    
573 Paisley Low 1 Betty Ainsworth Yes Available*    
573 Paisley Low 2 Betty Ainsworth Yes Available*    
574 Port Glasgow 1 Betty Ainsworth Yes Available*    
574 Port Glasgow 2 Betty Ainsworth Yes Available*    
574 Port Glasgow 3 Betty Ainsworth Yes Available*    
575 Renfrew 1 Available        
575 Renfrew 2 Available        
Totals

59 Pieces

29 21 0 0 0
Percentage 50% 35% 0% 0% 0%
* = Previous transcriber or checker experience preferred


1861 PROJECT STATUS            1871           1851              1841
Last updated 28 April 2008
 

No.

Parish Transcriber Transcribed Checked Validated Uploaded
559 Abbey (Paisley) 1 Leonie Auld Yes Assigned    
559 Abbey (Paisley) 2 Leonie Auld Yes Available*    
559 Abbey (Paisley) 3 Janet Farmer 10%      
559 Abbey (Paisley) 4 Kathleen Cockburn Yes Assigned    
559 Abbey (Paisley) 5 Walter Jones Yes Available*    
559 Abbey (Paisley) 6 Elaine Smit Yes Assigned    
559 Abbey (Paisley) 7 Hugh McInally Yes Yes Assigned  
559 Abbey (Paisley) 8 Available 10%      
560 Cathcart Kathleen Cockburn Yes Available*    
561 Eaglesham Betty Ainsworth Yes Yes Assigned  
562 Eastwood 1 Helen Wallace Yes Yes Assigned  
562 Eastwood 2 Victoria Dandie Yes Yes Assigned  
562 Eastwood 3 Betty Ainsworth Yes Yes Assigned  
563 Erskine Betty Ainsworth Yes Yes Assigned  
564 Greenock East 1 Betty Ainsworth Yes Yes Assigned  
564 Greenock East 2 Tracey Blatch 70%      
564 Greenock East 3 Irene Bantin Yes Available*    
564 Greenock West 1 David Warncken Yes Yes Assigned  
564 Greenock West 2 Margaret Woods 15%      
564 Greenock West 3 Leonie Auld 25%      
564 Greenock West 4 Mark Montgomery 15%      
564 Greenock West 5 Walter Jones Yes Available*    
564 Greenock West 6 Walter Jones Assigned      
564 Greenock Middle 1 David Churchward Yes Available*    
564 Greenock Middle 2 David Churchward 20%      
564 Greenock Middle 3 Irene Bantin 40%      
565 Houston & Killellan Alex Armstrong Yes Yes Assigned  
566 Inchinnan Paula Fishburn Yes Yes Assigned  
567 Inverkip Kathleen Cockburn Yes Available*    
568 Kilbarchan 1 Alex Armstrong Yes Yes Assigned  
568 Kilbarchan 2 Alex Armstrong Yes Yes Assigned  
569 Kilmalcolm Helen Wallace Yes Yes Assigned  
570 Lochwinnoch Gillian Adams Yes Yes Assigned  
571 Mearns John Taylor Yes Available*    
572 Neilston 1 Victoria Dandie Yes Yes Assigned  
572 Neilston 2 John Wallace Yes Yes Assigned  
572 Neilston 3 Johan Lochridge Yes Yes Assigned  
573 Paisley High 1 Betty Ainsworth Yes Yes Assigned  
573 Paisley High 2 Betty Ainsworth Yes Yes Assigned  
573 Paisley High 3 Betty Ainsworth Yes Yes Assigned  
573 Paisley High 4 Betty Ainsworth Yes Yes Assigned  
573 Paisley Low 1 Betty Ainsworth Yes Yes Assigned  
573 Paisley Low 2 Betty Ainsworth Yes Yes Assigned  
573 Paisley Middle 1 Betty Ainsworth Yes Yes Assigned  
573 Paisley Middle 2 Betty Ainsworth Yes Yes Assigned  
573 Paisley Middle 3 Betty Ainsworth Yes Yes Assigned  
574 Port Glasgow 1 Kathy Holder 85%      
574 Port Glasgow 2 John Taylor Yes Available*    
575 Renfrew John Taylor Yes Available*    
Totals

49 Pieces

48 39 26 0 0
Percentage 98% 80% 55% 0% 0%
* = Previous transcriber or checker experience preferred


1851 PROJECT STATUS            1871           1861              1841  
Last updated 14 April 2008
 

No.

Parish Transcriber Transcribed Checked Validated Uploaded
559 Abbey (Paisley) 1 Donna Aitken Yes Yes Assigned  
559 Abbey (Paisley) 2 David Churchward Yes Yes Assigned  
559 Abbey (Paisley) 3 April Stralko Yes Assigned    
559 Abbey (Paisley) 4 Kathleen Cockburn Yes Yes Assigned  
559 Abbey (Paisley) 5 Walter Jones Yes Yes Assigned  
559 Abbey (Paisley) 6 Johan Lochridge Yes Yes Assigned  
559 Abbey (Paisley) 7 Hugh McInally Yes Yes Assigned  
560 Cathcart Irene Bantin Yes Yes Assigned  
561 Eaglesham Angela McMurtry Yes Yes 30%  
562 Eastwood 1 Roy Hopkins Yes Yes Assigned  
562 Eastwood 2 Karen Tregenza Yes Yes Assigned  
563 Erskine Dianne Baird Yes Yes Assigned  
564 Greenock East 1 Margaret Elsey Yes Yes Assigned  
564 Greenock East 2 Margaret Elsey Yes Yes Assigned  
564 Greenock Middle 1 David Churchward Yes Yes Assigned  
564 Greenock Middle 2 David Churchward Yes Yes Assigned  
564 Greenock Middle 3 David Churchward Yes Yes Assigned  
564 Greenock West 1 Margaret Elsey Yes Yes Assigned  
564 Greenock West 2 Margaret Elsey Yes Yes Assigned  
564 Greenock West 3 Margaret Elsey Yes Yes Assigned  
564 Greenock West 4 Margaret Elsey Yes Yes Assigned  
564 Greenock West 5 Margaret Elsey Yes Yes Assigned  
564 Greenock West 6 David Churchward Yes 30%    
564 Greenock West 7 David Churchward Yes Assigned    
565 Houston & Killellan Russell Fraser Yes Yes Assigned  
566 Inchinnan Dianne Baird Yes Yes Assigned  
567 Inverkip Julie Dufault Yes Yes Assigned  
568 Kilbarchan Hugh McInally Yes 80%    
569 Kilmalcolm Hugh McInally Yes Yes Assigned  
570 Lochwinnoch Kathleen Cockburn Yes Yes Assigned  
571 Mearns Betty Ainsworth Yes Yes Assigned  
572 Neilston 1 Donated+ Yes Yes Assigned  
572 Neilston 2 Donated+ Yes Yes Assigned  
572 Neilston 3 Donated+ Yes Yes Assigned  
573 Paisley High 1 John Taylor Yes Yes Assigned  
573 Paisley High 2 Gillian Adams Yes Yes Assigned  
573 Paisley High 3 David Churchward Yes Yes Assigned  
573 Paisley High 4 Jeannie Cunningham Yes Yes Assigned  
573 Paisley Low 1 Michele McKenna Yes Yes Assigned  
573 Paisley Low 2 Ian Nisbet Yes Yes Assigned