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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.
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1871 PROJECT STATUS 1861
1851 1841
Last updated 2 January 2010
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No. |
Parish | Transcriber | Transcribed | Checked | Validated | Uploaded |
| 559 | Abbey (Paisley) 1 | Betty Ainsworth | Yes | Available* | ||
| 559 | Abbey (Paisley) 2 | Betty Ainsworth | Yes | 35% | ||
| 559 | Abbey (Paisley) 3 | Betty Ainsworth | Yes | Available* | ||
| 559 | Abbey (Paisley) 4 | Betty Ainsworth | Yes | Available* | ||
| 559 | Abbey (Paisley) 5 | Betty Ainsworth | Yes | Available* | ||
| 559 | Abbey (Paisley) 6 | Cathy Morrison | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 559 | Abbey (Paisley) 7 | Elaine Smit | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 559 | Abbey (Paisley) 8 | Cathy Morrison | Yes | Assigned | ||
| 559 | Abbey (Paisley) 9 | Cathy Morrison | Yes | Assigned | ||
| 560 | Cathcart 1 | Cathy Morrison | Yes | Assigned | ||
| 560 | Cathcart 2 | Cathy Morrison | Yes | Assigned | ||
| 561 | Eaglesham | Betty Ainsworth | Yes | Available* | ||
| 562 | Eastwood 1 | Betty Ainsworth | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 562 | Eastwood 2 | Betty Ainsworth | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 562 | Eastwood 3 | Betty Ainsworth | Yes | Available* | ||
| 562 | Eastwood 4 | Betty Ainsworth | Yes | Available* | ||
| 563 | Erskine | Betty Ainsworth | Yes | Available* | ||
| 564 | Greenock East 1 | Cathy Morrison | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 564 | Greenock East 2 | Cathy Morrison | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 564 | Greenock East 3 | Cathy Morrison | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 564 | Greenock East 4 | Cathy Morrison | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 564 | Greenock East 5 | Cathy Morrison | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 564 | Greenock Middle 1 | David Churchward | Yes | Available* | ||
| 564 | Greenock Middle 2 | David Churchward | Yes | Available* | ||
| 564 | Greenock Middle 3 | David Churchward | Yes | Available* | ||
| 564 | Greenock West 1 | David Churchward | Yes | Available* | ||
| 564 | Greenock West 2 | David Churchward | Yes | Available* | ||
| 564 | Greenock West 3 | David Churchward | Yes | 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 | Yes | Assigned | |
| 566 | Inchinnan | Cathy Morrison | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 567 | Inverkip | Deborah Adles | 25% | |||
| 568 | Kilbarchan 1 | Alex Armstrong | Yes | Available* | ||
| 568 | Kilbarchan 2 | Alex Armstrong | Yes | Available* | ||
| 569 | Kilmalcolm | Donna Wilson | Yes | Available* | ||
| 570 | Lochwinnoch | Debby Hallett | Yes | Available* | ||
| 571 | Mearns 1 | Donna Wilson | Assigned | |||
| 571 | Mearns 2 | Debby Hallett | Assigned | |||
| 572 | Neilston 1 | John Wallace | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 572 | Neilston 2 | Helen Wallace | Yes | Available* | ||
| 572 | Neilston 3 | Helen Wallace | Yes | Available* | ||
| 573 | Paisley High 1 | Bruce Young | 35% | |||
| 573 | Paisley High 2 | John Wallace | Yes | Available* | ||
| 573 | Paisley High 3 | Betty Ainsworth | 40% | |||
| 573 | Paisley High 4 | Betty Ainsworth | Yes | 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 | Betty Ainsworth | Yes | Available* | ||
| 575 | Renfrew 2 | Betty Ainsworth | Yes | Available* | ||
| Totals |
60 Pieces |
60 | 55 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Percentage | 100% | 90% | 20% | 0% | 0% | |
1861 PROJECT STATUS 1871
1851 1841
Last updated
2 January 2010
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No. |
Parish | Transcriber | Transcribed | Checked | Validated | Uploaded |
| 559 | Abbey (Paisley) 1 | Leonie Auld | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 559 | Abbey (Paisley) 2 | Leonie Auld | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 559 | Abbey (Paisley) 3 | Janet Farmer | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 559 | Abbey (Paisley) 4 | Kathleen Cockburn | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 559 | Abbey (Paisley) 5 | Walter Jones | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 559 | Abbey (Paisley) 6 | Elaine Smit | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 559 | Abbey (Paisley) 7 | Hugh McInally | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 559 | Abbey (Paisley) 8 | Betty Ainsworth | Yes | 60% | ||
| 560 | Cathcart | Kathleen Cockburn | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 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 | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 564 | Greenock East 3 | Irene Bantin | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 564 | Greenock West 1 | David Warncken | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 564 | Greenock West 2 | Betty Ainsworth | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 564 | Greenock West 3 | Leonie Auld | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 564 | Greenock West 4 | Walter Jones | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 564 | Greenock West 5 | Walter Jones | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 564 | Greenock West 6 | Walter Jones | 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 | Irene Bantin | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 565 | Houston & Killellan | Alex Armstrong | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 566 | Inchinnan | Paula Fishburn | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 567 | Inverkip | Kathleen Cockburn | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 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 | Yes | Assigned | |
| 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 | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 574 | Port Glasgow 2 | John Taylor | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 575 | Renfrew | John Taylor | Yes | 5% | ||
| Totals |
49 Pieces |
49 | 49 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| Percentage | 100% | 100% | 95% | 0% | 0% | |
1851 PROJECT STATUS 1871
1861 1841
Last updated 2 December 2009
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No. |
Parish | Transcriber | Transcribed | Checked | Validated | Uploaded |
| 559 | Abbey (Paisley) 1 | Donna Aitken | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 559 | Abbey (Paisley) 2 | David Churchward | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 559 | Abbey (Paisley) 3 | April Stralko | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 559 | Abbey (Paisley) 4 | Kathleen Cockburn | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 559 | Abbey (Paisley) 5 | Walter Jones | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 559 | Abbey (Paisley) 6 | Johan Lochridge | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 559 | Abbey (Paisley) 7 | Hugh McInally | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 560 | Cathcart | Irene Bantin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 561 | Eaglesham | Angela McMurtry | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 562 | Eastwood 1 | Roy Hopkins | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 562 | Eastwood 2 | Karen Tregenza | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 563 | Erskine | Dianne Baird | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | Yes | Assigned | |
| 564 | Greenock West 7 | David Churchward | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 565 | Houston & Killellan | Russell Fraser | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 566 | Inchinnan | Dianne Baird | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 567 | Inverkip | Julie Dufault | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 568 | Kilbarchan | Hugh McInally | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 569 | Kilmalcolm | Hugh McInally | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 570 | Lochwinnoch | Kathleen Cockburn | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 571 | Mearns | Betty Ainsworth | Yes | Yes | 50% | |
| 572 | Neilston 1 | Donated+ | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes  |
| 572 | Neilston 2 | Donated+ | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes |
| 572 | Neilston 3 | Donated+ | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes |
| 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 | |
| 573 | Paisley Middle 1 | John Taylor | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 573 | Paisley Middle 2 | John Taylor | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 573 | Paisley Middle 3 | Carolyn Wilkinson | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 574 | Port Glasgow 1 | Kathy Holder | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes |
| 574 | Port Glasgow 2 | Kathy Holder | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes |
| 575 | Renfrew | Christine Wurtz | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Totals |
46 Pieces |
46 | 46 | 46 | 15 | 15 |
| Percentage | 100% | 100% | 100% | 35% | 35% | |
+ = Donated in memory of Peter Johnstone (died 30.9.2004) of the Barrhead & Neilston Historical Society, who transcribed this parish over 6 years from visits to the Mitchell and Barrhead Libraries.
1841 PROJECT STATUS 1871
1861 1851
Last updated 28 July 2008
| No. | Parish Name | Transcriber | Transcribed | Checked | Validated | Uploaded |
| 559 | Abbey 1 | Virginia Payne | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 559 | Abbey 2 | Marg Pratt | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 559 | Abbey 3 | Marg Pratt | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 559 | Abbey 4 | Virginia Payne | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 560 | Cathcart | Irene Bantin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 561 | Eaglesham | Angela McMurtry | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 562 | Eastwood 1 | Mike Dowding | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 562 | Eastwood 2 | Roy Hopkins | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 563 | Erskine | Dianne Baird | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 564 | Greenock New 1 | Margaret Elsey | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 564 | Greenock New 2 | Margaret Elsey | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 564 | Greenock New 3 | Margaret Elsey | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 564 | Greenock Old 1 | Margaret Elsey | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 564 | Greenock Old 2 | Margaret Elsey | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 564 | Greenock East 1 | Margaret Elsey | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 564 | Greenock East 2 | Elenore Chamberland | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 565 | Houston & Killellan | Dianne Baird | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 566 | Inchinnan | Dianne Baird | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 567 | Inverkip | Julie Dufault | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 568 | Kilbarchan | Rik Todd | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 569 | Kilmalcolm | Dianne Baird | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 570 | Lochwinnoch | Margaret Elsey | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 571 | Mearns | Valerie Burns | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 572 | Neilston 1 | Marg Anderson | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 572 | Neilston 2 | Marg Anderson | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 573 | Paisley High 1 | Dottie Smiley | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 573 | Paisley High 2 | Margaret Elsey | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 573 | Paisley Middle 1 | Dottie Smiley | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 573 | Paisley Middle 2 | Margaret Elsey | Yes | Yes | Assigned | |
| 573 | Paisley Low 1 | Eva Nolan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 573 | Paisley Low 2 | Virginia Payne | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 574 | Port Glasgow | Elenore Chamberland | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 575 | Renfrew | Jan Kainer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Totals |
33 Pieces |
33 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 26 |
| Percentage | 100% | 100% | 100% | 65% | 65% | |
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