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1861 Census on line

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Scotland Project:
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Census Help:
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1841 Enumerator's instructions

Decipher Handwriting

There are a various sites available on the net that can offer advice in reading old handwriting. These are a few to start with
http://www.scan.org.uk/researchrtools/handwriting/scottishhandwriting.htm

http://www.amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/oldhand.html

http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/oldalpha.htm