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Scottish 1881 Census

Discussion in 'Ask Peter' started by Tim, Apr 30, 2014.

  1. Tim

    Tim Megastar and Moderator Staff Member

    Hi Peter,

    I'm trying to add some people to Lost Cousins but the data I find is not in the format that the entry form is expecting. I have this data from Ancestry
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    and this from FamilySearch
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    but the Lost Cousins entry form looks like this and asks for a page number
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    Where do I find the page number???
     
    Tim, Apr 30, 2014
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  2. Liberty

    Liberty LostCousins Megastar

    Alexander is obviously our Scottish expert but... I had a few Scottish entries to make and I think on the Ancestry record, the page ref is in the small text under the bit you have captured. At least I recall having the same problem and going back to the library (for their search facility), writing down every number I could see, and I ended up with something usable. (mind you, I can't be sure I was correct)
     
    Liberty, Apr 30, 2014
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    • Thanks! Thanks! x 1
  3. Alexander Bisset

    Alexander Bisset Administrator Staff Member

    On Ancestry Tim if you look under the Save this Record button the first line is "Source Citation" which your record says:

    Source Citation: Parish: Aberdour; ED: 5; Page: 5; Line: 6; Roll: cssct1881_55.

    Now unfortunately it isn't the full citation needed for Lost Cousins as the Parish is given as text and not the number so you need to mix and match the two :( ie: Use the "Registration Number" for the parish in the top record and the ED & Page from the citation line.
     
    Alexander Bisset, Apr 30, 2014
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  4. Tim

    Tim Megastar and Moderator Staff Member

    Hi Liberty,

    I never looked down there! Well remembered, this is what it looks like. Thanks so much!
    Capture.PNG
     
    Tim, Apr 30, 2014
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  5. Tim

    Tim Megastar and Moderator Staff Member

    Thanks Alexander :)
     
    Tim, Apr 30, 2014
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