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From: "Jim Baird" <>
Subject: Re: [Renfrew] 1841 Census Index Paisley South
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 17:44:29 +0800
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The 1841 Census for Scotland did not record a person's position in the
household.

Therefore any transcription that purports to show such information is quite
misleading.

It can, at best, be only someone's guess and a fundamental rule of family
history is never to rely on guesswork.

And if the Relationship has been guessed at, what other assumptions and/or
guesses have been made?

David, it may be worth your while to see if the records you need are
available on http://www.freecen.org.uk//cgi/search.pl. so that you can do a
cross check. All except a couple of parts of Paisley 1841 have been
uploaded.

It is not my wish to decry the efforts of others who transcribe old
documents. Far from it, I applaud the many hours of unpaid work put in by
all the volunteers who undertake such tasks on our behalf. They do a
wonderful job.

But forewarned is forearmed, as they say.

And for any volunteers on the Renfrewshire FreeCEN Project, may I remind you
of a remark from a Benny Hill skit of many years ago, where Benny was
playing the part of a schoolteacher.

"Never ASSUME, boy, because it makes an ASS out of U and ME!"

All the best
Jim Baird
FreeCEN Coordinator for Renfrewshire

www.freewebs.com/renfrewcensus
YOU can make a difference!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Nuala Cockburn" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 9:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Renfrew] 1841 Census Index Paisley South


> David,
>
> HD = Head of household
> HM = Household member
>
> Nuala
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 12:36 PM
> Subject: [Renfrew] 1841 Census Index Paisley South
>
>
>> hello All,
>>
>> I have rejoined the list after a long abscence.
>>
>> I am looking at the 1841 Census Index for Paisley South.
>>
>> I feel a bit of a dill as I have to ask SKS if they would explain what
>> the
>> abbreviations HM and HD (under the heading 'Rel') mean please?
>>
>> Thanks in anticipation
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>>
>
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