Argyll FreeCEN Project
This page documents the Argyll census project as it stood in 2006 under the then coordinator, Gabrielle Baker. Since then, Gabrielle has retired and the project is now being coordinated by .
For full, up to date details of the Argyll census transcriptions, please visit Jim Baird’s Argyll FreeCEN project.
This page is devoted to the transcription of the 1841-1871 census for the county of Argyll Scotland as part of the Free Census (FreeCENS) project.
The free census project aims to transcribe all the UK 19th Century returns to create an online ‘free-to-view’ database. It is part of an overall project that also covers the registers of Births, Deaths & Marriages (FreeBDM) and Parish Registers (FreeREG).
For those of you with pesky nomadic ancestors, the online database is what you need.
Currently our database contains approximately 7.3 million records [over 16 million in 2012] of which nearly 2 million [over 4.5 million in 2012] are Scottish.
The Argyll project is in the process of transcribing the 1851, 1861 and 1871 census. The 1841 census project is complete. Currently there is one Argyll project running. The first is the 1851 project, which still has a few parishes available for transcription, and many more available for checking. In the coming months the 1861 and 1871 projects will become available.
Search the Database
Uploaded returns can be searched in the UK FreeCENS database at http://freecen.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl visit often as new records are being continually added. Returns from most Scottish Counties have been uploaded.
If you are impatient to see your ancestors in our database, remember we are wholly comprised of volunteers who are able to donate varying amounts of spare time and expertise. We will always welcome more volunteers to the project see below for details.
For further information generally about the project please click on one of the links below:
- http://freecen.rootsweb.com - UK Project homepage
- https://sites.rootsweb.com/~sctfc/ - Scotland regional project home page. There are still available counties for those that would like to be a county coordinator, please visit the Scotland page for details.
- https://sites.rootsweb.com - Host of both the finished FreeCEN and FreeBDM databases and the most comprehensive collection of genealogical mailing lists on the web.
All you need to take part is a computer we supply everything else including software. This project is a global online venture designed for ordinary family historians wherever they are, who would like to make a contribution to the project. Already, many people have made a valuable contribution to the project by either donating previously transcribed returns, or volunteering as a transcriber or checker. A big, big thank-you to Terry Shepherd, Ian Phillips, Les Horn and Jean Wimp for their donation of already transcribed parishes.
Volunteers are required for transcribing the original records, plus the checking and validation of already transcribed records. People with interests in Argyll county are particularly welcome especially those with a familiarity with Argyll place names. A list of available parishes and their progress appears below.
Volunteers no longer need access to a film/fiche reader in order to take part in the project. The census is now available on CD.
1851
| Parish Name | No | Film | Allocated | Transcribed | Checked | Validated | Uploaded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardchattan | 504 | 1042348 | Yes | Complete | Started | ||
| Ardnamurchan | 505 | 1042348/9 | Yes | Complete | Started | ||
| Ballachulish & Corran of Ardgour | 506 | 1042349 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Bowmore or Killarrow | 536 | 1042354 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Campbeltown | 507 | 1042349 | Partly Allocated | Started | |||
| Craignish | 508 | 1042349 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Dunoon & Kilmun | 510 | 1042350 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Gigha & Cara | 537 | 1042355 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Glassary | 511 | 1042350 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Glenorchy & Innishail | 512 | 1042350 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Inverary & Glenarary | 513 | 1042350 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Inverchoalain | 514 | 1042350 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Iona | 538 | 1042355 | Yes | >Complete | |||
| Jura & Colonsay | 539 | 1042355 | Yes | Started | |||
| Kidalton | 541 | 1042355 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Kilbrandon & Kilchatton | 515 | 1042351 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Kilcalmonell & Kilberry | 516 | Yes | Started | ||||
| Kilchoman | 540 | 1042355 | Yes | Started | |||
| Kilchrenan & Dalavitch | 517 | 1042350 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Kilfinan | 518 | 1042351 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Kilfinichen & Kilvickeon | 542 | 1042355 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Killean & Kilchenzie | 519 | 1042351 | Yes | Complete | Started | ||
| Kilmallie | 520 | 1042352 | Yes | Complete | Started | ||
| Kilmartin | 521 | 1042352 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Kilmodan | 522 | 1042352 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Kilmeny | 543 | 1042356 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Kilmore & Kilbride | 523 | 1042352 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Kilniniver & Kimelford | 524 | 1042352 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Kilninian & Kilmore | 544 | 1042356 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Kinlochspelvie | 545 | 1042356 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Lismore & Appin | 525 | 1042353 | Yes | Started | |||
| Lochgilphead | 526 | 1042353 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Lochgoilhead & Kilmorich | 527 | 1042353 | Transcriber Needed | ||||
| Morvern | 528 | 1042353 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Muckairn | 529 | 1042353 | Yes | Started | |||
| North Knapdale | 530 | 1042354 | Yes | Started | |||
| Oa | 546 | 1042356 | Transcriber Needed | ||||
| Portnahaven | 547 | 1042356 | Transcriber Needed | ||||
| Saddell & Skipness | 531 | 1042354 | Yes | Complete | Started | ||
| Salen | 548 | 1042356 | Yes | Complete | |||
| South Knapdale | 533 | 1042354 | Yes | Started | |||
| Southend | 532 | 1042354 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Strachur & Stralachlan | 534 | 1042354 | Yes | Started | Allocated | ||
| Tarbert | 535 | 1042354 | Yes | Started | |||
| Tobermory | 549 | 1042356 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Torosay | 550 | 1042356 | Yes | Complete | |||
| Tyree & Coll | 551 | 1042356/7 | Yes | Partially | Started |
1851 Statistics
| Number | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Parishes | 47 | 100% |
| Parishes Allocated | 43.5 | 92.55% |
| Parishes still being transcribed | 11.5 | 23.4% |
| Parishes transcribed | 32 | 68.08% |
| Total Transcriptions | 43.5 | 92.55% |
| Parishes allocated for checking | 1 | 2.13% |
| Parishes being checked | 5 | 12.76% |
| Parishes checked | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total Checking | 5 | 12.76% |
| Parishes being validated | 0 | 0.00% |
| Parishes validated | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total Validations | 0 | 0.00% |
| Parishes Uploaded | 0 | 0.00% |
Project as on 25th May, 2006
For full, up to date details of the Argyll census transcriptions, please visit Jim Baird’s Argyll FreeCEN project.