Scottish census Q

[Merry]

Nothing to add to BK6 from this thread

Do the census pages for Scotland give marital status?

[kiterunner]

Yes, they do on the actual images (except for 1841) but ancestry haven't transcribed them in most cases. I'm sure FreeCEN will have transcribed them, though, and probably FMP.

Edit - I've checked a random entry on FMP and they had indeed transcribed marital status.

[Merry]

Oooh, thanks Kate! *goes to check FMP entry*

[Olde Crone]

Merry

Do remember that many Scottish married women used their maiden name!

OC

[Merry]

It's OK, OC - this woman I've looked up turns out to be single. I'm none the wiser really! lol

[JBee]

I tend to go for the statutory death records as usually it gives both married name(s) and maiden name, and parents names which helps a lot. Sometimes though the informant doesn't know.