The Scotland Census of 1861 was taken on 7 April 1861. Information listed in these records may include: name, gender, age, year and place of birth, year and place of residence, relation to head of household, marital status, occupation and whether blind or deaf and dumb. The records in this collection make up 3.7% of the complete 1861 Scotland Census.<br><br><b>Coverage by counties:</b><br><ul><br><li>Berwickshire, Peeblesshire, Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire: complete coverage</li><br><li>Dumfriesshire: Parish of Ewes.</li><br><li>East Lothian: Parish of Soutra.</li><br><li>Midlothian: Parishes of Heriot, Stow, and Fala.</li><br></ul>
