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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Topic started by: Rocky1 on Tuesday 10 July 12 16:47 BST (UK)

Title: Census of 1921 access?
Post by: Rocky1 on Tuesday 10 July 12 16:47 BST (UK)

Question:

Do genealogists have access to the 1921 Census records in the GROS offices?

Title: Re: Census of 1921 access?
Post by: 1pds on Tuesday 10 July 12 16:52 BST (UK)

I don't believe so. 

Title: Re: Census of 1921 access?
Post by: Huckleberry on Tuesday 10 July 12 16:58 BST (UK)

Only if they burgle them.

Title: Re: Census of 1921 access?
Post by: Redroger on Tuesday 10 July 12 17:18 BST (UK)

This throws up an associated question i.e. Does the 1931 Scottish Census survive?

Title: Re: Census of 1921 access?
Post by: 1pds on Tuesday 10 July 12 17:29 BST (UK)

I thought the Scottish Census documents for 1931 were stored in Edinburgh and so survived the fire.  The fire in Hayes in Middlesex only destroyed the England and Wales 1931 records...?

Title: Re: Census of 1921 access?
Post by: 1pds on Tuesday 10 July 12 17:30 BST (UK)

By the way, in reply to the original question I think that statistical data from the 1921 Census is available now, but not personal data.

Title: Re: Census of 1921 access?
Post by: ev on Tuesday 10 July 12 17:46 BST (UK)

Just to add -

http://www.1911census.org.uk/1921.htm

http://www.1911census.org.uk/1931.htm

ev

Title: Re: Census of 1921 access?
Post by: ev on Tuesday 10 July 12 18:01 BST (UK)

Found this link as well -

http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/forum/topic7411.html

Not sure about what it contains  ???

ev

Title: Re: Census of 1921 access?
Post by: RJ_Paton on Tuesday 10 July 12 18:19 BST (UK)

In Scotland the restrictions placed upon personal census information by various Acts including the 1910 & 1920 Acts were reinforced and strengthened by the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, which despite the name of the Act inferring greater freedom of information actually made the "100 year rule" law, which is why we had to wait for the 1911 census long after it was released early in England. Unless there is a massive U turn in Parliament we are unlikely to see anything other than statistical information from the 1921 census until 2021.