Rev Joseph Smith Birse Census

[StuYoung]

Does anybody have access to the censuses made by Rev Joseph Smith?
He apparently undertook his own census of Birse residents from 1791 onwards.
I am tracing my Family  the Young's I have got as far back as Alexander Young (B c1726), married a Janet Thompson they had 7 children.
Stu Young

[Stuart P]

Joseph Smith's Lists of Inhabitants were included in the Kirk Session records for Birse. The records should be at the National Archives in Edinburgh and some local archives have on-line access, e.g. the Mitchell Library in Glasgow & Aberdeen city and county archives. A photocopied and indexed volume of the List is in the library of the Aberdeen & North East Scotland FHS.
An example entry from 1791/2: Forest of Birse - Shaw Catanach 4 m. to Jean Birss 4, Cha. Catanach 2, John Catanach 1, Jean Catanach 1, Jas Catanach 1, Archd. Catanach 1.
4 refers to under 40, 2 is under 20, 1 is under 10.