LOOKUP earlier than the 1841 census?

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Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 115 Send Message	Samantha	Report	4 Nov 2007 14:03
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 115 Send Message	Does anyone know if it is at all possible to look up earlier than 1841 census?? Im back to some later relatives but am having problems finding partners etc adn siblings and by the time the 1841 census was complete they were all in there 20s and marryign off. can anyone help me with this? must also add this family line is scotland based
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	4 Nov 2007 14:09
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	Samantha, not sure about Scotland, but 1841 is the earliest worthwhile census for genealogy purposes in England/Wales (suspect Scotland is the same). There were earlier census, but really only a head count.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 20,615 Send Message	Heather	Report	4 Nov 2007 14:20
	You can check on the familysearch.org site on the IGI there. Its far from complete though and some of the records are submitted by members and very iffy. The ones that say they are "extracted" from records are pretty reliable.