Query re 1931 census Scotland

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Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 11,594 Send Message	~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ 007 1/2	Report	17 Jun 2008 12:46
	Just wondering whether the 1931 census for Scotland was destroyed alongside the 1931 census for England & Wales or whether it survived? Thanks in advance as I may not be able to respond until this evening, (Lunchbreak is nearly finished)
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 2,132 Send Message	Ivy	Report	17 Jun 2008 13:39
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 2,132 Send Message	this ref http://www.1911census.org.uk/1931.htm suggests that it would only have been the England and Wales schedules that were burnt
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 2,132 Send Message	Ivy	Report	17 Jun 2008 14:03
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 2,132 Send Message	Extract from Scotland's PEople User Group minutes, 1 Feb 2008: "After enquiring about the 1911 census which Paul said would be released on a date to be arranged in 2011, Alan asked about the 1931 census, which Steve said did exist in Scotland, and that the 1941 census did not take place"
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 11,594 Send Message	~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ 007 1/2	Report	17 Jun 2008 20:01
	Thanks very much Ivy :-)