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Scotland\u2019s 1921 census<\/a> has finally launched on the National Record of Scotland\u2019s ScotlandsPeople<\/a> website. Originally planned for release in the summer of 2021, the Scottish census has been keenly anticipated by family historians coming almost 11 months after its English and Welsh counterpart<\/a>.<\/p>\n Timed to coincide with St Andrews Day, a national holiday in Scotland, the launch has seen those with Scottish heritage all over the world jump onto the website to discover their family. For many Scots who left the country to start new lives elsewhere during the 1920s, this may be the last record of them in their homeland.<\/p>\n Records cost 6 credits to view (\u00a31.50), with 30 credits for \u00a37.50 being the smallest number you can purchase.<\/p>\n The census was conducted on 19 June 1921 so it may also catch some visitors who were holidaying in the country. It was the first census to ask questions about whether children had both parents still alive, a question prompted by the huge loss of life caused by the First World War.<\/p>\n The 1921 census was the first to name people\u2019s employers. Genealogist and blogger Chris Paton tweeted:<\/p>\n \u201cSo my granda Charles worked for R. & J. Dicks upon his return from Belgium 1918. I imagine the firm offered to look after him after his father, my great granda, died in Belgium in 1916 as the manager of two of their shoe shops, having been in hiding.\u201d<\/p>\n So my granda Charles worked for R. & J. Dicks upon his return from Belgium 1918. I imagine the firm offered to look after him after his father, my great granda, died in Belgium in 1916 as the manager of two of their shoe shops, having been in hiding. #1921census<\/a> @ScotlandsPeople<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Tv2vMIUA94<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Chris Paton’s Scottish GENES (@GenesBlog) November 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>