Up to now, only the LDS/family history societies’ transcription of the 1881 census of Scotland has been available online.
Now you can also view digitised images of the original census returns at the ScotlandsPeople website.
Although only the 1891 and 1901 Scottish censuses officially asked whether people knew Gaelic as well as or instead of English, I found a census return for Latheron in Caithness that had a ‘G’ in brackets after several of the names. I suppose that indicates Gaelic speakers.
You can read more about the 1881 Scottish census in The Herald and Deadline Press and Picture Agency.
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