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1891 Census of Scotland

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The 1891 Census of Scotland was implemented on April 5, 1891. The following information was requested for each residence:

  • Place (name of street, place, parish, roadway and name or number of house).
  • For each person who had spent the night in the residence:
    • Name
    • Relationship to the head of household.
    • Marital status
    • Age and sex (indicated in the same column)
    • Occupation or profession
    • Whether an employer, an employee or self employed
    • Birthplace
    • Whether Gaelic or either Gaelic and or English is spoken. [1]
    • Whether blind, dumb, deaf, imbecile, idiot or lunatic.
  • The number of rooms within the dwelling that have one or more windows.

The population in Scotland on April 5, 1891 was 4,033,103 people.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Language". Scotland. 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. ^ "1891 Census". National Records of Scotland. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.