Thurso Parish : Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

Data cube chart.

Year Sane Lunatics
15 May 1896 153 Show data context 21 Show data context
15 May 1897 156 Show data context 20 Show data context
15 May 1898 149 Show data context 20 Show data context
15 May 1899 149 Show data context 17 Show data context
15 May 1900 127 Show data context 19 Show data context
15 May 1901 109 Show data context 22 Show data context
15 May 1902 108 Show data context 22 Show data context
15 May 1903 103 Show data context 24 Show data context
15 May 1904 100 Show data context 22 Show data context
15 May 1905 101 Show data context 18 Show data context
15 May 1906 101 Show data context 18 Show data context
15 May 1907 104 Show data context 16 Show data context
15 May 1908 111 Show data context 15 Show data context
15 May 1909 102 Show data context 15 Show data context
15 May 1910 95 Show data context 14 Show data context
15 May 1911 57 Show data context 12 Show data context
15 May 1912 66 Show data context 13 Show data context
15 May 1913 72 Show data context 11 Show data context
15 May 1914 70 Show data context 11 Show data context
Date Source
1896 - 1914 Local Government Board for Scotland, Local Government Board for Scotland Annual Report (H.M.S.O.) ,

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The early censuses 1801-31 used this very simple classification of occupations. The cemsuses of Great Britain from 1811 onwards applied it to families rather than persons, and all families were included under one of these headings.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Thurso Parish through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 03rd June 2026