Banffshire County : Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

Data cube chart.

Year Sane Lunatics
15 May 1896 992 Show data context 216 Show data context
15 May 1897 977 Show data context 210 Show data context
15 May 1898 966 Show data context 219 Show data context
15 May 1899 943 Show data context 219 Show data context
15 May 1900 927 Show data context 221 Show data context
15 May 1901 900 Show data context 233 Show data context
15 May 1902 834 Show data context 232 Show data context
15 May 1903 830 Show data context 230 Show data context
15 May 1904 824 Show data context 235 Show data context
15 May 1905 806 Show data context 241 Show data context
15 May 1906 826 Show data context 235 Show data context
15 May 1907 792 Show data context 246 Show data context
15 May 1908 803 Show data context 245 Show data context
15 May 1909 763 Show data context 249 Show data context
15 May 1910 741 Show data context 241 Show data context
15 May 1911 560 Show data context 238 Show data context
15 May 1912 587 Show data context 234 Show data context
15 May 1913 590 Show data context 245 Show data context
15 May 1914 578 Show data context 246 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, Banffshire County through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 02nd June 2026