Ayr Parish : Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

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Year Sane Lunatics
15 May 1896 337 Show data context 95 Show data context
15 May 1897 332 Show data context 103 Show data context
15 May 1898 320 Show data context 107 Show data context
15 May 1899 300 Show data context 109 Show data context
15 May 1900 295 Show data context 114 Show data context
15 May 1901 287 Show data context 112 Show data context
15 May 1902 310 Show data context 119 Show data context
15 May 1903 315 Show data context 119 Show data context
15 May 1904 359 Show data context 107 Show data context
15 May 1905 359 Show data context 108 Show data context
15 May 1906 362 Show data context 104 Show data context
15 May 1907 355 Show data context 108 Show data context
15 May 1908 396 Show data context 106 Show data context
15 May 1909 383 Show data context 100 Show data context
15 May 1910 384 Show data context 105 Show data context
15 May 1911 344 Show data context 106 Show data context
15 May 1912 342 Show data context 106 Show data context
15 May 1913 349 Show data context 107 Show data context
15 May 1914 335 Show data context 105 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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From 1896 onwards, Scottish poor law statistics divide Paupers into Sane and Lunatics. "Sane" covered those who were physically ill, elderly of otherwise needing relief, but not mentally ill.


How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10036136/cube/PAUPER_SANITY_SCOT

Date accessed: 03rd June 2026