Lairg Parish : Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

Data cube chart.

Year Receiving welfare
14 May 1855 53 Show data context
14 May 1856 48 Show data context
14 May 1857 55 Show data context
14 May 1858 59 Show data context
14 May 1859 68 Show data context
14 May 1860 58 Show data context
14 May 1861 56 Show data context
14 May 1862 52 Show data context
14 May 1863 57 Show data context
14 May 1864 65 Show data context
14 May 1865 61 Show data context
14 May 1866 58 Show data context
14 May 1867 51 Show data context
14 May 1868 47 Show data context
14 May 1869 47 Show data context
14 May 1870 44 Show data context
14 May 1871 44 Show data context
14 May 1872 49 Show data context
14 May 1873 44 Show data context
14 May 1874 37 Show data context
14 May 1875 40 Show data context
14 May 1876 38 Show data context
14 May 1877 38 Show data context
14 May 1878 34 Show data context
14 May 1879 34 Show data context
14 May 1880 35 Show data context
14 May 1881 34 Show data context
14 May 1882 33 Show data context
14 May 1883 27 Show data context
14 May 1884 33 Show data context
14 May 1885 35 Show data context
14 May 1886 50 Show data context
14 May 1887 48 Show data context
14 May 1888 47 Show data context
14 May 1889 49 Show data context
14 Sep 1889 53 Show data context
14 Jan 1890 50 Show data context
14 May 1890 51 Show data context
14 Sep 1890 51 Show data context
14 Jan 1891 50 Show data context
14 May 1891 36 Show data context
14 Sep 1891 42 Show data context
14 Jan 1892 38 Show data context
14 May 1892 38 Show data context
14 Sep 1892 42 Show data context
14 Jan 1893 43 Show data context
14 May 1893 41 Show data context
14 Sep 1893 36 Show data context
14 Jan 1894 34 Show data context
14 May 1894 37 Show data context
14 Sep 1894 34 Show data context
14 Jan 1895 36 Show data context
14 May 1895 32 Show data context
14 Sep 1895 34 Show data context
14 Jan 1896 32 Show data context
15 May 1896 33 Show data context
14 Sep 1896 35 Show data context
14 Jan 1897 33 Show data context
15 May 1897 33 Show data context
15 Jan 1898 34 Show data context
15 May 1898 30 Show data context
15 Sep 1898 33 Show data context
15 Jan 1899 33 Show data context
15 May 1899 29 Show data context
15 Sep 1899 29 Show data context
15 Jan 1900 30 Show data context
15 May 1900 31 Show data context
15 Sep 1900 30 Show data context
15 Jan 1901 29 Show data context
15 May 1901 29 Show data context
15 Sep 1901 32 Show data context
15 Jan 1902 30 Show data context
15 May 1902 30 Show data context
15 Sep 1902 31 Show data context
15 Jan 1903 32 Show data context
15 May 1903 33 Show data context
15 Sep 1903 33 Show data context
15 Jan 1904 36 Show data context
15 May 1904 30 Show data context
15 Sep 1904 29 Show data context
15 Jan 1905 34 Show data context
15 May 1905 32 Show data context
15 Sep 1905 30 Show data context
15 Jan 1906 29 Show data context
15 May 1906 26 Show data context
15 Sep 1906 26 Show data context
15 Jan 1907 27 Show data context
15 May 1907 23 Show data context
15 Sep 1907 24 Show data context
15 Jan 1908 24 Show data context
15 May 1908 22 Show data context
15 Sep 1908 21 Show data context
15 Jan 1909 22 Show data context
15 May 1909 23 Show data context
15 Sep 1909 21 Show data context
15 Jan 1910 22 Show data context
15 May 1910 21 Show data context
15 Sep 1910 21 Show data context
15 Jan 1911 14 Show data context
15 May 1911 14 Show data context
15 Sep 1911 14 Show data context
15 Jan 1912 16 Show data context
15 May 1912 17 Show data context
15 Sep 1912 22 Show data context
15 Jan 1913 21 Show data context
15 May 1913 22 Show data context
15 Sep 1913 32 Show data context
15 Jan 1914 29 Show data context
15 May 1914 31 Show data context
15 Sep 1914 29 Show data context
Date Source
1855 - 1894 Board of Supervision for the Relief of the Poor, Annual Report of the Board of Supervision for the Relief of the Poor and of Public Health in Scotland. (H.M.S.O.) ,
1895 - 1914 Local Government Board for Scotland, Local Government Board for Scotland Annual Report (H.M.S.O.) ,

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nCube definition


Total population at this Census, and for previous censuses. Where the latter appear, they are for the same area, so if there had been boundary changes they will differ from the population given for the same reporting unit by the previous census.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lairg Parish through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10069385/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 02nd June 2026