Whitburn Parish : Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

Data cube chart.

Year Receiving welfare
14 May 1855 130 Show data context
14 May 1856 130 Show data context
14 May 1857 102 Show data context
14 May 1858 63 Show data context
14 May 1859 116 Show data context
14 May 1860 113 Show data context
14 May 1861 116 Show data context
14 May 1862 124 Show data context
14 May 1863 114 Show data context
14 May 1864 132 Show data context
14 May 1865 167 Show data context
14 May 1866 178 Show data context
14 May 1867 145 Show data context
14 May 1868 129 Show data context
14 May 1869 146 Show data context
14 May 1870 143 Show data context
14 May 1871 159 Show data context
14 May 1872 177 Show data context
14 May 1873 168 Show data context
14 May 1874 122 Show data context
14 May 1875 159 Show data context
14 May 1876 147 Show data context
14 May 1877 193 Show data context
14 May 1878 218 Show data context
14 May 1879 267 Show data context
14 May 1880 209 Show data context
14 May 1881 190 Show data context
14 May 1882 236 Show data context
14 May 1883 223 Show data context
14 May 1884 219 Show data context
14 May 1885 196 Show data context
14 May 1886 164 Show data context
14 May 1887 175 Show data context
14 May 1888 157 Show data context
14 May 1889 153 Show data context
14 Sep 1889 108 Show data context
14 Jan 1890 107 Show data context
14 May 1890 111 Show data context
14 Sep 1890 100 Show data context
14 Jan 1891 100 Show data context
14 May 1891 103 Show data context
14 Sep 1891 105 Show data context
14 Jan 1892 92 Show data context
14 May 1892 77 Show data context
14 Sep 1892 80 Show data context
14 Jan 1893 75 Show data context
14 May 1893 91 Show data context
14 Sep 1893 108 Show data context
14 Jan 1894 122 Show data context
14 May 1894 110 Show data context
14 Sep 1894 115 Show data context
14 Jan 1895 109 Show data context
14 May 1895 106 Show data context
14 Sep 1895 119 Show data context
14 Jan 1896 118 Show data context
15 May 1896 120 Show data context
14 Sep 1896 128 Show data context
14 Jan 1897 143 Show data context
15 May 1897 144 Show data context
15 Jan 1898 151 Show data context
15 May 1898 125 Show data context
15 Sep 1898 126 Show data context
15 Jan 1899 133 Show data context
15 May 1899 146 Show data context
15 Sep 1899 131 Show data context
15 Jan 1900 114 Show data context
15 May 1900 122 Show data context
15 Sep 1900 115 Show data context
15 Jan 1901 117 Show data context
15 May 1901 118 Show data context
15 Sep 1901 107 Show data context
15 Jan 1902 124 Show data context
15 May 1902 137 Show data context
15 Sep 1902 126 Show data context
15 Jan 1903 115 Show data context
15 May 1903 136 Show data context
15 Sep 1903 136 Show data context
15 Jan 1904 145 Show data context
15 May 1904 129 Show data context
15 Sep 1904 124 Show data context
15 Jan 1905 140 Show data context
15 May 1905 147 Show data context
15 Sep 1905 155 Show data context
15 Jan 1906 178 Show data context
15 May 1906 148 Show data context
15 Sep 1906 185 Show data context
15 Jan 1907 176 Show data context
15 May 1907 172 Show data context
15 Sep 1907 167 Show data context
15 Jan 1908 154 Show data context
15 May 1908 151 Show data context
15 Sep 1908 164 Show data context
15 Jan 1909 154 Show data context
15 May 1909 173 Show data context
15 Sep 1909 147 Show data context
15 Jan 1910 157 Show data context
15 May 1910 152 Show data context
15 Sep 1910 147 Show data context
15 Jan 1911 135 Show data context
15 May 1911 151 Show data context
15 Sep 1911 159 Show data context
15 Jan 1912 162 Show data context
15 May 1912 175 Show data context
15 Sep 1912 134 Show data context
15 Jan 1913 177 Show data context
15 May 1913 171 Show data context
15 Sep 1913 176 Show data context
15 Jan 1914 163 Show data context
15 May 1914 171 Show data context
15 Sep 1914 155 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 households, as defined by the relevant census.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Whitburn 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/10069397/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 01st June 2026