Dumfries Shire County : Numbers of Paupers & Dependents

Numbers of Paupers & Dependents

Data cube chart.

Year Paupers Dependents
14 May 1855 2,541 Show data context 1,160 Show data context
14 May 1856 2,157 Show data context 1,063 Show data context
14 May 1857 2,146 Show data context 1,014 Show data context
14 May 1858 2,162 Show data context 1,044 Show data context
14 May 1859 2,143 Show data context 1,098 Show data context
14 May 1860 2,121 Show data context 1,109 Show data context
14 May 1861 2,174 Show data context 1,128 Show data context
14 May 1862 2,208 Show data context 1,221 Show data context
14 May 1863 2,252 Show data context 1,293 Show data context
14 May 1864 2,165 Show data context 1,214 Show data context
14 May 1865 2,169 Show data context 1,183 Show data context
14 May 1866 2,218 Show data context 1,237 Show data context
14 May 1867 2,240 Show data context 1,213 Show data context
14 May 1868 2,361 Show data context 1,400 Show data context
14 May 1869 2,379 Show data context 1,463 Show data context
14 May 1870 2,402 Show data context 1,414 Show data context
14 May 1871 2,375 Show data context 1,394 Show data context
14 May 1872 2,343 Show data context 1,372 Show data context
14 May 1873 2,277 Show data context 1,327 Show data context
14 May 1874 2,119 Show data context 1,221 Show data context
14 May 1875 2,078 Show data context 1,174 Show data context
14 May 1876 1,911 Show data context 1,057 Show data context
14 May 1877 1,801 Show data context 917 Show data context
14 May 1878 1,754 Show data context 890 Show data context
14 May 1879 1,719 Show data context 893 Show data context
14 May 1880 1,688 Show data context 872 Show data context
14 May 1881 1,852 Show data context 1,013 Show data context
14 May 1882 1,675 Show data context 935 Show data context
14 May 1883 1,708 Show data context 945 Show data context
14 May 1884 1,608 Show data context 860 Show data context
14 May 1885 1,534 Show data context 859 Show data context
14 May 1886 1,543 Show data context 781 Show data context
14 May 1887 1,476 Show data context 746 Show data context
14 May 1888 1,479 Show data context 804 Show data context
14 May 1889 1,502 Show data context 819 Show data context
14 Sep 1889 1,184 Show data context 620 Show data context
14 Jan 1890 1,182 Show data context 627 Show data context
14 May 1890 1,163 Show data context 627 Show data context
14 Sep 1890 1,140 Show data context 653 Show data context
14 Jan 1891 1,132 Show data context 600 Show data context
14 May 1891 1,114 Show data context 618 Show data context
14 Sep 1891 1,130 Show data context 647 Show data context
14 Jan 1892 1,138 Show data context 632 Show data context
14 May 1892 1,104 Show data context 630 Show data context
14 Sep 1892 1,086 Show data context 616 Show data context
14 Jan 1893 1,135 Show data context 662 Show data context
14 May 1893 1,073 Show data context 623 Show data context
14 Sep 1893 1,081 Show data context 616 Show data context
14 Jan 1894 1,081 Show data context 576 Show data context
14 May 1894 1,066 Show data context 581 Show data context
14 Sep 1894 1,050 Show data context 570 Show data context
14 Jan 1895 1,073 Show data context 564 Show data context
14 May 1895 1,047 Show data context 587 Show data context
14 Sep 1895 1,077 Show data context 627 Show data context
14 Jan 1896 1,088 Show data context 618 Show data context
15 May 1896 1,092 Show data context 589 Show data context
14 Sep 1896 1,059 Show data context 586 Show data context
14 Jan 1897 1,109 Show data context 559 Show data context
15 May 1897 1,077 Show data context 542 Show data context
15 Jan 1898 1,093 Show data context 539 Show data context
15 May 1898 1,070 Show data context 513 Show data context
15 Sep 1898 1,085 Show data context 503 Show data context
15 Jan 1899 1,109 Show data context 524 Show data context
15 May 1899 1,039 Show data context 494 Show data context
15 Sep 1899 1,044 Show data context 503 Show data context
15 Jan 1900 1,082 Show data context 519 Show data context
15 May 1900 1,038 Show data context 540 Show data context
15 Sep 1900 1,040 Show data context 514 Show data context
15 Jan 1901 1,031 Show data context 521 Show data context
15 May 1901 1,006 Show data context 522 Show data context
15 Sep 1901 1,001 Show data context 507 Show data context
15 Jan 1902 1,015 Show data context 524 Show data context
15 May 1902 979 Show data context 505 Show data context
15 Sep 1902 983 Show data context 540 Show data context
15 Jan 1903 1,006 Show data context 555 Show data context
15 May 1903 993 Show data context 534 Show data context
15 Sep 1903 977 Show data context 556 Show data context
15 Jan 1904 1,017 Show data context 523 Show data context
15 May 1904 1,004 Show data context 524 Show data context
15 Sep 1904 990 Show data context 546 Show data context
15 Jan 1905 1,041 Show data context 566 Show data context
15 May 1905 1,034 Show data context 633 Show data context
15 Sep 1905 1,044 Show data context 592 Show data context
15 Jan 1906 1,076 Show data context 609 Show data context
15 May 1906 1,017 Show data context 569 Show data context
15 Sep 1906 1,038 Show data context 575 Show data context
15 Jan 1907 1,052 Show data context 586 Show data context
15 May 1907 1,003 Show data context 540 Show data context
15 Sep 1907 993 Show data context 540 Show data context
15 Jan 1908 1,030 Show data context 543 Show data context
15 May 1908 1,008 Show data context 515 Show data context
15 Sep 1908 1,006 Show data context 521 Show data context
15 Jan 1909 1,044 Show data context 578 Show data context
15 May 1909 992 Show data context 551 Show data context
15 Sep 1909 985 Show data context 582 Show data context
15 Jan 1910 993 Show data context 624 Show data context
15 May 1910 987 Show data context 603 Show data context
15 Sep 1910 986 Show data context 590 Show data context
15 Jan 1911 889 Show data context 573 Show data context
15 May 1911 832 Show data context 567 Show data context
15 Sep 1911 826 Show data context 518 Show data context
15 Jan 1912 877 Show data context 592 Show data context
15 May 1912 856 Show data context 543 Show data context
15 Sep 1912 840 Show data context 569 Show data context
15 Jan 1913 904 Show data context 604 Show data context
15 May 1913 834 Show data context 542 Show data context
15 Sep 1913 838 Show data context 545 Show data context
15 Jan 1914 847 Show data context 539 Show data context
15 May 1914 859 Show data context 552 Show data context
15 Sep 1914 857 Show data context 519 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


Number of persons with or without a university degree or equivalent qualification.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Dumfries Shire County through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Numbers of Paupers & Dependents, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 02nd June 2026