Renfrewshire County : Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

Data cube chart.

Year Sane Lunatics
15 May 1896 2,955 Show data context 565 Show data context
15 May 1897 3,066 Show data context 598 Show data context
15 May 1898 2,985 Show data context 608 Show data context
15 May 1899 2,943 Show data context 629 Show data context
15 May 1900 2,862 Show data context 625 Show data context
15 May 1901 2,887 Show data context 657 Show data context
15 May 1902 2,857 Show data context 650 Show data context
15 May 1903 2,859 Show data context 683 Show data context
15 May 1904 3,034 Show data context 681 Show data context
15 May 1905 3,084 Show data context 687 Show data context
15 May 1906 3,135 Show data context 720 Show data context
15 May 1907 3,181 Show data context 739 Show data context
15 May 1908 3,429 Show data context 752 Show data context
15 May 1909 3,565 Show data context 768 Show data context
15 May 1910 3,556 Show data context 811 Show data context
15 May 1911 2,964 Show data context 841 Show data context
15 May 1912 3,128 Show data context 873 Show data context
15 May 1913 3,049 Show data context 907 Show data context
15 May 1914 3,024 Show data context 937 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, Renfrewshire County through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 03rd June 2026