Elgin Parish : Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

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Year Sane Lunatics
15 May 1896 154 Show data context 42 Show data context
15 May 1897 157 Show data context 45 Show data context
15 May 1898 156 Show data context 47 Show data context
15 May 1899 150 Show data context 44 Show data context
15 May 1900 143 Show data context 52 Show data context
15 May 1901 145 Show data context 49 Show data context
15 May 1902 154 Show data context 49 Show data context
15 May 1903 151 Show data context 48 Show data context
15 May 1904 159 Show data context 47 Show data context
15 May 1905 168 Show data context 45 Show data context
15 May 1906 157 Show data context 48 Show data context
15 May 1907 148 Show data context 52 Show data context
15 May 1908 157 Show data context 52 Show data context
15 May 1909 142 Show data context 51 Show data context
15 May 1910 127 Show data context 50 Show data context
15 May 1911 111 Show data context 47 Show data context
15 May 1912 124 Show data context 50 Show data context
15 May 1913 120 Show data context 47 Show data context
15 May 1914 125 Show data context 47 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.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Elgin 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/10102637/cube/PAUPER_SANITY_SCOT

Date accessed: 03rd June 2026