Edinburgh Parish : Numbers of Paupers & Dependents

Numbers of Paupers & Dependents

Data cube chart.

Year Paupers Dependents
14 May 1855 2,720 Show data context 1,830 Show data context
14 May 1856 2,927 Show data context 2,183 Show data context
14 May 1857 2,841 Show data context 2,144 Show data context
14 May 1858 2,901 Show data context 2,124 Show data context
14 May 1859 3,029 Show data context 2,110 Show data context
14 May 1860 3,242 Show data context 2,284 Show data context
14 May 1861 2,950 Show data context 2,308 Show data context
14 May 1862 2,864 Show data context 2,269 Show data context
14 May 1863 2,753 Show data context 2,181 Show data context
14 May 1864 2,784 Show data context 2,205 Show data context
14 May 1865 2,836 Show data context 2,243 Show data context
14 May 1866 2,756 Show data context 2,163 Show data context
14 May 1867 2,561 Show data context 1,956 Show data context
14 May 1868 2,249 Show data context 2,075 Show data context
14 May 1869 2,563 Show data context 2,421 Show data context
14 May 1870 2,349 Show data context 1,866 Show data context
14 May 1871 2,306 Show data context 1,895 Show data context
14 May 1872 2,246 Show data context 1,898 Show data context
14 May 1873 2,364 Show data context 1,523 Show data context
14 May 1874 2,515 Show data context 1,560 Show data context
14 May 1875 2,081 Show data context 954 Show data context
14 May 1876 1,994 Show data context 1,264 Show data context
14 May 1877 2,271 Show data context 1,184 Show data context
14 May 1878 2,256 Show data context 1,156 Show data context
14 May 1879 2,221 Show data context 1,283 Show data context
14 May 1880 2,180 Show data context 1,009 Show data context
14 May 1881 2,218 Show data context 1,310 Show data context
14 May 1882 1,983 Show data context 1,234 Show data context
14 May 1883 1,965 Show data context 1,068 Show data context
14 May 1884 1,877 Show data context 1,029 Show data context
14 May 1885 1,839 Show data context 927 Show data context
14 May 1886 1,865 Show data context 997 Show data context
14 May 1887 1,953 Show data context 983 Show data context
14 May 1888 1,969 Show data context 1,049 Show data context
14 May 1889 1,962 Show data context 921 Show data context
14 Sep 1889 1,110 Show data context 511 Show data context
14 Jan 1890 1,091 Show data context 529 Show data context
14 May 1890 1,061 Show data context 509 Show data context
14 Sep 1890 1,049 Show data context 482 Show data context
14 Jan 1891 1,114 Show data context 501 Show data context
14 May 1891 1,024 Show data context 488 Show data context
14 Sep 1891 1,199 Show data context 510 Show data context
14 Jan 1892 1,357 Show data context 612 Show data context
14 May 1892 1,084 Show data context 515 Show data context
14 Sep 1892 1,129 Show data context 443 Show data context
14 Jan 1893 1,215 Show data context 529 Show data context
14 May 1893 1,232 Show data context 463 Show data context
14 Sep 1893 1,221 Show data context 417 Show data context
14 Jan 1894 1,278 Show data context 379 Show data context
14 May 1894 1,269 Show data context 488 Show data context
14 Sep 1894 1,230 Show data context 396 Show data context
14 Jan 1895 1,408 Show data context 508 Show data context
14 May 1895 1,303 Show data context 566 Show data context
14 Sep 1895 3,334 Show data context 2,130 Show data context
14 Jan 1896 3,769 Show data context 2,149 Show data context
15 May 1896 3,376 Show data context 2,270 Show data context
14 Sep 1896 3,335 Show data context 2,252 Show data context
14 Jan 1897 3,619 Show data context 2,293 Show data context
15 May 1897 3,369 Show data context 2,166 Show data context
15 Jan 1898 3,659 Show data context 2,303 Show data context
15 May 1898 3,482 Show data context 2,282 Show data context
15 Sep 1898 3,430 Show data context 2,219 Show data context
15 Jan 1899 3,688 Show data context 2,261 Show data context
15 May 1899 3,586 Show data context 2,154 Show data context
15 Sep 1899 3,627 Show data context 2,267 Show data context
15 Jan 1900 3,781 Show data context 2,234 Show data context
15 May 1900 3,763 Show data context 2,298 Show data context
15 Sep 1900 3,762 Show data context 2,246 Show data context
15 Jan 1901 4,070 Show data context 2,423 Show data context
15 May 1901 3,854 Show data context 2,378 Show data context
15 Sep 1901 3,920 Show data context 2,415 Show data context
15 Jan 1902 3,962 Show data context 2,240 Show data context
15 May 1902 3,869 Show data context 2,347 Show data context
15 Sep 1902 3,953 Show data context 2,257 Show data context
15 Jan 1903 4,243 Show data context 2,326 Show data context
15 May 1903 4,215 Show data context 2,352 Show data context
15 Sep 1903 4,210 Show data context 2,315 Show data context
15 Jan 1904 4,671 Show data context 2,152 Show data context
15 May 1904 4,542 Show data context 2,092 Show data context
15 Sep 1904 4,616 Show data context 2,049 Show data context
15 Jan 1905 4,836 Show data context 2,415 Show data context
15 May 1905 4,563 Show data context 2,081 Show data context
15 Sep 1905 4,800 Show data context 2,076 Show data context
15 Jan 1906 5,026 Show data context 2,457 Show data context
15 May 1906 4,746 Show data context 2,430 Show data context
15 Sep 1906 4,828 Show data context 2,165 Show data context
15 Jan 1907 5,039 Show data context 2,372 Show data context
15 May 1907 4,596 Show data context 2,063 Show data context
15 Sep 1907 4,650 Show data context 2,056 Show data context
15 Jan 1908 4,881 Show data context 2,119 Show data context
15 May 1908 4,657 Show data context 2,052 Show data context
15 Sep 1908 4,744 Show data context 2,240 Show data context
15 Jan 1909 4,968 Show data context 2,259 Show data context
15 May 1909 4,670 Show data context 1,998 Show data context
15 Sep 1909 4,635 Show data context 2,091 Show data context
15 Jan 1910 4,816 Show data context 2,243 Show data context
15 May 1910 4,613 Show data context 2,226 Show data context
15 Sep 1910 4,631 Show data context 2,319 Show data context
15 Jan 1911 4,411 Show data context 2,456 Show data context
15 May 1911 4,199 Show data context 2,448 Show data context
15 Sep 1911 4,194 Show data context 2,324 Show data context
15 Jan 1912 4,299 Show data context 2,373 Show data context
15 May 1912 4,225 Show data context 2,404 Show data context
15 Sep 1912 4,212 Show data context 2,181 Show data context
15 Jan 1913 4,307 Show data context 2,289 Show data context
15 May 1913 4,107 Show data context 2,177 Show data context
15 Sep 1913 4,172 Show data context 2,072 Show data context
15 Jan 1914 4,166 Show data context 2,104 Show data context
15 May 1914 4,055 Show data context 2,117 Show data context
15 Sep 1914 4,116 Show data context 2,048 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


Comparing the total population of an area for consecutive Censuses.


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

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Date accessed: 03rd June 2026