Scotland Country (Dep) : Numbers of Paupers & Dependents

Numbers of Paupers & Dependents

Data cube chart.

Year Paupers Dependents
14 May 1855 100,560 Show data context 40,569 Show data context
14 May 1856 99,363 Show data context 43,346 Show data context
14 May 1857 98,622 Show data context 45,241 Show data context
14 May 1858 99,617 Show data context 45,629 Show data context
14 May 1859 97,809 Show data context 47,770 Show data context
14 May 1860 95,761 Show data context 49,789 Show data context
14 May 1861 97,340 Show data context 51,911 Show data context
14 May 1862 98,922 Show data context 56,239 Show data context
14 May 1863 99,695 Show data context 58,864 Show data context
14 May 1864 101,636 Show data context 59,648 Show data context
14 May 1865 99,556 Show data context 60,792 Show data context
14 May 1866 97,166 Show data context 60,592 Show data context
14 May 1867 100,756 Show data context 63,648 Show data context
14 May 1868 104,541 Show data context 69,205 Show data context
14 May 1869 105,384 Show data context 68,370 Show data context
14 May 1870 104,274 Show data context 66,797 Show data context
14 May 1871 103,334 Show data context 65,378 Show data context
14 May 1872 99,329 Show data context 62,846 Show data context
14 May 1873 95,271 Show data context 58,156 Show data context
14 May 1874 90,530 Show data context 53,651 Show data context
14 May 1875 88,577 Show data context 52,076 Show data context
14 May 1876 85,882 Show data context 50,552 Show data context
14 May 1877 83,488 Show data context 49,552 Show data context
14 May 1878 82,923 Show data context 49,461 Show data context
14 May 1879 84,536 Show data context 51,405 Show data context
14 May 1880 87,426 Show data context 54,072 Show data context
14 May 1881 87,746 Show data context 54,173 Show data context
14 May 1882 86,234 Show data context 53,886 Show data context
14 May 1883 84,856 Show data context 51,123 Show data context
14 May 1884 80,519 Show data context 47,226 Show data context
14 May 1885 82,037 Show data context 48,526 Show data context
14 May 1886 81,084 Show data context 50,711 Show data context
14 May 1887 80,572 Show data context 50,659 Show data context
14 May 1888 80,460 Show data context 49,367 Show data context
14 May 1889 79,225 Show data context 47,386 Show data context
14 Sep 1889 57,512 Show data context 31,902 Show data context
14 Jan 1890 58,650 Show data context 31,561 Show data context
14 May 1890 57,426 Show data context 31,180 Show data context
14 Sep 1890 56,870 Show data context 30,522 Show data context
14 Jan 1891 57,673 Show data context 30,610 Show data context
14 May 1891 56,465 Show data context 30,370 Show data context
14 Sep 1891 58,875 Show data context 31,771 Show data context
14 Jan 1892 60,633 Show data context 32,651 Show data context
14 May 1892 58,855 Show data context 31,937 Show data context
14 Sep 1892 58,638 Show data context 31,304 Show data context
14 Jan 1893 60,734 Show data context 32,762 Show data context
14 May 1893 59,826 Show data context 32,178 Show data context
14 Sep 1893 59,885 Show data context 31,714 Show data context
14 Jan 1894 61,978 Show data context 33,218 Show data context
14 May 1894 61,015 Show data context 32,667 Show data context
14 Sep 1894 60,990 Show data context 32,489 Show data context
14 Jan 1895 63,307 Show data context 33,611 Show data context
14 May 1895 62,052 Show data context 33,816 Show data context
14 Sep 1895 62,360 Show data context 33,985 Show data context
14 Jan 1896 64,766 Show data context 34,855 Show data context
15 May 1896 63,694 Show data context 34,308 Show data context
14 Sep 1896 63,362 Show data context 33,988 Show data context
14 Jan 1897 65,918 Show data context 34,996 Show data context
15 May 1897 64,646 Show data context 34,857 Show data context
15 Jan 1898 66,519 Show data context 34,889 Show data context
15 May 1898 65,000 Show data context 34,578 Show data context
15 Sep 1898 64,343 Show data context 33,647 Show data context
15 Jan 1899 66,755 Show data context 34,755 Show data context
15 May 1899 64,513 Show data context 33,434 Show data context
15 Sep 1899 64,221 Show data context 33,353 Show data context
15 Jan 1900 65,929 Show data context 34,003 Show data context
15 May 1900 64,626 Show data context 34,390 Show data context
15 Sep 1900 63,752 Show data context 33,821 Show data context
15 Jan 1901 65,868 Show data context 35,028 Show data context
15 May 1901 64,680 Show data context 34,348 Show data context
15 Sep 1901 64,480 Show data context 34,322 Show data context
15 Jan 1902 66,836 Show data context 35,668 Show data context
15 May 1902 65,387 Show data context 35,461 Show data context
15 Sep 1902 65,111 Show data context 35,116 Show data context
15 Jan 1903 68,001 Show data context 36,674 Show data context
15 May 1903 66,703 Show data context 36,313 Show data context
15 Sep 1903 66,215 Show data context 36,236 Show data context
15 Jan 1904 71,182 Show data context 35,668 Show data context
15 May 1904 70,371 Show data context 35,253 Show data context
15 Sep 1904 70,312 Show data context 35,082 Show data context
15 Jan 1905 73,363 Show data context 37,297 Show data context
15 May 1905 72,148 Show data context 36,495 Show data context
15 Sep 1905 71,898 Show data context 36,082 Show data context
15 Jan 1906 73,984 Show data context 37,421 Show data context
15 May 1906 72,446 Show data context 36,788 Show data context
15 Sep 1906 71,844 Show data context 35,360 Show data context
15 Jan 1907 74,483 Show data context 36,857 Show data context
15 May 1907 72,198 Show data context 35,703 Show data context
15 Sep 1907 71,387 Show data context 35,034 Show data context
15 Jan 1908 74,738 Show data context 36,944 Show data context
15 May 1908 73,890 Show data context 37,315 Show data context
15 Sep 1908 74,137 Show data context 37,561 Show data context
15 Jan 1909 76,659 Show data context 40,028 Show data context
15 May 1909 74,221 Show data context 39,038 Show data context
15 Sep 1909 73,714 Show data context 39,196 Show data context
15 Jan 1910 75,626 Show data context 40,955 Show data context
15 May 1910 73,642 Show data context 40,370 Show data context
15 Sep 1910 73,154 Show data context 40,208 Show data context
15 Jan 1911 67,026 Show data context 41,306 Show data context
15 May 1911 65,021 Show data context 41,230 Show data context
15 Sep 1911 64,947 Show data context 40,649 Show data context
15 Jan 1912 67,581 Show data context 41,658 Show data context
15 May 1912 66,389 Show data context 41,109 Show data context
15 Sep 1912 65,452 Show data context 39,365 Show data context
15 Jan 1913 67,757 Show data context 40,535 Show data context
15 May 1913 65,259 Show data context 38,315 Show data context
15 Sep 1913 64,917 Show data context 37,683 Show data context
15 Jan 1914 66,832 Show data context 38,413 Show data context
15 May 1914 65,956 Show data context 38,168 Show data context
15 Sep 1914 66,188 Show data context 38,308 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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Total population at this Census, and for previous censuses. Where the latter appear, they are for the same area, so if there had been boundary changes they will differ from the population given for the same reporting unit by the previous census.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Scotland Country (Dep) 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