Wigtown Parish : Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

Data cube chart.

Year Receiving welfare
14 May 1855 124 Show data context
14 May 1856 108 Show data context
14 May 1857 169 Show data context
14 May 1858 169 Show data context
14 May 1859 176 Show data context
14 May 1860 149 Show data context
14 May 1861 164 Show data context
14 May 1862 200 Show data context
14 May 1863 202 Show data context
14 May 1864 200 Show data context
14 May 1865 235 Show data context
14 May 1866 217 Show data context
14 May 1867 190 Show data context
14 May 1868 182 Show data context
14 May 1869 190 Show data context
14 May 1870 186 Show data context
14 May 1871 159 Show data context
14 May 1872 167 Show data context
14 May 1873 180 Show data context
14 May 1874 139 Show data context
14 May 1875 101 Show data context
14 May 1876 87 Show data context
14 May 1877 88 Show data context
14 May 1878 91 Show data context
14 May 1879 95 Show data context
14 May 1880 87 Show data context
14 May 1881 88 Show data context
14 May 1882 82 Show data context
14 May 1883 86 Show data context
14 May 1884 94 Show data context
14 May 1885 87 Show data context
14 May 1886 89 Show data context
14 May 1887 88 Show data context
14 May 1888 80 Show data context
14 May 1889 65 Show data context
14 Sep 1889 48 Show data context
14 Jan 1890 47 Show data context
14 May 1890 50 Show data context
14 Sep 1890 44 Show data context
14 Jan 1891 47 Show data context
14 May 1891 45 Show data context
14 Sep 1891 57 Show data context
14 Jan 1892 54 Show data context
14 May 1892 51 Show data context
14 Sep 1892 45 Show data context
14 Jan 1893 48 Show data context
14 May 1893 47 Show data context
14 Sep 1893 43 Show data context
14 Jan 1894 49 Show data context
14 May 1894 42 Show data context
14 Sep 1894 47 Show data context
14 Jan 1895 52 Show data context
14 May 1895 54 Show data context
14 Sep 1895 54 Show data context
14 Jan 1896 52 Show data context
15 May 1896 48 Show data context
14 Sep 1896 54 Show data context
14 Jan 1897 63 Show data context
15 May 1897 60 Show data context
15 Jan 1898 49 Show data context
15 May 1898 55 Show data context
15 Sep 1898 45 Show data context
15 Jan 1899 54 Show data context
15 May 1899 50 Show data context
15 Sep 1899 50 Show data context
15 Jan 1900 53 Show data context
15 May 1900 58 Show data context
15 Sep 1900 47 Show data context
15 Jan 1901 44 Show data context
15 May 1901 36 Show data context
15 Sep 1901 42 Show data context
15 Jan 1902 41 Show data context
15 May 1902 46 Show data context
15 Sep 1902 52 Show data context
15 Jan 1903 54 Show data context
15 May 1903 58 Show data context
15 Sep 1903 55 Show data context
15 Jan 1904 63 Show data context
15 May 1904 58 Show data context
15 Sep 1904 55 Show data context
15 Jan 1905 59 Show data context
15 May 1905 62 Show data context
15 Sep 1905 65 Show data context
15 Jan 1906 69 Show data context
15 May 1906 61 Show data context
15 Sep 1906 62 Show data context
15 Jan 1907 60 Show data context
15 May 1907 55 Show data context
15 Sep 1907 56 Show data context
15 Jan 1908 54 Show data context
15 May 1908 62 Show data context
15 Sep 1908 40 Show data context
15 Jan 1909 52 Show data context
15 May 1909 53 Show data context
15 Sep 1909 53 Show data context
15 Jan 1910 64 Show data context
15 May 1910 52 Show data context
15 Sep 1910 57 Show data context
15 Jan 1911 39 Show data context
15 May 1911 42 Show data context
15 Sep 1911 36 Show data context
15 Jan 1912 43 Show data context
15 May 1912 41 Show data context
15 Sep 1912 41 Show data context
15 Jan 1913 41 Show data context
15 May 1913 46 Show data context
15 Sep 1913 44 Show data context
15 Jan 1914 45 Show data context
15 May 1914 41 Show data context
15 Sep 1914 43 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.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wigtown Parish through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10125420/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 03rd June 2026