Aboyne and Glen Tanar Parish through time

Aboyne and Glen Tanar Parish

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Authority
ABOYNE AND GLEN TANAR	Preferred	English	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
ABOYNE	Alternate	English	Local Government Board for Scotland, Local Government Board for Scotland Annual Report (H.M.S.O.)
ABOYNE AND GLENTANER	Alternate	English	1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ABOYNE AND GLENTANNER	Alternate	English	1861 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Scotland in Civil Counties and Parishes, showing the numbers of Families; of Houses Inhabited, Uninhabited, and Building; of Males, Females, and Both Sexes; of Children at School the first week of April 1861; of all in the receipt of Education; of Rooms with Windows; and of the Temporarily Absent and Temporarily Present. The Parishes arranged alphabetically under each County'.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ABERDEENSHIRE	Scottish County	1845	1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
ABOYNE Burgh	Scottish Burgh/District			1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Boundaries and changes

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Aboyne and Glen Tanar Parish through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10146033

Date accessed: 09th April 2026