St Vigeans Parish

Created: 1845   Abolished: 1895

Statistics

Population

Population

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

Industry

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

Learning & Language

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

Work & Poverty

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

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

Notes

Abolition date uncertain. The Scan gazetteer lists this unit being absorbed into Arbroath parish in 1919. However, the Census listings for 1911 contain a footnote stating the two parishes were united in 1895 and the entry has been amended accordingly.

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
ST VIGEANS Preferred English     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST VIGEAN Alternate English     1871 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Scotland in Civil Counties and Parishes, showing the Acreage, the number of Families, of Houses Inhabited, Uninhabited, and Building; the number of the total Population and of Persons of each Sex; the number of Children from 5 to 13 years of age in the receipt of Education; the number of Rooms with Windows; the number of Persons temporarily absent or present in each Parish or subdivision thereof on the 3d April 1871. For comparison's sake, there is added the number of Families, Persons of each Sex, Houses, and Rooms, with Windows in 1861'.
ST VIGEARNS Alternate English     1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
VIGEANS ST Alternate English     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ANGUS Scottish County 1845 1895 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ARBROATH Scottish Poor Law Combination     Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
ARBROATH Burgh Scottish Burgh/District   1975 The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
1895 was abolished to create ARBROATH AND ST VIGEANS   Great Britain Historical GIS Project

Boundary Map of St Vigeans Parish

If the boundaries of the Scottish Parish changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, St Vigeans Parish through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10181707

Date accessed: 08th April 2026