Boness and Carriden Parish through time

Boness and Carriden Parish

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

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
BONESS AND CARRIDEN	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'.
BORROWSTOUNNESS	Alternate	English	1911 Census of Scotland, Table 20A, 'Population by Conjugal Conditions and Quinquennial Age-Periods - Of Parishes'.
BORROWSTOUNNESS AND CARRIDEN	Alternate	English	1901 Census of Scotland, Table 1_1, 'Scotland in Civil Counties and Parishes, the Parishes being in alphabetical order under each County and arranged in two sub-divisions: 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 Persons aged three years and upwards, speaking Gaelic only, and Gaelic and English; the number of Rooms with Windows, for each Parish, on 31st March, 1901; and for comparison, the number of Families, Houses, Males, Females, and both Sexes, and Rooms with Windows in 1891'.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
WEST LOTHIAN	Scottish County	1895	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'.
BONESS Burgh	Scottish Burgh/District		1975	The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
BRIDGENESS Burgh	Scottish Burgh/District		1975	The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
LINLITHGOW	Scottish Poor Law Combination			Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Authority
1895	was created through the abolition of	BORROWSTOWNNESS	1931 Census of Scotland, Table 3, 'Population of Civil Parishes since 1801'.; United Kingdom Statutory Instrument (By Order of the Secretary for Scotland)
1895	was created through the abolition of	CARRIDEN	1931 Census of Scotland, Table 3, 'Population of Civil Parishes since 1801'.; United Kingdom Statutory Instrument (By Order of the Secretary for Scotland)
04 Aug 1922	was enlarged by gaining part of	GRANGEMOUTH	1931 Census of Scotland, Table 15, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary, 1921-1931'.; Act of the UK Parliament (Grangemouth Burgh Extension Order Confirmation Act, 1922)
04 Aug 1922	was reduced to enlarge	GRANGEMOUTH	1931 Census of Scotland, Table 15, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary, 1921-1931'.; Act of the UK Parliament (Grangemouth Burgh Extension Order Confirmation Act, 1922)

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Boness and Carriden Parish through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10189974

Date accessed: 08th April 2026