Elie Parish through time

Elie 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	Start	End	Authority
ELIE	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'.
ELY	Alternate	English			1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
FIFE	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'.
EARLSFERRY Burgh	Scottish Burgh/District	1891	1975	The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
ELIE Burgh	Scottish Burgh/District	1865	1975	The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
ELIE AND EARLSFERRY Burgh	Scottish Burgh/District		1975	The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1891	was enlarged by gaining part of	KILCONQUHAR	So much of the parish of Kilconquhar as lies to the south of a line drawn in ag enerally easterly direction from the mouth of the Cocklemill Burn up the medium filum of the said burn, until it meets the south boundary of the Leven and East of Fife Railway, and then along the said south boundary until it meets the boundary of them ain portion of the parish of Elie.	H. Shennan, Boundaries of Counties and Parishes in Scotland (Edinburgh: Wm. Green & Sons, 1892), p. 82.

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10204550

Date accessed: 09th April 2026