Lerwick Parish : Numbers of Paupers & Dependents

Numbers of Paupers & Dependents

Data cube chart.

Year Paupers Dependents
14 May 1855 91 Show data context 18 Show data context
14 May 1856 85 Show data context 9 Show data context
14 May 1857 88 Show data context 8 Show data context
14 May 1858 91 Show data context 8 Show data context
14 May 1859 96 Show data context 12 Show data context
14 May 1860 105 Show data context 12 Show data context
14 May 1861 113 Show data context 12 Show data context
14 May 1862 128 Show data context 23 Show data context
14 May 1863 147 Show data context 35 Show data context
14 May 1864 165 Show data context 47 Show data context
14 May 1865 168 Show data context 49 Show data context
14 May 1866 186 Show data context 50 Show data context
14 May 1867 169 Show data context 44 Show data context
14 May 1868 167 Show data context 49 Show data context
14 May 1869 168 Show data context 47 Show data context
14 May 1870 170 Show data context 54 Show data context
14 May 1871 165 Show data context 74 Show data context
14 May 1872 175 Show data context 73 Show data context
14 May 1873 184 Show data context 81 Show data context
14 May 1874 200 Show data context 91 Show data context
14 May 1875 182 Show data context 58 Show data context
14 May 1876 171 Show data context 63 Show data context
14 May 1877 178 Show data context 75 Show data context
14 May 1878 164 Show data context 66 Show data context
14 May 1879 151 Show data context 56 Show data context
14 May 1880 142 Show data context 59 Show data context
14 May 1881 129 Show data context 50 Show data context
14 May 1882 124 Show data context 50 Show data context
14 May 1883 132 Show data context 64 Show data context
14 May 1884 117 Show data context 54 Show data context
14 May 1885 113 Show data context 67 Show data context
14 May 1886 126 Show data context 73 Show data context
14 May 1887 124 Show data context 82 Show data context
14 May 1888 127 Show data context 60 Show data context
14 May 1889 128 Show data context 69 Show data context
14 Sep 1889 116 Show data context 45 Show data context
14 Jan 1890 121 Show data context 36 Show data context
14 May 1890 130 Show data context 44 Show data context
14 Sep 1890 128 Show data context 40 Show data context
14 Jan 1891 122 Show data context 34 Show data context
14 May 1891 125 Show data context 38 Show data context
14 Sep 1891 151 Show data context 53 Show data context
14 Jan 1892 160 Show data context 45 Show data context
14 May 1892 155 Show data context 48 Show data context
14 Sep 1892 156 Show data context 48 Show data context
14 Jan 1893 144 Show data context 43 Show data context
14 May 1893 155 Show data context 38 Show data context
14 Sep 1893 154 Show data context 37 Show data context
14 Jan 1894 158 Show data context 47 Show data context
14 May 1894 151 Show data context 41 Show data context
14 Sep 1894 149 Show data context 41 Show data context
14 Jan 1895 150 Show data context 42 Show data context
14 May 1895 144 Show data context 38 Show data context
14 Sep 1895 138 Show data context 24 Show data context
14 Jan 1896 143 Show data context 25 Show data context
15 May 1896 147 Show data context 30 Show data context
14 Sep 1896 148 Show data context 33 Show data context
14 Jan 1897 144 Show data context 30 Show data context
15 May 1897 138 Show data context 35 Show data context
15 Jan 1898 144 Show data context 27 Show data context
15 May 1898 138 Show data context 28 Show data context
15 Sep 1898 143 Show data context 33 Show data context
15 Jan 1899 144 Show data context 38 Show data context
15 May 1899 146 Show data context 44 Show data context
15 Sep 1899 144 Show data context 50 Show data context
15 Jan 1900 140 Show data context 42 Show data context
15 May 1900 136 Show data context 34 Show data context
15 Sep 1900 130 Show data context 27 Show data context
15 Jan 1901 136 Show data context 37 Show data context
15 May 1901 132 Show data context 30 Show data context
15 Sep 1901 129 Show data context 29 Show data context
15 Jan 1902 132 Show data context 42 Show data context
15 May 1902 130 Show data context 44 Show data context
15 Sep 1902 130 Show data context 42 Show data context
15 Jan 1903 133 Show data context 33 Show data context
15 May 1903 137 Show data context 26 Show data context
15 Sep 1903 129 Show data context 26 Show data context
15 Jan 1904 126 Show data context 32 Show data context
15 May 1904 125 Show data context 33 Show data context
15 Sep 1904 126 Show data context 42 Show data context
15 Jan 1905 130 Show data context 36 Show data context
15 May 1905 128 Show data context 30 Show data context
15 Sep 1905 127 Show data context 32 Show data context
15 Jan 1906 125 Show data context 27 Show data context
15 May 1906 130 Show data context 26 Show data context
15 Sep 1906 132 Show data context 23 Show data context
15 Jan 1907 142 Show data context 39 Show data context
15 May 1907 136 Show data context 36 Show data context
15 Sep 1907 135 Show data context 32 Show data context
15 Jan 1908 133 Show data context 39 Show data context
15 May 1908 130 Show data context 36 Show data context
15 Sep 1908 130 Show data context 35 Show data context
15 Jan 1909 126 Show data context 52 Show data context
15 May 1909 123 Show data context 43 Show data context
15 Sep 1909 122 Show data context 46 Show data context
15 Jan 1910 117 Show data context 41 Show data context
15 May 1910 115 Show data context 39 Show data context
15 Sep 1910 113 Show data context 37 Show data context
15 Jan 1911 69 Show data context 41 Show data context
15 May 1911 75 Show data context 58 Show data context
15 Sep 1911 71 Show data context 44 Show data context
15 Jan 1912 79 Show data context 51 Show data context
15 May 1912 84 Show data context 51 Show data context
15 Sep 1912 90 Show data context 51 Show data context
15 Jan 1913 88 Show data context 55 Show data context
15 May 1913 92 Show data context 57 Show data context
15 Sep 1913 94 Show data context 53 Show data context
15 Jan 1914 95 Show data context 52 Show data context
15 May 1914 89 Show data context 49 Show data context
15 Sep 1914 91 Show data context 41 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


Total number of persons in employment across all industrial sectors.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lerwick Parish through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Numbers of Paupers & Dependents, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10212625/cube/PAUPER_DEP_SCOT

Date accessed: 03rd June 2026