Paisley Parish : Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

Data cube chart.

Year Sane Lunatics
15 May 1896 960 Show data context 214 Show data context
15 May 1897 995 Show data context 224 Show data context
15 May 1898 1,009 Show data context 232 Show data context
15 May 1899 1,023 Show data context 229 Show data context
15 May 1900 946 Show data context 236 Show data context
15 May 1901 1,011 Show data context 238 Show data context
15 May 1902 1,015 Show data context 237 Show data context
15 May 1903 997 Show data context 240 Show data context
15 May 1904 1,112 Show data context 248 Show data context
15 May 1905 1,147 Show data context 242 Show data context
15 May 1906 1,152 Show data context 253 Show data context
15 May 1907 1,179 Show data context 270 Show data context
15 May 1908 1,257 Show data context 269 Show data context
15 May 1909 1,301 Show data context 286 Show data context
15 May 1910 1,287 Show data context 292 Show data context
15 May 1911 1,102 Show data context 297 Show data context
15 May 1912 1,185 Show data context 304 Show data context
15 May 1913 1,194 Show data context 305 Show data context
15 May 1914 1,196 Show data context 327 Show data context
Date Source
1896 - 1914 Local Government Board for Scotland, Local Government Board for Scotland Annual Report (H.M.S.O.) ,

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From 1896 onwards, Scottish poor law statistics divide Paupers into Sane and Lunatics. "Sane" covered those who were physically ill, elderly of otherwise needing relief, but not mentally ill.


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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10214348/cube/PAUPER_SANITY_SCOT

Date accessed: 04th June 2026