South Leith Parish : Numbers of Paupers & Dependents

Numbers of Paupers & Dependents

Data cube chart.

Year Paupers Dependents
14 May 1855 998 Show data context 450 Show data context
14 May 1856 892 Show data context 200 Show data context
14 May 1857 934 Show data context 521 Show data context
14 May 1858 916 Show data context 280 Show data context
14 May 1859 855 Show data context 495 Show data context
14 May 1860 828 Show data context 525 Show data context
14 May 1861 906 Show data context 688 Show data context
14 May 1862 868 Show data context 639 Show data context
14 May 1863 1,009 Show data context 933 Show data context
14 May 1864 938 Show data context 824 Show data context
14 May 1865 1,027 Show data context 877 Show data context
14 May 1866 1,057 Show data context 886 Show data context
14 May 1867 1,063 Show data context 876 Show data context
14 May 1868 1,108 Show data context 856 Show data context
14 May 1869 1,066 Show data context 872 Show data context
14 May 1870 1,116 Show data context 928 Show data context
14 May 1871 1,219 Show data context 1,040 Show data context
14 May 1872 1,173 Show data context 966 Show data context
14 May 1873 1,155 Show data context 957 Show data context
14 May 1874 1,054 Show data context 737 Show data context
14 May 1875 1,021 Show data context 803 Show data context
14 May 1876 925 Show data context 665 Show data context
14 May 1877 815 Show data context 687 Show data context
14 May 1878 852 Show data context 770 Show data context
14 May 1879 914 Show data context 895 Show data context
14 May 1880 980 Show data context 905 Show data context
14 May 1881 870 Show data context 762 Show data context
14 May 1882 826 Show data context 654 Show data context
14 May 1883 858 Show data context 670 Show data context
14 May 1884 788 Show data context 752 Show data context
14 May 1885 744 Show data context 793 Show data context
14 May 1886 785 Show data context 724 Show data context
14 May 1887 727 Show data context 671 Show data context
14 May 1888 728 Show data context 685 Show data context
14 May 1889 714 Show data context 666 Show data context
14 Sep 1889 483 Show data context 408 Show data context
14 Jan 1890 490 Show data context 458 Show data context
14 May 1890 459 Show data context 389 Show data context
14 Sep 1890 466 Show data context 394 Show data context
14 Jan 1891 501 Show data context 413 Show data context
14 May 1891 481 Show data context 417 Show data context
14 Sep 1891 496 Show data context 367 Show data context
14 Jan 1892 542 Show data context 401 Show data context
14 May 1892 512 Show data context 391 Show data context
14 Sep 1892 508 Show data context 391 Show data context
14 Jan 1893 539 Show data context 419 Show data context
14 May 1893 538 Show data context 433 Show data context
14 Sep 1893 530 Show data context 420 Show data context
14 Jan 1894 572 Show data context 488 Show data context
14 May 1894 548 Show data context 448 Show data context
14 Sep 1894 575 Show data context 421 Show data context
14 Jan 1895 602 Show data context 420 Show data context
14 May 1895 594 Show data context 453 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 Local Government Board for Scotland, Local Government Board for Scotland Annual Report (H.M.S.O.) ,

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nCube definition


The Irish census of 1911 classified the entire population, infants included, by religion and tabulated it at parish level.


How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/10285023/cube/PAUPER_DEP_SCOT

Date accessed: 03rd June 2026