St Cuthbert Parish

Created: By 1851  

Statistics

Population

Population

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

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Learning & Language

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.
Work & Poverty

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

Notes

Created due to Census listings

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
ST CUTHBERT Preferred English     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EDINBURGH ST CUTHBERTS Alternate English     1881 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Scotland in Civil Counties and Parishes, showing the Acreage, 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 speaking Gaelic habitually; the number of Rooms with Windows; and the number of Persons temporarily absent or present in each Parish or Subdivision thereof on the 4th April 1881. For comparison there is added the number of Families, Persons of each Sex, Houses, and Rooms with Windows in 1871'.
ST CUTHBERT’S Alternate English     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST CUTHBERTS Alternate English     1891 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Scotland in Civil Counties and Parishes, showing the Acreage, 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 speaking Gaelic only, and Gaelic and English; the number of Rooms with Windows; and the number of Persons temporarily absent or present in each Parish or Sub-division thereof on the 5th April 1891. For comparison there is added the number of Families, Persons of each Sex, Houses, and Rooms with Windows in 1881'.
ST CUTHBERTS AND CANONGATE COMBINATION Alternate English     Registrar-General for Scotland, Annual Report (HMSO)
ST CUTHBERTS COMB Alternate English     Local Government Board for Scotland, Local Government Board for Scotland Annual Report (H.M.S.O.)
ST CUTHBERTS COMBINATION Alternate English     Registrar-General for Scotland, Annual Report (HMSO)

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
MIDLOTHIAN Scottish County By 1851   1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EDINBURGH Burgh Scottish Burgh/District     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Boundary Map of St Cuthbert Parish

If the boundaries of the Scottish Parish changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10285026

Date accessed: 08th April 2026