Liff Benvie and Invergowrie Parish

Created: 1845   Abolished: 1901

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.
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

Table 3 in the county report for Angus from the 1931 Census has a footnote which says 'The portion of the former parish of Liff, Benvie and Invergowrie which formed a landward part of Dundee Combination parish was erected into a separate parish, called Liff and Benvie, in 1901.' The gazetteer has been amended to reflect this.

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
LIFF BENVIE AND INVERGOWRIE Preferred English     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
LIFF AND BENVIE Alternate English     Local Government Board for Scotland, Local Government Board for Scotland Annual Report (H.M.S.O.)
LIFF AND BENVIE AND INVERGOWRIE Alternate English     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ANGUS Scottish County 1845 1901 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
PERTHSHIRE Scottish County 1845 1891 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
DUNDEE Scottish Poor Law Combination     Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Liff Benvie and Invergowrie Parish through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10285087

Date accessed: 09th April 2026