Population tables and report. Scotland. [Vol. I.], 1861
Table of Contents
(Pages i-vi) Title page and contents
(30 pages)
Report
Report(Pages vii-xiii) 1. Machinery employed
1. Machinery employed(Page ix) Authority for taking the census
(Page ix) Local machinery for taking the census in 1861 different from that of 1851
(Page ix) Principles on which the registration districts were divided into enumeration divisions
(Page x) How returns were procured from public institutions, from merchant vessels in harbours, docks, etc., from vessels of royal navy in Scottish waters, from boats on inland waters, and from vagrants and persons not in houses
(Page x) Distribution of householders' schedules, special schedules for smaller public institutions, and enumeration books for the larger public institutions
(Page x) Collection of all schedules and forms on 8th April 1861
(Page xi) Duties of enumerator when collecting schedules; and transcription by him of all the particulars in the schedules into the enumeration books
(Page xii) Revision of enumeration books by registrar, and directions as to points for special attention
(Page xiii) Farther revision of books by sheriff-clerks or town-clerks
(Page xiii) Receipt of householders' schedules, enumeration books, and other documents at census office in Edinburgh; revision of these returns; and points which formed the subject of special attention
(Pages xiv-xvi) 2. Plan of publication of tables
2. Plan of publication of tables(Pages xiv-xv) First series. Particulars for the civil counties and parishes, and new features in the returns for 1861; arrangement of counties and parishes
(Page xvi) Second series. Difference between civil and registration counties
(Page xvi) Third series. Particulars for the registration counties and districts
(Page xvi) Fourth series. Particulars for the royal and parliamentary burghs, towns, and villages of Scotland
(Page xvi) Fifth series. Classification of families according to their size, the number of persons they contain, and their relative house accommodation
(Pages xvi-xxxvi) 3. Results and observations
3. Results and observations(Page xvii) Extent of Scotland, how much arable, how much covered by inland waters
(Page xvii) Islands of Scotland, their number, inhabited and uninhabited
(Page xviii) Number of inhabitants to each square mile, and number of acres to each person and family
(Page xviii) Number of inhabitants, and their relative increase in decennial periods from 1801 to 1861
(Page xviii) Estimation of increase by the excess of births over deaths not applicable to Scotland
(Page xix) Number of emigrants from Scotland between 1851 and 1861
(Page xx) Mode in which the population is distributed on the mainland and Islands, in burghs, towns, villages, and purely rural districts
(Page xx) Number and proportion of the sexes
(Page xxi) Effect of war in draining the male population
(Page xxii) Female increase greater than male
(Page xxii) High relative proportion of seamen furnished by Scotland to the merchant shipping as compared with England
(Page xxii) High relative proportion of emigrants from Scotland as compared with England
(Page xxii) Proportion of sexes at birth; when sexes are equalized
(Page xxii) Probable proportion of sexes if regulated by deaths alone
(Page xxiii) Proportion of sexes in kingdoms of Europe
(Page xxiv) Great excess of females in Shetland endeavoured to be accounted for
(Page xxiv) Proportion of sexes in burghs, in towns, in villages, and in purely rural districts
(Page xxv) What constitutes a family, and number of families in Scotland; number of persons to a family in Scotland, its burghs, towns, Islands, and purely rural districts
(Page xxv) Number of families of different sizes, and number of persons in each sized family
(Page xxvi) House accommodation for each sized family
(Page xxvii) Definition of a 'house' by English authors and acts of parliament
(Page xxvii) Census definition of a 'house'
(Page xxvii) Census definition misunderstood by enumerators, and the causes of this misunderstanding
(Page xxviii) Style of building houses different in Scotland and in England
(Page xxviii) Flats are houses in Scotland
(Page xxviii) Proper definition of a 'house'
(Page xxviii) Houses in Paris no rule for Scotland
(Page xxix) Proportion of families and of persons to a house in Scotland, its burghs, towns, villages, and rural districts
(Page xxx) Proportion of rooms to each family, and of persons to each room
(Page xxx) Relative house accommodation of the inhabitants of the larger towns and purely rural counties
(Page xxx) Proportion of persons to a room in the several counties
(Page xxx) Relative house accommodation in the mainland and Islands of Scotland, in the burghs towns, and rural districts
(Page xxxi) Number of persons in each family in combination with the number of rooms inhabited by families of different sizes
(Page xxxi) Correction in number of families for all Scotland from lodgers having in certain cases been enumerated as separate families
(Page xxxi) Table decides what is a house
(Page xxxii) True number of families living in houses in Scotland
(Page xxxii) Number and proportion of families living in single rooms without windows
(Page xxxii) Such dwellings not necessarily unwholesome
(Page xxxii) The truly unhealthy dwelling
(Page xxxii) Number and proportion of families living in single rooms with one or more windows in Scotland, in the large towns and in counties
(Page xxxii) Number and proportion of families living in houses of two rooms
(Page xxxii) Large proportion of population living in houses of one or two rooms
(Page xxxiii) Danger of drawing false conclusions from a limited survey of the facts illustrated by the cases of Edinburgh and Glasgow
(Page xxxiii) Small proportion of the population living in houses of three rooms and upwards
(Page xxxiii) Proportion of families living in houses of ten rooms and upwards
(Page xxxiv) Mode of consulting tables which show the number of persons to a family in combination with the number of rooms inhabited by each family
(Page xxxv) Population in public institutions
(Pages xxxv-xxxvi) Vagrants in barns, sheds, open air, etc
(Page xxxvi) Merchant shipping included in census
(Page xxxvi) Royal navy included in census
(Page xxxvi) Work still in progress
(28 pages) Tables appended to the report
Tables appended to the report(Pages xxxviii-xxxix) Table I. Population of Scotland in the civil counties of Scotland from 1801 to 1861
(Pages xl-xli) Table II. Increase of population in civil counties in decennial periods from 1801 to 1861, distinguishing the sexes
(Page xlii) Table III. Ratio per cent, of increase or decrease in decennial periods from 1801 to 1861
(Page xliii) Table IV. Area of Scotland in Square miles and statute acres, and the proportional number of persons to each square mile; and of statute acres and square miles to each person in Scotland, its divisions and counties
(Pages xliv-xlvii) Table V. Inhabited Islands of Scotland, showing the number of houses, rooms with windows, families, persons, and sexes in each island, and where each island is situated
(Page xlviii) Table VI. Number of persons, of families, of inhabited houses, and of rooms with windows in Scotland, its divisions and counties; also the proportional number of persons to each family, to each house, and to each room; the proportional number of families and of rooms to each house; and the number of rooms to each family
(Page xlix) Table VII. Number of families occupying houses of different sizes in Scotland, its divisions and counties, excluding the army, navy, merchant shipping, and vagrants
(Page l) Table VIII. Proportion of families, houses of one, or of two, or of three, etc., Rooms in Scotland, its divisions and counties; also the same facts for the larger towns
(Page li) Table IX. Number of rooms to each family in Scotland in 1861, distinguishing the number of persons in each family, and the number of families to each size of house
(Page lii) Table X. Number of families of different sizes in Scotland and its counties, showing the number of persons in each sized family
(Pages lii-liii) Table XI. Proportion per cent, of families of different sizes in Scotland and its counties, distinguishing the number of persons in each of these different sized families
(Page liv) Table XII. Proportion per cent, in which families of different sizes occupied houses of the same size in Scotland in 1861
(Page lv) Table XIII. Proportion per cent, in which families of the same size occupied houses of different sizes in Scotland in 1861
(Page lvi) Table XIV. Number of rooms to each family in Glasgow in 1861; distinguishing the number of persons in each family; and the number of families in each size of house
(Page lvii) Table XV. The same facts for Edinburgh
(Page lviii) Table XVI. Population of Scotland, its divisions and civil counties for 1861, excluding persons in the army, navy, and merchant shipping
(Pages lix-lxiv) Table XVII. Areas of certain counties and parishes in Scotland, as computed for the purposes of the Ordnance Survey
(180 pages) Abstracts: Population tables
Abstracts: Population tables(Pages 2-99) I. Scotland in civil counties and parishes, showing the numbers of families; of houses inhabited, uninhabited, and building; of males, females, and both sexes; of children at school the first week of April 1861; of all in the receipt of education; of rooms with windows; and of the temporarily absent and temporarily present. The parishes arranged alphabetically under each county
I. Scotland in civil counties and parishes, showing the numbers of families; of houses inhabited, uninhabited, and building; of males, females, and both sexes; of children at school the first week of April 1861; of all in the receipt of education; of rooms with windows; and of the temporarily absent and temporarily present. The parishes arranged alphabetically under each county(Pages 2-3) Scotland, its divisions and civil counties
(Pages 4-5) Shetland
(Pages 6-7) Orkney
(Pages 8-9) Caithness
(Pages 10-11) Sutherland
(Pages 12-15) Ross and Cromarty
(Pages 16-19) Inverness
(Pages 20-21) Nairn
(Pages 22-23) Elgin
(Pages 24-25) Banff
(Pages 26-31) Aberdeen
(Pages 32-33) Kincardine
(Pages 34-37) Forfar
(Pages 38-43) Perth
(Pages 44-49) Fife
(Pages 50-51) Kinross
(Pages 52-53) Clackmannan
(Pages 54-57) Stirling
(Pages 58-59) Dumbarton
(Pages 60-63) Argyll
(Pages 64-65) Bute
(Pages 66-69) Renfrew
(Pages 70-73) Ayr
(Pages 74-77) Lanark
(Pages 78-79) Linlithgow
(Pages 80-83) Edinburgh
(Pages 84-85) Haddington
(Pages 86-87) Berwick
(Pages 88-89) Peebles
(Pages 90-91) Selkirk
(Pages 92-93) Roxburgh
(Pages 94-95) Dumfries
(Pages 96-97) Kirkcudbright
(Pages 98-99) Wigtown
(Pages 101-109) II. Explanation of difference between the civil and registration counties, 1801 to 1861
(Pages 111-150) III. Scotland in registration counties and districts, giving the full particulars as in the civil counties and parishes. The districts arranged alphabetically under each county
III. Scotland in registration counties and districts, giving the full particulars as in the civil counties and parishes. The districts arranged alphabetically under each county(Page 112) Scotland, its divisions and registration counties
(Pages 113-126) Registration counties and districts
Registration counties and districts(Page 113) Shetland
(Page 113) Orkney
(Page 113) Caithness
(Pages 113-114) Sutherland
(Page 114) Ross and Cromarty
(Pages 114-115) Inverness
(Page 115) Nairn
(Page 115) Elgin
(Page 115) Banff
(Page 116) Aberdeen
(Page 117) Kincardine
(Pages 117-118) Forfar
(Page 118) Perth
(Page 119) Fife
(Page 119) Kinross
(Page 119) Clackmannan
(Page 120) Stirling
(Page 120) Dumbarton
(Pages 120-121) Argyll
(Page 121) Bute
(Page 121) Renfrew
(Pages 121-122) Ayr
(Pages 122-123) Lanark
(Page 123) Linlithgow
(Page 123) Edinburgh
(Page 124) Haddington
(Page 124) Berwick
(Page 124) Peebles
(Page 125) Selkirk
(Page 125) Roxburgh
(Pages 125-126) Dumfries
(Page 126) Kirkcudbright
(Page 126) Wigtown
(Pages 127-150) Particulars of the registration districts
Particulars of the registration districts(Page 127) Shetland
(Pages 127-128) Orkney
(Page 128) Caithness
(Pages 128-129) Sutherland
(Pages 129-130) Ross and Cromarty
(Pages 130-131) Inverness
(Page 131) Nairn
(Pages 131-132) Elgin
(Page 132) Banff
(Pages 132-134) Aberdeen
(Page 134) Kincardine
(Pages 134-135) Forfar
(Pages 135-137) Perth
(Pages 137-138) Fife
(Page 138) Kinross
(Page 138) Clackmannan
(Page 139) Stirling
(Page 139) Dumbarton
(Pages 140-141) Argyll
(Pages 141-142) Bute
(Page 142) Renfrew
(Pages 143-144) Ayr
(Pages 144-145) Lanark
(Pages 145-146) Linlithgow
(Pages 146-147) Edinburgh
(Page 147) Haddington
(Pages 147-148) Berwick
(Page 148) Peebles
(Page 148) Selkirk
(Pages 148-149) Roxburgh
(Page 149) Dumfries
(Pages 149-150) Kirkcudbright
(Page 150) Wigtown
(Pages 151-161) IV. Parliamentary and royal burghs, towns, and villages of Scotland, 1861 (excluding shipping)
IV. Parliamentary and royal burghs, towns, and villages of Scotland, 1861 (excluding shipping)(Pages 152-153) IV. (1.) Parliamentary cities and burghs of Scotland, arranged alphabetically, showing the constitution of each burgh, and the number of families, houses, rooms with windows, males, females, and both sexes in each, excluding shipping
(Pages 154-155) IV. (2.) Parliamentary cities and burghs, and districts of burghs, arranged alphabetically under districts of burghs
(Pages 156-157) IV. (3.) Royal cities and burghs of Scotland, excluding shipping; arranged alphabetically
(Page 158) IV. (4.) Towns with upwards of 2, 000 inhabitants; showing the number of families, houses, rooms with windows, males, females, and both sexes in each, excluding shipping; arranged alphabetically
(Pages 159-161) IV. (5.) Villages with from 300 to 2, 000 inhabitants; showing the males, females, and both sexes in each, with the parish and county in which each village is situated, excluding shipping; arranged alphabetically
(Pages 163-180) V. Number of families inhabiting houses of different sizes in Scotland, its registration counties and districts, excluding the army, navy, merchant shipping, and vagrants