1891 Census of Scotland

The 1891 Census of Scotland was implemented on 5 April 1891. The following information was requested for each residence:

• Place (name of street, place, parish, roadway and name or number of house).
• For each person who had spent the night in the residence:
  • Name
  • Relationship to the head of household.
  • Marital status
  • Age and sex (indicated in the same column)
  • Occupation or profession
  • Whether an employer, an employee or self employed
  • Birthplace
  • Whether Gaelic or either Gaelic and or English is spoken. [1]
  • Whether blind, dumb, deaf, imbecile, idiot or lunatic.
• The number of rooms within the dwelling that have one or more windows.

The population in Scotland on 5 April 1891 was 4,033,103 people.[2]

References

1. "Language". Scotland. 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
2. "1891 Census". National Records of Scotland. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.