1891 Census of Scotland
census in Scotland, UK, in 1891
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.
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.
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