1891 Census of Scotland explained

The 1891 Census of Scotland was implemented on April 5, 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 April 5, 1891 was 4,033,103 people.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 7 June 2019 . Language . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190607043954/https://www.scotland.org/about-scotland/culture/language . 7 June 2019 . 6 June 2024 . Scotland.
2. Web site: 1891 Census . . 31 May 2013 . 5 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240408211453/https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/census-records/1891-census#Questions . 8 April 2024 . live.