Edinburgh Burgh through time | Census tables with data for the Scottish Burgh/District

Administrative unit

Edinburgh Burgh

Scottish Burgh/District

Historical statistics
Key findings
Relationships and changes

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Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

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Total Population 1881 to 1971: Population grew from 228,357 in 1881 to 453,585 in 1971.
Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1881 to 1971: In 1881, only 4.15 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1971 14.43 per cent were.

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:: EDINBURGH
Unit Type:: Scottish Burgh/District
Status:: Royal Burgh (between 1124 and 1127 - 1975)
Police Burgh (1800s - 1975)
Date created:: between 1124 and 1127
Date abolished:: 1975
Unit ID:: 10359340
Authorities:: 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Edinburgh Burgh, Midlothian

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
EDINBURGH ScoCofC	Scottish County	1911	1975	The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
MIDLOTHIAN	Scottish County		1930	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
CANONGATE	Scottish Parish	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EDINBURGH	Scottish Parish	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
NORTH LEITH	Scottish Parish	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
SOUTH LEITH	Scottish Parish	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST CUTHBERT	Scottish Parish	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Edinburgh Burgh through time | Census tables with data for the Scottish Burgh/District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10359340

Date accessed: 18th April 2024