Administrative unit

Orkney and Shetland

Scottish County

Orkney and Shetland : Census Tables

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The statistical themes listed on the Orkney and Shetland home page are based mainly on census information and show how the Scottish County changed over time. This page gives you access to the Census Reports section of the website, which reconstructs selected original tables, but takes you straight to listings for Orkney and Shetland, which may also cover lower level units within the Scottish County.

These listings show the statistics used in the theme pages in their original context, but they sometimes also include additional statistics which we have not yet included within the themes, such as much more detailed occupational categories. This is probably part of the site to explore once you have had a good look at our statistical themes, which do more of the work for you.

Census Report Table
1831 Abstract of answers [1]: "Population Abstract".
1841 Occupations [1]: "Occupation Abstract".
1851 Ages 4: "Islands in the British Seas:- Ages of Males and Females enumerated March 31st, 1851".
1851 Religious Worship and Education. Scotland O: "Number of Day and Sabbath Schools and Scholars in each County".
1851 Religious Worship and Education. Scotland B[2]: "Accommodation and Attendance in each of the Counties of Scotland. (Denominational Details)".