Lerwick ScoP through time | Census tables with data for the Scottish Parish

Administrative unit

Lerwick ScoP

Scottish Parish

Historical statistics
Key findings
Relationships and changes

Available Themes

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.

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

Housing

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

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Total Population 1801 to 1971: Population grew from 1,706 in 1801 to 6,863 in 1971.
Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 122 males aged 20 and over, 100 were Farmers not employing Labourers.

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

Preferred Name:: LERWICK
Unit Type:: Scottish Parish
Date created:: 1845
Date abolished:: 1975
Unit ID:: 10212625
Authorities:: 1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.

Lerwick ScoP, Shetland

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
LERWICK AND GULBERWICK	Official	English		1891	The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
LERWICK	Preferred	English	1891		1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
GULBERWICK	Alternate	English			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
LERWICK	Alternate	English			1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

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
ORKNEY AND SHETLAND	Scottish County			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
SHETLAND	Scottish County	1845	1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
LERWICK Burgh	Scottish Burgh/District		1722	The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
LERWICK Burgh	Scottish Burgh/District	1722	1891	The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
SHETLAND	Scottish Poor Law Combination			Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1891	was enlarged by gaining part of	BRESSAY	Detached portions of Bressay Burra and Quarff.	H. Shennan, Boundaries of Counties and Parishes in Scotland (Edinburgh: Wm. Green & Sons, 1892), p. 3.

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lerwick ScoP through time | Census tables with data for the Scottish Parish, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10212625

Date accessed: 05th November 2024