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

Administrative unit

Petty ScoP

Scottish Parish

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.

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 fell from 1,585 in 1801 to 1,540 in 1971.
Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 428 males aged 20 and over, 146 were Other.

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

Preferred Name:: PETTY
Unit Type:: Scottish Parish
Date created:: 1845
Date abolished:: 1975
Unit ID:: 10101931
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'.

Petty ScoP, Nairnshire

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
INVERNESS SHIRE	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'.
NAIRNSHIRE	Scottish County	1845	1891	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
FISHERTON OF PETTY Burgh	Scottish Burgh/District		1975	The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
NAIRN	Scottish Poor Law Combination			Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

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, Petty ScoP through time | Census tables with data for the Scottish Parish, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10101931

Date accessed: 31st October 2024