Administrative unit

Abbey ScoP

Scottish Parish

Available Themes

Population

Population

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

Industry

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

Social Structure

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

Housing

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

Preferred Name:
ABBEY
Unit Type:
Scottish Parish
Date created:
1845
Date abolished:
1898
Unit ID:
10050996
Authorities:
The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
ABBEY Preferred English     The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
PAISLEY ABBEY Alternate English     1861 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Scotland in Civil Counties and Parishes, showing the numbers of Families; of Houses Inhabited, Uninhabited, and Building; of Males, Females, and Both Sexes; of Children at School the first week of April 1861; of all in the receipt of Education; of Rooms with Windows; and of the Temporarily Absent and Temporarily Present. The Parishes arranged alphabetically under each County'.

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
RENFREWSHIRE Scottish County 1845 1898 The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
PAISLEY Burgh Scottish Burgh/District     The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10050996

Date accessed: 26th April 2024