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

Administrative unit

Abbotshall ScoP

Scottish Parish

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Population

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Industry

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Social Structure

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Learning & Language

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

Housing

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

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Total Population 1801 to 1901: Population grew from 2,501 in 1801 to 7,733 in 1901.
Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 1,006 males aged 20 and over, 407 were Manufacturing.

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

Preferred Name:: ABBOTSHALL
Unit Type:: Scottish Parish
Date created:
Date abolished:: 1901
Unit ID:: 12799536
Authorities:: 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Abbotshall ScoP, Fife

Notes:

Table 3 in the county report for Fife from the 1931 Census has a footnote which says 'The Parishes of Kirkcaldy, Dysart and Abbotshall, and part of the Parish of Kinghorn were united in 1901 to form the Parish of Kirkcaldy and Dysart.' The gazetteer has been amended to reflect this.

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
FIFE	Scottish County		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12799536

Date accessed: 20th April 2024