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==Statistical Data From Pre 1841 Censuses==
==Statistical Data From Pre 1841 Censuses==


The 1831 census gathered statistical data that allows one to see the economy of the people. It notes occupations, housing, population for every parish and County in Scotland. It notes changes from the previous census and reasons for the changes.
There are statistical charts available for the 1801, 1811, 1821, and 1831 census.
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See the article,  [[Online_Historical_Population_Reports|Histpop — 'The Online Historical Population Reports Project'.]] The census gathered statistical data that allows one to see the economy of the people. It notes occupations, housing, population for every parish in Scotland. It notes changes from the previous census and reasons for the changes.  The parish of Urr noted below had more Houses than any other parish in Kirkcudbrightshire in 1831.
| colspan="5"  | <center>{{H:title|Answers to the Census Returns of 1831 pertaining to housing, Employment, population...|Abstract of the Answers and Returns made pursuant to an Act ...   1831 Census|link=no|dotted=no|external=no}} [http://books.google.com/books?id=YQJDAAAAcAAJ&dq=editions%3AZEPMe5v3FqQC&pg=PA996#v=onepage&q=stewartry&f=false  free google ebook]</center>
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| colspan="6"  | <center>{{H:title|Answers to the Census Returns of 1831 pertaining to housing, Employment, population...|Abstract of the Answers and Returns made pursuant to an Act ...1801, 1811, 1821, 1831 Census|link=no|dotted=no|external=no}} : 1831 is also [http://books.google.com/books?id=YQJDAAAAcAAJ&dq=editions%3AZEPMe5v3FqQC&pg=PA996#v=onepage&q=stewartry&f=false  free google ebook]</center>
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| colspan="5" bgcolor="#F7F3D1" |<center>'''Urr Parish''' Kirkcudbrightshire </center>
| colspan="6" bgcolor="#F7F3D1" |<center>'''Parish of Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire''' </center>


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!colspan="3" width="24%" |<center><span style="font-size:80%">{{H:title|Occupations employed at|Employment|dotted=yes}}</span></center>  
!colspan="3" width="39%" |<center><span style="font-size:80%">{{H:title|The statistical census tables do not provide employment data after 1831, even though the population schedules 1841 to 1911 record the occupations of individuals.|Employment|dotted=yes}}</span></center>  
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!width="11%" |<center><span style="font-size:80%">{{H:title|The census tables provide statistical data from 1801 to 1931 and beyond.|Years|dotted=yes}}</span></center>
!width="11%" |<center><span style="font-size:75%"> {{H:title|Inhabited Houses|Houses|dotted=yes}}</span>
!width="13%"  |<center><span style="font-size:75%"> {{H:title|Families chiefly employed in Agriculture|Agriculture|dotted=yes}}</span>
!width="13%" |<center><span style="font-size:75%"> {{H:title|Families chiefly employed in Trades, Manufactures, and Handicraft|Trade|dotted=yes}}</span>
!width="13%" |<center><span style="font-size:75%"> {{H:title|All other families not comprised in the two preceeding Classes.  artists, teachers, clerks, surveyors, miners, fisherman, boatman, roadmakers, labourers other than agriculture, etc.|Others|dotted=yes}}</span>
!width="11%" |<center><span style="font-size:75%"> {{H:title|Population|Persons|dotted=yes}}</span>


!width="12%" |<center><span style="font-size:75%"> {{H:title|Inhabited Houses|Houses|dotted=yes}}</span>
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!width="12%"  |<center><span style="font-size:75%"> {{H:title|Families chiefly employed in Agriculture|Agriculture|dotted=yes}}</span>
!width="12%" |<center><span style="font-size:75%"> {{H:title|Families chiefly employed in Trades, Manufactures, and Handicraft|Trade|dotted=yes}}</span>
!width="12%" |<center><span style="font-size:75%"> {{H:title|All other families not comprised in the two preceeding Classes.  artists, teachers, clerks, surveyors, miners, fisherman, boatman, roadmakers, labourers other than agriculture, etc.|Other|dotted=yes}}</span>
!width="12%" |<center><span style="font-size:75%"> {{H:title|Population|Persons|dotted=yes}}</span>


|<center>[http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/PageBrowser2?ResourceType=Census&SearchTerms=kirkcudbright&simple=yes&path=Results&active=yes&treestate=expandnew&titlepos=0&mno=2&tocstate=expandnew&display=sections&display=tables&display=pagetitles&pageseq=542&zoom=4  1801]</center>
|<center>352</center>
|colspan="3"| <span style="font-size:75%"> {{H:title|233 persons in agriculture; 131 persons in Trade; 1355 persons in Other employment|refers to persons not families:|dotted=yes}}</span>233; 131; 1355;
|<center>1719</center>
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|width="75"| <center>[http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/PageBrowser2?ResourceType=Census&SearchTerms=kirkcudbright&simple=yes&path=Results&active=yes&treestate=expandnew&titlepos=0&mno=5&tocstate=expandnew&display=sections&display=tables&display=pagetitles&pageseq=525&zoom=4  1811]</center>
|width="50"|<center>456</center>
|<center> 148</center>
|<center>132</center>
|<center> 243</center>
|width="20" |<center> 2329</center>


|width="75"| <center>589</center>
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|width="50"|<center>132</center>
|width="75"| <center>[http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/PageBrowser2?ResourceType=Census&SearchTerms=kirkcudbright&simple=yes&path=Results&active=yes&treestate=expandnew&titlepos=0&mno=7&tocstate=expandnew&display=sections&display=tables&display=pagetitles&pageseq=555&zoom=4  1821]</center>
|width="50"|<center>534</center>
|<center> 180</center>
|<center> 167</center>
|<center>292</center>
|width="20" |<center> 2862</center>
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|width="75"| <center>[http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/PageBrowser2?ResourceType=Census&SearchTerms=kirkcudbright&simple=yes&path=Results&active=yes&treestate=expandnew&titlepos=0&mno=14&tocstate=expandnew&display=sections&display=tables&display=pagetitles&pageseq=440&zoom=4  1831]</center>
|width="50"|<center>589</center>
|<center> 132</center>
|<center> 218</center>
|<center> 218</center>
|<center> 357</center>
|<center>357</center>
|width="20" |<center>3098</center>
|width="20" |<center> 3098</center>
 
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