88:
Details collected include: address, name, relationship to the head of the family, marital status, age at last birthday, gender, occupation, and place of birth. As with earlier censuses, the form asked whether any "lunatics", "imbeciles" or "idiots" lived in the household, causing the
Registrar
115:
The 1881 census was the first UK census to be indexed in its entirety. In the 1980s, in a project that has been characterised as "the largest collection of historical source material to be made available in computerised form", and "the first major 'crowd-sourced' exercise in the world", the
1039:
89:
General to observe that: "It is against human nature to expect a mother to admit her young child to be an idiot, however much she may fear this to be true. To acknowledge the fact is to abandon all hope."
813:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1113:
792:
166:
website. Free access to the online index is now available from several other sites, though the
Scottish data remains exclusive to ScotlandsPeople.
64:
1106:
151:, and made available to institutions. In 1999 the index was published on a set of 24 CD-ROMs and made available to the general public.
1234:
1401:
121:
934:
826:
1099:
998:
964:
155:
1406:
1339:
1344:
154:
In August 2001 the index for
Scotland was made available online on Scots Origins, then the official data site of the
1145:
1329:
1130:
772:
1224:
76:
recorded the people residing in every household on the night of Sunday 3 April 1881, and was the fifth of the
1375:
1122:
1073:
1014:
767:
117:
77:
816:
Office for
National Statistics. Archived by The National Archives 28 January 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
1349:
1411:
1287:
1282:
1277:
1272:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1252:
1247:
1242:
1219:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1165:
1083:
1066:
875:
43:
33:
124:
and the
Scottish Association of Family History Societies to produce an index to the 1881 census for
1365:
243:
1212:
275:
1416:
1170:
876:"1881 Census for England and Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man (Enhanced Version)"
8:
189:
499:
994:
387:
96:
162:. In February 2003, the remaining material was made available free of charge on the
942:
883:
643:
1380:
1334:
1324:
707:
563:
467:
355:
259:
180:
159:
137:
92:
The total population of
England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207.
1091:
1040:"Return of numbers of gaelic-speaking people of Scotland, under census of 1881"
908:
675:
403:
104:
1395:
756:
Return of numbers of gaelic-speaking people of
Scotland, under census of 1881
723:
451:
419:
339:
848:
887:
691:
627:
579:
547:
531:
483:
163:
1370:
211:
179:
The 1881 census in
Scotland was the first census to count the numbers of
147:
In 1994 and 1995 the resulting index was published, county by county, on
141:
659:
435:
323:
227:
194:
148:
515:
100:
852:
611:
291:
133:
125:
595:
371:
129:
307:
1393:
1121:
873:
988:
16:Census of the population of the United Kingdom
1107:
935:"History Of The British 1881 Census Project"
827:"1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
1114:
1100:
939:The Federation of Family History Societies
932:
80:to include details of household members.
158:, and is now available on its successor
989:Christian, Peter; Annal, David (2014).
965:"National index to 1881 British census"
1394:
913:Federation of Family History Societies
874:Woollard, M; Schurer, K (9 Nov 2000).
122:Federation of Family History Societies
95:Notables named in the census included
1095:
933:Young, Stephen; Lumas, Susan (1995).
991:Census. The Family Historian's Guide
156:General Register Office for Scotland
993:. London: Bloomsbury. p. 116.
926:
13:
849:"Pages from 1881 census go online"
14:
1428:
83:
1032:
1007:
773:List of United Kingdom censuses
1402:Censuses in the United Kingdom
982:
957:
901:
867:
841:
819:
807:
785:
1:
778:
120:began collaborating with the
74:United Kingdom Census of 1881
1123:Census in the United Kingdom
1019:National Records of Scotland
768:Census in the United Kingdom
118:Genealogical Society of Utah
7:
761:
174:
110:
10:
1433:
1407:1881 in the United Kingdom
169:
1376:Census Enumerators' Books
1358:
1317:
1296:
1233:
1138:
1129:
1080:
1071:
1063:
754:Table above according to
60:
55:
26:
21:
1366:Annual Population Survey
1340:1969 (Northern Ireland)
795:. The National Archives
888:10.5255/UKDA-SN-4177-1
190:Registration county
56:General information
1412:April 1881 events
1389:
1388:
1313:
1312:
1306:
1090:
1089:
1081:Succeeded by
1000:978-1-4729-0293-1
909:"Federation Wiki"
855:. 3 December 2004
752:
751:
388:Ross and Cromarty
97:Winston Churchill
70:
69:
50:
49:
1424:
1304:
1136:
1135:
1116:
1109:
1102:
1093:
1092:
1064:Preceded by
1061:
1060:
1055:
1054:
1052:
1050:
1036:
1030:
1029:
1027:
1025:
1011:
1005:
1004:
986:
980:
979:
977:
975:
961:
955:
954:
952:
950:
941:. Archived from
930:
924:
923:
921:
919:
905:
899:
898:
896:
894:
871:
865:
864:
862:
860:
845:
839:
838:
836:
834:
823:
817:
811:
805:
804:
802:
800:
793:"Census records"
789:
468:Elgin (or Moray)
186:
185:
29:
28:
19:
18:
1432:
1431:
1427:
1426:
1425:
1423:
1422:
1421:
1392:
1391:
1390:
1385:
1381:UK Data Service
1354:
1309:
1292:
1229:
1125:
1120:
1086:
1077:
1069:
1059:
1058:
1048:
1046:
1038:
1037:
1033:
1023:
1021:
1013:
1012:
1008:
1001:
987:
983:
973:
971:
963:
962:
958:
948:
946:
931:
927:
917:
915:
907:
906:
902:
892:
890:
880:UK Data Service
872:
868:
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847:
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842:
832:
830:
825:
824:
820:
812:
808:
798:
796:
791:
790:
786:
781:
764:
205:
201:Gaelic speakers
200:
177:
172:
160:ScotlandsPeople
138:Channel Islands
113:
86:
51:
27:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1430:
1420:
1419:
1414:
1409:
1404:
1387:
1386:
1384:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1368:
1362:
1360:
1356:
1355:
1353:
1352:
1347:
1342:
1337:
1332:
1327:
1321:
1319:
1315:
1314:
1311:
1310:
1308:
1307:
1300:
1298:
1294:
1293:
1291:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1239:
1237:
1231:
1230:
1228:
1227:
1222:
1217:
1216:
1215:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1174:
1173:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1142:
1140:
1133:
1127:
1126:
1119:
1118:
1111:
1104:
1096:
1088:
1087:
1082:
1079:
1070:
1065:
1057:
1056:
1031:
1006:
999:
981:
956:
925:
900:
866:
840:
818:
806:
783:
782:
780:
777:
776:
775:
770:
763:
760:
750:
749:
746:
743:
740:
736:
735:
732:
729:
726:
720:
719:
716:
713:
710:
704:
703:
700:
697:
694:
688:
687:
684:
681:
678:
672:
671:
668:
665:
662:
656:
655:
652:
649:
646:
640:
639:
636:
633:
630:
624:
623:
620:
617:
614:
608:
607:
604:
601:
598:
592:
591:
588:
585:
582:
576:
575:
572:
569:
566:
560:
559:
556:
553:
550:
544:
543:
540:
537:
534:
528:
527:
524:
521:
518:
512:
511:
508:
505:
502:
496:
495:
492:
489:
486:
480:
479:
476:
473:
470:
464:
463:
460:
457:
454:
448:
447:
444:
441:
438:
432:
431:
428:
425:
422:
416:
415:
412:
409:
406:
400:
399:
396:
393:
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384:
383:
380:
377:
374:
368:
367:
364:
361:
358:
352:
351:
348:
345:
342:
336:
335:
332:
329:
326:
320:
319:
316:
313:
310:
304:
303:
300:
297:
294:
288:
287:
284:
281:
278:
272:
271:
268:
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252:
249:
246:
240:
239:
236:
233:
230:
224:
223:
220:
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197:
192:
176:
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171:
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112:
109:
105:Charles Darwin
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68:
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65:United Kingdom
62:
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48:
47:
41:
36:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
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3:
2:
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1418:
1417:1881 censuses
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1413:
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1400:
1399:
1397:
1382:
1379:
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1326:
1323:
1322:
1320:
1316:
1305:(unconfirmed)
1302:
1301:
1299:
1295:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
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1103:
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1097:
1094:
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1076:
1075:
1068:
1062:
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1035:
1020:
1016:
1015:"1881 Census"
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1002:
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992:
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970:
966:
960:
945:on 2005-01-01
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940:
936:
929:
914:
910:
904:
889:
885:
881:
877:
870:
854:
850:
844:
828:
822:
815:
810:
794:
788:
784:
774:
771:
769:
766:
765:
759:
757:
747:
744:
741:
738:
737:
733:
730:
727:
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722:
721:
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714:
711:
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706:
705:
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695:
693:
690:
689:
685:
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669:
666:
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661:
658:
657:
653:
650:
647:
645:
642:
641:
637:
634:
631:
629:
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625:
621:
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586:
583:
581:
578:
577:
573:
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567:
565:
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561:
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546:
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541:
538:
535:
533:
530:
529:
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522:
519:
517:
514:
513:
509:
506:
503:
501:
500:Kirkcudbright
498:
497:
493:
490:
487:
485:
482:
481:
477:
474:
471:
469:
466:
465:
461:
458:
455:
453:
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442:
439:
437:
434:
433:
429:
426:
423:
421:
418:
417:
413:
410:
407:
405:
402:
401:
397:
394:
391:
389:
386:
385:
381:
378:
375:
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370:
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365:
362:
359:
357:
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353:
349:
346:
343:
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337:
333:
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327:
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321:
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314:
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84:Data recorded
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79:
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31:
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20:
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1072:
1047:. Retrieved
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984:
972:. Retrieved
969:FamilySearch
968:
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947:. Retrieved
943:the original
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178:
164:FamilySearch
153:
146:
114:
94:
91:
87:
73:
71:
39:3 April 1881
38:
1371:Beyond 2011
1318:Census acts
1235:Unpublished
974:14 February
949:14 February
918:14 February
893:14 February
859:24 November
833:15 December
644:Clackmannan
142:Isle of Man
78:UK censuses
22:Census 1881
1396:Categories
814:1801-1901.
779:References
660:Sutherland
564:Kincardine
532:Haddington
484:Linlithgow
199:Number of
195:Population
183:speakers.
149:microfiche
1139:Published
1074:UK census
742:3,735,536
516:Caithness
404:Dumbarton
356:Inverness
228:Edinburgh
206:speakers
101:Karl Marx
1359:See also
1131:Censuses
853:BBC News
762:See also
612:Shetland
452:Roxburgh
420:Dumfries
340:Stirling
244:Aberdeen
204:% Gaelic
175:Scotland
140:and the
134:Scotland
111:Indexing
1213:Ireland
1171:Ireland
1049:11 July
1044:histpop
1024:11 July
799:7 March
745:231,602
724:Kinross
692:Peebles
628:Selkirk
580:Berwick
548:Wigtown
344:106,883
328:130,282
312:172,131
296:217,630
280:225,611
276:Renfrew
264:268,653
248:269,047
232:388,836
216:942,193
170:Results
126:England
61:Country
1297:Future
997:
718:12.1%
696:13,688
686:21.1%
680:17,634
670:75.0%
667:16,776
664:22,376
648:24,025
632:26,346
616:29,705
600:32,044
596:Orkney
584:35,273
568:35,465
552:38,448
536:38,510
526:10.7%
520:39,859
504:42,290
488:44,005
472:45,084
456:52,592
440:59,783
424:76,167
408:78,182
398:71.4%
395:56,767
392:79,467
382:62.1%
379:50,113
376:80,761
372:Argyll
366:70.0%
363:60,447
360:86,389
334:11.2%
331:14,537
260:Forfar
219:11,500
212:Lanark
181:Gaelic
136:, the
1303:2031
1078:1881
748:6.2%
739:Total
734:0.2%
728:7,330
715:1,068
712:8,847
708:Nairn
702:0.0%
683:3,725
654:0.4%
638:0.0%
622:0.0%
606:0.1%
590:0.1%
574:0.1%
558:0.1%
542:0.8%
523:4,246
510:0.0%
494:0.1%
478:2.8%
475:1,273
462:0.0%
446:0.6%
436:Banff
430:0.0%
414:1.8%
411:1,423
350:0.4%
324:Perth
318:0.1%
302:0.3%
286:1.9%
283:4,199
270:0.2%
254:0.2%
238:0.6%
235:2,145
222:1.2%
130:Wales
1350:2000
1345:1991
1335:1920
1330:1900
1325:1800
1288:2021
1283:2011
1278:2001
1273:1991
1268:1981
1263:1971
1258:1966
1253:1961
1248:1951
1243:1931
1225:1939
1220:1921
1208:1911
1203:1901
1198:1891
1193:1881
1188:1871
1183:1861
1178:1851
1166:1841
1161:1831
1156:1821
1151:1811
1146:1801
1084:1891
1067:1871
1051:2023
1026:2023
995:ISBN
976:2020
951:2020
920:2020
895:2020
861:2012
835:2021
801:2018
676:Bute
308:Fife
103:and
72:The
44:1891
34:1871
884:doi
539:294
443:330
347:441
315:126
299:649
292:Ayr
267:590
251:604
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