Scottish Poor Law Commission Statistics, 1844

UKDA study number:1132

Principal Investigator

Levitt, I.
Plymouth Polytechnic. Department of Social Administration

Sponsor

Economic and Social Research Council

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UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

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Levitt, I., Scottish Poor Law Commission Statistics, 1844 [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], 1977. SN: 1132.

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Copyright:
I. Levitt

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1132 . Scottish Poor Law Commission Statistics, 1844

Depositor:

Levitt, I. , Plymouth Polytechnic. Department of Social Administration

Principal Investigator:

Levitt, I. , Plymouth Polytechnic. Department of Social Administration

Sponsor:

Economic and Social Research Council

Abstract:

This study uses statistics from the Report of the Scottish Poor Law Commissioners (1844) to investigate and map the condition of the Scottish working class in 1843 on a parish by parish basis. The stated aim of the Scottish Poor Law Commissioners investigation in 1843 was To make a diligent and full inquiry into the practical operation of laws which provide for the relief of the poor in Scotland (from the opening remarks of the Commissioners, volume 20), which was carried out in 1843.

Main Topics:

Poor relief, parishes, food, prices, wages, occupations, rents, housing, rural facilities, language and emigration.


Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.

Coverage:

Time Period Covered: March 1843 - March 1844
Country: Scotland
Spatial Units: no information recorded
Observation Units: Administrative units (geographical/political)
Kind of Data: Numeric data; Aggregate (macro) level

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: National
Population: People in all Scottish parishes, 1844, listed under the Poor Laws.

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: No sampling (total universe)
Number of Units: 906 (target) 815 (obtained) parishes
Method of Data Collection: Compilation or synthesis of existing material
Data Sources: Report of the Scottish Poor Law Commissioners, 1844

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:

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Date of First Release:

1977

Copyright:

I. Levitt

File last updated:

5 September 2007