1851 Scotland Census

Date: 30 Mar 1851 to 31 Mar 1851
Location: Scotland
Surnames/tags: Scotland Census

Scotland Project

1851 Scotland Census

The 1851 Census for Scotland wa s taken on the night of 30/31 March 1851. The following information was requested:

• place
• name
• relationship to head of family
• marital status
• age
• gender
• profession
• birthplace
• whether blind, deaf, and dumb

The population of Scotland on 30 March 1851was 2,888,742.

Resources

• 1851 Scotland Census FamilySearch
• 1851 Scotland Census National Records of Scotland
• Census Returns ScotlandsPeople
• 1851 Scotland Census Ancestry.com Subscription required

Other Scotland Census Years

• 1841
• 1861
• 1871
• 1881
• 1891
• 1901
• 1911