1861 Scotland Census

Date: 7 Apr 1861 to 8 Apr 1861
Location: Scotland
Surnames/tags: Scotland Census

Scotland Project

1861 Scotland Census

The 1861 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of April 7, 1861. The following information was requested:

• place
• name
• relationship to head of family
• marital status
• age
• gender
• profession
• birthplace
• whether blind, deaf, and dumb
• the number of children aged between five and 15 attending school or being educated at home
• the number of rooms with one or more windows

The population of Scotland on 8 April 1861 was 3,062,294.

Resources

• 1861 Census National Records of Scotland
• Scotland Census, 1861 FamilySearch
• Census Returns ScotlandsPeople
• 1861 Scotland Census Ancestry.com Subscription required

Scotland Census Years

• 1841
• 1851
• 1861
• 1871
• 1881
• 1891
• 1901
• 1911
• 1921