1871 Scotland Census

Date: 2 Apr 1871 to 3 Apr 1871
Location: Scotland
Surnames/tags: Scotland Census

Scotland Project

1871 Scotland Census

The 1871 Census for Scotland was taken on the evening of April 2 1871. The following information was requested:

• place
• name
• relationship to head of family
• marital status
• age
• gender
• profession (with option of “unemployed”
• birthplace
• whether blind, deaf, and dumb
• the number of children aged between five and 13 attending school or being educated at home
• the number of rooms with one or more windows

The population of Scotland on 2 April 1871 was 3,360,018.

Resources

• 1871 Census National Records of Scotland
• Scotland Census, 1871 FamilySearch
• Census Returns ScotlandsPeople
• 1871 Scotland Census Ancestry.com Subscription required

Scotland Census Years

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