1891 Census
The date of the 1891 census was the night of 5 April 1891. A schedule was delivered to every household in advance. The completed schedules were collected the following day, and copied into an enumerator's book. The books and schedules were then sent to the local registrar who in turn checked them and sent them to the Census Office (the original schedules were destroyed.)
Details recorded:
PARISH
SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT
BURGH
PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION
MUNICIPAL BURGH
POLICE BURGH
BURGH WARD
ADDRESS: Road, street, etc. and number or name of house; also whether Houses were inhabited or uninhabited.
NAME: Forename, Surname of each person that had spent the night in that household.
RELATION TO HEAD OF FAMILY
CONDITION AS TO MARRIAGE: Married, unmarried, widow or widower
AGE: Last Birthday
PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION
EMPLOYER, EMPLOYED
INDEPENDENT: Neither employer nor employed, but working on own account.
WHERE BORN
GAELIC OR G&E: Able to speak Gaelic only or Gaelic and English.
WHETHER 1. DEAF AND DUMB, 2. BLIND, 3. LUNATIC, IMBECILE OR IDIOT
NUMBER OF ROOMS IN HOUSE WITH ONE OR MORE WINDOWS
Details recorded:
PARISH
SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT
BURGH
PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION
MUNICIPAL BURGH
POLICE BURGH
BURGH WARD
ADDRESS: Road, street, etc. and number or name of house; also whether Houses were inhabited or uninhabited.
NAME: Forename, Surname of each person that had spent the night in that household.
RELATION TO HEAD OF FAMILY
CONDITION AS TO MARRIAGE: Married, unmarried, widow or widower
AGE: Last Birthday
PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION
EMPLOYER, EMPLOYED
INDEPENDENT: Neither employer nor employed, but working on own account.
WHERE BORN
GAELIC OR G&E: Able to speak Gaelic only or Gaelic and English.
WHETHER 1. DEAF AND DUMB, 2. BLIND, 3. LUNATIC, IMBECILE OR IDIOT
NUMBER OF ROOMS IN HOUSE WITH ONE OR MORE WINDOWS