Duddingston ScoP through time | Census tables with data for the Scottish Parish

Administrative unit

Duddingston ScoP

Scottish Parish

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Population

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Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

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Total Population 1801 to 1901: Population grew from 1,003 in 1801 to 11,203 in 1901.
Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 0 males aged 20 and over, 0 worked in Retail and Handicrafts.

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:: DUDDINGSTON
Unit Type:: Scottish Parish
Date created:
Date abolished:: 1902
Unit ID:: 12799512
Authorities:: 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Duddingston ScoP, Midlothian

Notes:

Table 3 in the county report for Midlothian from the 1931 Census has a footnote which says 'The Parish of Duddingston was merged in the Parish of Edinburgh in 1902.' The gazetteer has been amended to reflect this.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
MIDLOTHIAN	Scottish County		1902	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
PORTOBELLO Burgh	Scottish Burgh/District			1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1902	was abolished to enlarge	EDINBURGH		1931 Census of Scotland, Table 3, 'Population of Civil Parishes since 1801'.

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Duddingston ScoP through time | Census tables with data for the Scottish Parish, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12799512

Date accessed: 18th April 2024