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Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
DUNBARTONSHIRE	Preferred	English			The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
DUMBARTON	Alternate	English			1911 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Scotland and the Counties in 1911and 1901 - with Amount and Rate of Intercensal Change'.
DUMBARTONSHIRE	Alternate	English			1911 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Scotland and the Counties in 1911and 1901 - with Amount and Rate of Intercensal Change'.
DUNBARTON	Alternate	English			1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.

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
SCOTLAND	Nation		1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1891	was enlarged by gaining part of	STIRLINGSHIRE	The part of New Kilpatrick parish previously in Dumbarton.	H. Shennan, Boundaries of Counties and Parishes in Scotland (Edinburgh: Wm. Green & Sons, 1892)
15 May 1925	was reduced to enlarge	LANARKSHIRE		1931 Census of Scotland, Table 15, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary, 1921-1931'.; Other aspects of this change are recorded elsewhere, as it involved a transfer to a City
15 May 1926	was reduced to enlarge	GLASGOW ScoCofC		1931 Census of Scotland, Table 15, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary, 1921-1931'.; The areas annexed from the Counties of Dumbarton and Renfrew were by the same Act transferred to the county of Lanark.
15 May 1931	was reduced to enlarge	GLASGOW ScoCofC		1931 Census of Scotland, Table 15, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary, 1921-1931'.; Authority information missing
16 May 1938	was reduced to enlarge	GLASGOW ScoCofC		1931 Census of Scotland, Table 15, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary, 1921-1931'.; Authority information missing
16 May 1960	was enlarged by gaining part of	LANARKSHIRE		1961 Census of Scotland, Table 5, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary, 1951-1961', for 'Areas changed'.; Authority information missing
16 May 1963	was enlarged by gaining part of	STIRLINGSHIRE	Area: 1 acres.	[ERROR: authority is 'SRC' but src_id is null]; Authority information missing
16 May 1964	was enlarged by gaining part of	LANARKSHIRE	Area: 13 acres.	[ERROR: authority is 'SRC' but src_id is null]; Authority information missing
16 May 1968	was enlarged by gaining part of	LANARKSHIRE	Area: 71 acres.	[ERROR: authority is 'SRC' but src_id is null]; Authority information missing

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DUMBARTON	1841 Occupation reporting area			1841 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Occupation Abstract'.
DUMBARTON COUNTY	1841 Occupation reporting area			1841 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Occupation Abstract'.
BEARSDEN Burgh	Scottish Burgh		1975	The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
CLYDEBANK Burgh	Scottish Burgh			1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
COULPORT Burgh	Scottish Burgh			The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
COVE AND KILCREGGAN Burgh	Scottish Burgh		1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
CUMBERNAULD Burgh	Scottish Burgh		1975	The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
DUMBARTON Burgh	Scottish Burgh		1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
DUNBARTONSHIRE Burgh	Scottish Burgh		1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
HELENSBURGH Burgh	Scottish Burgh		1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
KILPATRICK Burgh	Scottish Burgh			The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
KIRKINTILLOCH Burgh	Scottish Burgh		1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
LUSS Burgh	Scottish Burgh			The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
MILNGAVIE Burgh	Scottish Burgh		1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
DUMBARTON	Scottish Poor Law Combination			Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
ALEXANDRIA	Urban Labour Market			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
CLYDEBANK	Urban Labour Market			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
DUMBARTON	Urban Labour Market			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
HELENSBURGH	Urban Labour Market			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
KIRKINTILLOCH	Urban Labour Market			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
ARROCHAR	Scottish Parish	1845	1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
BONHILL	Scottish Parish	1845	1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
CARDROSS	Scottish Parish	1845	1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
CUMBERNAULD	Scottish Parish	1845	1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
DUMBARTON	Scottish Parish	1845	1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
KILMARONOCK	Scottish Parish	1845	1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
KIRKINTILLOCH	Scottish Parish	1845	1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
LUSS	Scottish Parish	1845	1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
NEW KILPATRICK	Scottish Parish	1845	1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
OLD KILPATRICK	Scottish Parish	1845	1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
RHU	Scottish Parish	1845	1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
ROSNEATH	Scottish Parish	1845	1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
CUMBERNAULD	New Town
CUMBERNAULD DoC	Scottish Burgh/District			1961 Census of Scotland, Table 23, 'Private Households by availability of certain Household Arrangements', for 'County, LB, SB, Districts of County, NT'.
HELENSBURGH DoC	Scottish Burgh/District			1971 Census of Scotland, Table 25, 'Enumerated households by tenure and household amenities', for 'County, local authority areas'.
KIRKINTILLOCH DoC	Scottish Burgh/District			1961 Census of Scotland, Table 23, 'Private Households by availability of certain Household Arrangements', for 'County, LB, SB, Districts of County, NT'.
KIRKINTILLOCH AND CUMBERNAULD DoC	Scottish Burgh/District			1971 Census of Scotland, Table 25, 'Enumerated households by tenure and household amenities', for 'County, local authority areas'.
NEW KILPATRICK DoC	Scottish Burgh/District			1931 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Population of Burghs, Districts of Counties, and Civil Parishes'.
OLD KILPATRICK DoC	Scottish Burgh/District			1971 Census of Scotland, Table 25, 'Enumerated households by tenure and household amenities', for 'County, local authority areas'.
VALE OF LEVEN DoC	Scottish Burgh/District			1971 Census of Scotland, Table 25, 'Enumerated households by tenure and household amenities', for 'County, local authority areas'.