Historical statistics
Population
Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry
How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Class
Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Agriculture & Land Use
How we use the land; crops and farm animals.
Work and Poverty
Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of mean and of women did paid work?
Housing
Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.Information about Dumfries Shire as a place, and other administrative units based on it.