1901 Census Scotland
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Check out any of our amazing facts from the 1901 census in Scotland and feel the past rushing up to meet you. For example, the 1901 census of Scotland revealed 65% of all men were bachelors, the highest rate of spinsters was to be found in Broughty Ferry, Angus and, just in case you were wondering, a total of 4023 people were found to have spent the night of the census in a barn, shed, caravan or tent!
These studies also shed light on the many changes in society. For example, in the 1901 census in Scotland, there were only fourteen men aged 15-65 who hailed from Africa and merely 290 Americans; figures that will obviously have been turned on their head over the ensuing century of global travel and population diversity.