Vision of Britain | 1851 Census: Ages

1851 Census of Great Britain, Ages (Sample Report Title: Population Tables II. Ages, Civil Conditions, Occupations and Birthplace of the People: with the Numbers and Ages of the Blind, the Deaf-and-Dumb, and the inmates of workhouses, prisons, Lunatic Asylums, and Hospitals. Part I.), Table 4 : " Islands in the British Seas:- Ages of Males and Females enumerated March 31st, 1851".

Show top level table	Scotland

Click on the unit name for its home page If appears click for more detailed statistics	[Gender]	Both Sexes. [1]	ALL AGES. [2]	Under 5 Years. [3]	5-- [4]	10-- [5]	15-- [6]	20-- [7]	25-- [8]	30-- [9]	35-- [10]	40-- [11]	45-- [12]	50-- [13]	55-- [14]	60-- [15]	65-- [16]	70-- [17]	75-- [18]	80-- [19]	85-- [20]	90-- [21]	95-- [22]	100 and upd [23]
Scotland Dep Total	M.	2,888,742	1,375,479	189,055	172,106	162,554	145,855	128,612	104,332	88,540	75,862	70,895	56,559	53,572	36,489	33,317	22,043	17,525	9,915	5,689	1,880	525	122	32
	F.	-	1,513,263	182,452	167,747	154,896	153,989	151,806	125,966	104,966	89,072	82,711	65,509	65,029	44,352	44,734	29,241	24,043	13,664	8,770	3,045	951	249	71
Aberdeenshire ScoCnty	M.	212,042	100,265	14,110	12,656	11,730	10,666	8,993	7,158	6,071	5,225	4,873	4,337	3,788	2,854	2,524	2,089	1,522	896	521	190	45	13	4
	F.	-	111,777	13,573	12,129	11,274	11,010	10,490	8,886	7,226	6,637	5,776	4,993	4,865	3,654	3,453	2,837	2,236	1,343	901	331	127	31	5
Angus ScoCnty	M.	191,264	88,324	12,151	11,055	10,797	9,225	8,054	6,462	5,327	4,855	4,999	3,894	3,676	2,334	2,127	1,391	992	560	289	109	22	4	1
	F.	-	102,940	11,808	10,812	10,492	10,789	10,969	8,924	7,168	5,975	6,012	4,734	4,570	2,981	2,823	1,924	1,476	794	489	156	37	6	1
Argyll ScoCnty	M.	89,288	43,925	5,491	5,727	5,596	4,835	3,481	2,705	2,645	2,249	2,159	1,796	2,016	1,330	1,444	802	761	431	310	88	42	13	4
	F.	-	45,363	5,386	5,546	5,225	4,530	3,332	3,059	2,856	2,631	2,477	1,977	2,042	1,470	1,749	983	914	520	463	140	41	20	2
Ayrshire ScoCnty	M.	189,858	92,930	14,121	12,568	11,217	9,479	8,290	7,100	5,771	5,150	4,578	3,510	3,215	2,316	2,057	1,377	1,092	632	324	102	27	4	0
	F.	-	96,928	13,291	12,220	10,685	9,587	9,254	7,635	6,484	5,494	5,158	3,980	3,604	2,532	2,468	1,703	1,355	772	452	190	54	7	3
Banffshire ScoCnty	M.	54,171	25,575	3,816	3,336	3,185	2,548	2,053	1,648	1,440	1,229	1,185	1,044	1,050	789	646	582	494	258	197	51	20	4	0
	F.	-	28,596	3,576	3,272	2,964	2,829	2,513	2,007	1,719	1,453	1,406	1,252	1,290	1,018	924	791	687	419	323	107	34	10	2
Berwickshire ScoCnty	M.	36,297	17,433	2,429	2,205	2,009	1,849	1,457	1,283	1,050	932	864	791	695	519	507	330	259	150	84	15	5	0	0
	F.	-	18,864	2,330	2,176	1,926	1,893	1,821	1,439	1,211	1,125	941	848	804	629	576	468	330	217	93	29	8	0	0
Buteshire ScoCnty	M.	16,608	7,518	972	923	1,035	791	615	464	427	392	372	325	325	239	211	159	140	70	38	14	4	0	2
	F.	-	9,090	862	922	904	967	879	705	589	556	546	466	431	346	311	205	182	114	75	25	3	2	0
Caithness ScoCnty	M.	38,709	18,329	2,306	2,355	2,213	2,135	1,664	1,193	943	882	893	885	793	579	477	325	296	180	135	53	17	3	2
	F.	-	20,380	2,128	2,238	2,064	2,198	1,990	1,478	1,243	1,100	1,042	956	970	702	748	455	462	269	206	71	38	15	7
Clackmannanshire ScoCnty	M.	22,951	11,342	1,687	1,543	1,416	1,195	1,048	875	745	636	584	471	377	240	207	130	102	55	23	8	0	0	0
	F.	-	11,609	1,572	1,476	1,352	1,167	1,092	921	775	649	661	488	455	271	274	183	138	74	43	17	1	0	0
Dumfries Shire ScoCnty	M.	78,123	37,186	5,309	4,823	4,579	3,777	3,034	2,566	2,243	2,059	1,836	1,531	1,442	1,036	1,034	733	580	353	177	59	12	3	0
	F.	-	40,937	5,175	4,745	4,269	3,928	3,616	3,055	2,703	2,451	2,232	1,782	1,763	1,275	1,333	941	781	488	267	100	27	5	1
Dunbartonshire ScoCnty	M.	45,103	22,400	2,966	2,814	2,692	2,361	2,408	1,826	1,434	1,190	1,170	940	885	568	478	265	201	111	62	25	4	0	0
	F.	-	22,703	2,825	2,755	2,458	2,374	2,389	1,814	1,589	1,306	1,219	963	927	586	546	339	303	170	100	33	5	2	0
East Lothian ScoCnty	M.	36,386	17,610	2,394	2,279	2,182	1,940	1,484	1,123	1,062	976	896	792	687	577	425	309	237	146	65	33	2	1	0
	F.	-	18,776	2,322	2,091	2,031	1,742	1,768	1,424	1,184	1,157	1,048	866	842	628	588	429	310	194	108	34	7	3	0
Fife ScoCnty	M.	153,546	73,175	10,598	9,464	9,066	7,477	6,132	5,067	4,409	3,976	3,651	3,119	2,947	2,156	1,839	1,298	1,026	532	312	84	18	4	0
	F.	-	80,371	10,095	9,327	8,657	7,580	7,200	6,298	5,344	4,796	4,402	3,677	3,638	2,616	2,435	1,659	1,298	719	414	165	41	9	1
Inverness Shire ScoCnty	M.	96,500	44,961	5,523	5,790	5,502	4,923	3,879	2,990	2,859	2,264	2,302	1,747	1,994	1,267	1,482	744	722	451	349	109	40	18	6
	F.	-	51,539	5,489	5,589	5,412	5,258	5,070	4,069	3,468	2,829	2,839	2,006	2,438	1,494	2,047	1,013	1,051	598	570	165	81	33	20
Kincardineshire ScoCnty	M.	34,598	17,008	2,420	2,115	1,956	1,679	1,400	1,207	1,047	928	853	734	710	509	485	355	260	184	127	31	7	1	0
	F.	-	17,590	2,212	2,063	1,923	1,604	1,445	1,256	1,049	981	870	770	808	607	607	469	399	256	171	71	26	2	1
Kinross Shire ScoCnty	M.	8,924	4,305	584	521	528	462	313	277	229	208	210	203	219	158	138	99	74	43	28	8	2	1	0
	F.	-	4,619	528	530	475	413	390	335	287	243	269	228	274	171	186	88	97	58	32	12	3	0	0
Kirkcudbrightshire ScoCnty	M.	43,121	20,223	2,790	2,736	2,625	2,078	1,581	1,252	1,096	1,074	1,019	815	829	586	583	408	353	231	117	37	9	4	0
	F.	-	22,898	2,627	2,616	2,518	2,237	2,082	1,711	1,441	1,316	1,275	1,063	1,036	729	777	532	450	256	153	55	20	2	2
Lanarkshire ScoCnty	M.	530,169	257,060	35,905	30,394	28,210	28,032	28,456	23,439	19,455	15,270	13,888	9,691	8,567	5,198	4,504	2,634	1,832	957	471	126	27	3	1
	F.	-	273,109	35,250	29,768	27,405	29,594	31,562	25,987	20,981	16,418	14,924	10,419	10,150	6,174	6,056	3,468	2,611	1,335	698	214	70	19	6
Midlothian ScoCnty	M.	259,435	119,384	15,759	13,974	13,313	12,535	12,396	10,322	8,362	7,203	6,333	5,049	4,580	3,089	2,594	1,702	1,210	590	278	73	18	3	1
	F.	-	140,051	15,490	13,623	12,779	14,115	15,506	13,339	10,888	9,020	8,225	6,626	6,307	4,226	3,835	2,564	1,803	971	509	166	49	9	1
Moray ScoCnty	M.	38,959	18,191	2,480	2,222	2,076	1,964	1,585	1,286	1,066	945	879	763	772	547	519	356	340	217	125	39	9	1	0
	F.	-	20,768	2,520	2,222	1,952	2,005	1,972	1,635	1,296	1,159	1,016	974	958	701	756	534	484	293	193	66	21	9	2
Nairnshire ScoCnty	M.	9,956	4,695	580	494	514	551	408	351	300	243	237	185	217	144	133	119	100	64	39	13	2	1	0
	F.	-	5,261	531	530	452	553	495	435	361	294	263	240	256	182	228	143	147	78	51	15	6	1	0
Orkney and Shetland ScoCnty	M.	62,533	27,495	3,480	3,571	3,754	3,141	1,912	1,393	1,318	1,314	1,294	1,219	1,319	1,066	803	633	557	380	210	100	27	3	1
	F.	-	35,038	3,373	3,521	3,251	3,542	3,185	2,629	2,240	2,073	1,806	1,778	1,855	1,366	1,360	983	911	575	380	155	43	9	3
Peebles Shire ScoCnty	M.	10,738	5,364	710	668	673	634	464	341	303	283	261	250	192	156	149	120	81	54	19	6	0	0	0
	F.	-	5,374	683	631	574	574	545	411	356	313	260	238	228	162	132	112	77	49	18	7	2	2	0
Perthshire ScoCnty	M.	138,660	66,337	8,216	7,961	7,874	6,876	5,746	4,444	3,785	3,547	3,501	3,172	3,127	2,156	1,959	1,469	1,194	672	400	187	42	8	1
	F.	-	72,323	7,975	7,764	7,356	6,974	6,424	5,476	4,638	4,259	4,190	3,445	3,679	2,522	2,607	1,756	1,518	907	543	225	48	16	1
Renfrewshire ScoCnty	M.	161,091	75,690	10,728	9,492	9,076	7,920	7,509	5,970	5,214	4,323	4,104	3,014	2,761	1,687	1,601	932	741	358	195	46	10	7	2
	F.	-	85,401	10,105	9,277	8,737	9,687	9,802	7,455	6,343	4,834	4,769	3,573	3,329	2,147	2,205	1,196	1,015	513	284	97	26	6	1
Ross and Cromarty ScoCnty	M.	82,707	39,012	4,659	4,860	4,622	4,091	3,534	2,765	2,381	2,041	1,940	1,462	1,811	1,123	1,367	706	764	415	307	95	50	15	4
	F.	-	43,695	4,615	4,698	4,209	4,335	4,240	3,470	3,056	2,467	2,371	1,772	2,188	1,381	1,852	936	950	491	470	110	60	15	9
Roxburghshire ScoCnty	M.	51,642	25,212	3,549	3,238	2,839	2,690	2,295	1,974	1,671	1,383	1,249	1,020	914	695	656	446	296	182	75	29	10	1	0
	F.	-	26,430	3,336	3,066	2,703	2,663	2,564	2,237	1,825	1,604	1,370	1,116	1,089	780	765	525	382	226	124	45	6	3	1
Selkirkshire ScoCnty	M.	9,809	4,850	704	600	558	534	435	365	338	274	221	207	173	147	109	65	60	35	16	7	2	0	0
	F.	-	4,959	679	604	582	457	478	399	341	292	273	210	175	154	105	84	60	37	17	9	3	0	0
Stirlingshire ScoCnty	M.	86,237	42,234	6,076	5,550	5,035	4,427	3,850	3,088	2,712	2,263	2,180	1,746	1,644	1,079	934	657	475	303	152	54	7	2	0
	F.	-	44,003	5,731	5,442	4,788	4,355	4,043	3,477	2,920	2,643	2,389	1,901	1,727	1,247	1,194	839	634	351	208	86	24	3	1
Sutherland ScoCnty	M.	25,793	11,917	1,449	1,390	1,348	1,368	1,065	848	664	601	621	512	552	390	373	227	230	124	95	34	22	2	2
	F.	-	13,876	1,378	1,449	1,316	1,399	1,286	1,099	912	807	777	603	723	488	620	296	306	166	180	53	11	7	0
West Lothian ScoCnty	M.	30,135	15,194	2,201	1,964	1,667	1,431	1,583	1,292	1,052	863	746	590	536	375	343	225	182	76	47	15	5	0	1
	F.	-	14,941	2,160	1,844	1,572	1,373	1,350	1,221	1,017	839	700	626	634	436	442	276	218	118	76	33	6	0	0
Wigtownshire ScoCnty	M.	43,389	20,335	2,892	2,818	2,667	2,241	1,488	1,258	1,121	1,084	997	745	759	580	609	356	352	205	102	40	18	3	0
	F.	-	23,054	2,827	2,801	2,591	2,257	2,054	1,680	1,456	1,351	1,205	939	974	677	732	510	458	293	159	63	23	3	1

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Using data from this table, Vision of Britain can map the following rates for within Scotland Dep:

Rate	Date
Percentage aged 15-64	1851
Percentage Aged over 65	1851
Percentage aged under 15	1851

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