Vision of Britain | 1861 Census: Ages

1861 Census of Scotland, Population Tables and Report. Ages, Civil or Conjugal Condition, Occupations and Birth-places of the People in Scotland: with the Number and Ages of the Blind, of the Deaf-Dumb, and the inmates of Poorhouses, Prisons, Lunatic Asylums, and Hospitals. Vol II, Table [3] : " Ages of the Males and Females in the Registration Counties arranged Geographically".

List for top level	Shetland	List for Scotland Dep

click on unit name for its home page If appears click for more detailed statistics	[Gender]	Both Sexes. [1]	TOTAL AT ALL AGES. [2]	Under					5-- [8]	10-- [9]	15-- [10]	20-- [11]	25-- [12]	30-- [13]	35-- [14]	40-- [15]	45-- [16]	50-- [17]	55-- [18]	60-- [19]	65-- [20]	70-- [21]	75-- [22]	80-- [23]	85-- [24]	90-- [25]	95-- [26]	100-- [27]	105 and above [28]	Age Unsp. [29]
	[Gender]	Both Sexes. [1]	TOTAL AT ALL AGES. [2]	1 Yr. [3]	2 [4]	3 [5]	4 [6]	5 [7]	5-- [8]	10-- [9]	15-- [10]	20-- [11]	25-- [12]	30-- [13]	35-- [14]	40-- [15]	45-- [16]	50-- [17]	55-- [18]	60-- [19]	65-- [20]	70-- [21]	75-- [22]	80-- [23]	85-- [24]	90-- [25]	95-- [26]	100-- [27]	105 and above [28]	Age Unsp. [29]
Shetland ScoCnty Total	M.	31,670	13,053	366	381	390	409	386	1,856	1,662	1,254	767	647	657	574	502	553	566	532	539	396	266	179	99	49	8	3	1	0	11
	F.	-	18,617	358	361	385	356	373	1,721	1,595	1,677	1,656	1,601	1,328	1,097	1,040	983	837	707	801	604	468	311	214	100	26	15	0	0	3

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