Available Themes

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Life & Death

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

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Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:
ABERDEEN
Unit Type:
Scottish Burgh/District
Status:
Royal Burgh (between 1124 and 1153 - 1975)
Police Burgh (after 1862)
Date created:
between 1124 and 1153
Date abolished:
1975
Unit ID:
10357603
Authorities:
1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

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
ABERDEEN ScoCofC Scottish County 1900 1975 The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
ABERDEENSHIRE Scottish County   1930 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
KINCARDINESHIRE Scottish County   1930 1911 Census of Scotland, Table 3, 'Population of Civil Parishes since 1801'.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ABERDEEN Scottish Parish     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
BANCHORY DEVENICK Scottish Parish     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
OLD MACHAR Scottish Parish     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Aberdeen Burgh through time | Census tables with data for the Scottish Burgh/District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10357603

Date accessed: 28th March 2024