Study title
Social History of the Welsh Language : Evidence of the 1891 Census; Project 2
Creator
Study number / PID
3821 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-3821-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Abstract
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
The aims of the project were as follows :
to collect and process information from the data relating to the Welsh language in the 1891 Census Enumerators' Returns in 20 selected communities in Wales;
to create computer-readable data files on the language ability of around 90,000 individuals, i.e. five per cent of the population;
to undertake a quantitative analysis of the socio-economic structure of Welsh/English language ability on the basis of the above data;
to develop a classification of occupations in order to explore links between economic activity and the process of language change;
to write a volume on the basis of the above in order to deepen our socio-cultural understanding of a society in which nearly a million people spoke Welsh and over half a million were monoglot Welsh.
Main Topics:
The dataset contains 35 files, each of which consists of a 100 per cent sample of the enumeration district in twenty communities selected from the 178 sub-registration districts in Wales, i.e. 90,000 individuals or five per cent of the total population of wales in 1891. Two specific datafiles were created for each district.
Variables in the first file identify : the individual person, enumeration district, schedule number, first name, surname, relation to head of household, marital status, gender, age, occupation, employment status, occupation code, country/county of birth, birthplace and language spoken.
Variables in the second file identify : the enumeration district, schedule number, whether a Welsh-language schedule was used, number of persons in the household, number of rooms and address.
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/11/1995 - 01/08/1996
Country
Time dimension
Analysis unit
Universe
All persons residing in Blaenau, Cardiff, Blaenllechau, Ferndale, Cwm Clydach, Llwynypia, Dowlais, Pontardawe, Cwmaman, Fishguard, Aberystwyth, Tregaron, Builth Wells, Llanidloes, Rhyl, Rhoslannerchrugog, Llanymawddwy, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Porthmadog and Trefdraeth on the night of 5 April 1891.
Sampling procedure
Kind of data
Data collection mode
Funding information
Grant number
R00023603901
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
1999
Terms of data access
The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.
Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.
Related publications
- Williams, M. and Parry, G. (1999) Miliwn o Gymry Cymraeg! Yr Iaith Gymraeg a Chyfrifiad 1891, Cardiff: University of Wales Press.ISBN 0708315372 | 9780708315378
- Williams, M. and Parry, G. (1999) The Welsh language and the 1891 Census, Cardiff: University of Wales Press.ISBN 0708315364 | 9780708315361