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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 1132 Scottish Poor Law Commission Statistics, 1844 113210.5255/UKDA-SN-1132-1 Levitt, I., Plymouth Polytechnic, Department of Social Administration Copyright I. Levitt Economic and Social Research Council UK Data Service 01 January 1977 ADMINISTRATIVE AREASAGRICULTURAL WORKERSBANKSBROKEN FAMILIESCEREAL PRODUCTSCHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONSCHILD WORKERSCHILDRENCOALCOMMISSIONERSDIALECTSEMIGRANTSEMIGRATIONEMPLOYMENTENGLISH (LANGUAGE)FOODFRIENDLY SOCIETIESFRINGE BENEFITSGENDERGIFTSHOUSINGHOUSING TENUREILLEGITIMATE BIRTHSILLEGITIMATE PERSONSINDUSTRIESINTERNAL MIGRATIONLANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONLANGUAGESLIBRARIESLOCAL FINANCEMARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONMEALSMEDICAL CAREMEMBERSHIPOCCUPATIONSGOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONSPARLIAMENTARY RECORDSPAWNSHOPSPHARMACIESPOOR PERSONSPOOR LAW ACTSPOOR RELIEFPOPULATIONPOPULATION MIGRATIONPOTATOESPRICESPRIVATE GARDENSCOMMISSIONS OF INQUIRYPUBLIC HOUSESRELIGIOUS SERVICESRENTSROOMSRURAL AREASSAVINGSSCHOOLSSCOTS GAELIC (LANGUAGE)SERVANTSSICK PERSONSSOCIAL SECURITYSURVEYSTENANCY AGREEMENTSUNEMPLOYMENTURBAN AREASWAGESWIDOWED Social conditions and indicatorsHistorySocial welfare policy and systems <P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>This study uses statistics from the &lt;i&gt;Report of the Scottish Poor Law Commissioners&lt;/i&gt; (1844) to investigate and map the condition of the Scottish working class in 1843 on a parish by parish basis. The stated aim of the Scottish Poor Law Commissioners investigation in 1843 was &lt;i&gt;To make a diligent and full inquiry into the practical operation of laws which provide for the relief of the poor in Scotland&lt;/i&gt; (from the opening remarks of the Commissioners, volume 20), which was carried out in 1843.<B>Main Topics</B>:<BR>Poor relief, parishes, food, prices, wages, occupations, rents, housing, rural facilities, language and emigration.<br> <br> <br> Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research. Scotland Administrative units (geographical/political)NationalPoor People in all Scottish parishes, 1844, listed under the Poor Laws. Numeric Cross-sectional (one-time) study No sampling (total universe) Compilation or synthesis of existing material <p>The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.</p> See <restrctn> https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 1132 2024-11-28T07:20:48Z ddi:codebook:2_5