Data
Free to use historical data for Edinburgh. View licence and terms of use.
A range of socio-economic data illustrating the background content to the dynamic thematic maps in the Map Builder application is available below as a series of spreadsheets.
- Population details from the censuses from 1860 to 1920, including numbers of males, females, inhabited houses, and windows by registration district.
- Details of occupants and their addresses in the various Edinburgh “colonies” in 1891.
- Details of Occupations by address.
- House rental values by sanitary districts for 1874.
Subject | Data (.xls) |
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Edinburgh Births Deaths and Marriages 1860 - 1920 |
Spreadsheet |
Edinburgh Colonies Occupational Compostion 1871 - 1891 |
Spreadsheet |
Edinburgh Registration Statistics 1861 - 1911 |
Spreadsheet |
Edinburgh House Rental Values by Sanitary Districts 1874 |
Spreadsheet |
Edinburgh Occupations Coal Merchants and Agents 1911 |
Spreadsheet |
Edinburgh Occupations Cycle Makers and Dealers 1911 |
Spreadsheet |
Edinburgh Occupations Egg Merchants 1911 |
Spreadsheet |
Edinburgh Occupations Electrical Engineers 1911 |
Spreadsheet |
Edinburgh Occupations Insurance Companies 1911 |
Spreadsheet |
Edinburgh Occupations Investment Companies 1911 |
Spreadsheet |
Edinburgh Occupations Jewellers and Goldsmiths 1911 |
Spreadsheet |
Edinburgh Occupations Laundries 1911 |
Spreadsheet |
Edinburgh Occupations Motor Engineers, Motor Garages and Motor Makers 1911 |
Spreadsheet |
Edinburgh Occupations Nurserymen, Seedsmen and Florists 1911 |
Spreadsheet |
Edinburgh Occupations Slaters 1911 |
Spreadsheet |
Edinburgh Occupations Undertakers 1911 |
Spreadsheet |
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