Census record for 1901, 11. Vennel, Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

21304

Title

Census record for 1901, 11. Vennel, Edinburgh

Description

The census record for no's 5-13 Vennel, Edinburgh from 1901. It details who was living at what address and what their age, job title, relationship to the head of family and place of birth was.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1901

Type

Document

Reproduced with the kind permission of the Registrar General for Scotland.

This record contains information about the Watson family who lived at no.11 Vennel.

The Vennel runs from the West Port to Lauriston Place. It is an ancient street running beside the Flodden and Telfer walls which it probably predates.

The census is a national population survey taken every ten years by the government.

This item was digitised as part of the Whose Town? project, an educational resource for schools. Unique archival material was gathered together to create a snapshot of a person's life at a particular point in Edinburgh's history.

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