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| written about 1791-1798, published 1799 - Transcribed by Linda Nisbet, New Zealand | |
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Population.
According to Dr. Webster's report, the number of souls then was 3905. In the beginning of the year 1791, there were living in the Barony parish of Glasgow, exclusive of the whole of the New Town of Glasgow, 18,451 persons. The proportion of souls to a family is 43 nearly.
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The population of the villages is as under: |
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| Calton and Bridgeton | 6695 | Shettleston and Middle-Quarter | 766 | |
| Grahamston | 896 | Callendar and Dennistoun | 608 | |
| Anderston | 3900 | Sandyhills, &c | 341 | |
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Cowcaddens and |
1158 | |||
| Parkhouse | 499 | ------- | ||
| Camlachie | 977 | Total | 16,518 | |
| Parkhead and Westmuir | 678 | |||
TABLE of Marriages and Births
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Years. 1700 1750 1772 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789 1790 1791 |
Marriages. 21 43 108 111 112 137 156 173 206 179 171 212 246 |
Births. 51 149 314 320 319 374 423 434 490 470 498 534 520 |
Males.
166 158 162 197 210 214 249 253 247 269 261 |
Females.
148 162 157 177 213 220 241 217 251 265 259 |
Both the marriages and births are, in fact, somewhat more numerous that stated above, because every year the number of irregular clandestine marriages is increasing; but the above table contains only those who have been regularly married, or have judicially acknowledged their marriage before the session. And the number of births is taken from the register of baptisms; but some of the dissenters, from principle, and some other inhabitants, from inattention, neglect to give in their children's names for registration. No account can be given of the burials, because, though there are now three burying places in the parish, yet a great part of the inhabitants are interred in the burying grounds belonging to the city.
Based on pages created by Robert Dixon.