Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,221 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 1,085 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,165 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,119 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,219 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,193 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,232 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,207 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,305 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 1,211 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,382 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,366 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,459 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,385 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,555 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,567 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,672 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 1,631 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,816 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 1,712 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,712 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 1,713 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,743 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 1,516 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 1,518 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 1,362 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 1,375 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 1,383 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 1,346 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 1,302 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 1,300 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 1,241 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 1,215 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 1,222 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 1,242 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 1,222 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 1,240 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 1,217 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 1,298 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 1,222 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 1,361 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 1,280 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 1,412 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 1,354 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 1,381 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 1,409 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 1,418 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 1,353 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 1,463 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 1,336 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 1,523 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 1,436 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 1,520 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 1,466 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 1,554 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 1,451 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 1,592 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 1,443 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 1,544 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 1,435 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 1,489 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 1,352 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 1,483 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 1,453 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 1,486 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 1,477 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 1,508 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 1,487 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 1,551 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 1,485 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 1,569 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 1,500 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 1,606 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 1,617 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 1,776 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 1,691 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 1,754 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 1,669 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 1,665 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 1,591 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 1,564 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 1,623 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 1,676 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 1,697 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 1,525 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 1,597 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 1,501 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 1,579 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 1,588 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 1,698 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 1,659 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 1,698 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 1,742 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 1,786 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 1,699 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 1,744 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 1,648 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 1,684 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 1,531 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 1,544 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 1,673 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 1,307 Show data context
Date: Source:
1861 - 1870 Poor Law Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament pre 1871 (HMSO) ,
1871 - 1911 Local Government Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament from 1871 onwards (HMSO) ,

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The Irish census of 1911 classified the entire population, infants included, by religion and tabulated it at parish level, including this cross-classification by gender.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Scarborough RegD/PLU through time | Work & Poverty Statistics | Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 05th November 2024