1881 Census
About the 1881 census
The 1881 census was taken on the night of Sunday 3 April, 1881. The following information was gathered:
- Number of schedule (allocated consecutively from 1 in each enumeration district)
- Name of street, place, road, etc.
- House number or name
- Whether a house was inhabited, uninhabited or being built
- Name of each living person that had spent the night in that house
- Relationship of person enumerated to the head of the family
- Person's marital status
- Age at last birthday (sex is indicated by which column the age is recorded in)
- Person's rank, profession, or occupation
- Person's place of birth - county and place (if outside of Scotland, only the country may be given)
- Whether deaf-and-dumb, blind, imbecile or idiot, lunatic
- Number of rooms with one or more windows
- Is Gaelic spoken?
- A separate house is now defined as '(1) every dwelling with a distinct outside entrance from a street, court, lane or road, etc., or (2) with a door opening directly into a common stair; but any such dwelling if subdivided and occupied by different families, is reckoned only as a single house'. For the first time compared with previous Scottish censuses, this recognised common stairs and tenements as being split into separate houses.
- Lodgers and separate occupiers are given their own schedules and separated from other occupiers in the same house by a single stroke.
The remainder of this page is transcribed in full from the census returns.
The parish was split into 5 Enumeration Districts:
Enumeration District 1
Part of the Civil Parish of Forgan and the School Board District of Forgan.
The northern boundary of this enumeration division extends from the South Lodge of Tayfield westward to Newport Castle (opposite Pluck the Crow Point) and thence along the sea coast to Wormit Bay. Along this boundary line are the following houses: Pluck the Crow, Fishers Cottages, Cowhole, the small villages of Woodhaven and Scroggieside.
The farms of Wormit & Newton form the western boundary and separate between the parishes of Forgan and Balmerino. The farms and cottar houses are the only houses on this boundary line.
The southern boundary extends from Newton Hill eastward to Bogton, the houses of which on the north side only belong to Forgan, and form a part of the boundary between Forgan and Kilmany. The southern boundary is continued from Bogton by the south of the Links and Morendy Woods, separating between Forgan and Logie and Leuchars meeting the southern extremity of the eastern boundary close to, but not including Pickletillum.
The eastern boundary of this division extends along the main road leading from Leuchars to Newport from Commerton Houses and includes along the line St Fort Smithy and Forgan School House and ends where the northern begins at the South Lodge of Tayfield. In the centre of this district are St Fort House and servants' houses connected therewith, the farms and Cottar Houses of Wester Friarton, South Friarton and Flass, Seggieden, Tayfield Mains and Waterstone Crook.
James McEwen Kay, Enumerator.
Enumeration District 2
Part of the Civil Parish of Forgan and the School Board District of Forgan.
The northern boundary of this enumeration division extends from where the southern boundary of Newport Quoad Sacra Parish crosses the Turnpike or Cupar Road(one half mile south from High Water mark) and continues east along the southern boundary of said Parish to the boundary line between the Parishes of Forgan and Ferryport-on-Craig. The houses near the boundary are Cliff Terrace, Castle Hill and Knowehead.
The eastern boundary of this division is Morton Est. in Forgan Parish, between Forgan, Ferryport-on-Craig and Leuchars, extending to the farms of Ninewells and Kirktonbarns. The houses along the boundary line are Morton Farm and Cottar houses, Ninewells, Burnside, Kirktonbarns and Lawhouses.
The southern boundary passes along the north of Cowbakie Hill and Craigie Hill to the Turnpike Road from Leuchars to Newport. The houses near the line are Cauldhame, Forgan Manse, Myreside and Easter Friarton.
The western boundary of this division is the Turnpike Road to Newport on the boundary line of Newport Quoad Sacra Parish.
In the centre of this enumeration district are the farms and cottar houses of Inverdovat, Causewayhead and Roseberry.
William Latto, Enumerator.
Enumeration District 3
Part of the Civil Parish of Forgan and Quoad Sacra Parish of Newport, and of the School Board District of Forgan.
This enumeration division comprises the western half of the village of Newport commonly called West Newport and Tayfield.
Its northern boundary is the Firth of Tay, and extends from and includes Ronald's Land opposite the east end of High Street Newport, to Wellgate House. Its western boundary extends from Wellgate House to Waterston Crook. Its southern boundary extends from Waterston Crook along the Kirk Road and Main Road to Newport. Its eastern boundary is the Main Road down to the east end of High Street Newport. With the exception of Tayfield House, Westwood, Kinbrae and Balmore the houses in this district are close together and commonly known as Tayside.
John Langlands, Enumerator.
Enumeration District 4
Part of the Civil Parish of Forgan and Quoad Sacra Parish of Newport, and of the School Board District of Forgan.
This enumeration division comprises the whole of Easter Newport.
Its northern boundary is the Firth of Tay. Its western boundary is the same as the eastern boundary of No. 3 Enumeration Division. Its southern boundary is the northern boundary of No. 2 Enumeration Division. The eastern boundary is the boundary between the Quoad Sacra Parish of Newport and the Parish of Ferryport-on-Craig.
It consists of Tayfield Smithy, Laurel Terrace, Youngsdale Place, Station House, Struan Place, Myrtle Terrace, Hillside Crescent, St. Phillan's Place, William Street, Robert Street, James Street, Tay Street, Union Street, King Street, Queen Street, Woodbine Terrace, Maryfield Terrace, Bellevue Terrace, Tay Terrace, Woodriffe Terrace, Prospect Terrace and Tayview Terrace; also the farms of Craighead and Northfield, and cottar houses.
James M. Melville, Enumerator.
Enumeration District 5
Training Ship 'Mars'
Charles Casely Scott, Captain Superintendent.
Statistics
Separate occupiers |
Houses: Inhabited |
Uninhabited |
Building |
Windowed rooms |
|
| District 1 | 86 |
86 |
14 |
1 |
290 |
| District 2 | 47 |
45 |
2 |
1 |
129 |
| District 3 | 200 |
194 |
30 |
1 |
1245 |
| District 4 | 280 |
258 |
31 |
6 |
1613 |
| District 5 | |||||
| Total | 613 |
583 |
77 |
9 |
3277 |
| Newport | 480 |
452 |
61 |
7 |
2858 |
| Rural | 133 |
131 |
16 |
2 |
419 |
Persons: |
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Males |
Females |
Total |
Temporarily Absent |
Temporarily Present |
Gaelic |
|
| District 1 | 199 |
225 |
424 |
0 |
2 females |
2 |
| District 2 | 90 |
88 |
178 |
2 males, 1 female |
1 female |
0 |
| District 3 | 382 |
590 |
972 |
0 |
2 males, 9 females |
2 |
| District 4 | 490 |
849 |
1339 |
0 |
12 females |
3 |
| District 5 | 389 |
6 |
395 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Total | 1550 |
1758 |
3308 |
2 males, 1 female |
2 males, 24 females |
9 |
| Newport | 872 |
1439 |
2311 |
5 |
||
| Rural | 289 |
313 |
602 |
2 |
||
| 'Mars' staff and families | 9 |
6 |
15 |
1 |
||
| 'Mars' boys under detention | 378 |
378 |
1 |
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| 'Mars' volunteer boys | 2 |
2 |
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