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BRECHIN

Brechin in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

93

0.0098

10.8778

Aberdeenshire

61

0.0225

24.9152

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

38

0.0097

10.7302

Forfarshire (Angus)

24

0.0089

9.7995

Stirlingshire

12

0.0111

12.3077

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

12

0.0273

30.1432

Kincardineshire

8

0.0225

24.8524

Ayrshire

3

0.0014

1.5164

Renfrewshire

3

0.0013

1.4643

Essex

2

0.0003

0.3833

Selkirkshire

2

0.0076

8.3612

Hampshire

2

0.0003

0.3691

Banffshire

2

0.0033

3.6470

Fife

2

0.0012

1.2780

Perthshire

2

0.0015

1.6856

Kent

1

0.0001

0.1109

Surrey

1

0.0001

0.0776

Dumfriesshire

1

0.0015

1.7123

London

1

0.0000

0.0378

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

1

0.0026

2.8555

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

24

0.0103

11.3502

Barony

Lanarkshire

20

0.0084

9.2434

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

16

0.0102

11.2296

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

16

0.0095

10.5395

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

14

0.0248

27.3865

Shettleston

Lanarkshire

12

0.1419

156.8627

Boness

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

12

0.1979

218.5792

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

11

0.0217

24.0122

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

10

0.0099

10.9373

Avondale

Lanarkshire

8

0.1448

160.0000

Chapel Of Garioch

Aberdeenshire

8

0.4156

459.7701

Edinburgh Canongate

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

7

0.0703

77.6915

Edinburgh Trinity

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

7

0.5556

614.0351

Old Monkland

Lanarkshire

7

0.0187

20.6307

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

7

0.0170

18.8273

Crichton

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

6

0.5500

606.0606

Peterhead

Aberdeenshire

6

0.0419

46.3320

Baldernock

Stirlingshire

6

1.0490

1153.8462

Inverurie

Aberdeenshire

4

0.1307

144.4043

Meldrum

Aberdeenshire

4

0.1755

194.1748

Top male forenames

Angus Brechin
James Brechin
William Brechin

Top female forenames

Ada Brechin
Eliza Brechin
Hannah Brechin

Top occupations

Band Boy
Gen Serv
House Carpenter
Reitred Joiner
Scholar