Brokets of Scotland 19-20th C

During the 19th C Broket numbers trebled in Scotland and Glasgow became the predominant centre. Numbers in Carnwath also grew, but declined in Edinburgh and Lesmahagow.

Contents of this section (on separate pages):

1. Penicuik
2. Carnwath
3. Carstairs
4. Glasgow
5. Knoydart
6. Lesmahagow
7. Shotts

18th C			19th C
Baptisms	Marriages		Baptisms	Marriages
11	3	Carnwath	24	9
10	6	Edinburgh	3	4
9	1	Glasgow	47	15
24	7	Lesmahagow	6	5

Censuses show the rise in numbers at the end of the 19th C:

	1881	1901	increase
Scotland	59	84	42%
Rest of the UK	315	375	19%

At the beginning of the 20th C there were about 15 Broket households in Scotland, comprising about 22% of UK Brokets as a whole. Through the century nearly all of them were Glasgow families. The conditions some of the poorer families lived in were desperate. Many were Salvation Army people, although some cut themselves off from that, like John. Many of the men worked in the shipyards, and many went to war.

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