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| Keywords: Dr Webster sermon, c.1750.jpg en John Kay's 'The Sleepy Congregation' Dr Alexander Webster minister of the Tolbooth Kirk in Edinburgh and Moderator of the Church of Scotland in 1753 was responsible for providing the first reliable estimate of Scotland's population in modern times Based on returns from parish ministers mostly for the year 1755 he calculated Scotland's population at 1 265 380 His census did not however include most of the country's small Roman Catholic minority figures for which relied on ministers reporting the number of 'papists' in their parishes Internal evidence suggests that this was done inconsistently Note The Tolbooth Kirk met in the north-west corner of St Giles when that building accommodated four separate congregations and should not be confused with the later Victorian building of that name 2012-09-24 02 18 10 http //www britishmuseum org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details aspx objectId 3298840 partId 1 searchText sleepy+congregation page 1 Creator John Kay Custom license marker 2012 09 24 PD-art-100 John Kay caricaturist | ||||
