This study uses statistics from the <i>Report of the Scottish Poor Law Commissioners</i> (1844) to investigate and map the condition of the Scottish working class in 1843 on a parish by parish basis. The stated aim of the Scottish Poor Law Commissioners investigation in 1843 was <i>To make a diligent and full inquiry into the practical operation of laws which provide for the relief of the poor in Scotland</i> (from the opening remarks of the Commissioners, volume 20), which was carried out in 1843. Poor relief, parishes, food, prices, wages, occupations, rents, housing, rural facilities, language and emigration. Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.