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BEITH

Beith in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

91

0.0096

9.9809

Renfrewshire

70

0.0309

32.0410

Ayrshire

23

0.0105

10.9015

Lancashire

21

0.0006

0.6278

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

13

0.0033

3.4422

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

10

0.0047

4.9068

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

9

0.0205

21.2014

Argyll

8

0.0098

10.1937

Cornwall

8

0.0024

2.5066

Inverness-shire

7

0.0080

8.3145

Yorkshire

5

0.0002

0.1790

Dunbartonshire

4

0.0051

5.2798

Devon

4

0.0007

0.6816

Clackmannanshire

3

0.0124

12.8866

Kinross-shire

3

0.0406

42.0757

Perthshire

2

0.0015

1.5807

Stirlingshire

2

0.0019

1.9234

Peeblesshire

2

0.0146

15.0830

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

1

0.0002

0.2037

Buteshire

1

0.0056

5.8548

Wigtownshire

1

0.0026

2.6717

Fife

1

0.0006

0.5992

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barony

Lanarkshire

39

0.0163

16.9021

Govan

Lanarkshire

30

0.0128

13.3044

Largs

Ayrshire

17

0.3300

342.0523

Paisley Low Church

Renfrewshire

13

0.1814

187.8613

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

10

0.0060

6.1770

Withington

Lancashire

9

0.0806

83.4879

Abbey

Renfrewshire

9

0.0261

27.0027

Maryhill

Lanarkshire

9

0.0487

50.4202

Paisley Middle Church

Renfrewshire

8

0.0607

62.8931

Bathgate

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

8

0.0838

86.7679

Kilbarchan

Renfrewshire

8

0.1163

120.4819

Campbeltown

Argyll

8

0.0815

84.4773

East Greenock

Renfrewshire

8

0.0374

38.7785

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

8

0.0068

7.0621

Madron Penzance

Cornwall

8

0.0665

68.9061

Paisley High Church

Renfrewshire

7

0.0388

40.2530

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

7

0.0044

4.6071

Inverness

Inverness-shire

7

0.0319

33.0500

Mynyddyslwyn

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

6

0.0720

74.6269

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

6

0.0148

15.3022

Top male forenames

John Beith
William Beith
James Beith
Alexander Beith
Alexdr. Beith
Alfred Beith
Daniel Beith
Donald Beith
Robert Beith

Top female forenames

Elizabeth Beith
Janet Beith
Mary Beith
Ann Beith
Sarah Beith
Jessie Beith
Harriet Beith
Wilhelmina Beith
Maria Beith
Margaret Beith
Jonnet Beith
Isabella Beith
Agnes Beith
Florence Beith
Diana Beith
Clara Beith
Bertha Beith
Anna Beith
Alice Beith

Top occupations

Scholar
Mechanical Engineer
Auxilery Letter Carrier (C S) (M E S)
Commision Agent
Engine Fitter
Fitter
Gentlewoman
Mariners Wife
Needlewoman
White Smith
Wife
Wood Turner
Woollen Weaver