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BIST

Bist in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Surrey

0.0011

7.8328

Lancashire

0.0004

2.6133

Hampshire

0.0012

8.1462

Warwickshire

0.0003

1.8916

London

0.0001

0.4770

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

0.0002

1.3699

Cornwall

0.0003

2.1070

Perthshire

0.0008

5.3135

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Pendleton In Salford

Lancashire

0.0315

219.2243

Battersea

Surrey

0.0093

64.8088

Lambeth

Surrey

0.0020

13.6799

Ringwood

Hampshire

0.1044

727.2727

Nuneaton

Warwickshire

0.0234

163.9344

Southampton St Mary

Hampshire

0.0053

37.0370

Briton Ferry

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

0.0165

114.9425

Camberwell

Surrey

0.0005

3.7341

Christchurch

Hampshire

0.0077

53.7634

Constantine

Cornwall

0.0519

357.1429

Logie

Perthshire

0.0213

147.0588

Westminster St Margaret

London

0.0071

49.5050

Whitechapel London

London

0.0035

24.2131

Top male forenames

Alfred Bist
Charles Bist
William Bist
George Bist
Walter Bist
Edward Bist
Frank Bist
Frederick Bist
Harry Bist
Herbert Bist
Lewis Bist
Richard Bist
Sidney Bist
Thomas Bist
Woolf Bist

Top female forenames

Elizabeth Bist
Mary Bist
Amelia Bist
Caroline Bist
Edith Bist
Ellen Bist
Emily Bist
Emma Bist
Fanny Bist
Frances Bist
Kate Bist
Lizzie Bist
Louisa Bist
Matilda Bist
Sarah Bist

Top occupations

Scholar
Cotton Weaver
Trunk Maker
Jewel Case Maker
Railway Porter
Railway Inspector
Portmanteau Maker
Plumber Unemployed
Packing Case (Carp)
No Occupation
Mate
Carpenter
Hotel Proprietor
Foreman Plumber
Fishmonger
Decorator Painter
Dairymaid (Ag)
Clerk
Cigar Maker