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BLUES

Blues in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Forfarshire (Angus)

47

0.0174

38.5309

Kincardineshire

28

0.0787

174.6725

County Durham

28

0.0032

7.1480

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

10

0.0026

5.6693

Lancashire

8

0.0002

0.5120

Lanarkshire

6

0.0006

1.4090

Aberdeenshire

3

0.0011

2.4602

Fife

2

0.0012

2.5661

Northumberland

1

0.0002

0.5105

Berwickshire

1

0.0028

6.2735

Devon

1

0.0002

0.3649

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Benholm

Kincardineshire

27

1.7670

3913.0435

Westoe

County Durham

20

0.0406

90.0495

Montrose

Forfarshire (Angus)

16

0.0975

216.5088

Arbirlot

Forfarshire (Angus)

10

1.2136

2702.7027

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

10

0.0099

21.9587

Forfar

Forfarshire (Angus)

8

0.0546

121.0287

West Derby

Lancashire

7

0.0069

15.3139

Barony

Lanarkshire

6

0.0025

5.5674

Chester Le Street

County Durham

5

0.0749

166.1130

Edinburgh Buccleuch

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

4

0.0432

95.9233

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

4

0.0091

20.1511

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

3

0.0059

13.1521

Harton

County Durham

3

0.0874

193.5484

Edinburgh Canongate

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

2

0.0201

44.5434

Anstruther Easter

Fife

2

0.1603

357.1429

Eyemouth

Berwickshire

1

0.0339

75.1880

Lethnot Navar

Forfarshire (Angus)

1

0.3460

769.2308

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

1

0.0024

5.3996

Eassie Nevay

Forfarshire (Angus)

1

0.1783

400.0000

Chirton

Northumberland

1

0.0102

22.5734

Top male forenames

William Blues
Robert Blues
George Blues
Thomas Blues
Alexander Blues
Arthur Blues
James Blues
John Blues

Top female forenames

Margaret Blues
Margret Blues
Mary Blues
Eliza Blues
Susannah Blues
Amy Blues
Ann Blues
Elizabeth Blues
Hannah Blues
Issabell Blues
Jane Blues
Margt. Blues
Marry Blues
Rosanne Blues

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