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BRISBANE

Brisbane in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

112

0.0119

12.9570

Stirlingshire

56

0.0520

56.8067

Lancashire

29

0.0008

0.9144

Renfrewshire

24

0.0106

11.5869

Ayrshire

18

0.0082

8.9987

Dumfriesshire

9

0.0139

15.2439

Perthshire

5

0.0038

4.1681

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

4

0.0019

2.0702

London

3

0.0001

0.1122

Shropshire

3

0.0012

1.2992

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

2

0.0005

0.5586

Forfarshire (Angus)

2

0.0007

0.8077

Surrey

2

0.0001

0.1536

Devon

1

0.0002

0.1797

Royal Navy

1

0.0029

3.1397

Herefordshire

1

0.0008

0.9125

Roxburghshire

1

0.0019

2.0657

Sussex

1

0.0002

0.2219

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

St Ninians

Stirlingshire

40

0.3745

409.4166

Govan

Lanarkshire

31

0.0133

14.5002

Barony

Lanarkshire

30

0.0125

13.7137

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

23

0.0137

14.9847

Cambuslang

Lanarkshire

15

0.1575

172.2158

Paisley Middle Church

Renfrewshire

11

0.0835

91.2106

Hulme

Lancashire

11

0.0152

16.6138

Kirkmichael

Ayrshire

10

0.5018

549.4505

Morton

Dumfriesshire

9

0.4202

459.1837

Shotts

Lanarkshire

9

0.0796

87.0406

Larbert

Stirlingshire

7

0.1087

118.8455

Falkirk

Stirlingshire

7

0.0278

30.3293

Openshaw

Lancashire

6

0.0370

40.4040

Inverkip

Renfrewshire

6

0.1124

122.9508

Neilston

Renfrewshire

5

0.0440

48.0769

Heaton Norris

Lancashire

5

0.0253

27.7008

Monkton Prestwick

Ayrshire

5

0.2350

256.4103

Orell Ford

Lancashire

4

0.6279

689.6552

Rutherglen

Lanarkshire

4

0.0289

31.5457

Abergavenny

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

4

0.0506

55.2486

Top male forenames

John Brisbane
Charles Brisbane
James Brisbane
William Brisbane
E.J. Brisbane
Henry Brisbane
Samuel Brisbane
Thos. Brisbane
W.J. Brisbane

Top female forenames

Mary Brisbane
Eliza Brisbane
Elizabeth Brisbane
Margaret Brisbane
Jessie Brisbane
Jane Brisbane
Gertrude Brisbane
Minnie Brisbane
Leontine Brisbane
Isabel Brisbane
Helen Brisbane
Ada Brisbane
Emma Brisbane
Emily Brisbane
Charlotte Brisbane
Anne Brisbane
Ann Brisbane

Top occupations

Scholar
None
Warehouseman
Farmer
Housekeeper
No Occupation
Laborer
Shipwright
School Mistress
Pupil Teacher
Millwright
Machinist
M.D. Glasgow Gen Practitioner
Linen Towel Weaver
Annuitant
Kitchen Maid
Insurance Agent
Farmer Son
Farmer Daughter
Cotton Operative Winder
Cotton Operative Reeler
Commercial Clerk
Barber