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BURGESS

Burgess in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

3040

0.0877

1.2627

London

2270

0.0777

1.1187

Cheshire

2168

0.3362

4.8405

Surrey

1125

0.0790

1.1379

Kent

1098

0.1102

1.5861

Staffordshire

824

0.0836

1.2031

Sussex

805

0.1634

2.3533

Yorkshire

794

0.0274

0.3949

Essex

486

0.0843

1.2134

Somerset

468

0.0995

1.4330

Hampshire

468

0.0782

1.1253

Hertfordshire

429

0.2130

3.0675

Suffolk

376

0.1057

1.5215

Devon

364

0.0599

0.8619

Norfolk

361

0.0804

1.1572

Bedfordshire

333

0.2201

3.1697

Lincolnshire

331

0.0709

1.0203

Wiltshire

321

0.1242

1.7890

Gloucestershire

283

0.0494

0.7112

Warwickshire

272

0.0369

0.5316

Berkshire

264

0.1204

1.7335

Leicestershire

230

0.0710

1.0224

Northamptonshire

217

0.0790

1.1371

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

211

0.0415

0.5973

County Durham

205

0.0236

0.3396

Lanarkshire

189

0.0200

0.2880

Shropshire

185

0.0733

1.0554

Dorset

184

0.0960

1.3818

Cambridgeshire

165

0.0892

1.2839

Cumberland

158

0.0628

0.9045

Derbyshire

153

0.0335

0.4817

Forfarshire (Angus)

152

0.0562

0.8087

Buckinghamshire

136

0.0770

1.1087

Worcestershire

126

0.0330

0.4756

Aberdeenshire

123

0.0455

0.6546

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

116

0.0296

0.4268

Dumfriesshire

115

0.1782

2.5658

Nottinghamshire

110

0.0279

0.4022

Cornwall

106

0.0320

0.4615

Banffshire

88

0.1452

2.0909

Zetland (Shetland)

74

0.2480

3.5712

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

72

0.0341

0.4909

Oxfordshire

66

0.0366

0.5268

Northumberland

66

0.0152

0.2186

Fife

64

0.0370

0.5329

Elginshire (Morayshire)

52

0.1146

1.6495

Huntingdonshire

52

0.0896

1.2908

Perthshire

38

0.0290

0.4173

Orkney

37

0.1151

1.6576

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

32

0.0407

0.5867

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

29

0.0263

0.3784

Royal Navy

29

0.0833

1.1994

Channel Islands

28

0.0323

0.4657

Renfrewshire

28

0.0124

0.1781

Ayrshire

27

0.0123

0.1778

Kirkcudbrightshire

22

0.0520

0.7490

Dunbartonshire

20

0.0255

0.3668

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

20

0.0849

1.2218

Inverness-shire

18

0.0206

0.2971

Clackmannanshire

17

0.0705

1.0145

Selkirkshire

16

0.0605

0.8716

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

15

0.0224

0.3226

Stirlingshire

15

0.0139

0.2004

Roxburghshire

12

0.0227

0.3265

Kincardineshire

11

0.0309

0.4452

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

10

0.0108

0.1551

Herefordshire

9

0.0075

0.1082

Sutherland

9

0.0401

0.5769

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

8

0.0207

0.2977

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

7

0.0087

0.1256

Peeblesshire

7

0.0509

0.7335

Isle of Man

6

0.0111

0.1592

Anglesey / Sir Fon

5

0.0097

0.1391

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

5

0.0042

0.0609

Westmorland

5

0.0078

0.1121

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

4

0.0068

0.0986

Wigtownshire

4

0.0103

0.1485

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

3

0.0024

0.0351

Berwickshire

3

0.0085

0.1221

Argyll

2

0.0025

0.0354

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

1

0.0023

0.0327

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.0671

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1

0.0019

0.0269

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lambeth

Surrey

260

0.1021

1.4696

Islington London

London

257

0.0908

1.3069

Salford

Lancashire

194

0.1903

2.7398

St Pancras London

London

183

0.0778

1.1205

Macclesfield

Cheshire

181

0.6315

9.0921

Bethnal Green London

London

172

0.1355

1.9514

Luton

Bedfordshire

148

0.5652

8.1379

Manchester

Lancashire

143

0.0917

1.3208

Ashton Under Lyne

Lancashire

141

0.1861

2.6797

Brighton

Sussex

136

0.1369

1.9706

Liverpool

Lancashire

125

0.0594

0.8549

Kensington London

London

122

0.0751

1.0815

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

115

0.1100

1.5835

Portsea

Hampshire

113

0.0963

1.3864

Heaton Norris

Lancashire

111

0.5626

8.1002

Birmingham

Warwickshire

110

0.0448

0.6451

Camberwell

Surrey

108

0.0579

0.8333

Ardwick

Lancashire

106

0.3390

4.8812

Oldham

Lancashire

106

0.0947

1.3641

Audley

Staffordshire

104

1.0659

15.3474

Top male forenames

William Burgess
John Burgess
George Burgess
Thomas Burgess
James Burgess
Henry Burgess
Charles Burgess
Joseph Burgess
Alfred Burgess
Samuel Burgess
Arthur Burgess
Robert Burgess
Frederick Burgess
Edward Burgess
Richard Burgess
Albert Burgess
Walter Burgess
Harry Burgess
Edwin Burgess
Frank Burgess
Herbert Burgess
Benjamin Burgess
Daniel Burgess
David Burgess
Ernest Burgess
Wm. Burgess
Peter Burgess
Fred Burgess
Francis Burgess
Isaac Burgess
Thos. Burgess
Tom Burgess
Stephen Burgess
Sidney Burgess
Ralph Burgess
Geo. Burgess
Fredrick Burgess
Fredk. Burgess
Mark Burgess
Willm. Burgess
Matthew Burgess
Alexander Burgess
Harold Burgess
Philip Burgess
Lewis Burgess
Edmund Burgess
Sydney Burgess
Michael Burgess
Leonard Burgess
Elijah Burgess

Top female forenames

Mary Burgess
Elizabeth Burgess
Sarah Burgess
Ann Burgess
Eliza Burgess
Jane Burgess
Emma Burgess
Ellen Burgess
Annie Burgess
Alice Burgess
Hannah Burgess
Emily Burgess
Martha Burgess
Margaret Burgess
Edith Burgess
Fanny Burgess
Louisa Burgess
Charlotte Burgess
Harriet Burgess
Florence Burgess
Maria Burgess
Ada Burgess
Catherine Burgess
Kate Burgess
Clara Burgess
Susan Burgess
Caroline Burgess
Agnes Burgess
Harriett Burgess
Anne Burgess
Lucy Burgess
Frances Burgess
Rose Burgess
Amelia Burgess
Esther Burgess
Sophia Burgess
Isabella Burgess
Matilda Burgess
Jessie Burgess
Elizth. Burgess
Lydia Burgess
Amy Burgess
Rebecca Burgess
Eleanor Burgess
Minnie Burgess
Rachel Burgess
Helen Burgess
Susannah Burgess
Laura Burgess
Gertrude Burgess

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Laundress
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Cotton Weaver
Coal Miner
Housekeeper
Annuitant
General Labourer
Carpenter
General Servant
Bricklayer
Charwoman
Wife
Farm Labourer
Joiner
Laborer
Painter
Gardener
Blacksmith
No Occupation
Shoemaker
Servant
Farmers Son
Housemaid
Tailor
Dress Maker
Grocer
General Serv
Clerk
Stone Mason
General Laborer
Carter
Cook
Silk Weaver
Baker
Mason
Domestic Serv
Tailoress
Errand Boy
Ag Labourer
Shoe Maker
Agricultural Labourer
Butcher
Boot Maker
None
Carman
Milliner