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BURNAM

Burnam in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

6

0.0002

2.4850

London

4

0.0001

1.6416

Surrey

3

0.0002

2.5270

Devon

2

0.0003

3.9432

Norfolk

2

0.0004

5.3390

County Durham

2

0.0002

2.7590

Lancashire

1

0.0000

0.3459

Buckinghamshire

1

0.0006

6.7889

Oxfordshire

1

0.0006

6.6445

Leicestershire

1

0.0003

3.7023

Forfarshire (Angus)

1

0.0004

4.4307

Hampshire

1

0.0002

2.0024

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Bramham Cum Oglethorpe

Yorkshire

4

0.3463

4000.0000

Clerkenwell London

London

3

0.0044

52.1739

Stoke

Surrey

3

0.0447

535.7143

Eggesford

Devon

2

1.0870

10000.0000

Great Yarmouth

Norfolk

2

0.0054

64.5161

Hedworth Monkton Jarrow

County Durham

2

0.0053

63.6943

Ardwick

Lancashire

1

0.0032

38.3142

Bledlow

Buckinghamshire

1

0.0935

1111.1111

Chipping Norton

Oxfordshire

1

0.0240

285.7143

Husbands Bosworth

Leicestershire

1

0.1203

1428.5714

Leeds

Yorkshire

1

0.0006

7.3368

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

1

0.0024

29.1545

Sculcoates

Yorkshire

1

0.0022

26.1097

Southampton St Mary

Hampshire

1

0.0027

31.8471

St Clement Danes London

London

1

0.0165

200.0000

Top male forenames

B. Burnam
Arthur Burnam
Cyril Burnam
Daniel Burnam
Edward Burnam
George Burnam
John Burnam
Montague Burnam
Richard Burnam
William Burnam

Top female forenames

Sarah Burnam
Ann Burnam
Ada Burnam
Annie Burnam
Eliz. Burnam
Elizabeth Burnam
Ellen Burnam
Jane Burnam
Matilda Burnam
Rhoda Burnam

Top occupations

Charwoman
Scholar
Boy
Bricklayer
Cook
Farm Labourer
Gen Lab
General Servant (Domestic)
Groom (Dom)
Housemaid Domestic Servant
Master
Printers Machinist
Seamstress Unemployed
Ship Carpenter
Wife Of Seaman