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But in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Cheshire

0.0009

13.9502

Somerset

0.0006

9.5633

Devon

0.0005

7.3964

Sussex

0.0004

6.0883

Buckinghamshire

0.0011

16.9779

Lanarkshire

0.0001

1.5868

Gloucestershire

0.0002

2.6164

Kent

0.0001

1.5042

Staffordshire

0.0001

1.5202

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Cheadle

Cheshire

0.0487

731.7073

Stockley Pomeroy

Devon

1.7241

30000.0000

Wingrave

Buckinghamshire

0.2205

3333.3333

Ardingly

Sussex

0.0639

1000.0000

Barony

Lanarkshire

0.0004

6.2696

Bristol Temple

Gloucestershire

0.0265

400.0000

Dinder

Somerset

0.4831

10000.0000

Lee

Kent

0.0069

103.0928

Portishead

Somerset

0.0286

434.7826

Shenstone

Staffordshire

0.0399

588.2353

Taunton St Mary

Somerset

0.0116

172.4138

Withyam

Sussex

0.0474

714.2857

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Albert But
Benjamin But
Henry But
William But

Top female forenames

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Anne But
Annie But
Elizabeth But
Emily But
Esther But
Jane But
Jeney But
Minnie But
Sarah But

Top occupations

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Bootmaker
Farm Servant (Indoor)
General Servant
General Servant (Farm)
Housekeeper
Housemaid
Housemaid Domestic Servant
Labourer
Railway Labourer
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