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CAPS

Caps in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Norfolk

12

0.0027

27.5989

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

7

0.0033

34.2466

Kent

3

0.0003

3.1091

Yorkshire

1

0.0000

0.3568

Buckinghamshire

1

0.0006

5.8480

Surrey

1

0.0001

0.7257

London

1

0.0000

0.3536

Lincolnshire

1

0.0002

2.2114

Cambridgeshire

1

0.0005

5.5835

Huntingdonshire

1

0.0017

17.8253

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Wiggenhall St Mary

Norfolk

9

1.2931

12857.1429

Llanvihangel Llantarnam

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

7

0.1738

1794.8718

Bingley

Yorkshire

1

0.0054

56.1798

Elmsted

Kent

1

0.2309

2500.0000

Emneth

Norfolk

1

0.0999

1000.0000

Eton

Buckinghamshire

1

0.0250

256.4103

Faversham

Kent

1

0.0105

108.6957

Godalming

Surrey

1

0.0112

114.9425

Islington London

London

1

0.0004

3.6483

Kings Lynn St Margaret

Norfolk

1

0.0074

76.3359

Lee

Kent

1

0.0069

71.4286

North Kyme

Lincolnshire

1

0.1437

1428.5714

St Andrewthe Less

Cambridgeshire

1

0.0047

48.7805

Terrington St Clement

Norfolk

1

0.0493

500.0000

Warboys

Huntingdonshire

1

0.0597

625.0000

Top male forenames

William Caps
George Caps
Harry Caps
Jno. Caps
Jno.H. Caps
John Caps
Joseph Caps
Tom. Caps

Top female forenames

Sarah Caps
Charlotte Caps
Elizabeth Caps
Alice Caps
Anne Caps
Eliza Caps
Ellen Caps
Ethel Caps
Hannah Caps
Harriett Caps
Jane Caps
Laura Caps
Lavinia Caps
Mabel Caps
Matilda Caps
Minnie Caps

Top occupations

Scholar
Schollar
Wire Drawer
Ag Lab
Barmaid
Domestic (Housekeeper)
Farm Labourer
General Servant
Housemaid Domestic Serv
Kitchen Maid Domestic Serv
Laundress
Servant Domestic
Servant Out Of Employ