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CARLAW

Carlaw in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

0.0024

7.9245

Stirlingshire

0.0195

63.4441

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

0.0455

148.0385

County Durham

0.0016

5.2434

Northumberland

0.0028

8.9867

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

0.0003

0.8317

London

0.0000

0.1114

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

0.0051

16.7177

Muiravonside

Stirlingshire

0.4019

1309.5238

Whitburn

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

0.1416

461.5385

Gateshead

County Durham

0.0123

40.0200

Barony

Lanarkshire

0.0033

10.8918

Bathgate

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

0.0733

238.9078

Byker

Northumberland

0.0279

90.9091

Heworth

County Durham

0.0350

114.0684

Falkirk

Stirlingshire

0.0159

51.6129

Livingstone

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

0.2665

869.5652

Longbenton

Northumberland

0.0217

70.6714

Polmont

Stirlingshire

0.1006

327.8689

Bothkennar

Stirlingshire

0.0622

202.0202

Newcastle On Tyne St

Northumberland

0.0089

28.9017

Cambusnethan

Lanarkshire

0.0048

15.5039

Duddingston

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

0.0127

41.4938

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

0.0006

1.9402

Lanark

Lanarkshire

0.0132

42.7350

Poplar London

London

0.0018

5.9032

Top male forenames

Alexander Carlaw
John Carlaw
Thomas Carlaw
William Carlaw
Anthony Carlaw
Eli Carlaw
Henry Carlaw
James Carlaw
Joseph Carlaw
Robert Carlaw

Top female forenames

Ann Carlaw
Elizabeth Carlaw
Mary Carlaw
Esther Carlaw
Helen Carlaw
Isabella Carlaw
Margaret Carlaw
Marian Carlaw
Sarah Carlaw

Top occupations

Scholar
Driver In Coal Mine
Engine Turner
Engine Turner Wife
General Servant Domestic
Hammerman
Labourer
Labourer (General)
Painter
Storekeeper Shipyard
Storekeeper Wife