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CHAMBERS

Chambers in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

1932

0.0667

1.1735

London

1653

0.0566

0.9950

Lancashire

1318

0.0380

0.6686

Nottinghamshire

993

0.2522

4.4345

Kent

972

0.0975

1.7148

Surrey

776

0.0545

0.9586

County Durham

770

0.0886

1.5580

Lincolnshire

702

0.1503

2.6429

Warwickshire

700

0.0950

1.6708

Staffordshire

516

0.0523

0.9201

Northamptonshire

491

0.1787

3.1423

Derbyshire

487

0.1065

1.8725

Hampshire

392

0.0655

1.1512

Suffolk

388

0.1090

1.9175

Northumberland

374

0.0860

1.5131

Essex

346

0.0600

1.0551

Leicestershire

314

0.0969

1.7047

Lanarkshire

281

0.0297

0.5230

Worcestershire

266

0.0697

1.2261

Gloucestershire

250

0.0436

0.7673

Sussex

227

0.0461

0.8105

Devon

222

0.0365

0.6420

Bedfordshire

221

0.1461

2.5692

Norfolk

212

0.0472

0.8300

Cumberland

188

0.0747

1.3144

Cheshire

179

0.0278

0.4881

Hertfordshire

161

0.0800

1.4060

Somerset

131

0.0279

0.4899

Cambridgeshire

107

0.0578

1.0169

Huntingdonshire

96

0.1655

2.9104

Berkshire

84

0.0383

0.6736

Buckinghamshire

80

0.0453

0.7965

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

79

0.0374

0.6578

Ayrshire

77

0.0352

0.6193

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

76

0.0194

0.3415

Cornwall

61

0.0184

0.3243

Wiltshire

61

0.0236

0.4152

Renfrewshire

54

0.0239

0.4194

Herefordshire

52

0.0434

0.7634

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

50

0.0098

0.1729

Forfarshire (Angus)

45

0.0166

0.2924

Anglesey / Sir Fon

43

0.0831

1.4605

Westmorland

42

0.0654

1.1504

Shropshire

42

0.0166

0.2926

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

41

0.1060

1.8633

Dorset

40

0.0209

0.3669

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

38

0.0650

1.1438

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

33

0.0750

1.3191

Wigtownshire

32

0.0825

1.4507

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

29

0.0369

0.6494

Rutland

27

0.1259

2.2135

Fife

27

0.0156

0.2745

Oxfordshire

24

0.0133

0.2339

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

20

0.0181

0.3187

Dumfriesshire

17

0.0263

0.4632

Perthshire

17

0.0130

0.2280

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

16

0.0135

0.2382

Aberdeenshire

16

0.0059

0.1040

Royal Navy

15

0.0431

0.7577

Orkney

13

0.0404

0.7113

Dunbartonshire

13

0.0166

0.2912

Stirlingshire

11

0.0102

0.1795

Banffshire

10

0.0165

0.2902

Berwickshire

9

0.0254

0.4474

Argyll

9

0.0111

0.1946

Channel Islands

8

0.0092

0.1625

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

7

0.0087

0.1534

Inverness-shire

7

0.0080

0.1411

Isle of Man

6

0.0111

0.1945

Selkirkshire

5

0.0189

0.3327

Roxburghshire

4

0.0076

0.1329

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

4

0.0056

0.0987

Elginshire (Morayshire)

4

0.0088

0.1550

Caithness

3

0.0075

0.1319

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

3

0.0032

0.0568

Kincardineshire

3

0.0084

0.1483

Clackmannanshire

2

0.0083

0.1458

Buteshire

2

0.0113

0.1987

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

2

0.0030

0.0525

Kirkcudbrightshire

1

0.0024

0.0416

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

248

0.1010

1.7762

Aston

Warwickshire

219

0.1080

1.8984

Lambeth

Surrey

172

0.0675

1.1874

Greasley

Nottinghamshire

164

1.8460

32.4624

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

142

0.1394

2.4518

Islington London

London

132

0.0466

0.8198

Hackney London

London

128

0.0782

1.3743

Nuthall

Nottinghamshire

104

7.0413

123.8243

Everton

Lancashire

102

0.0923

1.6235

Kensington London

London

102

0.0628

1.1043

Leeds

Yorkshire

101

0.0618

1.0865

West Ham

Essex

98

0.0770

1.3536

Maidstone

Kent

95

0.3200

5.6268

Hammersmith London

London

93

0.1292

2.2726

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

90

0.1139

2.0037

Newington

Surrey

90

0.0834

1.4666

Shoreditch London

London

90

0.0711

1.2497

Portsea

Hampshire

87

0.0741

1.3037

Brighton

Sussex

84

0.0845

1.4865

Gateshead

County Durham

84

0.1291

2.2700

Top male forenames

John Chambers
William Chambers
George Chambers
Thomas Chambers
James Chambers
Charles Chambers
Henry Chambers
Joseph Chambers
Robert Chambers
Alfred Chambers
Arthur Chambers
Edward Chambers
Frederick Chambers
Samuel Chambers
Richard Chambers
Walter Chambers
Frank Chambers
Harry Chambers
Herbert Chambers
Albert Chambers
Ernest Chambers
David Chambers
Benjamin Chambers
Francis Chambers
Wm. Chambers
Thos. Chambers
Fred Chambers
Isaac Chambers
Tom Chambers
Edwin Chambers
Michael Chambers
Geo. Chambers
Fredk. Chambers
Matthew Chambers
Daniel Chambers
Christopher Chambers
Edmund Chambers
Stephen Chambers
Alexander Chambers
Willm. Chambers
Lewis Chambers
Peter Chambers
Mark Chambers
Edgar Chambers
Fredrick Chambers
Chas. Chambers
Ralph Chambers
Andrew Chambers
Reuben Chambers
Sydney Chambers

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Annuitant
Cotton Weaver
Housekeeper
General Servant
Laundress
Carpenter
General Labourer
Bricklayer
Blacksmith
Farm Labourer
Charwoman
Wife
Joiner
Tailor
General Laborer
Farmers Son
Errand Boy
Butcher
Agricultural Labourer
No Occupation
Cook
General Serv
Painter
Laborer
Housemaid
Clerk
Dress Maker
Milliner
Machinist
Agricultural Laborer
Baker
Gardener
Shoemaker
Boot Maker
Nurse
Grocer
Pupil Teacher
Stone Mason
Domestic Serv
Carter
Drapers Assistant
Straw Plaiter
Servant
Domestic