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COIL

Coil in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

14

0.0005

1.4483

County Durham

13

0.0015

4.4797

Dunbartonshire

13

0.0166

49.5994

Northumberland

11

0.0025

7.5794

Lancashire

10

0.0003

0.8639

Cheshire

5

0.0008

2.3220

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

5

0.0010

2.9438

Ayrshire

5

0.0023

6.8493

Lanarkshire

4

0.0004

1.2679

Cumberland

3

0.0012

3.5723

Kirkcudbrightshire

3

0.0071

21.2465

London

3

0.0001

0.3075

Wigtownshire

3

0.0077

23.1660

Forfarshire (Angus)

2

0.0007

2.2131

Surrey

2

0.0001

0.4208

Dumfriesshire

1

0.0015

4.6404

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

1

0.0012

3.7327

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

1

0.0023

6.8074

Renfrewshire

1

0.0004

1.3229

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barrow In Furness

Lancashire

6

0.0127

38.1194

Kirkintilloch

Dunbartonshire

6

0.0563

168.5393

Morpeth

Northumberland

6

0.1174

350.8772

Birkenhead

Cheshire

5

0.0097

29.1375

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

5

0.0192

57.5374

Cardiff St Mary

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

5

0.0178

53.4188

Scarborough

Yorkshire

5

0.0190

56.9476

Wakefield

Yorkshire

4

0.0180

53.9084

Bonhill

Dunbartonshire

4

0.0317

95.0119

Hedworth Monkton Jarrow

County Durham

4

0.0106

31.8218

Linthorpe

Yorkshire

4

0.0232

69.3241

Wigtown

Wigtownshire

3

0.1355

405.4054

Kirkcudbright

Kirkcudbrightshire

3

0.0857

256.4103

Dumbarton

Dunbartonshire

3

0.0275

82.1918

Tynemouth

Northumberland

2

0.0086

25.7400

Elswick

Northumberland

2

0.0058

17.2712

Gateshead

County Durham

2

0.0031

9.2039

Hamilton

Lanarkshire

2

0.0076

22.7273

Birtley

County Durham

2

0.0564

169.4915

Spitalfields London

London

2

0.0091

27.2480

Top male forenames

John Coil
Patrick Coil
Francis Coil
James Coil
Thomas Coil
William Coil
Joseph Coil
Peter Coil
Phillip Coil
Charles Coil
Daniel Coil
Nathan Coil
Owen Coil
W.C. Coil
Wm. Coil

Top female forenames

Margaret Coil
Ellen Coil
Mary Coil
Alice Coil
Sarah Coil
Martha Coil
Annie Coil
Ann Coil
Agnes Coil
Catherine Coil
Edith Coil
Elizabeth Coil
Caroline Coil
F. Coil
H.F. Coil
Isabel Coil
Jane Coil
Bridget Coil
Maria Coil
Mde. Coil

Top occupations

Scholar
Servant
Labourer
Laborer
Coal Miner
Riveter (Artz)
General Serv Domestic
Messenger (Errand)
Lab Steel Works
Labourer (Bricklayers)
Labourer At Colliery
Laundress
Mariner
Mariners Wife
Housekeeper
Porter
Riviter Laber
Sailmaker
Shop Keeper
Housemaid Domes Serv
Blacksmith
House
Hawker
Governess
General Serv
General Laborer
Driller Shipyard
Domest Servant
Dock Lab
Confectioner
Clerk (Railway)
Chemical Labourer (Manuf)
Chemical Labourer
Charwoman
Boiler Maker