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COUNTY

County in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Suffolk

0.0017

20.2156

County Durham

0.0007

8.2770

Essex

0.0005

6.2370

Kent

0.0002

2.4059

London

0.0001

0.8208

Surrey

0.0001

1.6846

Lancashire

0.0000

0.3459

Hampshire

0.0002

2.0024

Cheshire

0.0002

1.8594

Royal Navy

0.0029

34.4828

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Stockton On Tees

County Durham

0.0143

171.9198

Ipswich St Margaret

Suffolk

0.0331

396.0396

Walthamstow

Essex

0.0145

173.4104

Bredgar

Kent

0.3241

4000.0000

Playford

Suffolk

0.8368

10000.0000

Southwark St Saviour

Surrey

0.0133

160.0000

Bootle Cum Linacre

Lancashire

0.0036

43.4783

Chelsea London

London

0.0011

13.6240

Farnborough

Hampshire

0.0159

192.3077

Higher Bebington

Cheshire

0.0242

294.1176

Royal Navy

0.0034

40.3226

St Pancras London

London

0.0004

5.0994

Top male forenames

Charles County
William County
Alfred County
Eugene County
James County
Jeremiah County
Michl. County
Thomas County

Top female forenames

Elizabeth County
Emma County
Alice County
Ellen County
Ethel County
Gertrude County
Jane County
Joanna County
Margaret County
Mary County
Rosannah County
Sarah County

Top occupations

Laundress
Scholar
A B
Ag Lab
Dairyman
Farm Labourer
Gardener (Dom)
General Laborer
Laborer At Docks
Labourer
Private
Puddler (Iron)
Servant