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DEVONS

Devons in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

0.0003

5.1899

Cheshire

0.0003

4.6501

Sussex

0.0002

3.0441

Surrey

0.0001

1.0532

Royal Navy

0.0029

43.1034

Hampshire

0.0002

2.5038

Cumberland

0.0004

5.9595

Wigtownshire

0.0026

38.6100

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Eccleston In Prescot

Lancashire

0.0690

1034.4828

Hastings St Leonards

Sussex

0.0138

208.3333

Lambeth

Surrey

0.0004

5.8858

Royal Navy

0.0034

50.5051

Ryde

Hampshire

0.0078

116.2791

St Cuthbert Within

Cumberland

0.0343

526.3158

Stockport

Cheshire

0.0030

45.2489

Timperley

Cheshire

0.0446

666.6667

Wigtown

Wigtownshire

0.0452

666.6667

Top male forenames

Thomas Devons
Jesse Devons
John Devons
Michael Devons
Patrick Devons
Peter Devons

Top female forenames

Bridget Devons
Annie Devons
Catherine Devons
Elizabeth Devons
Julia Devons
Kate Devons
Maggie Devons
Margaret Devons
Mary Devons
Rosa Devons
Teresa Devons

Top occupations

Scholar
Servant Domestic
Bottle Hand
Butchers Assistant
Cabinet Maker
Cook Dom
Cook Dom Serv
Gen Servant Domestic
Housemaid
Labourer
Private R M L I
Shoe Maker