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EYE

Eye in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

0.0002

2.1608

London

0.0002

2.1366

Yorkshire

0.0002

2.1562

Westmorland

0.0047

58.3658

Surrey

0.0001

1.7541

Cambridgeshire

0.0005

6.7476

Hertfordshire

0.0005

6.1996

Devon

0.0002

2.0530

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Salford

Lancashire

0.0049

61.1995

Brightside Bierlow

Yorkshire

0.0070

87.9121

Appleby St Michael

Westmorland

0.2079

2500.0000

Hackney London

London

0.0012

15.2439

Lambeth

Surrey

0.0008

9.8039

Bethnal Green London

London

0.0008

9.8328

Ecclesfield

Yorkshire

0.0047

58.8235

Ely Holy Trinity St Mary

Cambridgeshire

0.0124

153.8462

Islington London

London

0.0004

4.4092

Kirkdale

Lancashire

0.0017

21.4133

St Albans

Hertfordshire

0.0242

303.0303

St Pancras London

London

0.0004

5.3079

Tormoham

Devon

0.0039

48.5437

Top male forenames

James Eye
Henry Eye
Alfred Eye
George Eye
John Eye
Peter Eye

Top female forenames

Ann Eye
Kate Eye
Agnes Eye
Annie Eye
Bridget Eye
Eliza Eye
Ellen Eye
Eveland Eye
Louisa Eye
Margaret Eye
Mary Eye
Minna Eye
Sarah Eye

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Annuitant
Brass Finisher
House Painter
Nurse (D I S)
Packer (Fac. Lab.)
Reeler
Truss Spring Maker