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GALE

Gale in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

1018

0.0348

1.1629

Dorset

762

0.3974

13.2643

Surrey

747

0.0525

1.7514

Hampshire

715

0.1194

3.9852

Devon

673

0.1107

3.6936

Wiltshire

632

0.2446

8.1643

Yorkshire

572

0.0198

0.6594

Isle of Man

357

0.6581

21.9627

Gloucestershire

310

0.0541

1.8058

Somerset

305

0.0649

2.1647

Lancashire

231

0.0067

0.2224

Sussex

207

0.0420

1.4027

Berkshire

202

0.0921

3.0745

Kent

199

0.0200

0.6663

Essex

145

0.0251

0.8392

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

143

0.0281

0.9382

Worcestershire

132

0.0346

1.1548

County Durham

129

0.0148

0.4954

Huntingdonshire

127

0.2189

7.3073

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

120

0.0568

1.8964

Nottinghamshire

118

0.0300

1.0001

Lincolnshire

117

0.0250

0.8360

Northamptonshire

98

0.0357

1.1904

Oxfordshire

92

0.0510

1.7020

Warwickshire

78

0.0106

0.3533

Staffordshire

71

0.0072

0.2403

Channel Islands

67

0.0774

2.5831

Cornwall

62

0.0187

0.6257

Norfolk

55

0.0122

0.4087

Bedfordshire

53

0.0350

1.1694

Leicestershire

51

0.0157

0.5255

Buckinghamshire

38

0.0215

0.7181

Cumberland

34

0.0135

0.4512

Derbyshire

34

0.0074

0.2481

Herefordshire

25

0.0209

0.6965

Cambridgeshire

25

0.0135

0.4509

Royal Navy

22

0.0632

2.1092

Cheshire

22

0.0034

0.1139

Hertfordshire

21

0.0104

0.3481

Shropshire

20

0.0079

0.2645

Aberdeenshire

19

0.0070

0.2344

Fife

17

0.0098

0.3281

Ayrshire

17

0.0078

0.2595

Suffolk

15

0.0042

0.1407

Lanarkshire

14

0.0015

0.0495

Rutland

10

0.0466

1.5560

Wigtownshire

7

0.0180

0.6023

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

6

0.0015

0.0512

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

6

0.0065

0.2157

Forfarshire (Angus)

6

0.0022

0.0740

Stirlingshire

5

0.0046

0.1549

Northumberland

4

0.0009

0.0307

Dunbartonshire

4

0.0051

0.1701

Renfrewshire

3

0.0013

0.0442

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

3

0.0024

0.0813

Perthshire

2

0.0015

0.0509

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

1

0.0017

0.0571

Clackmannanshire

1

0.0041

0.1383

Westmorland

1

0.0016

0.0520

Dumfriesshire

1

0.0015

0.0517

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

1

0.0012

0.0416

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Rushen

Isle of Man

151

4.1156

137.3601

Lambeth

Surrey

116

0.0455

1.5199

Powerstock

Dorset

107

13.0329

434.9593

Bridport

Dorset

100

2.5336

84.5594

Islington London

London

84

0.0297

0.9901

Hammersmith London

London

83

0.1153

3.8494

Leeds

Yorkshire

79

0.0483

1.6129

Onchan

Isle of Man

78

0.4991

16.6588

St Pancras London

London

76

0.0323

1.0787

Portsea

Hampshire

72

0.0614

2.0477

Southampton St Mary

Hampshire

68

0.1806

6.0273

St Marylebone London

London

64

0.0410

1.3695

Battersea

Surrey

64

0.0595

1.9871

Kingston On Thames

Surrey

58

0.1696

5.6611

Camberwell

Surrey

55

0.0295

0.9837

Plymouth St Andrew

Devon

51

0.1089

3.6336

Tormoham

Devon

49

0.1904

6.3560

Bethnal Green London

London

48

0.0378

1.2623

Croydon

Surrey

47

0.0595

1.9852

Malew

Isle of Man

47

0.9918

33.1009

Top male forenames

William Gale
John Gale
George Gale
Thomas Gale
James Gale
Henry Gale
Charles Gale
Frederick Gale
Alfred Gale
Edward Gale
Robert Gale
Joseph Gale
Albert Gale
Richard Gale
Arthur Gale
Samuel Gale
Walter Gale
Ernest Gale
Harry Gale
Frank Gale
Herbert Gale
Francis Gale
Edwin Gale
David Gale
Benjamin Gale
Isaac Gale
Tom Gale
Wm. Gale
Fredrick Gale
Daniel Gale
Thos. Gale
Percy Gale
Geo. Gale
Edmund Gale
Fred Gale
Stephen Gale
Sidney Gale
Jacob Gale
Christopher Gale
Leonard Gale
Sydney Gale
Peter Gale
Ralph Gale
Fredk. Gale
Matthew Gale
Jesse Gale
J. Gale
Mark Gale
Elijah Gale
Andrew Gale

Top female forenames

Mary Gale
Elizabeth Gale
Sarah Gale
Jane Gale
Ann Gale
Alice Gale
Emma Gale
Emily Gale
Eliza Gale
Ellen Gale
Annie Gale
Martha Gale
Margaret Gale
Charlotte Gale
Louisa Gale
Caroline Gale
Florence Gale
Fanny Gale
Edith Gale
Harriet Gale
Susan Gale
Hannah Gale
Kate Gale
Ada Gale
Catherine Gale
Maria Gale
Clara Gale
Frances Gale
Harriett Gale
Lucy Gale
Anne Gale
Sophia Gale
Rose Gale
Bessie Gale
Isabella Gale
Amelia Gale
Julia Gale
Rebecca Gale
Gertrude Gale
Eleanor Gale
Matilda Gale
Agnes Gale
Rosa Gale
Ruth Gale
Esther Gale
Jessie Gale
Selina Gale
Elizth. Gale
Maud Gale
Henrietta Gale

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Labourer
Dressmaker
Carpenter
Domestic Servant
Laundress
Farm Labourer
Annuitant
General Servant
Fisherman
General Labourer
Charwoman
Dress Maker
Servant
Farmers Son
Bricklayer
General Serv
Baker
Housekeeper
Agricultural Labourer
Errand Boy
Painter
Farmers Wife
Housemaid
Laborer
Coal Miner
Joiner
Mason
Tailor
Shoemaker
Tailoress
Wife
Milliner
Farm Lab
Stone Mason
Gardener
Cook
Grocer
No Occupation
Carman
Railway Porter
Shepherd
General Servant Domestic
General Laborer
Pauper
Carter
Bricklayers Labourer
Clerk
Fishermans Wife