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GLASS

Glass in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

302

0.0320

3.0889

London

275

0.0094

0.9096

County Durham

192

0.0221

2.1348

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

183

0.0468

4.5188

Devon

158

0.0260

2.5108

Lancashire

148

0.0043

0.4126

Surrey

135

0.0095

0.9165

Somerset

121

0.0257

2.4866

Northumberland

115

0.0265

2.5568

Wiltshire

115

0.0445

4.3014

Forfarshire (Angus)

114

0.0421

4.0705

Aberdeenshire

110

0.0407

3.9289

Perthshire

87

0.0664

6.4120

Hampshire

80

0.0134

1.2911

Kent

78

0.0078

0.7562

Fife

76

0.0439

4.2468

Elginshire (Morayshire)

60

0.1322

12.7736

Renfrewshire

51

0.0225

2.1769

Berkshire

50

0.0228

2.2035

Gloucestershire

47

0.0082

0.7927

Clackmannanshire

42

0.1741

16.8222

Yorkshire

38

0.0013

0.1268

Staffordshire

38

0.0039

0.3724

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

34

0.0067

0.6459

Kinross-shire

33

0.4469

43.1824

Essex

30

0.0052

0.5027

Ayrshire

29

0.0133

1.2818

Dunbartonshire

29

0.0369

3.5698

Wigtownshire

23

0.0593

5.7298

Sussex

21

0.0043

0.4120

Berwickshire

21

0.0594

5.7365

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

21

0.0543

5.2445

Stirlingshire

20

0.0186

1.7938

Suffolk

15

0.0042

0.4074

Cheshire

15

0.0023

0.2248

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

14

0.0175

1.6864

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

13

0.0140

1.3531

Cornwall

13

0.0039

0.3798

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

13

0.0295

2.8556

Banffshire

12

0.0198

1.9136

Kincardineshire

12

0.0337

3.2597

Nairnshire

11

0.1234

11.9215

Channel Islands

11

0.0127

1.2280

Buckinghamshire

11

0.0062

0.6019

Worcestershire

10

0.0026

0.2533

Peeblesshire

9

0.0655

6.3296

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

8

0.0102

0.9845

Argyll

7

0.0086

0.8318

Oxfordshire

6

0.0033

0.3214

Warwickshire

5

0.0007

0.0656

Buteshire

5

0.0282

2.7297

Leicestershire

4

0.0012

0.1193

Inverness-shire

4

0.0046

0.4431

Roxburghshire

3

0.0057

0.5479

Cambridgeshire

3

0.0016

0.1567

Cumberland

3

0.0012

0.1153

Royal Navy

3

0.0086

0.8328

Nottinghamshire

2

0.0005

0.0491

Bedfordshire

2

0.0013

0.1278

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

2

0.0009

0.0915

Lincolnshire

2

0.0004

0.0414

Dorset

1

0.0005

0.0504

Shropshire

1

0.0004

0.0383

Isle of Man

1

0.0018

0.1781

Kirkcudbrightshire

1

0.0024

0.2285

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.4302

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

102

0.0437

4.2183

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

98

0.0622

6.0148

Barony

Lanarkshire

88

0.0368

3.5565

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

71

0.0423

4.0898

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

52

0.0921

8.8959

Islington London

London

42

0.0148

1.4334

Lambeth

Surrey

41

0.0161

1.5554

Perth East Church

Perthshire

38

0.3074

29.7061

Northlew

Devon

37

4.8556

468.9480

St Pancras London

London

33

0.0140

1.3562

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

32

0.0317

3.0606

Camberwell

Surrey

31

0.0166

1.6054

Wellington

Somerset

27

0.4235

40.9215

Frome

Somerset

27

0.2401

23.1999

Alloa

Clackmannanshire

26

0.2222

21.4752

Bellie

Elginshire (Morayshire)

24

1.1702

113.1008

Gateshead

County Durham

24

0.0369

3.5642

Stranton

County Durham

23

0.0786

7.5965

Salford

Lancashire

22

0.0216

2.0852

Orwell

Kinross-shire

22

1.0806

104.4139

Top male forenames

John Glass
William Glass
James Glass
George Glass
Thomas Glass
Robert Glass
Henry Glass
Charles Glass
Richard Glass
Joseph Glass
Alfred Glass
Edward Glass
Andrew Glass
Frederick Glass
Albert Glass
Arthur Glass
Samuel Glass
Wm. Glass
Francis Glass
David Glass
Ernest Glass
Alexander Glass
Jacob Glass
Walter Glass
Herbert Glass
Matthew Glass
Harry Glass
Thos. Glass
Jno. Glass
Sidney Glass
Benjamin Glass
Leonard Glass
Louis Glass
Frank Glass
Philip Glass
Sydney Glass
Peter Glass
Robt. Glass
Alex Glass
Moses Glass
Ralph Glass
Hugh Glass
Isaac Glass
Edwin Glass
Edmund Glass
Edwd. Glass
Edgar Glass
Domines Glass
Archibald Glass
Wolf Glass

Top female forenames

Mary Glass
Elizabeth Glass
Jane Glass
Sarah Glass
Emily Glass
Annie Glass
Ellen Glass
Eliza Glass
Emma Glass
Alice Glass
Ann Glass
Louisa Glass
Margaret Glass
Charlotte Glass
Edith Glass
Isabella Glass
Martha Glass
Catherine Glass
Fanny Glass
Lucy Glass
Maria Glass
Florence Glass
Kate Glass
Frances Glass
Clara Glass
Jessie Glass
Ada Glass
Rose Glass
Hannah Glass
Caroline Glass
Ethel Glass
Lydia Glass
Agnes Glass
Julia Glass
Minnie Glass
Matilda Glass
Susan Glass
Esther Glass
Harriet Glass
Selina Glass
Elizth. Glass
Rachel Glass
Amelia Glass
Eleanor Glass
Anna Glass
Rosa Glass
Dorothy Glass
Winifred Glass
Priscilla Glass
Isabel Glass

Top occupations

Scholar
Dressmaker
Ag Lab
Laundress
Annuitant
General Servant
Carpenter
Labourer
Butcher
Errand Boy
Clerk
Cook
Housekeeper
Blacksmith
General Serv
Charwoman
Drapers Assistant
Sawyer
Needlewoman
Nurse
Draper
Coal Miner
Domestic Servant
School
No Occupation
House Keeper
Rope Maker
Farm Servant
Infant
Joiner
Smith
Wood Cutter
Painter
Dock Labourer
Cordwainer
Farmers Wife
General Labourer
Tailor
Servant
Engine Fitter
Scholar (Pauper)
School Mistress
Labourer(Ag)
Cotton Weaver
Servant Domestic
Drapers Apprentice
Domestic
Agricultural Labourer
Farm Labourer
General Laborer